Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-23
ROY MOORE WINS
over RITCHIE IN
FAST EXHIBITION
Minneapolis Scrapper Wins Popular
Shade From Chicago Boy
Last Night.
p0yAHUE STOPS YOUNG MERCER
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Specd and fniighting Worries Windy
City Fighter Three Coed
Prelimlnaries.
BY COOK SMITH.

BY COOK SMITH.
Roy Moore Of Minneapolis. bantam
weight champion Of California and a
strong contender for the worlds cham
oionship. outpointed Johnny Richie
OF Chicago in their l0-round fight be-
fore the Rock Island Athletic club at
Industrial hall last night More than
eight hundred fans witnessed the ex-
hibtUD
Moore's popular decision over the
Chicago whirlwind will place the
Minneapolis ring master in the divl-
Sion as one Of the greatest contenders
for the crown Pete Herman wears
The Minneapolis scrapper had
Richie slightly dazed in the 10th
round with speed and infghting.
Richie showed unusual recuperative
movers and only his remarkable stay
,ng qualities saved him in the final
round Richie showed unusual come
back fight and was always ready and
Wiling to mix with Moore Roy un-
corktd series OF upper cuts in the
6nal round.
RitcdIe's manager was continually
asking the referee 10 watch Moore's
body blows. which. it was evident,
worried the Chicago fighter consid-
erably Following the exhibition last
evening Ritchie stated that ne was
ontweighed and was hit several times
below The belt. Emil Thiery. Ritchies
manager left for Chicago immediately
after ihC fight TO close a deal for his
protega iu the windy city in few
days
Great fO0tWOrk.
The 300 fans that we're present de
elsre5 tae bout one of the fastest and
besJ ever staged in this city and the
fgb, followers are clammering for a
return match between the two boys.
Az fbe sound of the gong in the
FIRST round Moore went in for a tell
Inc blow. The little Irishman landed
several good body punches but failed
10 dazl The little fighter from Chicago
Rltchi- showed much aggressiveness.
Johnny set the pace but could not
land effectively on the Minneapolis
pug RitChic tore around the ring
every minute Of the go but Moore
cIeyerly ducked or side-stepped out
o. the way In the seventh round
tine game little Pole took a buffeting.
Moore was on him like a tiger and
Iaked him hard 10 the body and head.
johnny's body wore a red glow as =
result ut Boy's pelting. Richie jabbed
nicely U the early rounds. but even
when he landed with his right ne
failed No bulge Roy from his tracks.
In the fual round of the great bat
tle the fans Witnessed probably the
hest ight.ng that was ever staged in
This city The round opened with
both boys leading and taking punches
every minute,
Mike McNultv. manager Of Moore
IS attempting to arrange a bout be-
fore the local club with "kewpie'
Ertla OF 81, Paul Many sporting crit
lbs 10 the country concede the ban
tamwelgbs title 10 Ertle Moore said
he met both the boys and that Ertle
is the hardest puncher
If This 70 is arranged the fans OF
Rock Island probably will witness one
of the hest bouts ever staged here
McNuIty has been after a Moore ErtlC
go for some time, but it seems as
though the st. Paul fash cannot agree
ON TERMS
Moore probably is the greatest 90
round bantamweight fighter in the
game today. His endurance wai
shown last evening when the fgh'
came To- a close as he showed up il
good condition.
Johnny Domaine Wins.
I'm the semj-windup Of the bout las
evening Johnny Douahue Of Rock Is
land stopped Young Mercer of Spring
Valley in the third round Of thei
scheduled siX-round go. The onl!
ming CHAT saved the Spring Vale!
boy from a telling punch was his sec
onds who threw up the sponge neai
Toe close COL the frame.
Johnny showed unusual speed las
evening and had the best of his op
ponent an the time Mercer had
terrific open hand slap, which wa
used ON Donahue's body. The loca
serappar handed two hard rights t.
MERGERS chin in the third round
which dazed the Spring Valley bo'
L lor several seconds.
Three good preliminaries wer
/. staged Hook" Bones of Memphi
made Charles Galway Of Des Nome
stop jn the first round OF their four
round 20. Bones had Galway at hi
mercy The whole first round and I
avoid being struck Galway would &c
down 0u his hands and knees. H
uaai,y Quit when he remarked tina
ne hits me when ! am down" Thi
brought 81 great cheer from the GROVE
both lighters are colored boys. Xxi
/ r@k gained slight shade owe
Tommy Caldwell in the last round c
peiF sjx-rouud bout Outweighed b
Humber Of pounds Kid Reed of Roc
island won over Jack Winfield in
\ SA-round bout Bobby Burns cha
ensed the winner OF the Richie
"'oore go last evening.
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