The Arizona copper camp., 1920-05-29
Kid George of Vernon and
Rufus Williams of Colum-
bus, New Mexico, Train
ing Hard Preparatory to
Bout at Sonora Monday
Night.
F Ms sc ENT HOT
SCRAP; HERE'S DOPE
Devotees of Manly Art Out
line Their Views on Com
ing Contest; Kid George
General Favorite Wit h
Local Sports.
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BY RUFUS WILLIAMS

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:. BY RUFUS WILLIAMS ::
!. "a have trained hard for this +
!. fight and will enter the ring in !.
:. the best of condition. realize !:
+ George is hard man to beat !.
i. and know he possesses strong !.
:. strong walIop. However, | don't +
= figure on letting him land it. We !.
* have met before and he beat me, l.
!. but | think have improved +
!. great deal since that time and | :.
!. am going to demonstrate to the !.
!. public that am the better man. i.
+ All want is fair deal by the !.
:. referee and I'll bring home the !.
:. bacon" =
:: BY KID GEORGE !:
:. "Rufus is the least of my wor- !:
+ ries, and the fact that | won !.
!. over him once before convinces ::
!. me that can do it as easy this +
+ time. will beat him for the !.
:. simple reason that he enters the !.
= ring under a handicap, for he +
= knows he is meeting a man who !:
: proved to be his master once be- i.
:. fore. / have never been knocked 4
!. out and have met better men &
j. than Rufus ever was or ever !.
= will be-" !.
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When the stage rolled in town last
Wednesday big, husky individual
with broad shoulders, square chin
and cauliflower ear, left the front
j seat, walked into the hotel and regis
tered 'Kid" George, Los Angeles,
California. A crowd collected about
!. the stage as he waited for his satchel
to be united, and as he strolled into
the lobby of the hotel the murmur of
good night Mr.. Rufus" went through
the crowd George made his first ap-
pearance in Ray at the Legion hall
| last Wednesday night, when he went
through fifteen rounds with the
weights, skipping the rope, shadow
boxing and with the gloves. He
looks awfully good, and no matter
who wins this fight the general opin-
ion of the fight fans is that the win
| ner will have a tough battle.
| Rufus has been in training here for
week and is fast rounding into
shape. Kid George seems to be in
the pink of condition, and after his
fifteen-round workout last Wednes-
day night he scarcely appeared to be
breathing heavily. Both boxers have
/ been out on the road every morning
since their arrival and their work in
the gymnasium is earnest and thor
ough
Comparing the two men, it is GER
tain that Williams is the cleverest
boxer and is a little faster on his
! feet. George makes no claim of be-
| ing clever, but has a harder wallop,
can stand more punishment, will
easily outweigh Rufus by five pounds
when they enter the ring, and is
much superior at infighting. Both
men are old-timers at the game and
know every trick used by boxers
Also, both men have met the best
boxers of their class, and Kid George
seems to have the best record. He
has defeated Rufus once and the pair
have fought one draw, so it is fore
igone conclusion they will not waste
any time during the first few rounds
of the fight feeling each other out
Interest is very lively in the match
and from present indications Kid
George will enter the ring a slight
favorite over Rufus. Billy Ritten
house of Superior has been selected
as referee and the boxers are fight
ing on sixty-forty basis.
OPINIONS ON THE FIGHT
BY LOCAL EXPERTS
Walter Barham-"I think it will be
the best fight we have ever seen here
and do not look for it to go the limit
Kid George looks good to me-"
Jake MiIer-"Rufus is a hard mar
to beat, but this fellow George seems
to have everything a good boxer
should have. He is tough and has g