Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-31
AMOVS OUTPO|VTS
CEDAR RAPIDS BOY
SHADES GEORGE MELlcHER IN
EiGHT-RouND BOUT
AT opEoM.
RICH KENNELLEY KNOCKS
OUT JACK TAYLOR, OMAHA
Des Moines Boxer Wins in Third
Round, Nebraskan Proving No
Match for Wlnner-Mack. Defeats
Bonner In Third Round Of Go,
When Latter losses Up Sponge.

Archie Amons, Of this city, shaded
George Melicher, Of Cedar Rapids.
and Rich Kennelley, OF Des Moines,
knocked out Jack Taylor, OF Omaha,
in the third round Of scheduled six
round match in the main bouts Of
the first exhibition given by the
newly organized Marshalltown Ath-
letic Association. Thursday night at
the Cdeon. The show was attended
by fatr-sized crowd and the enter
tainment was clean turnout.
Six bouts were on the card for the
opening exhibition. with two main
events. Greatest interest naturally
eentered in the Amons- Melicher 60
because one OF the participants was
a local boy.
Amons had the edge in I'VE OF the
eight rounds. two were even and In
onc-the third--Melicher outpointed
the local boy. Amons' blows were
much more effective and the Cedar
Rapids boy was frequently forced
into clinches. In the seventh the bell
had a welcome sound for the tn
vader. Melicher. however. must be
credited with a game exhibition.
showing exceptional reserve strength
after he had suffered severe pun.
ishment. Announcement was made
that Kennelley. who lost to Amons
a week ago. challenged the winner
Amohs entered the ring at III pounds
and Melicher at 1888.
| kennejlev Has Easv Tlmo.
Kennelley had no difficulty In dis
posing OF the Omaha battler. He had
] O wide margin in the first and Sec
ond rounds and sent Taylor thru
the ropes with q short right hand
lab to the mouth and nose when the
third round was half finished. The
knockout came after / minute
seconds OF fighting In the third.
Taylor at no time gave evidence
OF being In the same class with the
clever Des Moines boxer. who landed
at will and received few blows from
his opponent.
Jim Barnett, OF Cedar Rapids, ono
OF the best referees in Iowa, ofriciAted
in both main bouts and In all tho
preliminaries.
PrsIiminariss please Crowd.
The prelfminAries, four In numher,
were lacking in scientific boxing but
in part were fast ana furious at
fairs which pleased the crowd. The
main event was that between George
Bonner. Ia pounds, ana Raymond
Mack. 145 pounds. The lads won't &C
| a fast pace and Bonner,s second
toased the towel In the r1nx Il the
opening of the fourth and last round.
Mack clearly outpointsd hiS oppon-
ent. - = ~
The matches between colored boys
were among the preliminary events.
L. Nolan. Of this city, $50 pounds,
boxed four rounds with Ben Baker,
of Des Moines. 14S pounds, the lat
ter showing the more clever work.
The bout started with considerable,
vim but before the second round
had ended the boys talked Il ever
land slowed down their speed.
Tho other bouts between colored
boys were staged by Harry Gilmore,
lao pounds. and Raymond jackson,
100 pounds. The fight ended q draw
after four rounds. Young Martin, a
ninety eight pound lad, was tech
lnically knocked out by Kid Craw-
ford. 102 pounds, leaving tho ring
in the second round, after he had
been hit in tho stomach.