The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-26

Maurice os,ng Defeats Title
Hold IL lard Bout On
the Kansas. VI s15
WINS BELT AS BOSS OF
THE ATLANTIC FLEET
Takes Five of the Six Rounds
From u. S. S. p Pennsylvania
Fleet Champion.
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u s. Kansas.
Bemidjis reached the climax of it's
athletic career on the U. s. s.. Kan
sas. when Maurice Young, a member
of the Fifth Division, Minnesota Ma
val Militia, In one of the hardest
fought battles ever staged in the
feet, took the middleweight cham
pionship belt from Labrey Of the
u. s. s. Pennsylvania. Fighting a
clean and gentlemanly fight from
the sound of the first gong, the: Be
midji man not only won the belt but
hearts of every man IN the fleet, and
is now the ring hero Of the whole
Atlantic battleship force. ..T;
AS shown In the bout, Young is a
gentleman pug of the new school
OF fighters, depending for the most
part upon science and speed. Sharp,
clean-cut and accurate in every
move, he held his opponent Of the
brute force type at a decided disad-
vantage throughout the battle. His
gentlemanfy quafiti which were
shown to such an advantage after he
had fooreq his; opponent for the
count Of sayen have sdone much to
spread the reputation and sportsman
ship of Bemidji. .... o. .:.
8. Young Takes Aggressive.
Breathless suspense followed in
the wake of sthe number onethe box
ing smoker program just preceding
the championship fight and when the
bout was announced pandemoninm
broke loose. AS, the shouting and
noise died down the gong struck and
the battle began. 4. ;. ;. Il IL
Young broke the few preliminary
moments, &of sparring with right
lab to. Labrey,s head. Lalbrey closed
and fought cautiously in an attempt
to solve Young's style. Young took
the aggressive but was unable to
lead Labrey Int open fighting. The
Bemidji man finished the round with
several rib blows and the first round
was conceded to Young. "
Round Two: Fast and clever
fOotwork and series of feints on
Young's part aggravated the Penn
sylvania man who repeatedly shot
right, hooks to the Bemidji mans
body. The latter's dodging and sci
his chance for strong comeback
with his famous left. Laibrey weakly
tried to- defend himself but it was
only the gong that saved him severe
punishment. Young's round.
Young Stops Hard One. e
Round three opened with Labrey
still on the defensive but fighting
more openly. During the first min
ute Young received a stinging right
in the jaw but settled the score with
a short jab to- his opponents nose.
Round three ended draw.
In the fourth, Labrey failed in
lowed his attempts by resuming an
inside style. Young opened fire with
a feinting left. Labrey sidestepped
ant" Young landed a right from the
shoulder jab on Labrey's jaw. La
lbrey. sank to the floor, and was un-
able ito get up until the count of
seven. >+&:t~
Young hung off and let Labrey
set the pace while he got: back into
form. Labrey tried to push Young
but was too weak: Young finished
the round with few fast lefts which
left Labrey weak and shaky, and as
the gong struck the audience Of
:Hgobs' and the marine band kept
up the excitement with shouts and
music.
Both Come Strong.
Both battlers came back strong in
the fifth round. 1t was battle
royal from gong to gong. Young
was clearly the superior and rushed
the fight, trying to outwind Labrey
by his clever footwork. Labrey
fought back strong but was too far
gone. Young feinted with his left,
trying to land a knockout with a
right uppercut but Labrey's inside
style warded off the blow. Labrey
attempted to rope Young but the
latter retaliated and opened up a
series of right smashes, which left
Labrey dazed. ). Young's round.
Round six found Young pushing
Labrey for a knockout. 1Labrey
stopped a right hook with his head
and Young followed with right up
percut. Labrey's head began to rock
from right to left and he. was firing
fast. Young kept out of Labrey's
reach and rained blows on his head.
Young feinted and Labrey made a
pass. Young took the advantage and
followed up with a hard left. La
brey was tottering when the gong
struck. Young's round.
Young Takes Five.
In only one round was Youngs
superiority in question and this
round the third. was conceded a