Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
BY S0TTFFY.@

Before 1000 wiId-eyed fans at the
Empire rink last night Barney
Adafr Of New York outpointed John
nv Noye of st. Paul in 10 rounds
of milling, slowed considerably by
frequent cltnching and rough work
on the part of both boys In the
melee Noye tok a severe lacing-
Both boxers appeared in perfect
condition when they answered the
gong for the opening round. The
bout started tamely, each boy box
Ing cautiously. The first stanza
was even. with neither mauler do
ing any damage. So also was-the
second. Adair's long reach seemed
to bother Noye in the third, the
easterner earning a slight shade by
straight leads for points to the face
and head
The fourth and fifth were even,
both Adair and Noye showing clev-
or stuff in several exchanges Each
seemed to be holding himself In
check
The sixth WAS Noye's only and
best round. Running from his cor
ner at the bell. he opened a terrific
bombardment upon Adair's head
and body. The fusilade Of blows
seemed to irrttate the easterner and
he fought wild, missing again and
again with walIops started from
heel which, had they landed, would
probably have meant curtains for
the ST. Paul mauler. Noye boring
In, laid himself open, taking stiff
punches while waiting for the Op-
portunity to slip over haymaker.
II was Noye's round by good mar
gin, although Adair went to his
corner at the bell unmarked and
without visible signs of WEAKNESS.
Adair was the same cool, calcu-
iaung, clever boxer in the seventh
that he was in the initial periods
He fought brainily, landing two or
more clean punches to Noye's one.
The majority OF the nOrtherner's
terrific swings he caught on elbow
or glove. Both boys were opening
up. Backing out of n clinch, Adatr
swung low, the punch landing
clearly below Noye's belt. Referee
Ed Smith failed to see the blow,
however, and could not allow the
Soul. which Noye claimed. The
round was Adair's by shade.
Adafr Finishes Strong.
It was easily the New Workers.
fight during the eighth. ninth and
tenth stanzas. He seemed to have
Ncye at his mercy and it was only
the northerner's ability to assfmi-
late gruelling punishment that
saved him from a knockout He
b1ed freely from a cut lip and hung
On frequently. Although plainly
tired and weakened, he gamely
stood the gaff, and try as he would,
Adair could not finish the St. Paul
boy. The easterner tried desper-
ately for a knockout in each of the
last three rounds, but the bell saved
Noye each time. Straight left jabs
to the face and head, coupled with
right hooks to Noye's kidneys and
heart scored heavily for Adair in
the closing sessions
The New Yorker left the ring
without a mark and seemingly
fresh Noye was plainly tired and
pank on the stool in his corner at the
bell apparently exhausted His face
was puffed and cut
Semi Windup a Humdinger.
Perhaps even a better fight than
the windup was the semi-windup of
six rounds between Kid Furdy of
Rock Island and Charlie Rodgers of
Chicago. Both boys are negro vel
terweights and put up the best
scrap ever Witnessed in a tri-city
arena.
The bout started as though the
first round was the last in a fin
ish fight Each black boy was Civ
en- a great hand by the crowd AL
though the smaller, Rodgers from
the first period demonstrated his
superior ability, taking the best
that Furdy had to offer without a
whfmper and dishing out in return
a terrible beating.
Crowd Goes Wild.
In the third round bedlam broke