The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-03-05

Promoter johnson Opens Gnlrs Of
ncw Columbus Athletic Club Ian
saturday Allcrnoou and soldier,
and Civilians ALIKE Crowd lhe
AItna--Conienis An Oa1rr and
tIanaocFs and Doncrs Mere WrlI
Piessed win Their Treatment.
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The gates Of the Columbus Aih-
lelic Club were opened saturday
afternoon nt ! o'clock and from tina,
I|no on until 2.30 there was a con-
4Iant stream Of soldiers and civil
Ans entering until The arena WA
mled, The 2tlh Infantry band. ono
81 the finest musical Organisations
n The United slales. paraded
hrough the streets 70 the arena aud
1etween bouts entertained the fans
Henry Davis. announcer. intro
fuced Hitting Wrl9ht. FORM
erly Of the cath Infantry, and Eddie
hanlon Of the medical department
81 Fort Bliss, az the principals In
The flfleen-round-go. also Referee
Tommy Lakeland OF the Tres Her
manas, The fight wns an Wright's.
In the nrsl round Hanion bore IN.
Trying for Wrlghf's mid-sociion.
with Wright -iabbine him Il ev-
cry rush, and landing After the
hrst round Wright had Eddie's
measure and landed terrific len
iabs and uppercuis a will. In ihe
ak rounds OF lighting with Hanlon
Tearing IN every minute like 4 bear
cat hanlon was knocked down three
Times and the flnal blow was . gen.
uine solar ploxus with Hanlon on
The mat doubled up and writing In
pain. u was 0vo minutes before
Jack Taylor sleored him 10 his
dressing room.
Honl0n had nothing. n he did.
Wright beat him 10 Il a. al STAGES
and made hanlon look like 4 novice
While Eddie took more wallops In
SIX rounds than the reporter ever
saw handed out IN The same length
.Ql time. va viii hand Il 10 him
that he was on his toes every min
mute and was the aggrcssor. Ne
evidently misiudecd Whites ability.
u he had stayed away. made Wright
come 10 him, he probably could
have lasted the fifteen. But a. far
as beeting Wright there is noihine
10 n.
Hard-Hilling Wright today Is Al
best and Il viii take the best man in
the country 10 hold him In.
Hanlon says he wants return
match and will fight him next time
IN different manner.
Ford-Brlpus Match Classy.
The scmi-flnal " sathe event Of
the day. Those two birds, Buddy
Ford and =. Briggs. put up the best
o-round draw ever witnessed IN Co
lumbus. Briggs Is younger but had
the advantage IN reach and height
and properly handled Is q conner.
But Of Ford Il can be said he IA the
mftlcsh quickest b0uncing-ball OF a
lighter We have seen In many a day.
This pair should be put ON for Is
rounds next time out. Marshall
jackson ably refereed this bout and
was kept busy. The only call down
he has got coming Is that be didn't
make them break quicker.
spencer Wins the Prrllm.
Bud Spencer the old warhorra
and regular standby for promolers,
= q fighter who likes ilghpng for
the love Of the game. whether he
is trimmed or not. In his last limn
out az the cath arena he took q bent-
ing that would have made any 9TH
cr boxer rest for six months. But
saturday he and Wyms were sub
st'iuled for White and Bailey ami
for three rounds he tore into Nyms
and all but knocked him out. The
crowd was with him this time Joe
blackburn refereed TO every ones
satisfaction.
There was an $500 gate. or this
sum Hard-nlliing Wright received
tt2p for winning Ia the main event.
and Eddie Hanlon's BIT for LOSING
was tibo' Not 90 bad At lhal-for
Wright.
u was o good opener for Manager
Johnson and the syndicate owning
the club.
1Lc 2ilh infantry band music
couldn't be beat and che band put
pcp into the lighters and tho audi
enre a. we'll
Matchmaker johnson is lining 40
good card for March a.
traHlalnn Prospecting for oil.
epauldine, n Al. March s. Chi
caeo people who have acquired OIL
leases on some 1900 acres Of land
m the flclnlit Of spa1ldlnF and
eaFil 81 miles south Of Silver City
hare posted a guarantee Of sso0o