Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-07
CILLUM-N'KAY.
BATTLE DRAWS
IN 10 ROUNDS
Clever Ring Match Fails to
Give Either Welterweight
Advantage-Dick's Decis-
ion Fair.
Fans Witness Real Thing in
Boxing Line After Being
Entertained With Semi
finals and Two Fast
Wrestling Matches.

BY dividing the 10 rounds between |
them, Gordon Mckay Of Portland and
Harry Gillum of Boise, welterweights,
fought TO a draw at the Pinney the
alter Thursday night, Dave Dick, whose
fairness in the ring is well known,
raising the arms of both Of the husky
youths in token of their work. Dick
did the only thing that was possible,
for only shade could have been given
either boy on four of the rounds,
while the other six were manfestly
even. Promoter Nick Collins backed
the card with two excellent wrestling
events and a boxing preliminary.
fair house greeted the principals but 1t
was not as large as Collins was en-
titled to. Another card as good may
not be seen for some time. Draw de-
cisions were given in all events.
PRELiMINARIEs ENTERTAINING.
The curtain raiser was a 10-minute
wrestling match between Bert Camp
and Kid Daniels and proved a pretty
exhibition of mat work. Babe
Brown. popular local wrestler, went on
with Billy Mohler Of Ogden and for
20 minutes they covered every inch of
the mat, with little advantage to either.
Mohler proved a surprise. He used a
scissors that worried Brown. Although
both strained desperately for a fall,
neither succeeded. Cliff Gillum and
Billy CASTLE mlIed around for four
rounds In the semi finals, a boxing
match that proved highly entertaining
to the faithful
M'kAY A CLEVER BOY.
McKay's appearance here against
Gillum, introduced a new welterweight
to local fans, and most of them came
away from the ringside with a healthy
respect for the boxing ability of the
stocky Portland youngster. He has
been touted as a faster man than
Frank Barrieau. While that claim is
not entirely correct, it was conceded
by the faithful thaehe is fast and dan
gerous. Although outdistanced in reach
by Gillum, his clever lodging and fast
footwork made up for the disadvan-
tage. Fearless and confident OF evad-
ing any punishment that Gillum could
pass out, Mckay carried the fighting
to his opponent most of the time. Gill
lum relied on a more open style. hoping
to drive home straight right or left
that would send Mckay groggy and
while he landed several speedy ones,
the Portland lad always managed to
evade catching them flush.
LACKS BARRIEAU's PUNCH.
Mckay seemed to lack the short
right and left punch with which Bar
bau a M for him self nv
putting away not few of his oppon-
ents With the exception of two or
three rounds, Gillum got away well.
He had to be cautioned against hitting
on the breaks and reprimanded more
severely later when he caught Mckay
by the neck and apparently attempted
to toss him over the ropes. Gillum is
a clever boxer but detracts from his
popularity when, probably uninten.
tionally or unthinkingly on the spur
Of the moment, he resorts to such tao
tics.
EACH TAKE TWO ROUNDS.
A fast pace was set in the main e
from the opening gong to the close o.
the 10 rounds, the climax coming II
the tenth when both tried to admin
lister a sleeping potion, but withou
success. The two boys went into actor
with the tap of the gong in the frs
Pound. Both seemed to be in perfec
physical condition. For three round
they SPARED without an advantage. l,
the fourth Gillum landed hard right
and lefts that save him shade. Dur
Ing the fifth. sixth and seventh round
there was no advantage to either. Il
~ eighth Mckay rocked Giiium will