Putnam patriot., 1916-05-12
WORLD OF SPORTS
Boxing

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 was Of the same high class ss usHs
 which is due to She cleFerness of Ref cree Pete Demers in seascliug his rinG
 enterlFinefs None Of lhe bout. hay, ! gone oFer four rounds, and none have ] been aIIosea Co proceed when the con
 testaaIs proved unequal. Bat for al ! that there has been zsme nice work ia ! evidence and something more ihaa
 pussy s.sps administered
 Rut fo get back ta fast Thursday E affair The opening number vas sn. l uolneed f9f 9 O clock and before fHe mili Lell- aeM9y lad faag oat tae ! hour tHe HHg~ige seats sefe lII.d Just | before She opener Angel ente, red the i hsiI sad Wm given Baud He Is 1 sharing aaHaf- Tor favor aIfa K d Hc Kenna aBa they gre Two popaisr b0ys wigh the fans, although not in the same ciass
 The flfsl lap of the bell called Young Lepiuc 7f Putnam aud Young John son Of Ihsmpson To Inc center Of the squared eiFefe and al once the arms be. ] gan ta lg Leplne was the nggressof and landed several light blows before the husky 1wede got his feffitie right in motion After he had received four Of these fly Killers Johnson reach ed across his frs blow. light one to the face. Lepiue responded with A right to jaw and followed it by an- other which sent Johnson to the ropes. Johnson was back in Il second and put a hard right across and little stream Of scarlet trickied down from Lepine 5 nose. Johnson got in second one that staggered his opponent and just as the bell rung missed right swing labeled K .
 In the second the going was slow | Lepfne Was again the agressor and put across a few that barely reached John son put over a slap or two, on the body, but in the mixups both were shooting slid and not making connec tions As Tn the first round, just as the bell sounded Johnson swung one of his wicked rights and, fortunately | for Bepine, he sidestepped.
 In tue third Johnson started il by | landing a Rlaneing right. Lepine swung wild and then neatly blocked another tfy Of Johnson s. 'Johnson wbs shaking the building with his left l foot as he would advance bringing il i down hard II was new one to the press representative and k not down in the Marquis of lQueensbufy's little booR. Johnson shifted and ,used his left snd landed couple of short arm jolts just before the bell
 Johnson continued advancing his left in the final round and landed H couple. Lepine sent I right to the body and another to the head. Johnson then took his right out Of storage but missed and sent a left jab to the face as the closing action Of the bout.
 Peter Demers, boxer, referee, an. nouncer, master Of ceremonies and general manager of the season $ cam
 paign, then stepped smilingly into the ring and took the northwest corner as the room rang with applause. That the bafbefing business does not keep a boxer in condition 1t k needless to say and there was wrinkle of fat over. hanging Pele's trunks
 Angel came in and took the op posile corner. He was in prime con dilion, not an ounce of supettiuous flesh, and the picture of healthy, well tan 1ay. lie Was atsu given au ovau
 The uaaaaef was down oa the pfo grum as tarte-tound exhibition. II was wet 0atH Nalchiue pemers showed plunA lnnt in bis day he cou.d dl l.Izef t.a goods and had been used to tast eonpauy. While a biJ stow in hls Ioai work he worked his arms like 5lsAaiug and was quca tu see an opening His favoutc altick that he West always made good, Was q right to thc Kidneys followed b, n | quick left lo the head. lie pulled this of time and again and it seemed to puzzle Angel. While Bemers was for the most part the agressor and slid over some stinging ones Angell got 10 him several times during the go and in the final round was landing with greater frequency as pemers was be- ginning to putt The interest in this bout was to see Demers in action and it was the unanimous opinion of the ringside onlookers that he knows the game and could even now give good account of himself fl he took the trouble to get into condition. The bout was very satisfactory and got A good hand.
 Kid Mekeana and Kid Dan went on for the semi final. Both come from ! Mechanicsville. Dan had a few pounds on the villages itavorie boxer The four round affair was B peculiar one
 Dan stood all through the dtst three
 rounds on the defensive hardly at tempting 10 strike blow, He ap. peared like D teacher giving pupil q
 lesson and saying, "Now come al me
 and see what you can do He prov, ed clever at blocking and had to bg clever 10 keep out Of the yonngsler $
 WAY. Tie first round saw Mekenna l in agerg~s4Fe agtiou and Dan WRrtfing