The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-20
ART STIGALL, DAYTON,
wins BY SHADE over
BOXER FROM KANSAS

Art Stigall, of Dayton, won slight
shade over the Kansas Kid, Of Kansas
City, in 10 round contest which was
the main go of the boxing card given
at the Coliseum Wednesday night by
the Dayton Richmond Athletic associa-
ton. A rally in the last two rounds
almost gave the Kid a draw, after he
had taken considerable punishment In
the seventh and eighth rounds.
Stigall possessed good punch but
could not land on the shifty dark boy
from Kansas, whose good foot work
caused Stigall to miss many swings.
Stigall made many wild swings that
missed their mark by many inches:
Stigall was slow in delivering his
right and the Kid had plenty of time
to get out of their way.
Both lads started out rather slow
and were contented with feeling each
other out before starting the real fight
ing. The second round saw things be-
gin to liven up with Stigall being the
aggressor, but not being able to land
many effective blows. Kansas showed
plenty of foot-work and proved to be
hard man for Stigall to hit.
Swing to Wild.
Many times Stigall would work
Kansas into a corner where he would
have every advantage wanted, only
to miss many wild swings that seemed
to be swung without any sense of di-
rection. This counted heavy against
Stigall in points.
In the seventh round Kansas slowed
a little on his footwork and Stigall al
most put him out for the count. On
three different occasions did Kansas
hit the mat for short count and the
third one was up to eight when tie
bell saved him. The work of Stigall
in this round earned him the right for
a slight shade.
At the opening of the round, Stigall
rushed Kansas and landed several
body blows and several to the head
which slowed the Kid to some ex
tent, here Stigall shot over hard
smash to the head that sent his op
ponent to the mat for the count of six
several more hard blows to the head
sent him down for the count of four
and then the final one was right
swing that caught Kansas on the jaw
and almost put him out.
Stigall failed to put him out in the
eighth round and Kansas gained
enough strength to score heavy in the
ninth and tenth, having Stigall's nose
bleeding in the tenth.
Lasts 20 Seconds
| The seminal match proved to be
the shortest match that has been stag
ed here this year, when AL Lever o
Miamisburg, knocked out Kid Habblt
of Springfield, just 20 seconds aftel
the opening Of the first round. Leevel
| hit Habble just three times, rushing
| him he landed hard left to the stom
! ach and two blows to the head sen
him down for the count.
Russ Lee, the Richmond lad, proved
no match for Rocky Burns of Miamfs
burg in the second preliminary ant
! tossed the towel into the ring at tn,
start of the third round. Lee took con
| siderable punishment in the frs
round, and Burns battered him al
| over the ring in the second and sen
him down fir the count of eight in tn
second when the bell saved him.
K. o. Harold and Battling Leonard
both of Dayton, in the midget class pu
up classy exhibition for three round
at So pounds. These two lads put VI
a real fight and were given a hand b.
the fans throughout the contest
the close of the bout the lads wer
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