Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-12
HONORS TOKELLY
IN KENOSHA BOUT
Chicago Weller outslugs and
Burroughs Billy Walters in
Ten Rounds.
VICTOR STRONG AT CLOSE
"Gunboat" Smith Strikes Snas In His
Meeting With George RodeI
In New York.

Kenosha, Wis. April 12.-Sprke KEEL
~ outslugged and outrouEhed Billy
Walters. the naval station weller
weight in the ring OF the Kenosha
Athletic club last night and certainly
showed that he has as much right to
claim the welterweight title as any
other aspirant. He won the bout by
several city blocks.
Kelly's punches were the cleaner
and landed with more telling force.
1t was as rough a battle as any one
might want 10 watch and one of the
surprising features was the ability
shown by the Chicago boy to deliver
the rough stuff with greater effect
than Walters. From the first round
on 10 the finish 1t required no guess
work to tell to whom the fight be-
longed
WALTERS SHOWS BEST IN FIRST.
The opening session was the only
one in which the naval station boy
made. any showing, and he probably
would not have done 80 but for the
care both took OF themselves. In the
| second, third and fourth rounds Kel-
| ly's margin was not great, but the fact
that he forced the milling earned him
a shade. From that time on to the
end it was all Kelly.
In the seventh round. which the Chi
cago boy won by big margin, Kelly
landed lefts and rights with telling
effect, one OF the punches splitting
Walters forehead over his left eye and
bringing the blood in stream
In the following round Spike kept
packing at the sore spot and kept the
blood flowing. At long range fighting
and at close quarters Kelly showed
that he possessed superior ability. He
also was far more clever in defense
than his opponent. He left the ring
without any marks of the battle.
RODEL A SURPRISE.
New York, April 12.-"Gunboat"
Smith struck a snag In George Rodel,
the Boer heavyweight, in a 1O-round
bout at the FOrty-fOurth Street Sport
ing club last night
Smith scored five clean lnockdowns,
but Rodel had the better of six rounds
on clean hitting. If he had finished
stronger he might have secured a
, draw. Smith violated the boxing rules
by holding and hitting and by hitting
on the breakaway, Offenses which were
allowed to pass unuoticed by Referee
Sammy Kelly.
1t was a fierce, sanguiuary battle all
the way. ROdel, believed to be an-easy
mark, furnished a surprise He was
strong and game, and showed an I'M
expected knowledge of how 70 use the
left hand. With solid left hand iabs
he made Smiths nose bleed in the
first round, the "Gunboat" finding It
Impossible to connect with his famous
right swing. Rodel won this round on
points and also showed superiority in
the second period.
SMITH TRIES RUSHING.
Smith then tried rushing tactics.
and landed several half punches in the
region Of the Beers heart. but Rodel
more than cyeuod this up by sending
Smith 10 corner and rocking him
with a series Of right hand swings oa
the neck and jaw R0dci was the
master in the third round Smiths
rushes were met with clean left hand
smashas Smith was staggered by a
|loH hand ana ii right hand swing on
the head and was forced 10 sumo he
defensive.
! The fourth was the worst one
+ for the EOar and thereafter Smith
showed better staying pgweE scoring