White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-09
OFFICERS STOP FIGHT;
DUNN WHIPS BROOKS

The boxing carnival which took
place in Bio hall as a part of the
Fourth of July celebration, terminal
ed unsatisfactory when the main
bout between Dunn and Brooks was
stopped under the direction of Sheriff
Nicholson and District Attorney Wal
kcf and all bets were declared of.
The interference by the officials was
loudly protested against by the back
ers of Dunn, who claimed that in all
fairness they had won their wagers,
and this contention received the sup
port of the large audience.
During the fourth round of the
bout Sheriff Nicholson crawled
through the ropes. where he was fol
! lowed ly District Attorney Walker
and the fgth was ordered stopped. A
shout of protests went up from the
ringside and the county officials
withdrew. The gong was again
sounded and the footracing resumed
for a short time, when the sheriff
again entered the ring and insisted
that the bout be stopped
The Dunn hackers again protested.
but without avail. Police interfer-
ence In a contest sanctioned by the
law and for which the regular license
had been paid was unique Ia the his
tory of the prize ring.
Battles are frequently stopped by
the police when they become brutal,
but the Dunn-Brooks bout certainly
could not be termed brutal, unless by
some stretch of the imagination IL
might be so considerd due to the fact
IL.
scared almost to death.
Before the bout started there was
a flood of Broohs money to be had
at the ringside. and ii was commonly
rumored that large sums had been
wagercd on his ability to defeat
Dunn. who has for several years en-
ioyed in this district the reputation
of square fighter. with more will
lingness than cleyerness, and one who
will give his hackers a run for their
supporters and the Brooks money
found takers.
When the two men entered the
ring Dunn looked in better condition
than he did on the occasion of his
first appearance in Ely several years
ago, when he defeated the game and
willing Aris Duval Brooks looked to
have the physique of a fighter, but
an X-ray would probably have dis
closed him as a thick but hollow shell.
As the two men faced each other
Brooks proved himself to be q con-
tortionist of ability and then proceed
ed to give an exhibition of foot-rac-
ing, making all four corners of the
ring / 3 times in nothing flat. Dunn
kept after his man, chasing him as
fast as his foot work would permit
but the youthful and willy Brooks had
too much on Johnny in the foot-rae-
ing game.
In the second round Dunn succeed
ed in catching up to Brooks and i'm
mediately landed right hook on the
jaw and Brooks went to the floor on
his face. where he remained for all
the time coming TO him under the
rules. From that point on Brooks
showed a yellow streak, the width OF
which could not be measured by the
longest tape line ever made.
During the fight every time Dunn
succeeded in catching Brooks he
floored him. and contrary TO all rules
of the game. from Brooks corner
came showers of water which resem-
bled a display of the fire department..
When Brooks could be urged, pulled
or coaxed to his feet he would again
make a run for 1t, and when he could
avoid Dunn In no other way he would
drop to his knees and look up at
Dunn and the referee with eyes wide
open, showing almost human intelli-
gence. In all fairness Dunn won the
fight at east five times during the
battle but was willing to pass up
small technical matters, confident OF
the fact that he could catch Brooks
at some point and rock him to sleep.
The stopping Of the fight came like
mamma from above TO those who had
their money on Brooks, but those who
had ventured their hard-earned coin
on the winning man did not appre-
ciate the feast.
The two preliminaries were of the
highest order. Red Davis defeated
Fred Hardin in the four-round bout,
which was splendid exhibition
Davis Is q fast. clever and willing lad
who will do with any of the boys In
his class.
The Ruth midgets were a show by
themselves. They fought like de-
mons and both showed a willingness
to land the decisive punch any time
the opportunity presented itself. The
bout was declared a draw and the
decision was not only fair but ex-
tremeiy popular.
1t is well the public got good run
in the preliminaries before they were
deprived the pleasure OF seeing 4
scared man run with fighter behind