Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-06
.DOWNEY AND WILSON
FIGHT TAME BOUT
New Jersey Commission Orders
Wilson's Share to be Held
Pending a Hearing.


johnny Wilson OF Boston, fought
twelve tame and uninterestins
rounds In their bout here yesterday
afternoon to settle their dispute over
the worlds middleweight champion
ahip.
Under the New Jersey law no Of
fetal decision was permitted. but Will
son retainer his championship belt,
the fight going the limit. How
ever. 1t was the opinion of n major
ity of newspapermen and fight ex-
perts at the ringside that Downey
won on points. lie forced the fight
Ing in most OF the rounds and land
ed the eleanest blows.
Wilson's performance was so un-
satisfactory to the New Jersey Box
ing Commission that they ordered
Promoter Tex Richard TO hold his
share OF the purse pending hearing.
When Wilson left the ring after
the bout he was booed loudly by the
crowd, while Downey deceived d
round of applause.
There was not semblance of q
knockdown ut any time during the
fight. Wilson fell into clinch at
every opportunity. and landed few
hard blows on his opponent. Downey
appeared to have the better of four
rounds. three went TO Wilson and the
others were even.
Fight by Rounds.
Round One-powney rushed from
his corner and landed the first blow,
left I'd the chin. Wilson boxed
cautiously Downey landed a left 70
the body and right to the jaw, rock
ing Wilson. Downey missed a vicious
right uppercut but landed a right to
the jaw. They ciinched at the bell.
Round Two-They clinched and
Wilson landed two light lefts on
Downey's Jaw. Downey missed a
right for the head. They exchanged
lefts to. the chin. There WIS little
lighting on the part Of either man,
both working for an opening.
Round Three-Downey landed
straight fight to the body and a left
to the Jaw. He rushed Wilson to the
ropes with hard Iefts and rights to
tre body. Downey landed left q
the chin. Downey missed right up
percut. Wilson landed a left to tn
chin at the bell.
Round Four-Wilson took the
offensive and sent hard left to his
opponents chin. Downey missed q
left and Wilson caught him with a
right in the stomach. Downey crossed
with two rights to the jaw. They
were fighting hard in q clinch at the
bell.
Round F1ve-Downey sent a
straight right to the nose. Downey
landed a right TO the jaw and took a
left hook in return. Wilson forced
Downey TO the ropes with body blows.
Downey sent hard right TO the
stomach at the bell.
Round Six-T-Downey caught Wilson
in his corner and hurt him with hard
rights and lefts to the stomach. WI
son cut down Downey's eye with 2
right. Wilson's blows were landing
oftener. They fought hard at close
quarters.
Round Seven-Downey forced the
fighting. and had the better OF an ex-
change at close quarters. Dowaey sent
a straight right TO the stomach. VIII
son caught Downey with left hook
| They fought slowly.
Round Eight-Downey landed twt
rights to the body and one to the jaw
Wilson hooked Downey with his left
They clinched repeatedly. Both missed
many blows and We're hooted by tht
| crowd.
Round Nine-Trying for knock
| out, Downey landed his right twice or
| the jaw and once in the stomach. Ht
missed a swing TO the head and near.
| ~ fell. Wilson landed lefts and rights
to the body. Downey was landing
body blows oftener. lie rocked Viii
son with a right TO the jaw at the
bell.
Round Ten-Downey landed hard
rights and lefts 10 the body. Downey
missed a right to the head and took
several rights to the body. Downey
missed, and they went into elinch at
the bell.
Round EIeven-Downey rushed
Wilson to the ropes and sent two hard
rights to the jaw. Wilson sent left
nook to the stomach and they ex-
changed body blows at close quarters.
Downey missed a right to the head
and was hooked sharply by Wilson in
the jaw. They exchanged fight body
flows and clinched.
Round Twelve-Downey was try
Ing hard but his blows did not seem 10
hurt Wilson. He sent d hard right 70
the stomach. Downey landed a hard
right on the jaw. They exchanged
Iefts to the stomach. They fell into
a clinch and exchanged lefts and
rights at the bell.
The New Jersey Boxing Commits
sion will decide next Thursday after
noon whether Wilson's guarantee OF
S35 900 will be held up further.
wilson's unsatisfactory work
prompted our action" said Charles
dcNair, member of the commission.
lie led eleven times in IL rounds"