The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-02

Of his, clipping SilaS flush on
the chin, and dropped him for
a count Of nine.
Down, But Not Out
The boy lay face downward
on the canvas, out in body,
but not in spirit. His eyes were
CLASSY as a smoked mackerels,
his face and chin puffed from
the lashings he had taken and
his legs helpless beneath him.
But like kids of his years, he
recovered rapidly to rise be-
fore the count of ten, when
FUR sailed into him again and
spun him around like, worn.
out coin. At this juncture
Muggsy Morris Shooed Sid to
the ropes and informed him in
very definite tones that he
could go no farther.
This gesture brought no end
of derision from over the foot
lights, but I thought Morris
did the sensible thing, for up
to the moment Silas had been
well out-classed. He had been
down no less than four times
already. He was doomed to
severe injury unless he could
pull the unexpected which was
questionable at so late a stage.
Silas a Game Kid
A bad match on paper, the
Furr-Silas go panned out with
typical Goldie Ahearn luck, and
much Of the credit for making
it so must of necessity go to Sid,
who started off cautiously,
worked himself into a fury sui.
ficiently to take the fourth
round and who didn't quit one
instant, despite the fact it must
have been obvious even to him
that he was in for a night of it.
Sid was down for a count
eight in the first and for a count
IF seven in the second, although
could have gotten up sooner
"ither instance. In both of
rounds Furr worked Sid
a neutral corner and veri-
beat a tattoo on him.
It in the fourth, SilaS seemed
tired. In his mad desire to
from the local welter cham.
n, Sid got through to Furr'S
"~ ad with vicious rights and
fits which had Phil colored up
10 little. Once he had Phil on
the ropes scrambling to fight
his way out. For an instant
there in the fifth, too, Silas went
haywire and punished FUR in a
neutral corner, but Fur I'M
1oosed himself and banged SilaS
into the ropes for plenty of
damage. Silas paid plenty for
that focay, because Immediately
Fur sent him to the floor for a
count Of 2 with a stiff right to
the head.
Silas Slowed in Sixth
Sid was completely slowed up
in the sixth and Fur was as
merciful as he well could be in
view Of the imploring fans who
were yelling for the kill. The
seventh was a third over when
Fur finally landed the blow he
had been trying for all night
Silas going down face forward,
to lose after a gallant stand.
There are no two ways of look
ing at it, SilaS isn't ready for
Fur yet, but by believing he
was, he absolutely MADE that
fight.
Poor Popeye Henry Irving
can't have a night off, it seems.
Again the emergency call was
sent for him to help bolster a
preliminary card which had had
sagged in the middle, so Popeye
climbed into his faded blue
trunks and toyed with a guy
named Bill Quigley to take a
fonr-round extra-measure bout
hurried1y arranged between
these two volunteers.
Petey Bevans was awarded a
six-round decision over Joe
Spangler in a rough and tumble
affair which saw Spangler in
the ropes so much they had to
be repaired before the ensuing
fight could go on.
Reds Journee took a technical
knockout over Bob Lowry, who
could not answer the bell for the
fifth because his right jaw had
been fractured by a stiff left
from Journee in the third.
Stumpy Jacobs. did a quick.
clean job Of Roddy Davis in the
semifinal. planting a hard right
to the chin in the first round
which left Roddy in such a
shaken condition Referee Morris
would not permit him to con.