Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-07
RYIESIIE {. JOHNSON.

Af-A-AN-'N
RY LESLIE G. JOHNSON.
In a bout slowed up considerably
~ the extreme heat, Cal Delaney,
Jackie lightweight haiIing from The
Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton. shaded johnny Move of st.
Paul in 10 rounds Of hard smuggling
and frequent cIinches at the EIl-
pire skating rink last night
Move climbed through the ropes
q the popular favOrite- The boys op-
ened the initial session cautiously,
feeling each other out Delaney as
sumed the aggressive which he kept
until the latter rounds. Several
straight let's without a return WOO
the first frame for the jackie. He
repeated the performance IN the
second. winning by a slight margin.
Move came back strong in the third,
scoring points by terrific hooks 70
the body. In several closeup eX-
changes. the St. Paul boxer held the
advantage. appearing to he at his
|, best when in close. 1t was NOyes'
! round,
The fourth saw Delaney chalk'ng
no points with stiff leads 20 the
face and head, NOye taxing great
pains TO keep his Jaw well covered.
The sitting heat began TO tell On
the boxers and both Clinched fire.
quentIv throughout the remainder
Of the battle By clever boxing, Cal
COPIED the fourth fifth and sixth,
in the latter session delivering
vhat was perhaps the hardest AMI
cIeanest blow of the scrap Rush
ing the ST. Paul mauler 10 the
ropes. the Jackie shot home ter
fife left hook 70 the jaw that
Jared Johnny. forcing him TO grasp
the hemp for support. lie recoT-
cred rapidly, however, and was 90
ing strong at the bell
The seventh was perhaps Moves
best round. Taking the initiative
at the gong, he rushed Delaney
around the ring. landing solid
punches to the head and body. De
laney fought hack wicEedly, but
seemed wild. The round went TO
Moves by q good shade. A rest
fTeshened Delaney, who took the
eighth by a shade. The ninth was
a repetition of the seventh, NOye
by hard, clean punching, winning
the hOnOrs Both boys baJtled
ferceIy in the closing period. each
endeavoring to slip over the dream
land punch. They swapped stiff
1FallOps in exchanges, the round
ending a good draw.
The semi-windup proved a sur
prise 10 the dopesters. Although
winning nearly every round by a
fair margin, Buck Sargent, the East
Moline fireman. seemed tired. His
punches lacked their customary
snap and steam, while he appeared
on the verge Of dropping n his
tracks several times during the
battle. His opponent, Eddie sum
mers Of Muscatine. gamely took a
hard Iacing. being marked up con
siderabIy by singing punches to
the head and face. He was in a bad
way in several sessions. but Sar-
geaut was too exhausted to follow
up his advantage The heat may
have affected the melee. but it was
evident 10 the fans that the Buck
Sargent who fought last night war
not the fighting fireman Of old, |
whatever the cause.
Seemed in Poor Shape.
Perhaps it was confidence. !
Buck may have deemed it uuneces- /
sary 10 train for a hard bout, con
sidering Summers easy. On the
ether hand, the MusCatine boxer, /
knowing OF Sergeant, was in the !
pink Of condition. Consequently, I
had Summers landed one of his /
wild swings. Buck would have ur-
doubtedIy sought lie land Of /
dreams If Sargent was in poor /
condition. he should be sharply .
censured. Fight fans hereaboUte /
are paying their perfectly good .
coin TO see d test Of fistic skill be- {
tween two boxers who are supposed /
to be in the best Of condition pos
sible. The fans expect II and de-
uand il Sickness or sudden in
juries are plausible excuses and /
would be accepted by the bugs in /,
good faith. But simply being in poor
condition through carcIessuess is Z
iueXcusable- Buck asserted it was
the heart but seconds in he fire
mans corner stated that he was no:
IL condition One thing is certain;
the Buck Sargent Of old could have
disposed Of the Melon City pug in
short order.
The preliminaries on last nights
card were good. Each bout marked
action galore with plenty Of slug
ging. These bouts proved that To-
raj boys, though amateurs in the
niJt game, can furnish a sat Styling
exhibition In the main preIim,
Kid Rosenberg OF Rock Island won
from Kid ROsenfieId Of Davenport
when the latter quit in the fourth
frame, pleading sickness.
RoseBheId. the smaller Of the ]
wo lads. was the favor-te with the (
'OUse. Considerably outWeighed, !
Inc Davenport Jew fought q game
crap losing the first, getting 2
iraW in the second and winning th-
bird in a whirlwild attack with J
yCseu berry's feature as his target
Both boys were given a great hauf !
rs they left the arena {
IN the opener. Frankie Sher- !
jrooke Of Rock Island gained a II
lear shade over KID Simmons. also I
Il this city. in six rounds Sim Z
none r--ry Ey.rEvr~