Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-07-07
BOGALUSA CELEBRATES FOURTH
IN MOST INTERESTING MANNER

lof Bogalusa, has the distinction of
being the first man to put over a
successful professional fight between
two white contestants here. Major
Friends show was everything that
could have been expected, if a large
crowd and three fast fights and as
many knockouts can be considered
authentic guages of success.
Young Kennedy, a newcomer in
the Crescent City leather-pusher
ranks, and Kid Gomez, veteran Of
many q hard-fOught, ham-and-bean
battle, staged the main bout of the
afternoon. The youthful Kennedy, a
lad Of some seventeen years, showed
himself to be an exceptionally prom
Using youngster, handing his more ex-
perienced opponent a neat lacing for
four rounds, and then firing of the
Suggest, stiffened out his right against
the receding jaw Of Gomez. The bell
saved Gomez. But in the next ses-
sion the Irish boy would not be de-
MED, and before the round had gone
two minutes Gomez suffered his first
kayO, and lying on his face in a
neutral corner, family heard the dole
full voice of Referee Sherman count
! ing him out. Gomez seconds pulled
an unforgivable "bull," however, by
throwing in the sponge before Sher-
man had counted eight, and were at
the receiving end of the acrimonious
opinions of Gomez after the battle.
The other eight round set-to be-
tween Phil Kelly and Sammy Can
trelle was neither as fast or as furi-
Gus at the Gomez affair. Kelly, SEEM
ingly the master throughout, took his
| time about landing the Memphis boy,
and after handing him an opiate in
the third waited until the fourth be-
| fore he crashed home a haymaker
that finished the whole affair.
The surprise of the whole show,
however, was given by the two coli
ored preliminary boys. Clarence
Young, the most formidable negro
! battler in the parish, met his Water
loo when Kid Hill, outweighed some
fifteen pounds, met his rush in the
final session with an assortment of
lefts and rights that staggered him,
and then landed on his chin, crashing
Clarence to the floor.
Chief Sherman, referee in the two
white bouts, and Ralph Henry, who
acted as third man in the colored set
to, are to be congratulated on the
proficient manner in which they
handled their work.
Athletic Events
Glenn Bonney was the individual
star in the athletic events, winning
six first places and one second in the
seven events he took part in. Glenn
was awarded exactly $4,000 and a
gold penknife for his share of the
! afternoons entertainment, and
proved to the other contestants the
value Of keeping in shape, and the
mistake of training on watermelon
half hour before a contest is held.
Legion Loses on Rain Insurance
The rain that the Legion had
taken out a thousand dollar insur-
ance to protect themselves against,
came at about four o'clock, and while
the sprinkle was enough to drive the
crowds to shelter and temporarily
break up the outdoor dance, did not
fall in sufficient quantity to regis
| ter the two-tenths of an inch neces-
sary before the legionaires could coll
lect. However, the rain cooled the
atmosphere considerably and the
crowd that returned to the park miss
ed the sweltering heat that marked
the earlier part Of the day.
Dances in Armory and Park Popular
Blanchard's Jazz Hounds started
the lovers of Terpsichore on the way
shortly after three o'clock on the
newly laid dance floor in Goodyear
Park, and from then on until after
the rain drove them to shelter the
dancers made good use Of the plat
form.
At night another big dance was
held at the armory, and it was esti-
mated that no less than forty couples
occupied the floor through each
dance.