Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-17
Dalton Puts OUer
Point Win in Mar.
Encounter at Fort
Boxing Fans lGiUen Usual
Thrills at Harrison ShOID-
Bridges Beats Soldier.
BY HEZE CLARK.

Jimmy Dalton of indianapolis never
fought better fight than he did last
night at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Dalton
had to fight, for Louie Lowell of An
derson is certainly one of the best light
weight boxers in the Hoosier State, ana
he forced Dalton TO battle all the way
through ten fast rounds Dalton Won a
decision, and with it the Lest claim to
the lightweight championship of the State
of Indiana.
Again the clubhouse of the FIT. Benja-
min Harrison Athletic Club was packed
with fight fans last night to see one OIL
the best boxing shows Of the year. The
newly constructed bleachers, which great
ly increased the seating capacity of the
building, were soon filed, and every inch
of standing room was taken. Delbert u.
Wilmeth. Judge of the city court, was
the guest of honor at the club and was
at the ringside.
Besides the main go between Dalton
and Lowell there were three other boxing
matches and a battle royal Bobble
Bridges Of Indianapolis won a decision
over Battling Morreallis in eight rounds
Of fast boxing. Morreallis, the fighting
soldier from FIT Harrison, seemed unable
to solve Bridges clever defense and the
tall indianapolis athlete outpointed the
soldier in six of the eight rounds.
The surprise came in the second pre-
liminary when Chuck Turner was out
q six-rOund fight. Mccoy won the de-
cision, for he completely outfought Tur-
ner after the first round Tall, and car
rying real kick in either glove, the
Morristown boxer proved willing mixer.
There was one disappointment on the
card, and that was the first preliminary.
Jimmie Tomecello knocked out Jimmy
Casey, but the disappointment was that
the boxer who was to have met Tomecello
failed TO appear and the FIT. Harrison Club
was forced to use q sui stitute.
The big crowd cheered its approval as
five husky negros climbed through the
ropes for the battleroyal. A giant yell
low colored man who called himself the
Belgian Baby stood in the center of the
ring and the other four each had a cor
ner. Then the fun started. The five
battled and there was 8 real scrap in
progress for almost five minutes when
two went down at the same time and
were pulled from under the ropes by
two soldiers. The Belgian Baby was
still IN the ring. tall, dark negro
was ,he-e and a little fellow who APP
peared to be the outsider" Both Of
the big fellows picked on the little man,
who was knocked down time and again,
but came up, landing rights and lefts on
its praise of the little mans efforts, but
he finally took the count, and then the
Belgian Baby disposed Of the exceedingly
dark boxer with a right swing to jaw.
In tho main go the fight fans witnessed
thirty minutes Of real fighting. Lowell
in the opening rounds. appeared to be
Dalton's equal in boxing and the first
two rounds were a good draw. Then
Dalton gained slight shade in the third
round. Lowell fought all the way in
spite Of the fact that Dalton had the bet
ter Of all rounds from the third to ninth.
Then Lowell won a home" with tho
fight fans for he came back in the tenth
round and outfOught Dalton. However,
Dalton during the entire fight had Il
wide margin on points and aggressiveness
and deserved the decision