Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-10
RY LESLIE {. JOHNSON.

BY LESLIE {. JOHNSON.
In one of the greatest battles yet
witnessed in these parts. Mike Dun
dee Of Rock Island lost by the
slightest Of margins to Earl Pur-
year of Denver in their 10 round
mill before the All Star Athletic
club at the Illinois theatre last
night.
Dundee crawled through the
ropes the popular favorite. He
started with a rush, and by great
exhibition Of clever footwork and
boxing. took the first three rounds
by wide margins. In these sessions,
Mike landed straight left jabs TO
the head time after time for points,
receiving few counters. In the
fourth, however, Earl assumed the
offensive driving home several solid
labs to the face and head. the round
being even. The fifth saw Puryear
coming into his own. Using vici-
Gus right uppe~cuts to the heart
and BODY. the Denver boxer sue
ceeded in coping this round and
also the sixth In the seventh per
iod Mike stood off and boxed, hold
ing the westerner to a draw. In
the eighth and ninth Puryear
evened the scrap, working in close
and using both hands in telling
body punches. Mike seemed to have
no defense for this mode of attack,
ad while landing left jabs TO the
head failed to stem the tide in his
favor And even when the gong
sounded for the last frame, both
boys tried desperately for decis-
y ion on points. Mike led throughout
m the early part of this round. land
" ing again and again on the face
and head. but the Denver boy work
ing in close put the local wOp on
the defensive by terrific left and
right hooks TO the body. He more
than evened the final session by
these tactics, winning the round
and the bout.
Last nights mill was the Mike
Dundee-Roy Moore scrap all over
again AS a boxer the local boy
far excells either Moore or Pur-
year but he seems TO have no sue
cessful mode Of infghung. This
applies especially in defense In
the Roy Moore scrap, Peanuts
Schieberl. the wop's manager. stat
ed that the reason for this was
Mikes solicitude for a sore eye
which the local boy had at that
time There is no such alibi for last
night however Dundee's defeat
can be directly attributed to his
manager. Peanuts Schieberl, who
has neglected TO teach the wOQ a
successful defense for his body.
The semi-windup was a Corker-
Jimmy Harris of Denver. one of the
most clever little fellows to set foot
in a local ring, easily Out-pointed
frankie Jumatti of Chicago in their
scheduled eight round set-to. The
first four frames went to Harris
by a big majority on points. the
next two were. even, while Jumatu
coming back with a squirt in the
seventh and eighth, succeeded in
coping these two. Jumatti pun
ished Harris severely in the last
session. and had him groggy at the
bell II was a great fight, and both
boys were given a great ovation
ftev left the ring.
Buck Sargent. fighting fireman Of
Fast Moline. made short work OF
Fid Lennon of Peoria, picked at the
last minute TO box him in place
of Nattv RYAN of the Great Lakes
Training station. The referee stop
ped the battle in the first round,
after the Peoria mauler was in bst-
shape from running into several Of
Bucks hard lefts Lennon was
only too glad 10 get cut Of the
SQUARED circle. Sargent performed
in great STYLE causing fans 10 Won
der how Lee Mcmahon. the Chicago
lightweight. succeeded in knocking
him out in the first round at the
Empire some time ago.
Opener n Scream.
The opener between Young Peter
son and Young Cutie. both Of Rock
Island. was perhaps the best Of its
kind witnessed here. The bout was
grudge fight. originating in an
argument between the two boys
ever q pool game Both were for
settling II Immediately, but Pea
nuts Schieberl. All-Star promoter,
suggested that they wait and settle
IL with the gloves Both boys agreed.
meeting last night in the four
round curtain raiser. Young Peter
son was the better boxer. and had
things going his way until he hap
pened into a wild swing on the jaw
that almost put him out. Both boys
took some hard punches, the fight
being a good draw
Don Hutchinson Of Davenport Of
hciated in the preliminary bouts,
while Ed Smith Of Chicago acted
in the same capacity in the main
go. The card on the whole was a
great exhibition of boxing. and the
fans left we'll pleased with the
evenings entertainment The at
tendance was below expectations.
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