Arizona republican., 1919-07-05
COAST BOXERS
 BAT TLE ID AN
 EVEN DECISION
Leo Houck and Billy Cap belle Stage Fast Scrap ping Exhibition = Was Good Bout Clear Through Decision a Draw

Billy Cappelle and Leo Houck. coast lightweights, fought ten fast slugging rounds to a draw before a record crowd in the opening bout of the PhoeniX Athletic club at Arcadia hall last night. Tommy Chapple was given the deci- sion over Louie Garcia in the six-round semi final. They are bantamweights.
 The main event was nip and tuck affair from gong to gong both partici pants being ready mixers md hard punchers. Cappele did most of the ! leading and on two occasions nearly drove Houck from the ring, but the Seattle lad displayed an abundance Of reserve.
 Half a dozen times during the prog ress of the bout, the boxers stood toe to toe in the center of the ring and exchanged blow after blow And | Houck usually had the better or these exchanges, his blows carrying more l power.
 | Cappelle landed about three blows | to every two of Houck, but they were not as clean as those sent home by the latter, who carefully measured his op- ponent before letting loose his terrific | jabs. Time and again, Houck would ! 1 jolts as the latter came in.
 At infighting. Houck had all the ad- vantage and he used both lefts and rights in short jabs that bothered the | San Pedro lad.
 Both Mixed In Freely
 On the other hand, Cappelle landed | hard when he did land clean. Cappelle is fighter no mistake about that. He continually bores in after his opponent as did Ad Wolgast and Battling Nelson in their palmy days. He is willing to take a couple of stiff jolts to get in one solid blow
 But Houck met him at his own game stood his ground and exchanged wal i lops-and they were wallops, too. In the third round, the prettiest exchange of the bout took place, each fighter landing more than a score of blows Both boys appeared perceptably tired when the round ended.
 No time was lost by either man in getting into action and several healthy blows were landed by both in the open ing frame. Cappelle was the aggressor throughout the round and took several short arm jolts to body and face to get Tn ms faVorite drives. A left hook was his pet blow in this round and through out the fight. The Los Angeles lad had slight margin in this round.
 Cappelle went to meet Houtk as the latter came out of his corner in the second round and laded three stiff jabs. Houck stopped two Cappelle leads with stlff arm jabs to the jaw. The men mixed 1t in the center of the ring in an exchange in which they fared about even. Cappelle shot over a hard lab to HOucks jaw and then rushed the Seat tie boy to the ropes He chased Houck around the ring and again rushed him through the ropes at almost exactly Y the same spot. It was Cappelles round r Third Round to Houck 7 Cappelle began playing for Houck' mid section at the start and the change of attack cost him many hard jabs to the face. Houck had all the better of
 a fast exchange in the center of the ring, his punches carrying more steam l and landing in cleaner fashion. Billy f kept playig for Houck's stomach and 9 most Of his hard smashes were wasted
 on Leo's forearms and elbows. It was
 Houck's round, by safe margin. The fourth brought out some clever s foot work by the Seattle boy. who 7 lodged and ducked several of Cap.
 pelles terrific leads He then ex.
 changed with Cappelle, the men land. ing about an equal number of tellins
 blows. Houck had all the better O.
 the infighting and continually used hi. :, lett in short jabs to the face and body = The round was even.
 s Cappelle went clear across the rins Q 10 meet Houck, coming out at tn, g start of the fifth and landed twic,
 without return. Houck smiled broad ? ly. He then exchanged light taps an, a 1li \ Jabbing Cappelle with his long left ant finally followed with a crashing righ to Billy's jaw. It was the hardest blov X or the fight. Billy came back witt \ rights and lefts to Houcks face ant | body. It was Houck's round. Diversion in a Fire They spared for minute at tn \ opening of the sixth and then ex \ changed. Billy rained blows on Houck' body and Leo retaliated with right and lefts to the face. At this juncture E an awning caught fire on the exterio \ Of the Donofrio building and the ex g cltement changed in that direction. I was called a round.
 The seventh brought forth two goo
 slugg1ng matches, in which Houck ha
 slight advantage. Many clinche
 were also recorded and here again tn
 Seattle boy had the better of the worI
 Cappelle sent crashing lefts and right
 to Houck's mid section and used
 kidney blow with telling effect in tn
 el1nches. Cappelle caught Houck O.
 the jaw as the round ended. It wa Cappelle's round
 The eighth started fast and furiou
 both men seemingly being anxious t
 finish it. Cappelle continued his bor
 ing in method and clinches were nu
 merous. Houck kept complaining f