El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-16

mitted the two TO hug Tor sVeral sec
onds.
middle of the sixth round and al
though Douglas and his seconds
] prOtested-as was right-referee
Mccarthy gave no heed and not
even a warning. Under the re-
! rfsed MARQUIS Of Queensbury rules
by which referee Mccarthy an
nOuneed the two would box
Douglas was clearly entitled to
! the decision on the foul.
Worried Him AfterWnrd.
Mccarthy, after thinking the mat
[ ter over during the remainder Of the
round, woke up enough to warn Gundy
at the beginning Of the next round !
{ Three minutes late is the difference
I between a man who knows enough
about boxing to referee bout accord
ing to the rules and one who don't
The manner in which Mccarthy per-
mitted the bout to lag caused no little
unfavorable comment among fans who
paid their good money TO see the boys
box, not hug each other
Had the lieutenant studied
that part OF the governing rules
which deals with stalling, or been
informed as TO the meaning Of
clean breaks, and insisted on en-
forcing the rules the bout might
have been one OF the best seen at
Bliss this season instead Of an TN
satisfactory exhibition Of hanging
on ench others necks and tEvid-
ding away the time that should
have been occupied in boxing.
Considerable dissatisfaction was eX-
pressed at the decision, many beliey-
ing that the worst Douglas should
have had was a draw. The fact that
Gundy caused him to bleed freely in
no wise weakened Jack for Gundy
even with several pounds weight in
his favor failed TO wear down his
plucky little opponent Many times
when the fans yelled apparently in the
belief that Gundy had landed blow
II was Douglas who beat Nick 10 II
and scored
Nick AEgressOr.
The only probable grounds on
which Mccarthy could stretch out
decision for Gundy was Nick's ag-
Lieut. Mccarthy at Columbus within
a few days when he meets Rabbit
Rogers"
Boys Are introduced.
Gene belmont, the Memphis light
weight, the TWO Oregon boys. Cipi-
ranO and Gene and several other
scrappers climbed into the ring dur
ing the intermission and each re-
ceived a big hand from the crowd
The bugs got their first and only good
laugh OF the evening when announcer
Carl. Of the Y. NJ c. A.. introduced
Gene as the champion Of the a F.
e. In response to many inquiries as
70 what the three letters meant he
stated that It was the American ex-
peditionary forces. but that the three
initials had become twisted when he
attempted TO say-it-
Fl PasOans Popular.
The Payo boys were cheered re
peatedly by the crowd for their
splendid work in unfolding the pres
tige Of FL Paso abroad, and Gene Del
mont showed himself TO be a big
favorite when he was introduced by
Lieut. Carl Studer and was ap-
plauded
Tommy Carter, southern de-
partment lightweight champion
was in Gundy's corner and helped
the little fellow greatly during
the contest. johnny Sudenberg,
southern middle champ and refe-
rec Billy smith were also on the
job behind Guudy and received n
hand from the fans. Kid Fred
George was chief Of matters fistie
In Douglass corner and handled
the westerner like the veteran he
IS.
six three minute rounds OF buffet I
ing on the part Of Walter Gray, a .
lanky boy, from Maria, Texas and I
sergeant Arthur HOlmgren resulted in 4
a draw decision on the part OF referee I
Jack Mcdonald and il was well re- !
seived, II in point Of act it was re- 4
,eived at all. The two boxers were /
poorly trained and neither exhibited I
any boxing skill Gray backing away 4
for the first three rounds and then {
IN for the last three sessions. /
The verdict was the only good thing ]
about the contest. Holmgren nearly /
put his opponent away in the first /
-ound Of the battle, but Arthur /
slowed up during the latter part and 4
5ray slammed a couple OF hard ones 4
10 the face and midsections which 4
helped TO even M the contest
Chico and Haro Good
Had the weight Of the card shifted I
lpon the slender shoulders Of Young !