El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-24

VIXEN Gene came up the first
time
fight ever witnessed at the big bowl
Fighting like a wildcat, Griffin
left his corner and tore in Page
meeting the rush, fought back with
the courage OF lion and held his
own in the center Of the ring. A
right TO the jaw dazsd Griffin He
went back 70 the ropes and fell into
a clinch working his arms to the
Imidsection- The two little men were
in a clinch on the south side OF the
ring when in a fierce tussle Dick
was thrown through the ropes and
Harry Kane, officiating as timekeep-
ers, picked him up but SO great was
/ the eagerless OF the Fort Worth boy
70 get back into the ring that he
slipped slightly and hurt his leg.
And He Came Back.
Griffin took the aggressive when
Z ne came back In and sent IN some
Z singing blows TO the head and
/ stomach The round ended with both
Z fighting hard. Pay0 had apparently
regained much OF his strength but
his throat was bothering him
In the third Payo came out and
earned a draw spIendidly- He fought
back and mixed Il continually. In
the fourth Griffin sent in hard head
blows which drew blood and earned
the round. The fifth and sixth could
be called draws but in the seventh
Griffin's judgment OF distance and his
brilliant couutering earned the round
substantially
During the eighth and ninth
Griffin had the edge on hitting
ability with Gene keeping away.
The end came in the tenfh when
after z fierce tussle on the ropes
Gene went through and fell to
the floor. He went back in only
TO 20 down He arose this time
receiving a right to the head
which put him down. He made
valiant effort to cover ups hut
hir arms would not function suf-
fieiently to keep him out Of dan
ger.
one OF the outstanding features OF
the scrap" program was. the conduct
Of the two referees Jack Mcdonald
and Spider RaWls-
They We're Both Good.
Each handled himself like the
veteran that he Il and each fully
merited the applause they received
McDonald's work in the headliner
event vas fast and snappF and de-
spite the speedy mixing Of ths~ little
men he was on top OF them all OF the
time EaWls made his initial appear
ance as a referee when he proved an
able judge OF the preliminary events
Spider showed lots Of class and his
work was good
II there was any doubt existing Of
the ability OF Battling Shapiro TO de-
feat Eddie Haulon. It was eliminated
in the semi-final when the clever ex-
cavalrymzn outpointed his opponent
in every round OF an eight round con-
test and won the verdict hands down
Shapiro showed to great ad-
vuHtaEe especially in the 1udg-
menf OF distance and timing Of
his blows and II was apparent
as early rs in the first round that
he would be returned the victor.
His anappy left hook and jah
were kept In HHnlOn's face dur
ing the entire contest and Ed
dies efforts to send in telling
stomach blows were mulHfied be-
fore they had half started Good
training was certnfnly evident in
the conduct Of Shapiro.
Bat" blocked Eddie's leads time
and again Whenever he did take
one in tie nose or On the chest the
steam was gone from II long before
il landed as Hanlon's Wallops always
caught the Industrious Shapiro back
ing up and not coming in Hanlo1is
one best bet, a side arm jolt TO the
stomach was solved IN the first round
and Il proved Of no avail after that !
Shapiro's long suit was picking EN-
off and then sending across a stiff
counter. This Is where the former
Terrier scrapper scored the majority
OF his points Shapiro received the /
decision OF the referee and he merited /
It, too The boys fought on a I
1855 percent basis.
Shapiro announces that he IS ready I
70 meet Kid Reyes or Hard Hitting /
Wright, at any tine IN the near /
future. Both OF these boys challenged /
the winner
Must Make Weight
Shapiro asks however. that they |
make 40 pounds at 3 o'clock as he is [
but little more than a lightweight 1
Shapiro was handled by Frankie i
FoWzer and his manager, Jack Taylor.
while manager Al Nelson and Dal I
Hawkins had charge Of the Hanlon I
Young Tommy Murphy, Of the
Eighth cavalry and Al Rogan bzttled /
to 2 six round draw in the special
event
Both boys showed considerable
steam and hitting ability and each
fairly earned the draw decision
awarded by Spider Rawls-
Murphy dropped RoEin In the
initial round but the latter was
on his feet Ike a flash. He eVened
NJ the battle By more consistent
punching later on and the YER
diet Of even was the only one that
c0uid have been given in all fair
ness By the referee Some OF the
Murphy ndherentH objected strenu-
oualT Eur IN the reckoning OF
points won. considerable credit
must be given to RoEin sOr his
nEEreasiveness- Murphy did have
n shade beyond all doubt but IT
was not enough to append the
verdict to.
t. Kid Czarnecki. Of the motor group
dropped Jimmy Duffy Seventh cav
airy IN the second round OF q
scheduled four round go as the cur
tain raiser. Czarnecki weighed much
more than his opponent apparently
and was able 30 assume the aggres-
5ive from the initial bell Duffy
zane in around 10 II Czarnecki
rs which was the poundage
announced at the ringside-
sOUTHPAW LOOKS GOOD.
Roy Francis. a young California
southpaw, who had 2 trial with
Seattle in the spring and was let out,
has been taken on again by manager
Clyde Wares, as a result OF good re-
ports Of his work with Independent
teams