Grand Forks herald., 1922-04-28
Cyp Fern, Of Moorhead Win.
Over Smith In Fourth On
Foul; Spence Knocks Out
Ro.h In First And Quinn
Land. Sleep Producer On
Ysung Newark In The Sec
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"Kid~ Miller won more ring fame
last night and. incidentally showed the
fans that he 10 ready for bigger game.
The local middleweisht won over
Tommy Ray Of Fargo. by a technical
knockout in the eight round when
Referee julie Ulrich refused to permit
the battle to go farther. Both of the
Fargo boys eyes were swollen shut
and his face was hammered out Of
shape. but he was fighting every min
uto that he was on his feet. Miller
hoored Ray ten times in the seven
rounds.
Tho semi-wfndup ended in an un-
satisfactory manner, when Ulrich was
forced to give Gyp Ferris of Moor
head, the fight ON a foul in the fourth
round In his mix with Horace Smith.
Spence knocked Rosh out in the first
round of their scheduled six round
affair. while Arnold won by a shade
over Dudley. The curtain raiser end
!; I'd in the second round when Quinn
! knocked out Young Newark.
His Bese Fight.
Miller fought his best fiEht last
night Il was the opinion Of every
ono at tho rfnEside, that the kid is
! decidedly = conner. He was cool at
4 all times. and the aEgressor from the
Arst round on. His defense was prac-
/ ticauy impreEnable and he has de-
I veloped q left that has become vicious.
He used his right to great advantage
| also. following his left jab with heavy
! rights to he head and body almost at
will. He showed pretty shift that at
times completely opened the guard of
!, the Fargo boy.
credit for his nerve. In fact he had
more nerve than judgment, but even
when he was staggering about the
ring almost helpless he was still fight
ing and dangerous. He packs .
wicked punch and Miller never opened
himself to 1t by rushing Ray when he
appeared the weakest.
Miller opened tho 1irst round with
1eft jab that snapped the Fargo boys
head hack and in the second round
noored him four times. 1t appeared
that round, but each time Ray came
up fghting.
Down F6~ Tmes.
The Fargo battjer was fioored four
times in the second round, but before
z 9kHe &Ou8 9OuH0eQ IN tuA4 0tanx1 ne
+ was rushing the Grand Forks man
and swinging hard
~. Ray showed best in tho fourth
round. Although he took lots Of
;punlshment he managed to keep his
feet and tried hard to land an efEec-
tive blow. He could not land, how
ever and about an he received for. his
efforts w1s jabs IN the face.
In the fifth Miller knocked Ray
down again with straight left, but
the sixth ruund found the Fargo boy
goSng better Ag1in although one eye
I wa1 completely closed and the other
swelling fast.
The seventh found Ray unable to
so and after he had been fioored
staUee times with straight lefta. the
1utng saving him from further beat
Wing. Ulrtch persuaded the Fargo boys
seeunds TO call IT OF.
The fight was to have gone ten
was Mise Start
a pretty, fight was stopped when
Uhsch raised the hand Of Ferris in
the fourth round and awarded him
the AEht over Horace Smith, Things
were about even at that stage. No
one In the crowd believes that Smith
hit lOw Intentionally. He was direct
ing mo& o< his blown to the body and
EexxB W90 knOCktng them down.
Ukteh had warned the colored boy
previously and was forced to act when
he did.
There was fair exchange OF blows
: - the nrst round and Smith had the
sscond by a khaAe. the third vas
4, ov0A With both boys waiting for the
Ol1heEtNleAd- Ferris had 4 shade in
4 the f00Sth when he was fouled.
1hag Wa0 the nrst time the local
cosoFod boy has been asan in the ring
and he certainly showed that he has
bssn m tban before. Ferris was all
/ tint h0 waD r0puted to be md the
j boyU sesaDod to be about n evenly
! n1ztesae6 ~ they could be, both az to
WNghG speod and boxing ability. II
- sEooahserthat they viii be matched
J aEA1n.
: Afnar cl1nlsngtng anyone in the
sta1Hatsf16 pounds, Spence walked In
and kn0ened out Rosh In the ffrst
\ r0Qn6 o6 their schedaIed SIX round
b00t affr . n1inuta and ten seconds
Of Aghetng. He; doubled Rosh up with
Ia Ftek ON, tho splor plexus and put
i h1m d0wn and ont with 4 left on the
/ haekr0k TIE neck.
\ Gou6 Rnesle.
DudlU oDd Arnold, bod Of GRIND
4 llotk3 PIT up . good exhibition, Ar
lnoA v11aenE BY shade. The arst
lxpN1a y1R 1auGhAbls AAAar. Each
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