South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-22
ELEVEN BOUTS
FULL Of PUNCH
Gallagher and Powers Clash
in Final Go That Was
a Real Fight.
BY Chas w call.

~ AAAeA7 ~ N-fAAAs
en- emotions are mixed After
three delirious rounds with the
Buffalo Bear" Pride of the West
End. '-Notre Dame scoop" Trick
Name Alexander Alfred Szczepa-
mix. nay mind is vibrating between
hatred for the boxing game and a
dull headache eminatins from Sc
ries or bumps on the back OF my
head that are indicative OF other
things than knowledge. A boy
named after a famous Macedonian
Enthusiastically had the best of the
fourth preliminary in last NIGHTS
shOw-that is he did If a sprained
thumb two African lips. and several
other scars on his opponent may be
admitted as evidence
Knute b, Rockies boxing show at
NOtre Dame last evening, arranged
az a benefit for Basil Stanley. "a gold
and blue athlete. who was injured
on the gridiron last fall. was an un-
abridged success. AS promoter and
referee the popular Notre Dame
track coach. and coming athletic
director Rockne proved again that
anything he undertakes ne carries
through TO "A brilliant conclusion.
The entire Notre Dame student body
was packed in Washington hall long
before 1870, the hour set for the
commencement OF the bis show, and
the applause they kept up through
eleven lively bouts bore unmistak-
able testimony of their complete APP
proval.
Judge" Riley, one of Notre
Danes forensic stars. acted as an
nouncer Using "a minimum amount
OF legal terms he introduced knute
X ROckne. promoter and referee of
the evenings program, TO the anN-
ious audience. Then he sang the
praises OF Earl Gilhlian. the star
gold and blue all around track and
field champion, who acted as timer
for the different bouts
The first preliminary was distinct
IL tame Friends in many a hard
gridiron battle. hallmates in SOrin
subway. "BOdie' Andrews and
''Wheatcakes" Madigan apparently
found il a little difficult to get a
grudge started in three short
rounds They spared about briskly,
but seemed reluctant 90 let so a
punch that might do any damase.
Bout two made up In Oyerfiowing
measure the action that was missing
in the opening go. Pitted against
each other were Dog White, a po-
tential football player, and "a pusil-
ist ever since he entered NOre
Dame years ago as prep. and
.'Hick" sweeney. South Bend, r. F..
d. No. (according to Riley
Swings soon displaced science. W hite
forced the action but the popular
South Bend distance runner stood
his ground firmly. and a lively Jhree
rounds resulted. Each took a lot
of punishment, and honors We're
about even.
Dale Nohs and Joe Whitehead
followed next on the program. They
showed considerable knowledge of
the hstic pastime, though they
showed a tendency 20 spare each
others anatomy. Vohs had the bet
ter of the arsUment
walt Mcconnell and Joe McGin-
Mss tore into each other like real
battlers in the NTH bout Each has
boxed before. McGinniss moved
about the ring with great alacrity.
and planted several telling blows at
different points on McConnelrs fea-
lures Mcconnell responded brave
~ and did not fail 10 stage a game
counter attack.
Jack CleSg had the better of X.
o." Sullivan. whose athletic procliv-
sites have brought him quite a repu-
tation at Notre Dame. They mixed
from gong 10 gong i'm each round,
but Clegg by bette- footwork had a
shade the better of the dShting
Toledo Terror" LoCkard showed
reason why ne is sporting such an
awe-inspiring lighting name i'm his
bout with the Masked Marvel of
Badin HAIL" Lockard is used 20
dark-compl eNioned thinEs from
crossing the Maumee river i'm his
native town since his childhood He
waded into the Marvel. who when
his mask was removed proved 20 be
popular Johnny Railton. and by