El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-24

InLD Bob Fitzslmmons-peer Of all
~ ring Eenerals-in his best days
never had anything on the tactics OF
Arthur Holmgren. Seventh cavalry.
who entered six. round bout with
Battling Love. 18th cavalry division
trains, last night at the new 18th di-
vision theater arena II was appar-
ent that Holmsren was in poor condi-
ton, while his opponent was fittest
. oi the M. as far as physical condition
goes Holmgren knew he was nor in
ccldlllon, but feeling between the two
I t'-4 Dean lermentlng so long that time
{ Tor settlement could no longer he
avoided for which reason the fans
: =" no packed the new theater received
n bout that possessed more blows in
tended 10 knock off a head or rip out
2 rev RIBS than any affair pulled #
nereaDouts for some time.
Love Leads.
Love opened ID IN slashinc fashion.
hopping blows in from an angles.
started al the way from six inches TO
/ Ten 1eet distant Out Of the dozens
several OF the blows landed and
Holngren was considerably worsted
during the first round although he
-Fo-ael the more damaging ones and
refused TO stop smiling. Arthur was
putting like creased pig at q fair
at the end OF the first Apparently
he didn't know where he was at
when the gong rang
Love started the second round for
finish HOlmsren continued 10 lead
with his left. Love duckinE il every
time Arthur's friends yelled for him
10 change tactics but he smiled and
continued 20 use that left that missed.
I'm miXuD Love unintentionally
Hrrf#nI r.a
nose and apparently dazinE him. Love
beat wildly all over Arthur TO put
finish to the affair. but Holmgren
clinched and held on III looked bad
for Arthur, but the confident smile
that he wore was suspicious Then.
too in clinches ne deliberately winked
at his seconds in q way that aroused
some suspicion with Loves followers.
although Love was pounding his man
all over the rinC- Referee George
SHUTTER frequently made the two
break Love went back after his man
to duck Arthur's left and rain a
shower Of blows in return HoImgren
went TO his corner apparently a badly
beaten man.
ssPoor old Arthur murmured
one. Of Holmgren's friends Mt the
rinEside. Il hate to see him end
this way But @poOr old Arthur
was a bit foXier than fans were
dreaming
HoImeren Opens Up
Loves seconds were jubilant and
told the Battler 10 so back in the
third and finish his man. Then came
the Fitzsimmons tactics. Holmgren
had trained his man 10 duck his left.
Stepping out he tented as II to lead
with the same left, and when Love
ducked ripped in a left hook that
Strengthened Love out and beaddled
him. Arthur tore in with a right that
further added 10 Loves troubles. Then
he tented with the left again and
shot in the hook. Time and time
again in the succeeding four rounds
FToluEren used the same blow. gradu-
ally beating Love down Arthur
wicked hooks in the third took much
Of the pep out OF the Battler.
Love on the Slide.
In the fourth Holmgren came beck
fresher than ever and with the same :
old hooks and a straight right put
Love 70 the bad. In the fifth the
Seventh rider kept widening the mar
gin with the same old hook Suddenly
ripping across a right, H0lmgren
GOored Love The Battler was groEEy {
and apparently all in at the end Of the
fifth Holmgren finished one OF the
most remarkable battles ever staged
at Bliss by beating Love about almost
ut viii in the sixth sending right and
left hooks and uppercuts TO Loves
head The bout could hardly have
lasted another round
Holmgren easily earned the de- 4.
cision-
Clever Work.
Mike Orrison. The Foxy Master" !
and Nick Gundy, Seventh cavalry, |