The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-14
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N BRUCE COPELAND.

oovers boxing lesson from Al Doty
q Canton, O., for nearly 10 rounds
last night in the windup match OF
~ Independent A. C. card 1t the
Illinois theatre. Doty's cleverness
IN evading Rodgers swishing
cfushers enabled the Ohioan to
pils up . good lead in those nine
md . half rounds. 1t WAS all over
buG the shouting.
& Up 10 that time Doey had carried
the FIRST, third, fourth, nth and
stxth rounds. Rodgers won the
second handily and carried the
seventh and eighth. The ninth was
tven. The score by rounds at the
beginning OF the tenth was: Doty,
Ave; Rodgers, three. 1t appeared
that Doty's superior boxing would
carry him through on top.
The sinewy Cantonian, boxing
easily and without sign Of anxious
effort or distress, held the dusky
Detroiter even for . minute and IL
seconds In the tenth. Rodgers
time was about up. He had one
minute and so seconds to lose or
win by . knockout.
Knockout Only Chance.
Doty had evaded those terrible
hooks In almost every exchange
Frequent misses made Rodgers
look somewhat Of . novice In COM
pGrison to oDty's masterful ring
craft. The Chief" faced a 1901
chance Of winning out in the final
round. He had waited nine and a
half rounds to deliver one blow
that might terminate the battle. He
was still hopeful in the tenth, al.
though he had caught 50 many Of
Doty's jabs and uppercuts that his
i features were CORY and somewhat
misshapen.
Patience, determination and en-
durance were staked against tina
\ 1OO-1 chance of a knockout. Doty
slipped in ducking q right handel
swing. Rodgers missed, but whirl
Cd back with his left and caugh
Doty on the right side of his Jaw
Before the stunned Cantonial
could shake OF the effect OF tn
blow, Rodgers cut loose with
right to the heart, followed by /,
left uppercut to the jaw. The crow,
arose in frenzied furore.
D0ty fell against the backstag
ropes, paving blindly to stave OF
the pent-up fury of Rodgers one
two attack. Seconds were prec
ious; Rodgers needed them all
Even then the gong would soun,
defeat for him. Victory seemed t,
beckon him to greater speed ant
increased power. "Chief" jumpe,
forward and dealt Doty anothe
right to the jaw which spun hin
around toward the east ringside.
was the beginning Of the end.
Out on tho Ropes.
The force Of that last right
handler sent Doty against the ropes
facing the startled spectators. An
other right-hand smash against tn
ribs and q right hook to the jaw
caused Doty's knees to sag and b
crumpled over the top rope
out.
Referee Dietz hesitated, failin,
to count Perhaps 1t was becaus
Of the confusion Of the moment
perhaps not. Rodgers steppe,
Z back. expecting a count 10
Thomas, Doty's manager, yelle'
fPantically to his boy to shake i
on. Spectators urged Thomas t
throw in a towel. He refused
Distx waved Rodgers to his corne
and lifted the proserate Doty Of
the ropes and Rodgers had won
technical knockout.
Dietz exercised his prerogativ
for stopping the bout when he say
that Doty was unable to continu
without exposing himself to, per
haps, serious or fatal injury. Hi
decision was humane to Doty an,
Just to Rodgers. There was no ex
cuse for letting the bout continue
But what . spectacular snatch o
victory out OF defeat! Rodgers ha,
cashed in his .10O-1 shot.
Rodgers. essentially a knockou
fighter. started to swing his crush
ers Immediately after the openinI
gong. Doty. a skillful boxer, stucl
and kept sticking his long left int,
Charley's face. Al was quick u
sense the danger Of those swings
however wild they were. From tn,
beginning he kept on top OF hi
somewhat smaller opponent. block
Ing and lodging cleverly.
Do%y Opens Strung.
i; Doty was too cagey to dissipat,
his strength by too frequent clinch
ing. He kept pushing Rodger
back, rather than clinch. Rodger,
caught many trying to deliver one
The jabs and hooks Of Doty. to
gether with Rodgers wild swings
gave. Doty the first round.
Rodgers started out to finish A
In the second and had him in dis
tress during the early part Of tn,
round. Doty STAYED Oh q knockou
with his trusty left. High RICH
hand seemed useless in that round
Chief drew first blood in thi
session. cutting Doty's lip ant
starting . nasal hemorrhage.
al came back in the third ant
opened Rodgers left eye. The nov
" blood appeared to make Chief
wilder although he got in som,
GOOD lefts toward the close Of tn,
round. The spectators we're begin
ming to feel the thrills Of the grea
battle and the sight Of bloot
wrapped them into greater excite
ment.
Rodgers was q victim OF All
merciless left hand again in tn,
fourth. Doty kept in close to avoid
the haymakers that lowered neal
Ms Jaw. AL got In some good in.
agAtns End drove home several eff.
lectlg 5ppsrcnts which rocked
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