The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-02

j Nov all I've got to do is find
travel" said Mann, Aand that's a
negan disposed of Lew Mayrs in
him out. Oh, III dig up somebod
on the right for q chance at facii
Aloysius Club members were do
Mann. They are all strong admin
is a safe bet that the S. 3. Q. ]
gate when Finnegan steps into Il
Al Foreman seems to be going
somewhere. The Fort Myer boxer
stopped Young Phillips feather.
weight champion OF the Fifth Naval
District, Norfolk. Va. in the sixth
round OF their scheduled eight
round contest before a packed house
At the Augustus Club. He diIn t
flatten him. but that appeared in
the offing when the Navy lads
handler wisely tossed in q towel,
rfrnffyfng defeat Phillips stood up
under terrific body punishment until
Mother Nature just quit OH him,
that's all.
The holiday program was q
perfect tribute to the slsiu and
energy OF Frankie Mann, who car
ried a wide grin as he locked up
the house. Club members, many
accompanied by wives ana sweet
hearts, occupied every scat. up
stairs and down. They stood four
and five deep IN the rear of the
house. They lined both sides OF
the orchestra. They fairly Hooded
the stage. And not one vent away
grumbiing They had all been well
Five ring contests featured the
smoker and only one went the
limit. Tony Cortez, the s. street
s.ice cream freezer, battling Zoe
to toe for six rounds against Jimmy
Ryan, lightweight champion Of the
Navy. Each OF the other four
stopped with suddenness dfscOn-
certing TO the loser.
The thriller of the evening was
the Cortez-Ryan mixup. The Mo-
hawk boy never looked better in
any Of his bouts around here. It
seems as though Patsy Donovan
has finally succeeded In getting
Tony to do something In there be-
sides spar Strong as young
bull. Tony kept rushing his man
throughout and, to this writer s
mind, he fairly earned drssw.
Ryan Is a southpaw built some
what along the style Of. HoEeyboy
Finnegan. though he lacks that
ALTAR boy visage g He is .all and
slender and swings mean left
hand. His eye seemed a bit off
last night, though, and he missed
his left uppercuts about as often
tactics may have had something TO
do with that
With the ben Tony sailed out
Of his corner and began q savage
drive upon his rival. The Navy
champion. cool as the prOEsrl1ial
Ice cake, did his best to halt the
attack. but his aim Was bad and
the Washington boxer landed
many q right to the head and
face that the sailor did not like.
The story Of that first. Ioand is
the story OF every other one of
the six Tony kept rushing, shoot
ing his right. The sailor seldom
led. devoting his time to ripping
left uppercuts to the body and
missing them to the jaw. Had one.
of those Wild ones landed on the
button, Tony might have heard the
brides. AS it was the 6Iohawk
boy kept up his assault to the end
and, IN the fifth, had the sailor
right to the jaw. Indeed, ii Looked
for a moment as though Tony was
TO stop the sailor, but the latter
managed to weather the storm and
60 the limit
Forsman's victory was Il cameo.
The Fort Myer featherweight wasted
nothing. His straight leads Handed
His cutting body blows landed His
feints succeeded in drawing Pull
lips In to take his punishment And
he sure handed out that same
punishment
There was one noticeable thing
about Phillips showing. lie regis
tered as a straight hitter when he
defeated Eddie Bowen. He did lit
tie but jab and hook agaIndt Fore
man. His hooks generally landed
on Foreman's arm or sncuidcr sell
dom on the target. Foreman knew
too much for the yfrginian and had
him tied up most of the time.
For four rounds Phillips seemed
likely to last the limit. though
certain to lose. Then the effect of
Foreman's body punching in half
clinches began showing itself and
the sailor Was tired boy When he
went to his corner. He did not
look SO good In the fifth. taking
more body punishment. He was
rapidly going to pieces in the sixth
when the towel appeared. ending
the affair.
Pat Deeney, the young Irish
lad from Philadelphia. was the
0ne boxer who took ESc full
count. Jimmy DeYiue. Of Balti-
more, turned the trick I'm the
third round Of their scheduled
six.rOunder, catching him oa the
button rs he tore In. Deeney
took the count, staggered to his
feet and, still dizzy, piled into
smother. That was sufficient.
Johnny Walker, the Mohawk
battler, effectually disposed OF Joe
Dillon, OF the Shenandoah Valley,
the latter's handlers tossing in the
towel right early and before their
lad took too much punishment
Gypsy Smith, quite a Eavorite
with AloysiuS Club members. took
Pepco Barry into camp In hurry,
giving him a fine whaling while it
lasted.
Il was announced that on Janu-
airy 70 the club expected to offer
an alI-star ENTERTAINMENT featured
by three ten.rOund bouts.