The Washington times., 1921-11-19
11IEoRNG WOULD BE PROVED
WAIHlNCTON| TIMECJ PORD


the injury was not serious and did not
both the southpaw much. Bowen was
still on tn eaggressive, driving hard
rights and lefts to the body and now
and then shooting one to the face.
Ahearn was fighting on the defense.
trying to keep Bowen away with q
long right lab. This was not entirely
successful, Bowen getting inside Of
it time and time again.
The seventh round was Q rough SEES
sion for Ahearn. They had not been
working long when suddenly Bowen
landed solidIy with a right to Ahearn's
jaw Dow. he sank to the floor. He
was not q and, showing excellent
generalship, took the full COUNT Of
nine on his kee.
Before Goldie could quite get his
bearings he stopped another. and once
more hit the floor. He was weakened
a bit, but not dazed. and waited for
Referee O'Connor to reach ninth be-
fore rising tohis feet. Those rights to
the jaw. upsetting Ahearn. were the
best blows Bowen landed In the ten
rounds. They were not enough to
stop the long-legged southpa&.
Ahearn Ii Clinching.
Ahearn was weak when heeeighth
round began, and he was falling into
clinches at every opportunity. Bowen
landed several solid rights to the body.
but spent most of his time pushing
Ahearn away, with the latter push
ing against him.
The ninth round was a repetition, of
the eighth, both boxers being tired
and apparently saving themselves for
whirlwind finish in the tenth.
Ahearn's left eye had been cut in
the seventh. and in the tenth a wallop
opened 1t badly, blood flowing down
his nose. Bowen kept after that
mark, landing on II once or twice.
Ahearn, who had been holding his left
hand in reserve some twenty miles
behind the front lines, managed to
land 1t twice or three times In that
tenth session. Bowen WINGED under
1t, too, but 1t was too late, and the
final bell found Bowen declared the
victor.
Neither Boxer Hurt.
Neither Bowen nor Ahearn was
hurt in the slightest by his exertions
over those ten fast rounds. Ahearn's
left eye required attention and got It.
Bowen was unmarked. Both lads had
trained faithfully and, aside from q
loss of wind, they were in good shape
fifteen minutes after the bout ended
Jumbo" Eggleston was lucky In
his contest with Sailor Woodman, q
seaman gunner. Jumbo" forced the
boxing from the start, swinging shor,
lefts and rights to his taller rivals
body and head. Woodman, however
was a fair Boxer and he was stabbing
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face with discouraging frequency.
In the third round Jumbo" showed
signs of firing rapidly. A jab had
brought the claret from his noble
proboscis. His swings had Slapped
his own strength and Woodman wal
hammering his ribs. Jumbo" ap
peared~ In a bad way just as some
miscreant outside the building snip
ped the electric light wires.
He Gets 1t Over.
For some eight or ten minutes two
linemen worked on the wires and
when the lights. came back the
round was ended. In the fourth
Eggleston. refreshed by his long rest
came out strong as a bear. AS hi
let go a swinging right. Woodmar
came in. The right landed flush or
his jaw and he heard the cuckoo
| chirp.
The "Chuck" Reuhjn-Kid Bosse
| bout was interesting and fast. The
big crowd was Enthusiastically with
the tattooed man. He kept after the
Baltimorean all the way, but wasted
many OF his blows on Bosses arms
and shoulders. Bosse had a pretty
right hand that landed often enough
| to give him a shade in the estima
ton Of the referee.
The decision was greeted with
boos and cat-calls. but no angry far
cared to climb through the ropes and
| do anything about it. That's too
bad. for some Of the growls seemed
to foreshadow a better bout than tn,
/ Reubin- Bosse affair Such Ia life!