Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-20
M0RR|SSEY AND
ALEXANDER BOUT
ENDS IN A DRAW
Neither Boy Able to Secure a
Knockout - Morrissey the
Best Boxer, With Alexander
the Aggressor Continually.

Before an audience Of approximately
S76 fight fans In the Majestic theater
at Nampa Wednesday night, Lee Nor
rissey. champion welterweight Of the
intermountain country, and Harry AL
exander, challenger, fought 10 fast
rounds to draw decision. H. H.
TunneY Of Ontario, refereed the
match. Both men worked hard for a
Knockout but were unable to land
sleep potion. The fight was featured
by the left hand Jabs Of the boxing
master from idaho Falls, and the fast,
hard swings Of Alexander. Cyclone"
Workman, Of Nampa, the well known
wrestler-boxer, promoted the match.
The program was late in starting.
The first preliminary was between
Glen McKeith and Young" johnson,
both of the junction city, They were
Handicapped by layers Of blubber, and
moved with the sprightliness Of ele-
plants. No fall. Jack Pierce ref
creed.
The semi-final was brought out next
"a six-round go, two minute rounds,
between Young Killum" of Boise, and
AL Nelson, also of the capital city. 1t
was a draw.
The prize preliminary Of the evening
was a short tilt between kid Mex"
the amber colored boy from Boise, and
kid Johnson, a 15-year old boy from
Nampa. Round one was a draw with
boys swinging their heads off. Round
two proved the finish for kid" John
son, who. in mad rush, rammed his
conk hard up against the Uranium of
Mex" with the result that he was
knocked nearly cuckoo. He was
counted out.
MAIN EVENT BY ROUNDS.
The main event came up next The
boys We're to go 10 rounds to O. decis-
ion with six-ounce gloves. The fight
by rounds:
ROUND ONE.
Morrissey jabs left to jaw. Another.
Clinch. Another clinch. Morrissey
leads left--blocked. Clinch. Both
land in clinch. Morrissey lands left
to head. Clinch. Alexander lands
hard right to head. Alexander misses
another crushing right. Morrissey's
left lead is blocked. Clinch. Alex
ander lands light left swing on head.
Morrissey jabs with his left; landing.
MOfGlSSey laIuS lett 10 nedu. SIlnCT.
Alexander. bores in.
ROUND TWO.
AleXander's LETT lead is blocked.
Norrissey misses a left jab. Clipch.
Alexander lands left hook to head.
Morrissey jabs Alexander with left.
Alexander lands light left jab. Clinch.
Alexander lands straight right to jaw.
Alexander lands one out of two tries
to jaw. Morrissey jabs Nampa boy
with his left. Alexander lands graz
ing left hook. Morrissey lands right
and left cross to head. Clinch. An
other clinch. Alexander misses right
swing.
ROUND THREE.
Alexander came out in action: land
ing three times on Idaho Falls boy
Clinch. Morrissey's left jabs Alex
ander. Morrissey misses right hook.
Alexander misses vicious right swing
Clinch. Alexander lands left in the
ribs Alexander lands right cross to
Jaw. Morrissey lands left jab. Alex
ander lands right jab. Clinch. Both
battle in middle of ring in clinch
Morrissey lands light swing. Clinch
Alexander lands light right to head
They mix.
ROUND FOUR.
Sharp exchange and clinch. Nor
rissey lands left jab. Alexander
swings right and left to head; both
blocked. Alexander falls into cllneh
Alexander lands left. Morrissey lands
clean left to jaw. Clinch. They spar
Another clincn. Alexander misses