The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-22
MAIN BOUT
BY ROUNDS
1 BIT BRUCE COPELAND.

Swede OF Moline, faced the supreme
test Of his fistic career in the DAY.
!; export armory last night and vindi-
Gated the faith Of his tri-city ad-
] mirers by outpointing and out
/, fighting Jack Racer. Of Davenport.
one of the best athletes who ever
!. snapped punches in local ring.
81. The exhibition, staged by the
~ Davenport legion, proved the most
successful show of the season. A
b capacity attendance was kept in
~ continual excitement. For action,
the bill was unequaled; for salts
saIfaction supreme over anything Of
fered since the passing Of the late
Babe Meanor.
W, johnson was the aggress0r in
every round Of the main go. Racer
hooked well with his right and got
in several good euppercuts in the
Z clinches, but whatever he swung
he could not daunt johnson. Even
though Walt would take a good
WALTON, he would slam two or three
to the body before Racer would in
variably duck into clinch.
johnson Best Mixer.
With one or two exceptions,
Johnson emerged from every mix
sup in better condition to launch an
other whirlwind attack, while
Racer was sturg repeatedly and
bssent to the verge of knockout. In
sTthese instances it was Racers per-
feet physical condition, his great
strength and lionine grit that en-
. abled him to stick through the
i route.
A';gB Both boys were cautious during
the first half of the first round
with Johnson doing all the lead
ing. Walt scored repeatedly to the
head and body. Racers countering
was ill-timed. Johnson kept on tor
Of his. man with Furnishing right
hook to the stomach, making Racer
break ground and vince under
sting Of the blows.
Racer came out in the second
round determined to overtake
johnson. but the latter would no,
be outd0ne for the lead. As in the
previous round. he did all the lead
ing, struck the cleaner blows and
displayed superior ring general
ship. Racer fought back well, bu1
his defensive policy-content to le'
johnson be the aggressor-made
him miss many hefty wallop.
when rendered off-balance by
Johnson's terrific PUSHES.
Racer Takes Third.
Racer came back strong in tn.
third, beating johnson to the loni
. range punches which momentaril!
checked the grand little Moline bat
I tiers furious PUSHES. But johnson
wasn't stunned in the true sense
81 the word He was merely con
fused by the sudden disposition o
RaEef to do the leading. johnson
launched spirited body attacl
Just before the bell, in which Race
claimed foul. Johnson's blow,
landed in the pit of the stomach
Racers round.
/ johnson used q left jab and ,
right uppercut in the clinches II
| superior advantage in the fourth
Racer could not penetrate John
sons attack. which proved the lat
steEa defense. Walt made Jacl
fniss with both full-arm swings
and carried the round.
Racer was best in furious ex
changes and won the round BY ,
Igcod margin. This proved Racer
sbest round. Johnson took a bar
slacing. not because Of any clever
mess on Racers part. but becaus,
the Swede tried wildly to fgh
back. Johnson waived all caution
TO mix things and Racer clipped
him several solid hooks. One o.
the wallops opened a cut below
Johnson's left eye
But Johnson evened matters IL
sthe sixth. He tore into Racer with
fsuch fury that the Davenportel
sbroke ground and took everything
HUT ring on every part of his frame
4 s6bove the belt. johnson clipped
Jack with everything in his roper.
stoire. Racer was In great danger
when the bell rang. II looked al
III one more punch on the jaw would
have finished him.
Johnson Finds Midrin.
1 DAner came back refreshed fol
y ~ t6vpnth. but . Highlander t
h4 ~ slowed him up percepttbb
~ opened him ~ for : concen.
1soody akfaek Ja .ason whip.
- body blows wf.aout any efl
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