El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-02
CLEVER WORK Of MEMPHIS STAR
PLEA5E5 FANS; belmont IS FAST
Decision Of Referee Billy Smith Is Well Received by
Biggest Crowd of Fans of Season; belmont Becomes
Favorite by Clean Boxing While Wallace Uses Ell
bows to Advantage and Hits in Clinches; Bout Good
u I'D nUTHERFoRD.

GENE DELNONT maintained hi
Nrecord as one Of the clesnest lit
tie boxers Of local 1stic history when
on Monday night at the studorium
motor group arena he boxed Otto
wallace OF Milwaukee Is rounds to
draw and would have undoubtedly
won by sheer aggressiveness had the
contest gone two more ROUNDS Gene s
tendency TO rest after the first four
rounds Of the fight allowed Wallace
TO pile up lead In points during IN
terTeuing sessions until the l5tns
when he cut loose with everything In
his repertoire and tore into MS oppo-
ncnt. Referee Billy Smith in render
ing the decision Of draw hit the chord
Of popular opinion, although there
were many who thought that belmont
had shade the best because Of hard
hitting-
Hit nj Breakaway.
Wallace early started tactics which
were not popular with the rams, ana
took every advantage Of every method
10 defeat his smaller opponent As
early as the second round he worked
the ancient trick OF Jabbing and then
forcing the elbow 10 a line on the
point with the chin and giving it a
sharp wrench He was warned for
this by referee Billy smith. and while
he only repeated il tive OF three time
later during the contest Il was his
striking after the boxers had been
ordered to break that made his work
so palpably Door as far as sportsman
shin was concerned. Ii is safe TO
assume that belmont was fOuled at
least five times during the contest
Gene did not seem 10 worry DIT
over this, however, as the little fellow
either cleFerly boxed or exchanged
blows with Wallace in the cllnchs-
Otto used n handy left jab after
the fourth round which kept Gene
ut n distance for time, but as
the fans later discovered IL was
more for the purpose Of controlling
his strength than inability to de-
fend himself that caused belmont
to stay away. He WAS ably han
died by Jack Mcdonald. and while
naturally going slow in view Of
the fact that he had not fought
for several months Gene did all
that could be expected Of him and
VIII undoubtedly defeut his north
erm rival IN n return enhancement.
Wallace Was Clever.
Waflace's left hand was on the job
early and late but in blocking Flrtu- :
ally every left lead Of his opponent 4
for the stomach belmont also piled j
up a lead for himself Wallace time .
and again stepped In with swift D
hook 10 the midsecti0n but il was T
caught on a sturdy arm. Both used +
dandy f0otWOrk. while Delmonts :
duckinE and clever work with his
head in getting out Of the way OF 4
iahs and hooks excited comment ana I
gave the fans an exhibition OF a 4
snappT order Of boxing which had not !.
been seen here since the day OF
Johnny Dundee and Benny Chavez. 4
belmont in one instance ducked near
" 10 the floor and when arising shot ]
a number Of stiff ones 10 the head I
and midsection which Jared his op- 3
pOnent &
Gene Won Second and Third.
belmont started TO lead as early as
the second round In the first Ithe
two little fellows boxed cloverly out
either way belmont got in a stiff
left hook over his opponents right
eye but as no damage was done the
fans put il down as a draw and let
il go at that Gene stepped out handi-
~ and won the second. however He
Jickled the fans by sending in some
stiff lefts and rights which Jared
Wallace. but Otto also got in a couple.
hich entitled belmont to only a
shade during this canto- The third
fourth was even The two little scrap
pers boxed cleverly in this session
In the fifth and sixth belmont
began TO slow M and Wallace
took both Of these rounds Otto
stepped in with some nice fabs
and hooks, and evidently learning
that Gene had determined to rest
he started In to pile up as many
points ae he could AMe seventh
round was even and the eighth he
lomEed to Wallace. The ninth
could be called even but many
fans awarded il 10 Wallace be-
cause Of clean puarhinE.
Wallace took the 10th and 18th and
that was all Gene stepped in during
the 1lth session and shot in some
hard ones, which gave him this round.
lie did not stop in the 18th, but Wal
lace exchanged blow for blow and the {
milwaukee lad had a margin in this
stanza- u
Gene Won LAST.
The 18Th. 18th and 18th belonged to
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