Arizona republican., 1919-07-26
FIGHT FANS SEE
 FAST BOXERS IN
 SNAPPY COMBAT

Phoenix boxing fans had two hours of the best entertainment ever provided in the Salt River valley last evening at the second program offered by the Phoenix Athletic club. There wasn't dull minute and every kind of thrill imaginable was introduced at some time or other during the pastiming.
 Tn the main event. Young Brown, a former Phoenix boy, went ten fast. sensational rounds with Leo Houck ot Seattle. The bout was called a draw, the referee and two judges rendering this decision at the conclusion Of the bout In the semi-final- Battling Stew art, a local boy, disposed of Young Sonoqui in the first of scheduled 6- round match that was as sensational as it was brief. The four-round opener between Jimmy Gordan and Young Pinia was called a draw.
 The Brown Houck bout was as good an exhibition as one will see anywhere. In the early stages, Brown had the better of the going but Houck capitalized affairs by going strong in the ninth and tenth rounds. In these last ses- sions, Houck rocked Brown time after time with slashing uppercuts and ter dific jabs and had the Mexican hang ing on to avoid punishment.
 Brown carried the fight to Houck throughout and his aggressiveness was taken by many 10 mean that he was entitled to the decision. Houck was much the cleverer of the two, however, and many of Browns most terrific blows slid past his jaw or went over his shoulder Likewise, he used a wide overland blow with his right that sell dom landed on effective points, Houck almost invariably slipping inside the blow
 In the early stages, Houck's best eff forts went wild and he seldom landed his drives. At infighting, however, he | had all the advantage, and his clever foot work, together with his lodging and sidestepping aided him in escap- ing most of Browns leads. The Mex ican landed several good blows. how ever, and in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds, he outpunched and outfought the clever Seattle lad.
 Houck was content to remain on the defensive during the greater part of the first eight rounds, but with the start of the ninth, he unloosed and went after Brown sending home telling lefts 1 to the jaw, followed by ripping upper ! cuts, first 10 the stomach and then to | tllN jeiW I1b Haul d WUlG III Lu6 | tenth, landing almost at will and talk
 ing but few blows in return. Brown
 was weakening rapidly when the bell
 sounded.
 In the opening event, Young Pinia
 started fast and had Gordan in a bad
 way at the end of the second round
 But he tired himself out through his eff
 forts and when he came up for the
 third, it was plainly evident that he
 was not as strong as in the first and
 second. In the last two frames, Gordan
 had wide margin and had the Mex
 ican hanging on. It was declared 8
 draw.
 1 The semi final between Sonoqou
 and Stewart was slated as a walk -away for Sonoqui. This impression was not removed after the men entered the ring, for SonOqni was seemingly all tC the velvet. He started with a rush. bu his method of telegraphing his blows | proved his undoing, for. Stewart wa. able to escape their force. Had Sonoqu
 succeeded in sending home one of thes,
 pile drivers, however, they would hay,
 been counting over Stewart yet.
 But Stewart awaited his chance an,
 caught the Mexican a terrific left ol the jaw as the latter came in. He fol
 lowed with rights and lefts to the bod . and jaw in rapid succession, and Son oqui tumbled when Stewart shot blow of sledge hammer force on tn MeXicans jaw
 Prior to the start of the final bou Wad Wadhams, official club match maker. was introduced to the fans. c whom there were approximately l,20t Frank Cavelliere was third man i the ring in the main event His wor was criticized by many of the fans.