The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-20
KANSAN
HOLDS
DAVIS
TO DRAW
ny i.Eo u. I.AssEN

Tnvie Davis. Coast wciter cham.
plon. had hts winning streak OF fivo
straight broken last night at the
Arena when he mn into tartar In
Harvey Thorpe. the Kansas CITY
weller. The final verdlot was a
draw. and II ~an an even fight all
the way.
Thorpe proved 10 Il. clever bird.
who introduced Davis 90 pretty
lcft hook NE used his right hcst
"a counter 20 the body when Davis
would lead.
Davis did most OF the forcing. but
Thorpe made him mins badly AZ
times Davis did his moai effective
work with hls left sab and RICH,
uprercut.
Thorpe started strong AZ the first
gong. and piled IN a slight lead BY
infiKhtlnx. Davis eycnca up tho
round, however by good uso Of his
left II was a tam. round.
Roth boys started mixing NJ n
faster pace In the second session
Davis punches seemed 10 be carry.
ms a harder kick. Thorpe landed a
hard left hook 20 the bead and Davis
cuuntered with a right and a left
that shook Thorpe up badly. II was
Davis round.
Thorpe forced the fight AZ the
start Of tho third round and Davis
specded up. but Thorpe wRa outbox.
lnE him. and Trasis was missing
badly. Davi. found hts bearings and
ripped home an upp~rcut that took
some ~ the fighting out OF tho via.
itor The round Was even
Thorpe took the had In the start
~ the fourth round. when h. eauEh;
Davis on the side Of The head With q
couple OF hard isfi hooks Thprp~
followed with a right 10 the stomach
and crossed with a left 10 the Jaw
lie was using shift that bothered
Davis Davis brought W a couple
~ effective upp~rruts. and the boys
were boxing eyeniy when the boil
changed. II wa Thorpe's round
Aisx Trambltas. the Portland wrl.
ter. ~aA gyr~d ~ben Referee Whit.
man gave jimmy Storey tho verdict
In their bout Storey landed right
on Trambiias' Jaw ia the third round.
and T-rambsiaH dropped on his chin.
but he got up and eiudsd storey IN
IN hts had cleared. II WAS the
oniy real punch ths, storey landed
during tho bout. and whitman must
have thought that he was a new kind
~
admitted after the bout that he boot
"a the decision. but the damage vas
done
TramhltAr won every other round
from the local boy and was even
winning the round In which storey
landed. his right until the punch
found lss mark on tho Rose City
boys chin.
The worst Trambiias should have
had ID a draw. ard II tho fiKhi WINS
being decided by rounds. he should
have had tho verdict.
Young zusu. the Filipino weitsr.
had hoy McCasslln. Of Brcmerton. al.
most on, and then zuxu stuck his
chin in the way ~ one Of Nrcaasiin'a
wild HwinEn. ard the dark skinned
boy went down for nine. lie got M
and McCasntin floored him again.
and Referee schacht stopped the
bout Tho damage was done In tho
third round.
Frank Pete won the call over
Dick Morris. a ncw iirhue here The
wilkeson miners punches carried
the most steam. which brought him
the victory. Morris showed that he
was fairly clever nd by making
Pete miss lot. but his punches
were too light TO do much damage
Eddie Jackson. the rcd-heade'i
lightweight. shaded Irving Gleason.
but sehach, called u draw. Jack
f.n was hitting the harder. but
Gleason had n slight esisr In boxing
They gave the boys plenty Of action
in the fourth round. when they
staged too.to-toe hoe.
joe Wopp lost. AZ usual. IN thc
opener. This time II WINS Sailor Bob
Allen. Of Br-merton. Joe gave the
best he had. but u wasn't much.
Allan atoxed rrorniao hut he's green