Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-22
LEGION BOXING
BOUTS ARE HELD
TWO KNOCKOUTS SHORTEN
LONG SCHEDULE OF
EVENING

The thirty rounds of boxing pro-
yinded for Wausau fans by Talbot
Montgomery Post, American Legion,
at Rothschild park auditorium last
Thursday evening. were considerably
shortened by two knock-outs, both in
the first round OF their respective
bouts
The first came in the preliminary
bout between Eddie Kammerer Of
Wausau, and Young Carvin of Ken
osha, scheduled for four rounds. This
was Kammerer's first appearance in
regulation ring and only his second
bout before an audience. He seemed
nervous. For the first minute Car
win had his hands full The Wausau
boy rushed things from the start and
drove his opponent around the ring,
sending him into the ropes with a
hard swing to the jaw. The blow
brought vigorous applause from the
audience and dazed Carvin slightly.
Back on the other side of the rinf,
Kammerer left an opening which the
rangy Kenosha lad promptly took adj
vantage Of with a hard left to the
jaw, flooring Kammerer for the count.
At the count of eight ne tried to get
up but fell back again. Time one
minute and thirty seconds.
Both boxers suffered broken bones,
Kammerer in his right thumb and
Carvin in his left hand. With plenty
of punch and grit, the Wausau boy
gives promise of good work after more
experience.
Bout Too Brief
af "a Go
run-in with Joe Nelson of Pittsburg,
10 a prompt close with Knockout in
twtney seconds. Matty was in great
favor with the fans who gave him a
roUsing cheer upon his appearance
They looked for a real fight for his
reputation had preceded him and the
consequent brief duration of the bout
was somewhat of a disappointment.
The round opened quietly enough
with a bit of sparring and light
exchange of taps. The Knockout blow
happened suddenly; the audience was
unprepared for 1t and took a few sec
onds to realize what had happened.
The finishing blow was a short left
upper cut to the side of the jaw, trav.
cling just far enough ito get there.
Nelson was off guard and after the
blow fell into half clinch, Smith
pushed him off and he rell to the floor.
II took about a minute and a half to
revive him so that he was able TO
leave the ring
There was only a quarter pound diff
ference between the two in weight,
but Smiths superior condition was
evident upon his appearance. Nelson
declared that he was not satisfied that
he had done his best and arrange
ments were made at once for another
bout to take place shortly.
Slow Mntch
Spike Henderson OF Wausau, aud
Fred Brick OF Milwaukee. Travelled
their scheduled six rounds to a draw
in rather slow bout. There was
much in-nghting and cInching and
the referee warned both men, Brick
particularly in the third In this
round Henderson liyened things up
somewhat and kept Brick on the de.
fensive though his punches lacked
steam, Brick turned the tables in the
next and landed. effectively on Hen
derson's nose. whereat the latter Slow
ed up and took thv defensive. The
fifth round Went the other way again.
Henderson getting In the most punch
es but without much erect. The last
round showed more speed than the
preceding ones. Henderson opened
with one that landed right away but
Brick was fairly well able to keep
on OF the way of the rest of them,
doing little offensive work himself.
The wind-up between Jack McDon-
aid, idol of the Nausau fans, and Mil !
lard Johnson of Racine, demonstrated
some fast action for bout of the !
light -heaVyweight class. Both men
were under the $50 pounds scheduled. /
Macdonald Mt l19& and Johnson at |
l6fA In the first half Of the ten !
rounds the difference in weight was
not noticeable In the action Johnson
was active and light on his feet and
TOOK the aggressive with good effect.
In the third round il looked as though
Johnson was going to have things his
way but Macdonald was not sufficient
~ shaken and grew Steadier, taking
rather severe punishment. In the lat
ter half he showed that he was good
Tor much more and the gong at the
close OF the eighth was relief to
his opponent
We're Worn Out
Both men were fairly well worn ont
in the final round Blows went wild
and guarding was poor. Hits were
exchanged freely but there was lit
Tie back OF them and not much eff.
fective work done. The bout was a
pleasing one all round. Both men
were clean boxers ana quick. pleas
ant grins We're frequent. much 10 the
delight Of the fans, who were inclined
"a give Macdonald a shade over his
opponent on the outcome.
Before the start OF the wind-up.
Bud Fisher of Marathon. annonnceS
that he challenged the winner of the
match. Joe Steinhauer OF Madison
was referee and did his work very
satisfactorily.
More bouts are promised nv the COM