The Washington times., 1934-06-12
LOCAL PRIDE
ON.FLOOR
THRICE
By GINO SINH

night at the Riding and Hunt
Club as Ray Bowen, the Capitals
welterweight pride, established
himself as Washingtons outstand-
ing drawing card by pounding
out a clean decision with a rip
ping, crouching left hand over
the hard-hitting, pressing frankie
Petrolle after he had three times
hit the floor and despite a pain
fully twisted ankle.
1t was easily Washington's most
sensational fight since the in
auguration Of legaliZed boxing.
Bowen's courageous stand left
nearly 1,400 fans cheering him
delriously at the bell and prouder
than ever for being neighborS of
the fighting Bowens, particularly
Ray, dubbed the last of that
pugilistic tribe and undisputedly
she greatest after last night.
Washington is looking forward
eagerly to Bowen's bout with
B0ltimore's Jack Portney, who
challenged the winner prior to
the fight.
Three times Petrolle'S short,
chopping left sent the local pride
Sprawling on the canvas, once for
no count in the third, and twice
for nine counts in the fourth,
but Bowen climbed gamely off
the floor to carry the fight to
his foe relentleSsly and undaunt-
edly, seldom stepping back and
punching away industriously.
-. Supreme Test
But Rays supreme test came
In the eighth when his ankle
twisted under him as he side
stepped one Of Frankie's persis-
tent rusheS. Limping and in
deep agony, Bowen continued to
peck, chop, jab and hook that
left to Petrolle's face, chest and
stomach.
In the ninth, again trying to
evade his crowding opponent, he
tripped over his lame ankle and
fell sprawling, only to rise and
plaster frankie with stinging left
jabS and hooks AMI several right
crosses. And through the tenth
round. limping but unafraid,
Bowen kept that southpaw mitt
pecking and hooking into Pet
ROLES Dempseyesque counten-
ance. occasionally coming in close
to cross a right to Petrolte'S jaw
or to drop a right uppercut to
the Italians bread-baSket, and
Bowen's punches seemed to have
more steam in the latter rounds
I: Petrolle, viSibly not in the best
of condition, Staked all he had
in the fourth round, after he had
found Bowens reputed glass jaw
with glancing blow which
spilled him for 10 count in the
third.
Punches Lacked Steam
After that Petrolle still rushed
and bullied Bowen but his punches
had lost their dynamite and he
was completely baffled by the mas
oterful way the Washingtonian
worked that left paw.
:, But the fans could see only
Bowen. his wonderful comeback
after being on the verge of being
kayoed, and his even more Valor-
Gus performance later on despite
his badly wrenched ankle.
However, Patsy Donovan, Bow
ems second, deserved no little
credit for insisting on Bowen us.
ing his left throughout.
Billy Landers, Norfolk bantam
weight, finished in whirlwind
fashion, laying whitening bar
rage of crashing rights and lefts
to the heavier AL Ragone'S face
and body in the fifth and sixth
round to grab the duke. 1t was
a Snappy affair throughout and
Ragone's cooler hitting and
greater skill with his left and abil-
aty to shed Landers' punches with
his elbows and shoulders gave him
an edge in the first three rounds.
but Landers found the range in
the last three and did bit of sue
ceSsful target practicing with
right swings to the head and left
swings to the mid-section.
Too Much Variety
joey Zodda. New York light
weight, had too wide an aSSort-
ment of punches for Stumpy ia
cobS, easy-going Norfolk lad. Zodda
was a bit too fast and quick.
thinking for his opponent, though
Jacobs twice caught him with
rights that rocked him, but he
danced and ducked and clinched
himself out of danger.
A fifty-fifty mixture of boos and
cheers greeted decision to Petey
BevanS, local welterweight. over
Charlie Thompson, of Baltimore.
BevanS' did most of the forcing
throughout the bout, but Thomp-
sons we'll controlled left hook as
well as well-timed counter punches
seemed to many fans to have
given him the edge or at least a
draw. Both bowers finished
strong.
Eddie Marks, Brooklyn welter.
weight, though outweighed and
and out-reached, was too much Of
a fighter for Johnny Mays, Wash
ington middleweight, who didn't
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