El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-22
BLOWS Of
OPPONENTS
IS CAUSE
shanks Gives Fitzgerald
Walloping in the First
Round; Is Sent Down.
CARLSON LOSES TO
MATTY C'BRIEN

No. A - -aAAAla-er AAGAE4EL AEAAEE
Ifl weight champion upheld his
honor Thursday night at the Fifth
cavalry arena when he outpointed
Caveman Carlson for two rounds and
q half and was awarded the decision
near the end Of the third on a tech
nical foul Carlson's right hand got
away from him in an unintentional
low blow which struck O'Brien below
the waist line and rendered it fmpos-
sible for him to continue the battle.
he was carried TO his dressing room
by his seconds and on examination
there It was found that the blow had
resulted In swelling Of the groin. His
condition was similar 10 that Of KID
Shanks who received the decision over
Jack Fitzgerald in the seminal on
foul
Was Lending At Time.
O'Brien had a good lead when the
technically occurred and while the
bout was fast and snappy there is lit
tie doubt but that he should have won
BY quite margin had the contest
gone the scheduled ten rounds
Kid Fred George who ofncinted
as referee, stepped between the
two men just rs soon as the blow
was delivered and assisted O'Brien
TO his corner. 1t was necessary to
carry the cavnIryman into his
dressing room. The large number
Of fans who Witnessed the contest
were decidedly disappointed at
the abbreviated contest inasmuch
the semifinal which promised 10
be n hummer, had ended in an
identical manner.
The Fitzgerald affair IN
doubtedly attracted more fans than (
the headliner and when the two men 4
were called to the center OF the ring
there vas not a whisper in the arena (
Shanks showed up TO great advantage
IN the first round and he more thans
justified the confidence Of his sup
porters- The bout may result in a re-
turn engagement between the two I
men in the Fifth arena sometime in 4
the future and in the event the match .
Is made it should be a hummer from
the first bell The foul vas unin-
territorial II occurring while the two
men were in a clinch bus Il was of j
sufficient force TO put the big fellow
down
Was In CIineI.
So close were the two men when the .
blow was delivered a large number OF
fans did not see the punch which sent /
Snanks down and resulted in the right
hand OF the big fellow being raised I
in token Of victory Fred KID George /
who OBLIGATED as referee Of the-Ddllff
did the one and only proper thing. He .
ordered the principals 10 take their re-
Epective corners after Shanks had
been hit and called for q physician.
Examination revealed that the sturdy
scrapper had been struck below the
waist line and was IN such a condi-
zion that 10 continue the contest
would place him under a big handicap.
he was given big hand by the fans
when he stepped down from the arena
shanizs Was Winning.
Ef--rt-z p
IN the first round and il seemed q
question II Fitzgerald could last two
more sessions. He used a left hook
and stiff right cross repeatedly and
sent his man to the floor twice.
On his second "trip 10 the canvas ,
Fitzgerald took the count OF nine
and on ariainE was the recipient
OF a shower OF rights and Icfts
sent in by the aggressive cavalry
man. He managed to weather the
STORM however, and came back
for the last session IN a badly
weakened condition. Many fans
were surprised at the work Of
shanks in the first round as II
generally takes two or three
rounds TO get the big fellow
started and then it is hard TO stop
him.
As q boxer he is out Of FitzgeraId's
class and there is little doubt Of the .
ultimate outcome Of the battle. Kid !
George stated later that he saw the
blow when delivered but as il was IN
intentional and appeared light. he did /
not stop the encounter at that mo-
ment-
Duquefte Takes Verdict.
"Puggy" Duquette Of the Fifth
cavalry, won the decision over Ahata,
a fast little scrap2er Of the Seventh
field signal battalion at the end OF ,
their six round bout Duquette was !
the more experienced of the two boys
but he showed poor defensive form
and had he been Up against a con-
sisteut left hand puncher there would ]
have been considerable doubt about ]
his chances OF victory. The 20 was
rafting fast and the fans cheered the
diminutive scrappers- Abata is but a
starter in the mitt pastime and will
undoubtedly show the fans consider
able form in the future
Johnny Sudenberg, southern de-
pnrfmenf champion, OBLIGATED as
referee Of the prellminaries. Lieut..
Frank Iilana was announced and
during the infermissions he in
froduced Gele DeimOnt and Otto
Wallace, the two fast light
weights who meet in the motor
group arena eu Labor day.
Houston. the fast little product OF