Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-18
BY Associated Press.


NEW YORK. March i7.-Evcry seat
In Madison Square Garden was occupied
shortly after the start 0f the first pre-.
liminary bout. This was "a six.round
bout between George Kitson. local
bantamweight and Jimmy Tomosulu. ~
Elizabeth. y. j., which ended In
draw.
Lieut. Earl Baird. 4. S. 4. aviation
corps. ~ Seattle. and Joe Gordan. ~
Portland ore. fought ten rounds 20
draw They weighed i27 pounds each
Vincent Pepper" Martin. of Boston,
was awarded the judges decision over
George Young" Erne. NJ Buffalo at
the end Of their ten round bout.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. New
York. March i7.-They shook hands az
i0ls.
First Round.
Both landed light lcfts to the head
Ind then ODowd 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 O'Dowd couple
n times and O'Down again forced him
~ the ropes sending hard lefts and
rights a. the head. Wilson whipped his
left 10 the stomach and O'Dowd
cent right and left to the body and
head. They were sparrlng at the bell
Round Two.
In the second round they stood toe
to toe exchanging blows rapidly. Both
missed swings To the head. but each
reached his opponents body frequent.
". The round was even.
Round Three.
Wilson kept jabbing to the face and
o'Down sent solid right Ia the body.
following up with left and right to the
head. o'Dowd forced his man TO a
neutral corner with a hard right ON
Wilson's nose. Towards the close II
The round O'Dowd landed right on the
neck and Wilson shot his right to the
stomach, Both men were very careful
Round -Four.
Wilson jabbed Ia the fact and O'Duwd
crossed his right ~ the head and then
swung II to the body. Wilson ground
when Mike rushed him and then
oDowd landed his right on Wilson's
left eye. Wilson hooked his left L. the
head and O'Dowd rushed him tn the
ropes sending left and right Ia the
wind. Wilson missed left swing just
before the bell
Round Five.
Wilson hooked his right To the head
and at close quarters sent right and
left Ia the body. O'Dowd complained to
the referee that Wilson had some for.
,ign substance on his hair. The referee
slipped between them and examined
Wilson's head. and after smelling the
hair decided that the complaint was
not well founded There was grca,
deal Of long range sparring and then
they went 10 a clinch without any
damage being done.
Round SIX.
O'DOwd was short on couple nj
leads and then they exchanged body
blows. Wilson held Mike off with hi,
long right. but whenever they came 4,
close quarters the infighting was pretty
well divided equally.
Round Seven.
Up 10 this time O'Dowd had moi
stepped In with his usual rushing tac
tics. hut after sparring for a liitl,
while o'Dowd smashing his right tn tho
jaw twice without n return.
O'DOwd became more aggressive and
landed both left and right to the head
and jaw. while Wilson countercd ON IA,
body. o'Dowd sent right To head ant
body just before the bell.
Round Eight.
They exchanged lcfts and rights /,
the body and head and O'Dowd forced
Wilson 10 the ropes twice with righ
hand body blows o'Dowd staggered hi'
opponent with right hook to the jaw
and few seconds later swung hi,
right hard To the stomach Wilson
/ missed right hook for the head
o'Dowd landed with his right on tn
stomach and repeated the blow at III,
close II the round
Round Nine.
1 Wilson swung his left Ia the ribs an,
, sent his right To the body. O'Dow,
|. rushed his man into his own cornc
with right and left to the head. Wilson
i. had the better 81 some hard In fightinl
, at close quarters They were In hal
. clinch at the bell.
: Round Ten.
!. Wilson swung left to the body an
( o'Dowd crossed his right TO the jaw. !
lively mIxup followed. both men play