The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-07-25
BIG BOXING BOUTS IN
AMERICUS THURSDAY
PROMOTED BY LEGION POST
EXCELLENT GARD IS PRO
GRAM. MANY EXPECTED.

AMERICUS, Ga.-The stage is all
set for the big fight on the Americas
Fairgrounds here Thursday afternoon,
July 81, at 4;3O, when the John D..
Mathis post OF the American Legion
pulls its all-star boxing card. Two
bouts Of 10 rounds each, and two OF
six rounds are on the program.
The main bout, Charlie Garner and
Knock Out Duggan, is spoken OF as
the Battle OF Giants Garner weighs
205 and Duggan 1917 Garner is 8 feet
Is. while Duggan is only feet Z. Gar
ner halls from Alabama and was the
heavyweight champion OF the u. s.
army, eastern division, winning his
belt in 1919 at Staten Island, New
York. He is % years old and is being
groomed to mount the hstic ladder,
with Dempsey as his ultimate goal,
his managers say. Il am going to be
the heavyweight champion of the
world" Garner tells his friends, and
he seems to have the stuff.
Duggan is being managed by Billy
Lott, OF Atlanta, and is said to be the
most. perfectly built man in the ring
today. He has successfully met most
OF the best men in the south, includ-
ing Martin Burke, one of Dempsey's
trainers. and Joe White, southern
champion. This 10 rounds between
these heavyweights will truly be bat
tie of the giants. !.
The second 10-round smash-up is
between Eddie Hanlon, 147 pounds, OF
Atlanta. and Young Paskey, of De
troit, Mich, 14S pounds.
Hanlon fought Jack Britain Is
rounds at Buffalo, for draw, and in
the third round knocked Britain
down, Britain refusing since to meet
him. Hanlon has challenged Young
! Striking, Of Macon, for the champion
ship welterweight title of the south
Hanlon is said to be one Of the clean
est and cleverest men in the ring.
| Paskey halls from Detroit, and has
been fighting in South America ant
is now on his way east to take on the
best in the welterWeight class. He has
had 148 fights and has never beer
knocked out. He is in the state trying
to get match with Young Striking
Harry Stevens, Of Macon, fighter
and wrestler, will referee the fight anc
three Judges have been selected, one
from Americus, the other two from
out of the city.
Two six-round preliminaries will bt
staged as follows: Morris Adkins, o,
Cordele. will meet Bob Gibson, O
Plains; next comes Kimsey, of Amer
icus who will try for the scalp o
Scrap Iron Green, of Macon. All foui
OF these fellows are now training tol
the go Thursday.
A regulation size ring, Is feet square
has been erected on the playground
raised four feet from the ground Sc
that all may see regardless OF where
the seats are. located. The ring is plac
ed between the baseball bleachers anc
the grandstand, where seats for gen.
eral admission tickets will be had
About the ring is four rows OF ring
side seats, which are reserved. Reserv
ed seats now on sale at Windsor
Pharmacy in Americas, at $3.50 each
General admission is $f.00.
The card is being pulled in the al
ternoon so the out-of-town fans may
be able to come to Americas and re.
turn home before midnight. Thursday
is a half holiday and most anyone car
get into the city before 4:30. AIDE
quate parking space is being arranged
for out OF town visitors.