Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
d j. 1. HUGHES

NJ 0t&il the WTlteE Wd6 IoICcu
s1nto - verbal battle for over an
- LIST night following tho fight
Wh0n particular friends OF Bum
4 Dsneh2sr cornered him and almost
lsooGnn11od that his imagination BE-
plRofEbed TO give the Davenport
1ng IN even break.
r. there remained an inch to
cling TO THAI would give Bum .
11ngJo round. then Solomon was .
Npalan hater. II ever q man got
= c1assjcsl trimming. It was Stueh-
nee And giving all due credit to
Mn for lasting the full 10 rounds
and putting up game battle, It
\ would be tough. indeed, to detract
one BIT from the glory Of the little
u Paul welter.
From the sound Of the first gong
until the Anal clang that gave
1 Dtuehmer . welcome opportunity to
head for the shower and the rub
~, It was al Tommy Comiskey.
~ times be made the Davenporter
taDpear absolutely ridiculous in his
Wild attempts to land with his cele-
hrafed haymaker. A sidestep or a
mere movement Of the head and
Bum's4 week-long swings swished
|. haymlsssly into the sitting atm0s-
|phsre and stirred the breezes sur
/ 0eiently to fan the perspiring
ofUws Of those at the ringside.
One newspaper in the above list
| b calling two rounds even. Anoth-
o., other than The Argus, is CIV
ing every round to Comiskey. Two
others stated their accounts would
b toned down. even though admit
ting that the st. Paul lad was far
eut and above all the way through.
Bum Hits TIE Floor.
There was lots OF action. Yes, e.
% there in q wrestling match. In
this respect we must say that Bum
Vas beaten at his own style = d
milling. for Tommy hammered q
| continual tattoo on his solar 10.
| gions. occasionally shifting to land
On the point Of the Jaw. This Il
Whist happened near the end Of The
third round when Bum led with q
LETT that went harmlessly past Co.
miskey's head, giving the latter I
chance TO hook with q right Stueh
mer was sent to the canvas cleanl,
cd the bell changed the end o.
| TIE round. Bum hoped to his fee'
A fright away with . sort OF dazet
1 grin on his features. Smelling
fm1tS and few other potions d
qnmsthing served to revive hi
failing powers Of endurance. HI
"a como back in strong form, bu
a the following rounds he wa
BSoggy on numerous occasions and
Ntt looked ~ II nothing could saw,
I him for the full route. But he fool
~ everyone and ct tho end wis 60
1ng slightly stronger but still con
4 u11eeably the weaker Of tho tw,
tOon.
Tue writer was accused Of every
tndAg. IN the category Of forcefu
dang from being Just unduly prof
II ndlco4 against the Davenport bat
/ Der % everyday unreasonablenes
- buiIhsadednees. And when th
/ eoanarament had finally ceased a
- could do w1s grin and say hi
l. e9lnion still stood
Why" he was asked. cant
q 1ocal boy be given . better chanc
i ~ The newspapers in preference I
\ = stranger In these partsr
And It the eame time they q
+ eAm1t4ed thAt Comiskey had wol
8N1t they would have conscienc
Ge16ed on such . weak argumeu
- far-fetched loyalty to HON
1soduets- Do It on general primo!
|E21es. they urged. Say. II that
gsNeeal pFinciples." then We hog
y 1svef to meet the old warrior.
Hats Oh. fans, to q great littl
oxsr. Tommy Cemiskey.
Dsaal1ne Wins.
JoAnny Donahue won from Ric
xannsley Of Des Moines in Il
a oemi-windup. Kennedy had Il
xDneer reach but tired quickly IN
9ohnny hammered him It will.
Ye0ng Powell hung 1t on x
6atie IN the second preliminar
No boys fought four hard rount
- when the ANAL bell changed ,
- fourth tAey started In to te,
nGA other 10 pieces because Of
MT pfuSucakton.
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