Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-02
RIVERS WINNER;
CONLEY PUT OUT
Mexican Lands Victory Punch
in the Eleventh Round at
Vernon.
KENosHAN is 0UTCLAssED
Carries Fight to Opponent Only to
Receive Worst Beating of His
Career.

Los Angeles, Jan. 2.-Jose Rivers of
Lon Angeles knocked out Frankie
Conley of Kenosha, Wis, yesterday in
the 18th round OF their scheduled 20
round fight at Vernon. At no time
did Conley have the least chance to
win. Only once in the first round
when he put a stiff left TO Rivers
jaw as the latter was backing away
and sent him to the floor did he land
blow that seriously interfered with
Rivers.
1t was one Of the fastest fights be-
tween featherweights ever seen in the
Vernon ring. Rivers fought all around
Conley. His favorite combination was
left jab and vicious right to Con-
ley's face.
In the seventh Rivers had Conley
all but out but could not land on a
vital spot. Conley's face was a fear
full sight at that time. His eyes were
nearly closed aid he was bleeding
from half dozen cuts, while Rivers
bore but one mark, slight cut on
his nose.
CONLEY WITHOUT CHANCE.
1t was seen as early as the third
round that Conley had no chance, and
it was simply a matter of how long
he could endure the terrible punish
ment Rivers was infiicting. Conley
constantly carried the fight to his op-
ponent, only to receive the worst beat
ing he has ever suffered. In the 18th,
after fighting for few minutes in the
center of the ring, Rivers rushed and
threw Conley's head back with ter
rife right to the jaw. Rivers kept
after him and landed left and right
to body and face until Conley fell
limp over the ropes, head downward,
and suffered for the first time in his
ring career a clean knockout.
Bobby Waugh of Texas knocked out
Jimmy Giblin, whom Manager Tom
Jones touted as a possible successor
to Wolgast, in the eighth round of a
15-round preliminary.
j Waugh and Freddie Welsh have
been matched for 20 rounds at Yer
non Jan: 10.
Los Angeles, Jan. 2.-Ad Wolgast
champion lightweight pugilist of the
world, is seriously i'll at the home o.
his manager, Tom Jones, at Venice
being threatened with pneumonia
He contracted a serious cold on al
, automobile trip. 1t is believed to have
settled on his lungs. The day before
his scheduled fight, Thanksgiving day
at Vernon, with Freddie Welsh, VOL
CAST was stricken suddenly with ap
pendicitis and was taken to a hospita
in this city, where he underwent al
operation. Recently he made severa
trips from Venice to Vernon to SCI
pugilistic friends training and it is be
lieved he contracted the cold on ont
of those trips. The physicians at
tending Wolgast refused to admit an!
visitors to the fighters cottage.
DEVLIN AND BRONSON IN DRAW.
Louisville, Jan. Ray Bronson o
Indianapolis and Tommy Devlin o
Philadelphia went ten fast rounds t.
draw here yesterday afternoon
Marvin Hart refereed. The fight wa
staged at the Tri-Cities Athletic clul
in Jacksonville, Ind. A big crowd o
spectators faced disappointment afte
the preliminary bout because Devlil
declared he could not see his wa.
clear to fight for the amount said t
have been called for in his contract
Tie dilemma was bridged when
Louisville advertiser put up the neces
sary 500 to 'fatten" Devlin's purse
out. He appeared to have the bette
of his antagonist in all of the might
ing, although in the third and fit
rounds Devlin led to way to fast mix
4 ups.
: JACK DILLON STOPS LEO HOUCK.
t indianapolis, Jan. 2.-The schedules
1 1Oround bout between Leo Houc
! of Pittsburgh and Jack Dillon of In
dianapolis ended Unexpectedly yesteI
day afternoon when Houck failed t
leave his corner at the beginning O
: the seventh round. 1t was claimed h
!, suffered fractured rib, but after a
examination the club physician ar
nounced he found no traces of fraC
ture. Dillon punished Houck severel
! with stiff body blows, forcing tn
Pittsburgh boxer to hold on through
\ out the contest. Chick" Hayes,
former Memphis bantamweight, on
q fought George Kitson of New York i
s ten round preliminary bout. Six @
the ten rounds went to Hayes becaus
lof his cleverness.
MORAN WINS OVER sTORBECK.
London, Jan. Prank Moran,
heavyweight pugilist of Pittsburgh
last night won over Fred Storbecl
the ex-heavyweight champion of Sout
i Africa, in the seventh round. Stoi
beck was disqualified for fouling.
SALT LAKE BOUT CALLED OFF.
i Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 9Th
g Is round bout between Jimmy Reaga
u of San Francisco and Chalky Germai
of st. Louis scheduled for last nigt
= was postponed on account of Gel
. mains illness. The bout probably wi
Il be staged next Monday night.
JACK CAESAR LOSES DECISION.
u Quincy, Ill, Jan Freddie Daniel
Of St Joseph was given the decisio