The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-11
n BRUCE COPELAND.

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sli.ine left jab and enabled Arlos
r. y,anius Of Oklahoma City. to out
hi Jimmy Brady Of Chicago, in
IN rounds Of their 1O-round wind
% last night in the old Davenport
ruory under the auspices Of the
nyenport legion. Brady collected
iuur rounds and one was even.
Brady started out at a terrific
elip and boxed, for all the world,
Ne Tony Caponi. erstwhile Island
:. He outreached Tanning BY at
Iaast four or five inches and kept |
tcking his long left into the little |
okishoman's face, but without no
treable effect. Brady got into dan
af every time he got in close, Fan
ling being by far his master at in
lShting. !;
It was in this department that
hnning carried the fight. None OF
l.ady's long range tactics appeared
. d sting the little battler enough to
NV him up. Brady was SO agile
"a his left arm worked SO fast that
ltnning had to chase him all
around the ring in order to draw
lin in. Brady would be lucky to
n more than two Ineffective
Duaches on Tanning in the clinches.
1t Arlos scored repeatedly on the
ledy.
Brady Distressed
Brady showed signs Of distress in
nveral OF these furious mixups,
ut whether or not he was on the
Mrge of knockout cannot be as
urtained. What might have saved
brady was his propensity to wrap
ks long, skinny arms about Fan
ling in such a way as to render the
lkle fellows infghting to little
sail Brady became more respect
hl Of Fanning's body punching as
Ne bout wore on and clinched re-
IDAtedly in the last several rounds.
Brady stepped out and set a fur
ieas pace in the first round and
1Tried the session by fast boxing,
While Tanning strove doggedly to
dect an opening. Arlos discov-
I'D that Brady didn't like them in
u stomach and exchanged blow
X blow for an even count in the
second. Tanning took the mex
tlree rounds. Arlos did all the
lghting; Brady all the boxing
1ndy would lead invariably will
q hs left. Tanning would counter
With = right to the stomach ant
hsn deliver four or five more u
he clinches.
Tanning remained on the defen
I'VE throughout the sixth. Will
Stady danced. around pecking hin
With his left. Tanning appeared t
= waiting for his second wind AMI
allowed Brady to carry the round
Afios came back and carried tn
SEVENTH and eighth rounds withou
afuly a variation from the third
'Mrth and fifth.
Brady Lacks Punch.
Brady all but evened the fight il
ue last two rounds, but the fac
III ~ his punches carried NO stin;
9 RAINING stood him in poor stea
= overcome the little fellows 6
III Nand point lead The Chicagoa
wand up the battle in better boz
IS condition than Tanning. br
- latter kept slamming away o
NJ q hm, taking Brady's left
head without interruption /
oef to get in his body punish
I. The last two rounds wei
Suly nip-and-tuck affairs I
10y carried the edge On his q
Il peior boxing.
\ sonnny Donahue OF Rock Islau
= out scored his third SUGGEST,
ockout in his semi-vindup a
Il With bird named McCarth
~ vas substituted for Your
npps Of Philadelphia at the Ia
~ neot. Mccarthy proved q ver
~ human punching bag. +
sat enough to stop . dozen otl
- but still he refused to yiel
UAmina and fighting hea
~ supreme and elected Il
ysolts Of the packed arena.
suaaue gave as good an exhit
~ OF punching power rs ev
y aeen in tri-city ring, scoril
AcCarty at will with eve
blcw-and then some. N
.s"' despite his doggedness al
siul holding. was rendered /,
out in the last two rount
Nee Dietz was impelled to D
Cnicagosn away time aft
when Donahus would clip b
Jaw and precipitate q d.
s0nahue carried every round
ae margin and boxed q
III with the all the skill Of
a paon. The ash accorded n
~ . rousing reception after
stayed the limit. they N,
tIS9H that aA.