The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-09
DOWNEY AGAIN IS BETTER THAN WILSON
 BUT LOSES DECISION
Because Champion Is On His Feet at End of Bout He's
 Still Champ.

Jersey City, Sept. o;-Bryan Dow ney of Cleveland and Johnny Will son of Boston fought I2 tame and uninteresting rounds in their bout here Monday to settle their dispute over the worlds heavyweight cham pionship.
 Under the New Jersey law no official decision was permitted but Wilson retained his championship belt the fight going the limit. How ever, 1t was the opinion of a major perts at the ringside Downey won on points. He forced the fighting in most of the rounds and landed the cleanest blows.
 Wilson's End Held Up.
 Wilson's performance was so un- satisfactory to the New Jersey box ing commission that they ordered Promoter Tex Rickard to hold his share of the purse pending a hearing.
 When Wilson left the ring after the bout he was booed loudly by the crowd, while >DoWney received a round of applause.
 There was not Semblance of a knockdown at any time during the fight. Wilson fell into a clinch at every opportunity, and landed few
 
 ney appeared to have had the better of four rounds, three went to Wilson and the others were even.
 Bout, round by round, follows:
 Round I-Downey rushed from his corner and landed the first blow, left, to the chin, Wilson boxed eau tiously. Downey landed left to the body and a right to the jaw, rock ing Wilson. Downey missed vici- ous right uppercut but landed right to the jaw. They clinched at the bell
 Round 2-They clinched and Will son landed two light lefts on Dow ney's jaw. Downey missed right to the chin. There was little fighting on the part of either man, both working for an opening.
 Round 3-Downey landed straight right to the body and left to the jaw. He rushed Wilson to the ropes with hard lefts and rights to the body. Downey landed a left to the chin. Downey missed right upper cut; Wilson landed a left to the chin at the bell.
 Round 4-Wilson took the offen- sive and sent hard left to his op- ponent's chin. Downey missed a left and Wilson caught him with right in the stomach. Wilson landed a hard right to the stomach and Dow ncy closed with two rights to the jaw. They were fighting hard in a clnch at the bell
 Round 5-Downey sent straight right to the nose. Downey landed a right to the jaw and took left hook in return. Wilson forced Downey to the ropes with body blows. Downey sent hard right to the stomach at the bell
 Round 6-Downey caught Wilson in his corner and met him with hard right and left to the stomach. Will son cut ,Downey's left eye with right Wilson's blows were landing often CT. They fought hard at close quar- ters.
 Round 7-Downey forced the fight ing and had the better of an ex- change at close quarters. Downey sent a straight right to the stomach. Wilson caught Downey with a left hook. They fought slowly.
 Round 8-Downey landed two rights 10 the body and one to the jaw. Wilson hooked Downey with his left. They clinched repeatedly Both missed many blows and were booed by the crowd.
 Round o-Trying for a knockout Downey landed his right twice on the jaw and once in the stomach He missed swing to the head and near ly fell Wilson landed left and right swing to the body. Downey was landing body blows oftener. He rocked Wilson at the bell with 9 right to the jaw.
 Round Io-Downey landed hard right and left to the body. Downey missed a right to the head and took several rights and left to the body. Downey missed as they went into clnch at the bell.
 Round II-Downey rushed Wilson to the ropes and sent two hard rights to the jaw. Wilson sent left hook to the stomach and they ex- changed body blows at close quar- ters Downey missed a right to the head and was hooked sharply by Wilson in the jaw. They exchanged rights, body blows and clinched.
 Round I2-Downey was trying hard but his blows did not seem to hurt Wilson. He sent hard right to the stomach. Downey landed a hard right to the jaw. They ex- changed lefts to the stomach. They fell into a clinch and exchanged lefts and rights at the bell. The weights were announced as: Wilson, I5o pounds, and Bryan Dow ney, I54H pounds.