The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-02
IT BRUCE COPELAND.

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~ vaDes u 40 PVess.
81 BkUCE CvfnLAND. !.
Walter bat'nn9 JOHNSON OF
neline, u . tough, game hent-
wight, but ne demonstisteo lsst
bght ID lnaust1lA 01i ,nat No ~
~ 10 the ciAss WIN A yan nysa
81. PAU. Inc p0ys nOAe0 ~
loands IN the wmuuP at'IAcs,Vn ou
~ Sportmans a. y. csro OcIore
~ smAies. clo"a tna. eve. VIZ
1eased . boxing eAnioHion IN Tue
6ictues.
Il y regrettanie tnat sucn mis-
eabls turnout vieweo me soperia.
dve skill ana puncnine power OF
he great little van Ryan, tne
dauntless staying quahties OF tne
rugged Johnson ana inc wnlriwlno
action OF the tnree preliminary
Douts. The Dill would nave zone
tstice 70 $l.vVv house. Dut az ~
vas, inc attenoance waFlan'eu
Dothing more tnan the tamest OF
exhibitions.
Johnson was outciassed In every
round. Van Ryan pheo up an early
lid In the first seven rounds that
Johnson could not overcome. Al
oanceo AROUND ID inc IsSs tnI1e
sessions. popping johnson at will
I'D closing both his eyes. Johnson
nd the appearance OF Deing WHIP
I'D soundly. He looked almost
Hte . novice against Van Ryan s
superior boxing skill.
Reed Comes HACK
IN most gratifying surprise OF
u bill was when George Reed OF
leck Island stopped George Wick.
& of Davenport, In the third round
4 their scheduled six-round semi.
wf1dup. Reed nad outsIuggeo ano
sstboxed Wicker in the first. two
rounds. Reed carried the hrs'
rssnd by slowing up Wicker win
singing hooks to the Jaw. BON
ettlers kissed the canvas IN tns
jecond round-Wicker twice ana
Reed once. The end came AFTER one
minute and "a seconds IN the tnifo
round. Wicker went out WIN .
lit hook to the Jaw followed oy
hight uppercut that landed ABOVE
he heart
Young SoWa0h OF Moline, WOE
10 applause OF the CROWD tor nit
ume exhibition with tine neaviei
and stronger Kid Leliveit OF Eas'
Moline The boys oattieo 10 q uraw ,'
% four two-minute ROUNDS: Aelive,
iDpeared to have II OF 10 pou .ra
. Sowash, ana nao inc nttle Mo
liner all but out IN tne nrst WV
toands. Sowasn came ps:A s,,..o1,
q the third ana oattefeo LEW.
u over the ring. inc iour'n Fo"n'
w even.
KID Connelly OF Hock isla4u ns.
~ hands full with butcn nicnss
q Davenport, IN tne cursain s.S.
e Conneli! won . snsn. sna ma,
eeeause OF his better po1ins sM. n
20 Ricney SELDOM peiM.. ., mn M,
. gel, boring IN cons.a1'i c ~
hMer breaking nis srou.. a.. III
aaiy was tne st,onse1 y. .n' WE;
u landed the Cleaner olo" 49,. ~.
= little more e&peFience. NiSns'
sAouM make them all step.
- Johnson Bsteesea' -,
walter johnson was va!
beatsn boxer when No icrl tne .Inl
y the conclusion OF me wln4up
- had lost every roun0 10 va
Nan and fought the last TWO ses
dcns with his eyes almost closed
vaa Ryan bore ne marks OF I'M
Struggle. The st. Paul f1asn DIS
Mayed rare boxing talent. john
N couldn't get started and It wa
caly Van Ryan's mercy In the las
two sessions that saved the night
hs Swede from taking the count
Van Ryan was 100 pefcent bette
han on any previous Rock ISLAM
appearance. His daily workout
With Tommy Gibbons put him Il
sood stead. the polish OF high elias
oeging culture being preeminen
h I'll his actions. johnson at n
the showed any degree Of skill
Ven Ryan's vhiplike blows all bu
ct him to ribbons in the earl
rvsnds
Van RYAN carried ne flrst roun'
vaA . whirlvind finish in whicl
b emerged "a hetter advantaxe
stnsine Johnson from every m
a. Johnson "a, into . strairh
Ia IN The second rnrnd ana Ven
dov1. IN. Rsttie. hchheS mn Win
II tsh,r- . oo,,rt w. prsr he
a to sSov ~s ann. .,svsr hor,ns
~ a. eoo S'