Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
referee makes AWARD
WHEN JUDGES DISAGREE
Present AIiddlcwcight Champion
Retains Title by Beating
Former Holder.
FIGHTERS EVENLY MATCHED
Both Show to Advantage and When
Bout Terminates Victor Cannot
he Determined Until Third
Man. in Ring Gives His Opinion.
Llsy Associntcd rrsss1


"EW YORK, March l7.-.Johnny
: ''iscn, worlds middlcweight cham
Fcn. retained. his title in nftcen-
''imd bout with Mike o'Dowd. for
iner champion, at Madison Souare
Garden here tonight. At the end of
the battle the judges disagreed. and
Referee Johnny McAvoy. of Brook
lyn. gave his decision in favor Of
w lsOn
Lieutenant Earl Baird l.. :. A.,
aviation corps. of Seattle. and Joe
German. OF Portland, Greg Fought
ten rounds 10 a draw They weighed
~ pounds each and put up one OF
the lirciicst preiiminarics ever seen
in the Garden. AT the finish the.
judges disagreed and the referee de-
clared the bout Il draw.
Vincent t"PeppcrD Martin, of Bos-
ton, was awarded the judges decision
over George ("Young'D Ernc, OF
Buffalo. 1t the end of their ten round
bout
Round both landed light lcrts
10 the head, and then O'Dowd rushed
mis- man to the ropes. sending right
and left to the head and right hard
TO the body. Wilson, who fights lett
handed. with the right foot extended.
1ahhcd O'Dowd Il couple OF times and
O'Dowd again forced him TO the
ropes scndIng, hard let's and rights
10 the stomach, ana O'Dowd sent right
and left to the body and head. They
We're sparrinG at the bell.
Round I'm the second they stood
toe 10 toe. exchanging blows rapidly.
Both missed swings to the head, but
each reached his opponents body fire.
puently. The round was even.
Round S--Wiison kept Jab3!ng TO
the face, and O'Dow,i sent a solid
right to III" body. following up with
LEFT and right TO the head. O'Dowd
forced his man to Il neutral corner
with hard right on Wilson'S nose.
Towards thS close of the round
O'Dowd landed right on the neck and
Wilson shot his rignt to the stomach.
Both men were very careful
Round 4-Wilson jabbed 10 the face.
and ODowd crossed his right to the
head, and then swung 1t 10 the body.
rushed him, ana then O'Dowd landed
his right on Wilson's left eye. VIII
son hooked his left To the head. and
ODowd rushed him TO the ropes,
sending left and right TO the wind
Wilson missed a left swing just be-
fore the bell.
Round Wilson hooked his right
to the head, ana at close quarters
sent RICH; and left Ia the body
O'Dowd complained to the referee
that Wilson had some foreign sub
stanc" ON his hair. The referee
stepped between them and examined
WILSON'S heap. and. after sn.lI!ng the
!. hair decided that the complain was
not we'll founded There was Il great
deal of lons-rangc sparrinS. ana theh
they went to u ciinch wi;hou; amy
damage being done.
Round G--O'Dowd was short on a
couple OF leads, and then they cN-
changed body blows. Wilson held
Mike on with his long right, but
whenever they came To close quarters
the in-nghtinG WAS pretty equally di-
vidcd.
Round TIP to this time O'Dowd
had not stepped In With his usual
rushing tactics, but after SOARING for
little while O'Dowd smashed his
right to the jaw twice without II re-
turn. o'Dowd became more aSgrcs-
sive and landed both left and right
10 the head and jaw. while Wilson
countcrcd or the body O'Dowd sent
RICH, 10 head ana body just before
the bell.
rights To The body and head. ana
O'Dowd forced Wilson IL the ropes
twice with risht-hand body blows
o'Dowd staggered his opponent with
y rich, hook \. :the law law and few
to the storracir. wilson missed a
right nook for tint head O'powd
landed with his right on the stomach
and repeated The blow al the close Of
the round
the ribs and scnt his right twice to
the body. ODowd then rushed his
man into his own corner with right
and left To the head Wilson had the
better If some hard Navigating at
+, close quarters. They were in a half
i cl!nch at The bell
Round lu--W iison swung lett To The
body. ana O'poWd crossed his right
TO the jaw. y lively miX-up followed
both men playing for the body VIII
s.1 li - a H.. hon nd
O'Dowd sent a straight right over
the heart After some Close work
O'Dowd crossed his right 10 the jaw
sen; his left TO the body and brought
his right up to the head again.
o'Dowd sent another right 10 the
head before they Went 10 their cor
ners
Round ll-o'powd missed swing
and they went into clinch. Then
they exchanged hody blows. Their"
were ii couple OF rapid exchanges on
head and body, ana Then O'Dowd
hooked his wight TO the ear. Wilson's
long right JaDs seemed 10 bother
ODOwd. hut hc. however got a couple
OF half-arm rights to the body. and
they finished the round in cIinch
Round II Wilson landed two heavy
let's ON tho body. and O'Dowd COM
planned that one Of them landed low.
The referee did not heed MIN, and
then o'Dowd rushed ana had The bet
2 ter of fast miX-ip, lit which there
was a lot OF body punishment.
z O'Dowd shot his right across TO the
jaw. and the bell found them fighting
at Close quarters
Round 10 Both PLAYED for the
body and landed. WATSON swung his
left TO the stomach ana jahu.d his
fright TO the face. while o'Dowd
/. worked IN win left and right to the
body Wilson danced away hut
tO'D0wd landed .cft ana right on the
I head. and th,n both missed swings
= Their heads came together. ana blood
flowed from Crowds left temple as
n. went To his corner.
n Round I4-Thcv fought toe 10 toe
fO'D0wd hooking MS right 20 the head
and Wilson sending lcfts 10 III" body
sO'Dowd swung a hard left 70 the
head. hut his face was covered with
e blood from Tia" S.it veg t'te temple
ssO.Dowd staggered Wilson with q
fright cross To the jaw. but Wilson
{gcame back with left and right 10 the
gbody. and then o'D0wd forced him e
fsethe ropes with lcit and right 20 The
head and swGnE mis- right 20 the ear
3A0'Dowd ~as forcing his man al th'
Ssbeii.
exchanged lcfts anf
tsfsJnhfS m tho body They went int