Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22

late
After the long wait outside, the fight
at the door to get in and the various
jolts administered in the way of an
nouncements of limitations to the pro-
gram, it was meek bunch of sports
that sat eating peanuts and marshmal
lows and chewing gum during the Con-
tests.
Today it was rumored that Captain
o. w. Kulp of Company B would be
court martialed for his failure to obey
orders of the adjutant general and alb
solutely prevent all contests. 1t was
stated positively that no terms of any
sort were made with the governor,
whose directions were that no fights
should take place either in the Daven-
port Coliseum or anywhere else in
Iowa.
Up to late this afternoon Captain
Kulp had received no word from his
superior officers at Des Moines. He
stated that he felt he had done his
duty in forcing the promoters of the
boxing tournament to conform to the
laws of the state in conducting the
program and if accused formally will
defend himself on that ground. In
case a court martial is ordered the
first step will be for the adjutant to
order the second officer of Company
B to place the captain under arrest,
but this had not been done at last re-
ports this afternoon.
The first preliminary was between
Young McGovern of Chicago and Young
Giese of Davenport. Both boys rough
ed it and Giese had rather the better
of the argument, though neither scored
a knockdown. The semi-windup was
to have been 1G-round affair between
Blk Mackay of Cleveland and Young
Wolgast of Milwaukee. 1t was cut to
six rounds and was a fiasco, WOlgaSt
showing up the better on points.
story of Fight by Rounds.
The story of the main fight by
rounds follows:
First Round - Herman stepped in,
landing a left to the body Packey re-
turned with a right and left, crowding
Herman into corner. He landed right
and left to the body and a left to the
face before the Kid got away. Her
man put a right and left to the face
Packey rushed in close, forcing Her
man around with lightning fast rights
and lefts. The bell found them spar
ring hard in neutral corner.
Second Round - Herman ducked a
left for the face and landed hard on
Packey's kidneys in a clinch. MrFar-
land put a left to the wind and confus-
ed Herman with rapid feinting, then
hooking hard left TO the ear. Her
man led left to the jaw and rushed
Packey about the ring, falling from the
force of one of his own swings. They
fought rapidly in the center of the
ring. Herman's cleverness showing to
good advantage. The gong stopped
them in a clinch.
Third Round-Herman rushed to a
clinch, landing a right and left to the
body. Packey jolted him hard as they
broke away, and followed the Kid
around the ring, landing right to the
fighting the Kid planted some good rib.
roasters. They exchanged rights and
| lefts at close quarters, and a rally of
Herman counted several points just be-
| fore the bell.
Herman Fights CIcverIy.
fast, carrying the fight to Packeys cor
ner. He landed right and left to the
head and body. His rushes surprised
the speedy Irishman Mcfarland put
a left to the body. They clinched and
roughed it. Twice Packey sidestepped
and the eager Herman fell to the floor
The Kid ducked under Packeys swings
and had the honors of the round.
Fifth Round-Packey came up fresh
and led left to the body. They spar
red and Herman clipped left to the
body, slipping under McFarland's eff
fort. The Kid uppercut Packey, WHIT
rushed him into the ropes, where the
Irishman landed on the body and heat
before the Kid could recover He rush
led Herman during the rest of the
round and had the little Hebrew wor
ried when the bell sounded.
Sixth Round = They came togethe
hard, Packey landing left to tn,
wind. Herman placed right to thu
kidneys in clinch and repeated 1t
They. wrestled in neutral corner. Nc
Farland landed hard lefts to the hea,
and body and had the Kid ON tn,
ropes and in evident distress. Hi
fright just missed Herman's with knock
out force and he came on hard will
rights and lefts in a mixup tina
! brought the crowd to its feet yellin,
wildly. The announcer reproved tn,
crowd and the gong sounded.
Packey Forces Fighting.
Seventh Round-Herman led to tn,
body and took couple of blows il
the ribs. The Kid swung with his left
but Packey blocked.S He was fightin;
well covered. Mcfarland fought il
close, swinging to the body. He KEEP