Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-18
CROWD
SEES WILSON
AND O'D0WD
Wilson Claims He Fought
Under Handicap; ODowd
Declares He Was Fouled

New York. March lS.-Johnny
Wilson, who successfully defended his
title as middleweight champion in the
15-round bout with Mike O'Dowd at
Madison Square GArden last night, to-
day received az his share of the re-
ceipts $42.50O.N 1
Wilson was an unknown a year ago
and his admirers recalled today that
it was only a few years ago that he
received $11.00 for fighting against
Knockout Sweeney.
O'Dowd. the former title holder, re-
ceived guarantee of $4,000. The
contest was witnessed by 1896 per-
sons-one Of the largest crowds that
ever assembled for a. boxing match in
the historic structure.
1t was announced today by Wilson'S
manager that the title holder fought
with a sprained right hand. suffered
in a training bout last Sunday.
O'Dowd reiterated charges made dur
ing the fight that he had been struck
examined him corroborated his state
mentS.
First Round.
Both landed light lefts at the head
and then O'Dowd rushed his man to
the ropes. sending right and left to
the head and right hard to the body.
Wilson. who fights left handed.
with the right foot extended, jabbed
ODowd a couple Of times and
O'Dowd again forced him to the
ropes, sending hard lefts. and rights
to the head. Wilson whipped his left
and. left to the body and head. They
we're snarrinE at the bell.
Round Two.
In the second they stood toe to toe
exchanging blows rapidly. Both miss.
ed swings to the head. but each
reached his opponents body fire.
%auently. The round was even.
Round Three.
Wilson kept jabbing to the face
and O'Dowd sent a solid right to- the
body. following up with left and RICH,
to the head. O'Dowd forced his mar
into a neutral corner with a hard RICH,
on Wilson'S nose. Towards the close
of the round O'Dowd landed right or
the neck and Wilson shot his righ'
to the stomach. Both men were YER,
careful.
! Round Four.
Wilson iabbed to the face ant
O'Dowd crossed his right to the head
and then swung it to the body. Will
son broke down when Mike pushet
him and then O'Dowd landed hi
right on Wilson'S left eye. Wilson
hooked his left to the head an,
O'Dowd rushed him to the ropes
sending left and right to the wind
Wilson missed a left swing Just be
fore the bell.
Round Five.
/ Wilson hooked his right to the hes,
and at close quarters sent right an
left to the body. O'Dowd complain
ed to the referee that Wilson ha,
some foreign substance on his hail
The referee stepped between ther
and examined Wilson's head. Afte
smelling the hair he decided that tn
complaint was not we'll founded
There was 2, great deal of long rang
)sparring and then they went into
clinch without any damage hein
done.
Round Six:
O'Dowd was short on a couple O
leads and hen they exchanged bod
blows. Wilson held Mike off with hi
long right. but Whenever they came {
close quarters the infighting VA
pretty equally divided.
Round Seven.
Up 10 this time O'Dowd had nc
stepped in with his usual rushin
tactics. but after sparring for a littI
while O'Dowd smashed his right twic
to the jaw without a rcturn. O'Dow
became more aggressive and lande
both left and right to the head an
Jaw while Wilson countered to tn
body. o'Dowd sent a eight to tn
head and body just before the bell.
Round Eight.
They exchanged lefts and rights t
body and head and O'dowd force
Wilson to thu ropes twice with rigk
hand body blows.
O'dowd staggered his opponer
with n right hook to the jaw and
few seconds later swung his rigt
hard to the stomach.
wilson missed a right hook fo
the head. O'Dowd landed with h
right on the stomach and repeate
the blow at the cloEe Of the round.
Round Nine.
Wilson swung his left to the rit
and sent his right twice to the bod,
ODowd then rushed his man into h,
own corner with right and left to tn
head. Wilson had the better Of som
hard infighting at close quarter
They were in a half clinch at tn
bell.
Round Ten.
Wilson swung left to the body an
O'Dowd crossed his right to the jaw
A 1{vo1SyE poiv,,1 f~1Y~.yol LokL -
playing for the body. Wilsonshooke
his right to the head and O'Dowd sci
a straight right over the heart. AIT.
some close work O'Dowd crossed h
right to the jaw, sent his left to II
body and brought his right up to tt
head again. O'Dowd sent anothl
right to the head before they wei
to their CORNERS.
Round Eleven.
O'Dowd missed a swing and the
went into a clinch. Then they e,
changed body blows. There was
= couple of rapid exchanges on the hes
n body and then O'Dowd hooke
y his. right to the ear. Wilson's lor
right jabs seemed to bother O'Dov
but he. however, got in q couple
half arm rights to the body and til,
they finished the round in q clinch {
the ropes.
Round Twelve.
Wilson landed two heavy iefts /.
body, and O'Dowd complaint
that one Of them landed low.
The referee did not heed him a
then OsDowd rushed and had the be
ter q fast mixup "A which the