The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-03
DISPLAYS
NO INCENTIVE
To MIX THINGS
Mixes Speed and Earnestness Is
Redeeming Feature OF Last
Nights Show.
BIZ ]. L. HUGHES.

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Mike Dundee. Rock Islands pride
won By a mile or nor from Gene
Watson of the Pacific coast in their
10-round argument at the Illinois
theatre last night before a compar-
atIYely small crowd. Mike forced
the milling all the way, and, with
the possible exception of the third.
which was ever won every round
by a wide margin.
Watson was a disappointment,
not because he could not meet
Mikes game on fairly even terms,
but because he showed a dislnclln-
alton to do so. The size OF the
house probably affected his work,
for 1t was evident he was taking no
chances. The only redeeming feat
ure of his exhibition was his cley-
erness.
Both boys were lightning-fast on
their feet, IL being one of the pref
test exhibitions of this phase of
the ring game Witnessed in these
parts in many days.
It was no fault of Mikes the
affair was not a nip and tuck bat
tie all the way. If the local young
ster ever wanted to do damage to
an opponent, it was last night. He
was mad through and through at
Watson's lack of incentive. Mike
did everything to force Watson 10
open up and show his real class.
Those who turned out were high
ly pleased at the quality of Mikes
work. His punching and footwork
was a revelation that brought Wis
ions of a Rock Island boy becom-
ing champion at some future date.
He showed a remarkable left hand
He constantly snapped it through
Watson's guard. Mike did his
.durndest" from the first bell and
several times thrilled the fans by
backing his opponent against the
ropes and peppering away with
both hands. a few times watson
did show a fash of his real ability,
the best coming after the final bell.
when both stood toe to toe and
slugged because of feeling that had
been aroused. They were parted
I before any damage had been in
fiicted.
Early in the second round. Mike
injured his good right mitt.
N and had to spare it a bit
Nor the remainder of the bout.
Yin the fifth he damaged Watson's
left optic. but the latter evened il
by opening old wounds above Mikes
eyes.
Watson attempted to inject q
little comedy into the fuss by twice
feigning grOgginess. Staggering
about the rnig, he sought to draw
Mike in. but the latter couldn't see
the humor. Mike was dead serious
and would have put Watson away
for keeps if the opportunity had
presented itself.
Sargent KayOed.
Buck Sargent of East Moline was
a toy in the hands of George Cum
mings of Davenport. Considerably
outweighed, ne proved an unfit sub
ject for the hard hitting Davenport
err, and took the count soon after
the start Of the third round.
Cummings was deliberate in his
movement. Nothing Sargent car
ried in the way of gloves could
faze him apparently. He put Sar-
gent down for the count of nine in
the second round. In the second
he landed flush on the East Molin-
er's jaw and Buck hit the floor with
his head. He was on his knees be-
fore the count was half finished,
but he decided it was a good time
to quit, and he did.
Johnny Showers gave Bum Sells
a lacing ih the third preliminary.
This bout was advertised to go six
rounds, but for some reason it was
reduced to four rounds.
In the second preliminary Young
Sowash OF Moline and frankie Sin
nett of Rock Island spared four
rounds to 4 draw.
The first preliminary was a four
round engagement between two
youths of considerable color by
names Bo BuTris and Kid Bassett.
Both showed & d~iStasta for starting