The Washington times., 1934-06-26
Low PUNCHES
LOSE BOUT
FORD,C.LAD
BY GINO SINH

Boxing 1dIlS are WOAucG4AS JuSV
where Charley Won Reedon, D. c.
ace featherweight distributor Of
lethal wallops, stands today in the
local pugilistic set-up.
Last night at the Riding and
Hunt Club he was declared the
loser to AL Gillett, Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, because of constant low
blows, according to the unanymous
decision of the officials.
Being already elm bad" with the
D. C. Boxing Commission, due to
his refusal to box Lew Feldman'
last night he was on trial and did
so poorly that now the fans are
wondering and waiting.
To a large number Of specta-
tors 1t seemed that Won Reedon
was dealt with little too harshly'
for the low blows he struck where
obviously unintentional and only
one of them, hard right swing
in the sixth round seems to have
hurt Gillett.
In fact, it was not until the sixth
round that several of the Wash
ingtonian'S blows landed low. A
few more struck foul territory in
the seventh, eighth and tenth, and
many of these slipped below the
belt off Gillett's guarding elbows
Conceding these four rounds on
fouls to Gillett and also giving
him the first which he won on his
own merits, it seemed to quite
few ringsiders the worst Charley
could have received was a draw.
Versatile Right
Won Reedon used his right with
great versatility, chopplng 1t 10
Gillett's kidneys, swinging it to
his opponents jaw and ear ana
occasionally clipping him on the
chin with it with Earring effect
and varying these procedures with
a sort of swinging upper-cut TO
the stomach. Ever and anon Won
Reedon would remember that ne
also had a port-side fin and would
hook it to his foes ribs.
Gillett, outreached and facing
a considerably more potent and
varied puncher, nevertheless Kept
crowding his foe like a bull terrier,
swinging a looping right to Won
Reedon's head, and blasting away
with both hands at his opponents
stomach. He caught Won Reedon
with a smashing right on the chin
in the first round which shook
him, but Won Reedon staggered
him several time in subsequent
rounds.
Adds to Popularity
AL Ragone, another Brooklyn
feather. added considerable salt
to his popularity when he
trounced the tough, rough ana
none too ethical Sammy Seaman,
of Washington, in the semifinal.
Ragone, though outre h d,
swarmed all over his rival, hop
ping around like a gamecock,
weaving, bobbing and ducking,
always looking for an opening to
peck at Seaman's features, which
he literally doused with gloves
carrying no little steam through
out.
Henry "Pop-eye" Irving, Wash
ington light-heavy, won the de-
cision in a barroom brawl with
''Tiger'' Renault, Of New Haven,
Conn.,, due to cleaner and harder
punching.
Dodde OutcIassed
Nanny Tillman, of Baltimore,
completely outclassed Joe Dodde,
of Washington, in every depart
ment of the game and was too
hard a hitter for him. Ref
cree Charley Reynolds merciful!y
stopped the bout at the end OF
the third round after the willing
and game local youngster had alb
Sorbed a terrific whaling.
The bounce" was missing from
Sailor McKenna's once springy
limbs, but it was not missing from
"Wild Bill" Howell's fists and
after he had hammered the old
sailor to the floor for a four
count in the second Referee Rey-
nolds stopped the pitiful spectacle
as Howell was pounding NC
Kenna tottering helplesSly on the
ropes.