Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-03

Rivers fought back hard, banging
away with both hands, but he was I'M
able to connect with force Mandot
worked his head and body in an elus-
i've style that caused many of Rivers
best blows to 90 for naught
LARGE CROWD SEES FIGHT.
II was one Of the most interesting
and best contests that ever took place
here and tremendous gathering was
in attendance, the gate receipts easily
aggregating $1,000.
Tim McGrath exploited a champion
ship possibility in Eddie Campi OF San
Francisco, who easily won from Bat
Ting Chico after ten rounds.
FLYNN STOPS MILLER.
San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 3.-Put-
ting a cyclonic finish to a cautious, we'll
judged early pace, Jim Flynn of Pu-
eblo was declared the winner in his
battle with Charley Miller at Colma
yesterday, when the big San Francis
can refused to leave his corner and
toe the scratch for the 18th round.
Miller gamely stayed through the
18th round, but claiming that two of
his ribs had been fractured and that
he was barely able TO walk, he ignored
the gong for the 18th The motor
} mans condition was plainly such that
he could not continue 1t was whis-
pered at the ringside that the police
were about TO draw the curtains on
the scene
FLYNN OUTFIGHTS MILLER.
With the exception OF some of the
earlier rounds, Flynn outfougth his
former sparring partner and admins
tered a severe beating to the cham
t pionship aspirant. He closed Miller's
} left eye and drew blood from the face
: more than once. During the last five
2 rounds he had the big fellow wabbly
Z, a portion OF the time, and on four oc-
] casions nearly scored bulls eye by
2 dropping Miller
{ Miller was willing at all times and
: forced the lighting through many of
5 the rounds. He stood and exchanged
4 punch for punch with Flynn. and
;. started several rallies that brought the
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an effective right upper cut and jolt.
: cd Miller with head punches He land
S ed frequently on the body, but took
e few chances in registering his blows.
e During the tenth round, after Miller
n had beaten Flynn around the ring in
S one of the sensational rallies. he stood
[ and looked at the fireman and ther
S said. smilingly: Gee. Flynn, I've got
TO give it TO you. You're a tough guy
L Flynn weighed about 1872 and Mil
e Ter was down TO rs ringside Spider
s Reilly refereed
9 JEANETTE SHADED BY CLARK.
& Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept 3-Pittsburgf
e yesterday was initiated TO open all
s fighting. the first event of it's kline
t that has been staged here. JEFF Clarl
o OF Joplin, No, the fighting ghost.
s, ard Joe Jeanette OF Hoboken, y. ]
Y. aspirant for the championship, met il
: the principal bout and the popular yer
dict gave the mill 10 Clark. In sew
eral rounds he fought rings arount
Jeanette. Clark weighed 1882 ant
Y Jeanette 1881 pounds.
McGoORTY FADES SMITH.
New York, Sept. 3.-Dave Smith, tn,
champion middle and lightweight o
Australia. lasted one minute and i
seconds in the first round in the bou
with Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh il
Madison Squares garden last night Tn
battle ended so quickly that the bi
crowd was thunderstruck.
MONTE ATTEL LOSES on FOUL.
Trinidad, Col. Sept. 3-Benny Cha
vez Of Trinidad was awarded the d.
cision over Monte Attel OF San Fran
cisco on a foul in the 18th round 0
grueling fight yesterday. The dc
livery OF the blow caused wild excite
ment. Spectators crowded into III
ring and the platform collapsed. y
one was injured.
X. o. BROWN STOPS sKELLY.
Terre Haute. Ind, Sept 3-Afte
Referee Ed Smith had awarded the d.
cision to Kid Skelly OF this city o
., foul in the first minute with Georg
e. Knockout" Brown OF Chicago, he oI
dered an examination OF Skelly. Tn
DC physician reported that no foul bio,
1u had been struck and the referee imm,
ed distely gave the Cnicagoan the figf