Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-29
D0|C GETS VERDICT.
IN TEN ROUND BOUT.
WITH M. STEVENSON
ALLISON FORCED TO QUIT WHEN
BLINDED BY BLOOD-STEVEN-
SON SHOWS MUCH IMPROVE
MENT IN STYLE OF FIGHTING
"PRElIM" GOOD.

the boxing program at La Sale last
evening one of the best offered in re
cent months.
Goats Doig, sturdy battler from
Spring Valley. won from Melvin Stew
enson, Of Oglesby in a fast tenround
bout, in which Doig was the aegros
SCR the greater part of the distance.
In the semi windup Neil Allison was
forced to quit at the beginning Of the
seventh round. when claret flooded his
eyes as result OF two nasty cuts
over his optic. Ed Purity refereed all
bouts.
Gus Nauson, who strives to make
Oglesby famous, won a clean-cut vic.
tory over Young Copenhagen. in The
six rounds of their stay Copenhagen
outweighed the young novice. but Gu
brought home the bacon with clean,
werlaimed punches.
ssNsitsHout.
For ten rounds Goats" Doig bat.
tered Stevenson, landed terrific body
punches and at times drove the Or,
lesby lad against the ropes. Steve,
however, is greatly improved since
his last showing in La Sale, his main
asset being an overland right, which
found terminus on Doig, at frequent
intervals. CARRIED in sparkling new
pair of tights of the Emerald hue,
Steve opened the first round, feeling
out his opponent. Doig waited,
squared away, then started at his task
In a real fighting style. The first
round resulted in very little activity
on the part of either battlcr. In the
second stanza Doig came on with all
his speed. He worked the 'one.two'
In pleasing style, packing heavy
punches in the region of Stevenson's
heart. The Ogiesby boy retaliated,
feigning with the left and shooting an
overland right to Doig's jaw, Doig
drew back, side stepped, and again
ialned punches about Stevenson's
body.
The third round found Doig BATH
ing last and furious. He measured
his right with such efficiency that he
seldom missed Doig. following his
man about the ring, driving the young.
ster to the ropes on two occasions.
In the fourth Stevenson came back
like mad. and In this one round he led
Steve was feigning prottily with his
left and then using the overland
right. The Oglesby youth packed
some hard punches, while Doig was
resorting entirely to a defensive style
of flghting.
In the fifth and sixth sessions Doig
was coming back His bombardment
was like the Beige guns on the Ger
man front During these two sessions
Steve assimulated lot of punish
ishment but seemed willing to test
all the Spring Valley mauler had in
stock, The popularity Of the two
boys was evenly divided The stanza
was even, neither boys fighting hard
During the last three rounds DoiE
rushed the Oglesby boy continually
hurrying him to the ropes, where he
played tattoo Of body punches. In
the last session the pride of the
Spring Valley fight fans cut loose,
but Steve was in too fine a "condsh'
to be swept away by x. O. He was
Fighting hard when the bell sounded
Stevenson Is a greatly improved
boy, but by no means an equal of
Dole. Tho verdict giving the bout
to Doig, was popular with the fans.
AIll5on-Scully.
For nearly six rounds. with his fac.
covered with bloody gore, Neil All.
son. of Davenport, Iowa, battled with
Charlie Scully of Chicago.
In the first session Scully opened n
wound above Allson's left eye The
cut did moi bother Allison in the least
aud he appeared to be superior to his
opponent, forcing the fight turnout
In Che third stanza Scully opened
wound above Allisons right optic.
During the next three stanzas Allison
was blinded by The blood but fought
gamely on. carrying the fight all the
way.
The cults were by no means serious
and had 1t not been for the fact tina
he was blinded, the fans are confident
that Allison would have won the
bout.
In The opening Of the seventh All
son made rush al his opponent, but
his manager refused to allow him to
coniinueS tossing the sponge in the
ring