The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-14
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Joe German, of Portland. viii
get his second crack at the
Northwest crown tonight, when
he tackles Bobby HHrper. pr~>-
ent king nj the division. In the
main event IT the Elks' smoker
Ia bc staged In the club Eymna-
siam-
The little fellows put up
great scrap n the Crystal Pcci
last Tuesday. and Harper rcp
nd q hairiine verdict. The fight
should have bern called draw.
Harper has put in n strenuous
week of training since their last
meeting. and Gays has has no in
tenficns whatever Of dropping
touighf's fracns. ~ course. Cor
man undoubtedly has Different
i6eue.
Tho battlers differ greatly in both
STYLE OF fighting and stature. Har-
per IL a head taller than his Oregon
opponent. and has the reach ON the
visitor. German Is short and stocky
and IL the stronger Of the two. Cor
man IL built close 20 the ground and
PUSHES his opponent.
Harper Better Boxer
Harper II one OF the best boxers
ever developed here. and has an cf.
fectivc left hand. which he persists
In keeping In the other fellows face
an Of the time. Harper Is no Grip
pie when IL comes TO swinging his
right paw. either. as far as that goes,
A. the Seattle young.ter nearly drop
ped German with a right cross In
the second round OF their first melee.
German plays for the stomach and
hits hard. using a mean hook with
both mitts. He stung Harper a cou-
pile Of times in the intersection last
time. and Harper admits that he
knew he was hit.
Harper should win tonight II he
boxes his opponent and uses his moo
die. because German does his most
effective work In his rushes. and Har.
per should be able to stop him with
his left and occasional use OF his
right.
IL the youngsters start 20 rough
81. Harper Is liable to get cracked.
and the crown will be on its way to
Portland with one Joe German Sat
urday morning Harper took some
hard wallops In their first engage
ment. and showed he could stand UP
under punishment. but German did
not start his attack until the final
period, and Harper tired rapidly
Hector 10 Show
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will get a chance to show the local
fans just how good he Is tonight.
when he mixes with Steve Reynolds
in the heavyweight division. Hector
has been out OF the game for a long
time. but says he IL ready for the
climb 10 the top rung Of the fistic
ladder.
rn,ess Hector can beat Reynolds.
he Is q long way from the top. Reyn-
olds In a good average ring man. but
ne In no world heater. when Steve
lands right. the lights 20 out for the
object hit. and Hector win have 10
step around lively. because Steve
has a regular graveyard wallop con
cealed in both hands.
The dope favors Hector 20 win.
but Reynolds always has the biz
chance to send his man away TO the
land Of dreams.
Benson Returns
oscar Benson will make his re.
turn to the Seattle ring with
FRANKIE Rogers. Benson used 80
class with the best boys OF his
weight. a couple Of seasons ago. and
his friends say he Is still as good as
he ever was. Rogers is fighting all
of the time. and has had good year
this season. winning most OF his
fights.
I Jack williams. Of st. Paul. will
mix with Jim Riley, local boy. in
ono OF the preIiminaries, and Stan.
ley Ryan and Jack Hartford will
tangic in the curtsin-raiser.
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Ortega will try conclusions with
soldicr Fairfield In San Francisco
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