The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-11
LARGE AUDIENCE
WITNESSES BOUT
At CONVENTION
HALL LAST MI CHIT
by BILL KROHN

by BILL kROHN
The general opinion of the large
audience uhat witnessed the boxing
exhibition at Convention Hall last
night seemed To be that efther Six
Shooter Morse back-firei and laid down
for the count in the sixth round or
else The blow which he received inn
mediately prior 10 reaching for the
toor hit him on a spot which does
not require much force. 1t is true
hat the blow was struck where it
Nigh; prove decisive, but there was
very little force behind It and it was
landed with a flat glove on the
left temple Speedy Sparks showed
fine form in the sixth round, and no
conbt would have put the X. o. on
Morse had the latter waited for il,
Tor Speedy drove "a blow TO the jaw
in the early part of the sixth which
would have dszed any fighter. Up 10
the sixth the fight was draw, with
the exception of one round which
was sigassly in favor of Sparks.
The first preliminary proved to be
four-round draw, and was as good
fight as might be expected from
youngsters. Both the kids" Jack
Stubblefield and Vernie Whtten,
proved themselves game and fought
throughout the entire four rounds
One OF the best fights seen in this
city was four-round preliminary be-
tween Bill Lewis and William Cor
rell. These fellows are mere boys.
about le years OF age. Lewis outweigh
ed Corrsli and was larger in size. but
correll outfouglst and out-pointed him
throughout the entire go. Correu has
in him the makings OF coming
champ and he grew very popular with
The observers from the very start of
the bout by the clean manner in which
he Landed his blows The boy lacks
sufficient force behind his blows
was this alone which saved Lewis from
receiving the K. O.
A very interesting semi-win1up was
y four round bout between Rusty
Finley and Battling Wagner Wagner
was bigger than his opponent, but
Rusty managed to get his punches
in and succeeded in gaining a draw
after the battle was over" These
fellows had the crowd on their toes
during the third and fourth round
~nen they "mked" 1t up and ex-
changed punch after punch 10 the
head. AT the end OF the fourth round
both fighters were dazed and stood in
rhe center OF the ring looking al each
ocher. 1t was peculiar sight.
but both OF the men won the. admir-
alton OF the spectators on account OF
the fact they neither attempted TO lay
down. They were both in a fog. and
naturally could do nothing more than
remain motonless. A hearty round OF
spplsuse followed rhe exit Of these
boys from the ring.
uilo Gibbs. the local boxing promot-
er. refereed the preliminaries and
ssmi-wtndup. The main bout was re-
fsreed by Fighting Bob" sswn, the
sx-satlor who Is leduring in this
vicinity sgainst bolshevism.
Preceding the opening or the box
ing programme, Sawu delivered a stir
tfis SuoicSS 10 tue duulcHce IN WnlCn
he spoke OF his purpose in lecturing
against bolshevism and consigned The
radicals 10 the place where there is
no Ice trust" he challenged any
Dolsheviki who might have unfor-
runaiely been present. stating that
ht did not care whether the red"
weighed $50 or 1900 pounds. whether
he was four or fourteen feet tail. |
or no matter what was or what was |
rot the matter with him No one
accepted Sawn's challenge
Sawn referred 10 his recent trip 10
Springer where be had spoken 10 an
audience which he stated was com
posed FOR the most part OF socialists !
He stated that he usually spoke where |
The audiences did not gres him hear |
lily. but where he was in enemys
ranks. Casually he mentioned the fact |
mat during his lecture tour he had
been shot twice, and beaten up often.
nut that he in,ended to continue his
iecturing against the reds" as long
ss he lived Sawn has been Ijgh.-weiLht
champion o, the L. :. navy and
nss TWO Championship cups.