Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

S watcr-soaked glove, giving him the
D Kansas face and BODY with such
HALO veteran was bewlldered in the
ped trying to whip over knockout
o hnd their mark
The titleholder. battling courage
ously and aggressively. carried the
fight TO Mandeil. but was ineffective
in landing. He appeared TO be him
self III two or three rounds, cutting
loose with body attack that forced
Mandell to break ground, but Mandell
managed To escape without serious
damage. This was especially true
when Mandell was trapped in a corner
and Kansas started whaling away.
hoping TO whip over a knockout
punch.
Kansas Essays Come. Back.
AS the fight progressed. Kansas
evidently realized that he was running
second and made a desperate attempt
in the ninth and tenth rounds to land
finishing blow. The elusive Man
dell, however. maintained his lead.
and kept shooting his left into Kan
sas' redeemed face always keeping
him off balance and never letting him
get set.
The fight was staged under condi-
tions unparalleled in modern ring
history. For two hours previous
showers swept the White SoX
base ball park. drenching the
spectators occupying the ringside
seats out in the open, and when Man
dell and Kansas entered the ring, the
felt padding and it's CO nvas covering
were rain soaked making the footing
heavy and slippery. Mandell slipped
two or three times in furious mixups
leading to clinches and the heavy
going also made conditions unfavor-
able for the titleholder.
Kansas and his manager. Dan
Rogers. were bitterly disappointed at
the decision, the first under the new
Illinois fight law. The worst they
should have received. they said. was
a draw, because of the conditions
under which the contest was decided.
and the fact that Kansas carried the
fight to his opponent.
Decision Brings Kick.
at was a shame for Rocky TO lose
the title under such circumstances.
said Rogers. "In our judgment the
worst we should have received was a
draw. It's a Cinch We'll never get
another match with Mandell. because
he will not get within 20 miles of
Kansas. The slippery ring bothered
Rocky more than it did Mandell. be
cause Rocky was unable to get set Tor.
his punches.
AS Mandell left the arena. crowned
the new lightweight champion. he was
greeted with a tremendous ROUND or
cheers. mingled with a few Kisses and
boos. Some of the spectators evil
IDENTIFY thought that the fight was not
l. q lose
his title.
Eddie Kane, Mandells manager,
promised that the new titleholder
would be a fighting champion. meeting
anv logical contender after the ROCK
ford shiek returns from a honeymoon
next week. Mandell will be welded
to boyhood sweetheart.
Fight Costly to Winner.
MandeI. although winning the title.
lost several thousand dollars to cap
ture the prize he has sought for three
wears. The Rockford youth and his
manager. Eddie Kane. dug into their
own bank rolls to the extent of 500
600 to guarantee this amount to Kan
sas. win. lose or draw.
Mandell took down So per cent of
today's receipts which the promoters
said amounted to a trifie more than
$4,000. They had expected gate
of more than 500. 900. which would
have assured ii profit for the Loyal
Order of Moose. under whose aus
pices the match was staged, for the
purpose of raising funds to build a
gvnna stun for the orphan children at
MooSeheart.
Chicagoans. denied legalized box
ing for 25 years. endured steady
drizzle to watch the flying fists. and
seemed to like it. The semi-windup
between Shuttle Callahan. an irish
truck driver, and Dan Gaspara. was
won by the former by a technical
knockout in the ninth round. Gas
para was unable to continue, with an
injured knee.
Mandell received the prncely sum OF
35 cents for winning his first ring en-
gaCement. He was rewarded with a
bunch of bananas for his second.
His first battle. which doesn't ap-
pear in the record books. was i'll a pic
mic grove at Rockford, ILL.,. his home.
when somebody called him "wop".
Mandell is Just % years old. and is
of Italian parentage. He was born In
Italy and was brought to this coun-
try by his father, along with his sis
tiers and brothers. when he was a
baby. Sammy'S mother died when ne
was nine months old. His sister
Marion has been his guiding spirit
and a mother to him. She instilled a
liking for the church and religion into
the new champion, and impressed
upon him the value of clean life.
His sisters teaching is the reason
why Sammy never fails to attend
church on Sunday and why he has
never smoked or drank.
Mandell's right name is Samuel
Mandello. He purchased home for
his father on the best residential
street in Rockford and IL year ago re-
tired his dad from the foundry IN
which he worked to support his
children in their youth.
LEAGUES CONSOLIDATE.