The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-13
BIG BEAR DILLON
DEFEATS DONAVAN
Indiana Champion Too Much
for Buffalo Manhood
Card Was Put On.
By JACK THOMAS.

The boxing game was revived here
last night, when eight hundred fans
saw four clean contests at the Coli
sum, under the management of Sam
Murbarger of indianapolis. The fans
expected good bouts and got them.
In the big bout of the evening Jack
Dillon, of Indianapolis, used BILL
Donavan of Buffalo as puching bag,
sending him to dreamland in the
fourth with rain of blows. Dillon
rushed him around the ring, punch
ing for the body and head, and land
ing at will. The bout was scheduled
ito go ten rounds.
In the third round Donavan was
floored three times, and once his Sec
iond threw a sponge in the ring, but
neither the crowd nor Donovan would
stand for that and the Buffalo lad
fought gamely on to the finish.
Shortly after the start of the fourth
round, Dillon rushed for his man, and
after swinging for the head couple
of times landed one on the point Of
'Donavans jaw, which caused the
1anky northerner's arms to drop. Then
fight was over. There is no question
about Dillons hitting ability, and his
covering up. He showed wonderful
class.
The first bout between otto Hiatt
and Harry Clapp, local boys, was a
slashing wildcat mix up, in which
Hiatt because of inexperience and
lack of training, was badly battered.
After the first round neither boy
could hit hard, and they waltzed
around the other three rounds as if
in a dream. Clapp had the better of
the bout, but Hiatt looks like a conner.
Gene McMann was introduced as the
nothing weight" champion of the
world at this juncture, and challenged
any one in his class. No one accepted
and Gene proudly stalked out of the
ring.
Frank Naugle and Young Jeffries
also local boys, put up a fast exhibi.
ton for four rounds. This is Naugle's
second ring experience, but he made
good last night. forcing the fighting
and landing some good blows. 1t was
an interesting fight, with a shade the
advantage for Naugle.
Jimmy Watts, of indianapolis and
Battling Dorsey, of Terre Haute, ban.
tam weights. gave the best exhibition
of the evening. For eight rounds they
put upa classy exhibition of scien,
tific boxing, in which Dorsey got the
best of it. Watts injured his right
hand in the fourth. He has boxed in
better form here before.
The first round was a draw, but the
second went to Watts who split Dor
sey's mouth and mussed him up con.
siderably.
Dorsey came back in the third, and
drew blood from Watts mouth. get.
ting the better of this round
The fourth and fifth were draws,
Dorsey shading a little landing stiff
arm punches to the face Watts did
not seem to know how to avoid. The
real boxing case in the fifth, sixth
and seventh rounds, when the Terre
Haute boy slammed and knocked
Watts about the ring, landing freely
on the face. Dorsey covered himself
too we'll for Watts to land, and hit
straight from the shoulder for many
face punches.
In the eighth both boys tried hard
for knockout, but the sleep was not
there. This round was a good hot
draw
Manager Murbarger last night stat
ed that he was we'll satisfied with
the turnout of the evening. and that
there will be bouts here from now on
averaging one month. Although
there were number of police on
duty they had no cause to interfere.
Murbarger will find that Richmond
bugs will fight for seats for a good
card, such as the one put on last
night.