Putnam patriot., 1920-02-13

velopment was freely commented up
on and applause was heard, although
he did not get the spontaneous recep-
ton that Lundstrom received.
Omer Loizeile ef North Grosvenor-
Dale acte as announcer and referee
and paya entire satisfaction. He in
trodueed the two boys. stating that
Lundstrom weighed l75 pounds and
Gardner t62 Both boys had been
training for the match and We're in
fine condition and ready for great
battle They had met before in
Schenectady and Gardner won the
match.
From the start the bout was live
~ one Gardner early demonstrated
thta he is not only muscular but
student of the came and it was appar-
emit that he studied out the situations
ike a chess player would study his
moves.
For five minutes there was lively
tussle with first one mad then the 9th
er on top During the ten minute
period Gardner got Lundstrom with
dangerous hammerlock hold and when
the North Grosyenor-Dale boy freed
homself there was applause
Between the twenty and twenty
five minute period Lundstrom got
wrist lock on Gardner and for several
minutes he had his opponent suffering
from this painful grip and it looked to
the audience as if the first fall was in
sight Gardner, however, worked free
and the chance was gone.
Timer Bancroft counted off the
minutes in hves. For an hour and
fifteen minutes the boys struggled,
and during that time there were but
one or two dangerous. periods for
either contestants.
At the end of one hour and twenty
minutes there was bit of quick work
and when it stopped Lundstrom was
underneath and Gardner had him in
a dangerous arm scissors and bar arm
deadlock hold. The boys were in the
southeast corner Of the stage, about
as far from the audience out front as
they could be. II was a surprise to
the spectators when the referee tap
ped Gardner, giving him the first fall.
Those near the ringsi6e heard Lund-
strom tell the referee he gave up. He
had TO do this to save a possibly brok-
en left arm and for a moment IT was
thought that he had thrown his shout
der out. When the men separated and
shook hands it was seen that Lund-
strom was uninjured.
After a short rest period the boys
went at it again, but as il was near
midnight there was only few min
utes in which to work and as far as
could he seen neither had an ad-
vantage TIE bout was stopped ut
1855 and the hall cleared before mid
night
Il was fine exhibition between two
well matched men and return en-
~sveuoat viii be big drawing card.
Gardner made a fine impression on
the crowd The bout was clean al
though fast, and the Schenectady boy
showed everything TO make him a
champion. muscle and head work were
the combination that overcame the
weight Of the less experienced North
Grosvenor-D Dale lad who, however, has
been corning IS the front the past two
or three years. and has the promise Of
eventually reaching the top If he
sticks 10 the wame.
The Semi-tinal was SIX two min
ute rennA boxing exhibition between
Jack Wilson. lat pound boy Of New
London, and Danny DOYLE, lS2 pound
hoy ef Bridgeport Young LeGlair.
who was down to so against Wilson.
failed to meet his engagement. stat
ing that he had 80 go 70 New York.
In substituting Doyle, a much lighter
man than Wilson. il was apparent that