The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-09-10
RIVET WINS OVER
QUINA ON POINTS
1885, Founders Put Up Tame Fight for
Ten Rounds in Which
Quina Stalls.

The third smoker given by the City
Athletic club last night was thorough
ly enjoyed by a large number of mem
bers of the club and their lacy friends.
The smoker consisted of five bouts,
three three-round preliminary affairs.
one six-round semi-mind up bout and
the big ten-round match between Kid
Quina of Mobile and Sailor Rivet OF
New Orleans, and the last and most
thoroughly enjoyed Bell Go" between
four dusky boys.
Before the fight commenced Referee
McGraph spoke of the success of the
club and how its success depended on
the members and asked them to re-
frain from being boistrous because
numerous lady friends of the members
were there and they intended to have
more of these events where the ladies'
can attend with their escorts.
The first event was a 3-round bout
between Black Tom Dorsey and Kid
1killemall, both weighing 1876 pounds.
Tom won the fight, for he led all the
way and knocked the Kid through the
ropes in the second round and led the
fighting all during the third. Referee
McGraph awarded the decision to Tom.
The second event was between two
black 155 Founders, Battling Davis
sand Knockout Bannon. Davis led the
fighting all the way, knocking Ban
non through the ropes in the first but
the gong saved him. Davis led the
non quit.
The third was between Joe Laforce
and Tom Bradshaw, 140-pounders
from the air station. Laforce, toward
the close of the first round caught
Bradshaw on the chin and stunned
him so that he was unable to continue
the fight. Many people thought he
was hurt but before the main event
he came back in the ring to show the
audience he was not but was just
stunned. The crowd gave three cheers
for Bradshaw.
The semi wind up six-round bout
between Battling George Bond and
Geo. Ruby of the Air Station went
three and one-half rounds with Bond
getting the best of the fight all dur
ing the clinches. In the fourth Ruby
claimed Bond fouled him but the ref
Ruby was able to continue whereupon
Ruby quit and Bond was awarded the
decision.
journal Gives Rivet Decision.
The main event of the evening was
the bout between Kid Quina of Mo-
bile and Sailor Rivet of New Orleans,
both were announced as weighing 135
pounds. The fight started at $50
sharp and went the full ten rounds,
but was a very tame affair. Quina
stalled all during the fight and seemed
to fight defensive game all the way
through. He never mixed it only when
in close quarters and all in all seemed
too tough for Rivet who led the fight
ing in every round except the fourth
when Quina came out crouching and
Rushed Rivet, landing several swift
blows, but his enthusiasm only lasted
a little while, as he fell back into his
stalling tactics. Quina was the coolest
of the two and had he wanted to mix
it the fight would have been very in
teresting, but as it was only Rivet led
the fighting with Quina fighting a de-
fensive game. Had Rivet had enough
punch he would have knocked Quina
Oul lOil6 DSlO1G luS emu OA luS ten
rounds. Quina seemed harder than
Rivet and stood his blows with COM
parative ease. At the end of the fight
the fans started hooting Quina for
not mixing more. Rivet was leading
all the time and had the best of al
most every round on points and in
spite of the fact that Referee Nc
Graph called the fight draw, The
Journal gives the newspaper decision
to Rivet.
The last event of the evening was
perhaps the most thoroughly enjoyed
by the fans. The BELL Go" was the
name of the bout. Four dusky boys
with a small bell in one hand and
glove on the other and bindfolded,
mixed it, swinging wherever the bell
could be heard and proved the most
laughable affair of the evening. Il
was a scream all the way through and
was aT1iovad vary Y,o,,c1, ~ Gil