Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-21
LiDe Sports NelDs and Comment
Amons Defeats
Tama Boxer in
Snappy Contest

Archie Amons, of this city. fight
ing at 145 pounds. won FROM
'Scotty" Scott, of Tama. 100 pounds.
Monday night at Colo. appearing in
the main bout of snappy show
staged by the Colo Legion Athletic
Club.
The main bout went the scheduled
six rounds, but might have been ter
minated in the first had not Amons
proved to his friends from home
that criticism that he was not a good
sportsman was unfounded in fact by
dropping his arms and giving Scott
an opportunity to pull himself to-
sether. Two hard crashes to the
head. late in the opening round had
put the Tama boy dizzy and Il
straight right to the face put him on
the floor He regained his feet but
reeled about in u helpless manner. A
well directed blow at this time would
have put the big lad down for the
referees count. Amons refused TO
take his proper advantage.
Following the first round Scott re-
peatedly avoided Amons rushes to
fall into clinches. lgioring the in
structions of the referee Scott took
advantage of the opportunity to best
Amons over the kidneys and throw
his weight on the lighter man with
the result that Amons was slowed
down toward the finish. Scott also
ignored the rules in the breaks,
lighting on the get away.
1t was Amons' fight all the way. He
reached SCOTS face often. and sent
stiff rights that rocked the Tama
man in every round. Scott was strong
in the fourth and fifth, but in the
final round Amons sent Scott to his
knees and rained volley of blows
to his opponents face, Amons started
the blood from SCOTS nose in the
first round.
Scott Embossed wicked right often
but lacked judgment of distance and
Amons usually was well in or under
the blows, coming up with sharp
right arm jabs to the face and paw.
The fight clearly demonstrated that
Amons has not been oyerated as
hard hitting aggressive fighter and
proved that he is good sportsman,
who is willing to give his opponent
a chance.
In a preliminary bout Clarence
Scott. Of this city. fighting at 142
pounds, outpointed Charlie Jackson.
of Nevada. LA pounds. altho the
referee gave Martin a draw. Scott
had the margin in three of the five
| rounds. the other two! being draws.
Wrestling Program Also.
Guy Elliott, of Collins, claimant to
| the 145-pound wrestling champion
| ship Of the world. gave the crowd u
great exhibition in handicap bout
with Ross Van pelt, of state Center,
the State University of Iowa star
Van Pelt entered the ring at 14s
pounds, substituting for Clyde Mar
tin, Of Colo. who suffered a broken
l arm in practice Monday night. Elliott
agreed to throw Van Pelt twice in
forty-fiye minutes. He secured the
first fall in II minutes 10 seconds
I with an arm scissors, and the sec
ond in minutes, with a, body scs-
sors.
Elliott. former Marshall county
| boy, is a wrestling marvel He has
had 1871 matches and has never been
/ defeated. Following his match he
agreed to meet Jack Reynolds, OF
Cedar Rapids, in this city. for the
l45-pound championship of, Iowa,
Elliotts former home was at Rhodes.
At the end OF the entertainment
| Elliott and his brother gave the fans,
a fifteen minute exhibition of wrest.,
ling in which various holds We're
demonstrated.
j 7 Il = I.
for putting on clean and entertain
Ing exhibition. The show was staged
In the chautauqua tent, and was wit
messed by a large crowd. DIR. E. B.
Bush, Of Ames. referred the matches.