South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-29
THREE KNOCKOUTS
FEATURE BOXING
CARD AT OLIVER
Welsh Stops Berry in Third
Semi Windup Furnishes
Best Scrap of Evening.

Three OF the four bouts put on az
the Oliver theater last night before
some 700 fight fans terminated
rather abruptly. All except the cur
tain raiser were short and sweet
Welsh stopped Berry in the third OF
scheduled 1O-round bout: in the
semi windup Red Curry halted Sol
der Elliot in the sixth OF an eight
round bout; and Frank Udivardi was
knocked for a goal by Steve Niebar
In the first OF a four-rouDd affair in
the second bout OF the evening.
The main go was more or less Of
a fzzle. Fans who expected 10 see
La real scrap were disappointed. II
was a poorly matched bout. One
couldn't be sure that Welsh has i'm
proved because his opponent was an
absolute blank. All he had was a
pair of boxing gloves. The proven
bal prayer was missing. Berry
looked altogether too blank to pos
sess the faculty of uttering a prayer.
However, this much is certain about
the bout:
Several Falldowns.
Berry's vocation is not boxing.
He would do much better at a drill
press or some other kindred occu-
patton. Welsh looked good. Nat
urally ne would against an opponent
Of Berry's calibre. Eddie displayed
nice form and socked his opponent
at Will. Before the second round
was half gone, Eddie slipped a right
70 Berry's chin. The Wolverine
dropped like a mess OF batter. He
took the count Of three and arose
Eddie sent him to the floor again
with a left This time frankie took
the count of nine The bell saved
Berry from further acquaintance
with the canvas.
The third round had barely start
ed when Welsh again popped a
couple OF blows to the region OF
Berry's physiogomy. Berry again
went 10 the floor. He arose only to
get another kiss which sent him
sprawling down again. He attempt
ed TO arise and succeeded. but
Referee Smith stopped the bout.
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didn't lay a glove on Eddie EXCEPT
in the clinching And they were
merely but light taps.
Elliot Shows Gameness.
Soldier Elliot OF Culver gave one o.
the gamest exhibitions ever staged
within a roped square against Red
Curry Of Kalamazoo in the semi
windup. The bout was scheduled to
go eight rounds. but Elliot was out
at the end of the sixth without
touching the floor.
In the beginning Of the second
/ Curry shot a snappy left TO Elliot's
head which opened a nasty cash
near the soldiers left eye which be-
gan TO bleed profusely. Curry kept
Fostering Elliot on his poor side
and eventually had Elliot in such a
bad state Of affairs that the bout
had to be stopped in order to save
the Hoosier from further punish
ment and what seemed to be a sure
knockou
The bout opened with both -
showing no aversion to mixing. FL
lot had a shade the better of to-
first by virtue OF landing several
telling lefts TO his opponents head.
What happened in the second has
already been told. Curry allowed
Elliott 10 rush from then on and
smacked home many telling blows
Elliot also landed many hard blows
and had Curry bleeding from the
nose. However. Curry gave n good
exhibition OF ring tact and cleverly
blocked most Of Elliot's rushes.
Elliot had plenty Of heart and al
/ though he could see but from his
one eve he kept trying to land a
| telling blow which would send
! Curry into a state Of coma But he
/ didn't. Nevertheless he put up a
good fight and was given a rousins
hand. as was his victor. the sorrel-
| topped ambidextrous Curry, wher
| the bout was stopped.
! HItzsimmons Referees.
| Niebar and Udivardi started out
at a dizzy pace and when the round
was barely half gone Steve con
cluded the argument by landing his
haymaker to the point of Edwards
! chin IL was a clean Knockout and
/ Udivardi was comical when he was
| helped 10 his feet and while he was
| retiring TO the dressing room
! Steve Kovacs and George Santley
boxed to a four-round draw in the
/ curtain raiser Both lads mixed
freely and put on a good entertain.
ment.
Floyd F'itzsimmons Benton Har-
/ Dor promoter. refereed the first two
/ bouts Of the evening.