El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-11
HUSKY FL PAS0AN
DOWNS CHAMP
OFFIFTHC AV.
Right to Jaw Ends Bout in
Sixth Round; Shanks
Fights Gamely.
DIAL HAWKINS is
VICTOR OVER SLAM

MORE than SOC mitt fans-loyal in
MI every fibre TO the boxing game
-battled with the elements,
matchmaker jim Erwin OF the
Fort Bliss athletic association had an
individual scrap with Boreas and
Frankie FoWser. FL PasO's middle
champ proved his undisputed right to
supremacy Wednesday night at the
Motor group arena when he knocked
out Kid Shanks. Fifth cavalry IN
the sixth round with a right cross.
SoEgy gloves and a wet canvas
upon which il was impossible 10
stand unless the boxer was fiat footed
had its disadvantage but IN spite OF
the most adverse weather condltionS
in local boxing history the initial
card Of the association was a sue
cess and a big one
While there are n number OF
little details such rs routing out
the cars by the north gate, the
rIeinE on Of mits by the pre-
Ifmfuury men before they enter
ring and other matters to be
Emoofhed ont for the benefit Of
the fans Erwin put over his
first card in a true business Ike
manner. He has the sympathy
Of the fans because OF The rain
and hail. but more than one
showed his appreciation by as
EerflnE that he viii @be there"
again when another match is
held
SHANKs MET A BETTER
BOXER AND A VETERAN
Jim was busy as a hunting dog in
the open season getting ready for
the main event following the dis
posal Of the preliminarles- Both
Fowser and Shanks entered the ring
with their gloves tied on and It re
ouired but one minute to discuss lit
tie details and get going FoWser
showed his mastery over the Fifth
cavalryman from the start and II
was not until the third round that the
blonde soldier scrapper managed TO
hit his adversary FRANK showed
everything in the way Of swapping
punches his footwurk being eN-
ce1lent his boxing clean and snappy
while his shifting and clean punching
were so effective that he had Shanks
guessing from the first bell
But THE CAFALRYMAN
WAS GAME THROUGHOUT.
But Shanks was game The ag-
cressive scrapper whom FL Paso fans
auulauded when he defeated Sontag
and Fitzgerald did not possess one
whit less grit in defeat than in vic
tory and he stood up manfully and
Tid his best. He met a man who was
his master at every angle OF the
game Who outboLed him with
Straight let's and hooks who bat
tered his midsectiOn in the clinches
and Mlo anLAGA AaL1A MS every nAAh
and blocked IL easily by the l1ting
of e mltt or elbow just g trifle be-
fore IL landed. Frank had returned
20 his old time class and the fans
while paying tribute to the game
ness Of Shanks were glad 10 see him
back ready to defend his honors
again
Every punch landed by FOWser
had steam behind IL because he
knew how TO hit. He boxed with
his arms extended forward hiE
head and shoulders back and his
left Lex advanced. When ShankH
landed FoEFEer was going away.
When ForTser landed shankS was
coming in Sieedbau Hayden
himself could not have put mp =
better and more thorough battle
Fowser was signed 10 meet Rufus
Hayden at Columbus, n. II, March
%. Thursday morning by C. n. John
son. promoter at that place
Jack Mcdonald. the same arbiter
who OBLIGATED SO capably in the