Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-29
DUDE TRIMS MITCHELL
COTE K. O.'S PINARD
WOMEN At BOUTS

| Before large crowd at City hail
/ last evening, KID DUDE OF Lewiston
I trimmed Harry Mitchell OF Provi-
dence in I twin-six as the main Al
/ traction ~ the boxing show con-
Quoted under the auspices of Tex
HOPKINS Sporting CLUB a move!
feature III connection with the snow
was the appearance of about Two
dozen Of the fair sex. the ma ority Of
whom appeared 70 be having i SPLEEN
did time and fully as enthusiastic as
The men. The ladies came on the
! invitation u Manager Hopkins. and
occupied q reserved section. where
every move Of the fighters could be
plainly seen and il was apparent
they enjoyed the excellent card that
/ the management offered.
The first clash Of the evening vas
| between Young Howard Of Gardiner
ana Young Clukey OF Augusta 4 four
round bout full OF action ana .ac-
. ton IS the right word II -ha right
place. for the BOYS furnished speed
enough for several fast goes. III the
hrst session. Clukey made wild
swing II Howard. then sat down on
he canvas. In the SECOND. CIuke,.
came through with i tew moro
which landed. In the third both ads
Went 10 il and the session ended fair
y even. The fourth and concluding
round both boys went % il with
vim. but at the finaI tick of he
watch Howard was better and the
bout should 90 TO him br 4 shade.
Next on the card was the pralilr-
mary, Kid DUDE Of Augusta, The
icehurg," battling with George Gil
bert, Jr.. son Of the veteran OF 1Dl
battles without q defeat. AS soon
as the gong sounded. Gilher- bound
Cd from his chair and waded in and
swung with both hands. missed and
slld on his countenance over the can
vas; then he bounded % his feet anu
continued SiamIclng and WIS working
nara al the end OF the round. Thn
Second round was q repetition IF ina
nrst. George wadirg right N ana de-
.!TeF;ng them from all angles Some
~ them landed most of them didn't
ana iceberg continued to -rnf nm
Z Few himself At the time to start
the fourth round Gilbert who had
Wear1ed himself trying TO pierce the
aETnor OF the smooth sailing Tee
oerg, could not continue 50 the
scrap Went 20 the cold 'un.'
Then came 70 semi final that was
Z thriller all the way, Young Cote If
Augusta meeting Young Pinard OF
lewiston IN a crashing SIX round go.
The first round was used bv the bows
70 feel each other nut. in the sacona
frame Pinard went 10 the canvas
out was up again III a iify and
handed few more TO Cote than ne
received. In the third Cote went 70
moor Tor a count by a we'll DIRECTED
driFe rom the Lewiston boy. Cote
came 70 MS feet and went to Pfnarrf.
me latter hitting the boards: he
came 10 his pins and at the end #
the round was handing out some.
ABOUT half a minute after TIE
opening of the fourth session Cote
landed on Pinard knocking him out.
the fans cheering wildly.
Then came to main attraction. Kid
DUDE OF Lewiston colliding with
Harry Mitchell Of Providence in two
SKIES that We're good. Both rnpy,
fought every minute from gong TO
gong and at times were swappiJ1.-
punches when the bell rang. Dude
was plainly the better man ana had
Mitchell considerably worried after
the first -four rounds. He has 4 nice
punch, but seems to be lacking SOME F..
what as 70 Judging distance. though
enough Of his drives landed 70 keep
the Providence lad busy. Dube i
surely conner and while AT present
he lacks experience. ea is a very like .
" boy and should climb the ladder
fast Mitchell. while fighting gamely.
could not seem 70 land hus punches
consistently. His ring generaIship. +
however, was good and he used il an
the time. DUDE mas wicked slam
and had il landed on Mitchell would
have put hmm TO sleep.
Matt Quinn OF Portland was referee
and delivered the goods as he always
does. He keeps the men fighting anu
IS popular with the crowd. He knows
the game and is the right man IN the
right place MANY words Of appruba-
tion We're heard regarding his hand.
ling Of the show