El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-22

n EFEREE JACK MCDONALD mt the
X target Of popular approval Mon
day night at the motor gIoup
punch bowl when he stepped between
Freddie Hill and Tommy Carter,
lightweight battlers, and raised the
hand Of each signify.ng draw, arter
ten rounds Of clever hard milling.
Carter Faster OF Two.
Carter's shifts, his cleverness in at
tacI- and defence met an able op-
nonent in Hill and while the ma
ioritv of fans believe that the former
signal corps star and pOssessor OF the
southwestern title won the edge IN
IN rounds they were satisfied with
a draw decision as it seemed the only
fair one under the circumstance
referee Mcdonald in rendering his
verdict weighed each round carefully
and handled the little scrappers Ike
lie veteran Of the ring game that he
is. Carter received an edge IN four
If the rounds-unofficial- won
two and the remaining four were
draws. Hills right hand punching
kent Carter at a distance in the two
rounds THAI he won
Carriers cleverness in his offensive
tactics was counter balanced by the
defence and the hitting power OF Hi
Freddie laid back during the greater
part Of the battle and placed his de-
pendence upon his powerful right
hand.
Carter exceued at infighting. Al
ways welcoming a chance to get into
close quarters where his left snapped
crack scored many points in Jabs TO
the stomach and face Early in the
bout he started a bump under Fred
dies left eye which swelled rapidly
during the last few minutes OF the
fight and at which Tommy pecked at
~ aah q
long distance and with short arm
snaps in the clinches- Hill also got
in a few hard blows in the clinches
but Carter's double arm defense was
a mystery to him in virtually every
reEld as the majority Of his leads
were blocked before they had gotten
fairly started.
Freddie In the Race.
Carter seemed content 70 allow
Hill to set the pace for the first two
rounds
The Fort Worth boy early
showed his one best bet an up
percut on the body or swing to
the head and each time he at
tempted II during the bout Car
ter ducked under IL or blocked
the uppercutH easily. On several
occasions Carter stuck out his
hand from his body and stopped
unpercufs which were sent In
with terrific force, but possessed
too much evidence Of preparation
rs Freddie started them from be-
hind them. He did not show
right cross due to Carriers speed
hut depended upon n swing which
/ Tommy generally took either on
the back or the top OF his head
Carter's speed was a revelation. He
did not show any OF his OLD time
/ style Of dancing in and out but on the
I contrary fought flatfooted and kept
/ his opponent guessing HILL 100
| while very fast, did not do any IN
! necessary footwork and although moi
moving his arms as much as Carter
/ kept up a sturdy defense throughout
and kept his right hand in position
I to shoot a damaging blow at any
time. The position OF this hand pre-
vented Carter from using his right
I much during the bout as he could not
] afford to miss both a right and let
I lead and run into the sleep producing
wallop OF his hard hitting rival. Both
BOYS tapped each other low on GER
tain occasions, but the bout was re-
markabIe for its cleanliness. Hin
timed his blows prettily while Carter
confinfnE most OF his attacks to the
head. pleased the fans with his clever
Used His Left Hand.
In the second round Carter used MS
| left TO advantage. Hill was unanle
to get his distance measurement