The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-22
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Courage0t
Williams
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filth Stadium as something to be
He marvelled at the
ability Of the Alexandria carnival
man to absorb punishment as q
blotting pad absorbs ink, but what
the titleholder most Of
all was his own marvellous condi-
tion..
I'm not drawing q long
breath" Steele said after the
contest. civilians hurt me only
with his rabbit punches. I
guess he is such an awkward
kid that he doesn't know any
other way Of fighting. Give
credit to Ray ArceI for my mar.
veIOus condition. / never was
as good before. Ray is . great
trainer.
Game? Williams is one Of
the galnest boys ! ever fought.
Only men who have battled in
the ring know what it means
to be hit in the body the way l
hit williams.
Never in my career In the
ring did / ever punish anyone
the way ! punished this boy"
the champion said.
TIMING GOOD
"My timing was good against
him. Once the crowd must have
thought that he got me with q
right. It was in the middle Of
the fight. When ! came back
Dave Miller asked me If 1t
landed. If It was the punch
I'm thinking Of, it got me on
the shoulder, and that doesn't
count.
81 tried to give the fans Of
Washington q run for their
money. They paid to see the
champion Of the world. I had
to give my best ut all times.
It was q bruised and battered
Hobo Williams who lay on the
rubbing table in the room where
the urnpires dress. His white
robe wrapped about his
sore and weary body, Williams
lay like a warrior taking his rest
Harry Groves, his manager and a
few faithful attendants were with
him.
Lips Bruised
One eye had turned q royal
purple under the fearful hooking
and stabbing of the champion. His
nose was spread q bit wider, and
his lips were bruised.
The was game" I said to
Groves.
"Yeah, game all right" re-
peated the manager, ''but the
champion was too tough for
him. What q fighter that Steele
il. de would 60 with any Of
them, make no mistake about
that. Two listed man; can fight
or box, and his timing was
great. He made the Hobo miss
and simply cut him down.
"What about stopping the
fight with four seconds to gO?"
we asked.
WILLIAMS FOUGHT WELL
"WelA skip that. williams
made a good fight, but he was
fighting the champion Of the
world" Groves replied.
And that perhaps was the intel
ligent thought in the matter.
Steele was too much the champion
for the untutored man before him
The Freddie Steele who fitted
and wheeled in the ring last
night is truly champion Of the
world. He looked the part as he
cut down the burly Williams as a
woodsman chops down q sturdy
oak Of the forest.
In the very first round Steele
crashed q left hook to williams
jaw which set the Hobo down
Scoring the sanctuary Of the can
vas, Williams arose and roughec
Steele around the ring.
SGSeAe CutS AOOSS
Then we saw the reaction Of 8
real champion. Steele Leaned
against the broad and muScleC
chest Of the Hobo and cut looSl
with o barrage Of fists to thu
body such as no man could asSimi
late. That is, no ordinary man
williams fought back, but theI
and there the initiated among thu
crowd read the result in the rair
of red leather that thudded homC
on the Hobo'S face and body.
Steele looked almost frai
against Williams. and there
flashed before the eyes a sill
houette of Stanley Ketchell, thu
old Michigan assassin, in BIZ
fight with ''Westchester" jim
Smith. Ketchell was lean and
lanky. KetchelI was champion
and Smith was = boy with billow
ing muscles such as Williams has
But fight! Steele fought will
the fury Of a scientist.
Steele made williams beat him
self once he solved the style o
his opponent. He drew the Hob'
into leads, and slid inside tt
. pound pitilessly away at TIT
body. He tented for opening
and hooked mercilessly with hi
left hand. When he got ready II
the eighth round, no killer Il
fistic history ever made a NOR
correct Job Of finishing q victim
who was worn down to Q point o
helplessnesS.