The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-25
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Y~ssaestorn Ohip. xnd ,>harLeN Dixon.
colored Of Washington. Ia. marked las
evenings 4sst AOxhax saow vi five g""i
bouts held In the Nark"t Auditorium.
under the auspices OF Wheeling Pos No.
l. Of the American Legion.
AhH kearney. the fast Huntington
hGttt+4r, who was knor'kcd out last W<u-
neSday aIxht In biz home town by JACK
Shepna "a che rYn.tnnati srTappr", bit
the duSt in the second round OF thc ma III
bout OF The ahow. Re had held IN" tirSt
round cio$e. and started rushinS Jones
In the sAcond. but ~as ne: sith raSl'
Of blows and he went down t"r the
c0Nnt
Charles Dixon. lankl Washington pa
scrspner, played with EattlinS Md Nc'-
-. Ger thr<e nONsas - th<t- Srac<tu ir''
six rot,nd bout. but started ttSatihg III
earAeSAt nj the foart b. and Nelson Sec
oad A.~rsd q soaked towel in the ring.
fhc bouts last evening were taSt from
beginning 10 end. and should have hert'
witnessed by large crowd h""tNe''
ths warm weather aided ~ Keeping
many 'tAAs out ~ doors. and the CROW"
was sman but enthusiastic
o1snsr Good.
To open the card. Jimy Britt Of u.l$-
burg. xaacked up against nattitnc
Croundhor for four rounds. To haxih
the fixhi. ErSundhog knorksd ms nan
down. hut the red headed NrIiSouIEes
WAS right hack for more. IN tht Se.oho
ne tontiAAe1 covering up. ana tne loHn'
hoy won rho rouRl 10y SliGht m2rSm'
In the third RriVt opened M. and tn"
fur flew. He WIS all over Fronrdh"S
NJ times. while ,;roundhog was swing .
inr An appercut tnat would have raise.
the roof OF :. house. The red headed
pniny Wild the lf''lTlu
and opened . bad cut % 0foununos
fo,ehead. The local boy MAS i""r'S
gone at the bell.
The second was the boat OF the ro'orH"
and kept in bbtnx the local boy IN inc
face. lie tried hard to remove ErlS"n
mastache from the beginning. out tahru'
rbe second MAS Dixon's round again
Nelson hanging on the ropes ~htt'' thr
washiartoA lad stood in the middle or
the rin0 rrinpiG at the local hoy. Ihe
third was the same as the second rNrepe
that Nelson's nose started o!cedihS
furious and At the bell. the h'VIer
WAS arnia hanging on. In the fonftn
make the P-rth Amb"E explosion moN
mild and the result WAS m" towel after
the first minute Of fighting.
JShanJ VAsshSr Usa-
Johnny yaSrher won n COOL decision
over Ray Parks. Of Steuoenriii"' IN mr.
farewell bout As wheeling pot' Jim
ny clexeriy outfoaSht l'arks. put SaS
kept moving all the tlme oH '"e HN
benvillc boy.
PARKS hit the frs, blow. a hard smack
TO the stomach that sounded IKE CH"-
non, but u WIS only enough 10 anger
vascher. and he was All over MS ant
before the boil. He WAS hitting ParS,
al win and Il looked like the bout would
end in the second. but Parks was game
and was always crouching with Il nay
maker packed ava! in his right.
Sascher was the aggressor IN 'ne Sc g.,
action all the time. and kept %:ckeo
lab going 10 the face that worried FarSs.
The third was about even. with PARKS
showing better foCm. he Was tr!ins
hard TO Land body blow that "ouIu
count, while Nascher Kept working on
The fourth vent 10 Vascher again.
who was trying hard to open on ms OPP
. ponenps face. Pnrks kept coserius
tight. while vascher VAS the aSSressoe
all the time. 49, .,,,,
and was trying hard TO land X: " out
his blows missed. He won snane III
the round. however. The sixth saw
Essche. fighting hard for o a,esp pro
Queer but he NAs unable 10 Connect
- rhs SSaif1Aaa-
tn civ. 8, decision in the Tim DreXler-
.Rilly Williams bout would be hatn
matter. Billy gave the rittSourEher
hard rum for his money. while Jimmy
took plsaty Of punishment ana was
WAYS in the ring looking for more;
AMI knocked the reriran to the floor Tor
a count Of six. williams Was on ms
feet again. but could not meet Drexler'
who was landing SHINING blows.
In the second Williams starred push
inr a ftcr his man in an effort TO even up
The score Tor the first roun. Williams
WA making Drexler swing often ana
F.. co0est seldom. while Jimmy VAS IanolnS
mach harder when he did connect. Inc
third was BilIy's easy, as ne mac pA'
rain of blows on him against the ropes
Nh. the bell The fourth found ootn boys
slower. and more tired but they were
both willing TO mix. and 2noeu S"'le
hard blows. Williams Xert P!n!II ~
Dyexler's head and face. while the Pitts
tnirrher was hitting to the body. IN
H. fIfth Williams had his man groSgy'
bn, the bell saved him. His nose was
Needing, and he was covered Win
blood. The sixth went 10 Dre1ler oy
margin.
Tho result of the final bout was read
ux seen when the fighters entered.
Kearney was Ohoopy as Ire stepepd In 70
the ring and seemed morose from inc
beginning. He was fast IN tne llse
round. but lacked the pep 70 drive over
a knockout. and at the end ~as tired
The second saw kearney ruShinS
Jones hard. while Jones took the pun
ishment for few minutes and then
turned on his opponent. He landed sew
er.i nd ones that rocked the Hunting
TON lads frame. adm It was all over
Kearney dropped 70 the mts- ~ Sne
count OF eight he tried TO arise. but
couidnt. He MAS still unconscious when
led from the ring.
The card az a whole Was a good one.
and IL future cards are as good. good
crowds are expected 10 attend.