Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-14
DOWNEY WINS
OVER CARBONE
Cleveland Boxer OutpOints
Opponent in American
Legion Show.
RY HE'LL CLARK

Bryan Downey of cleveland out
pointed Frank CarOone of New York in
the ten-rOund boxing match At the
American Legion show at Tomlinson
hall last night. In seven of The ten
rounds Downey had the leads by q big
margin while the other three might be
called draw rounds.
While Downey out-boxed CarbOne he
failed to show punch enough in any OF
his blows to put the New York boxer
down. The ability of Carbone to take
DoWney's punches caused the bout TO APP
pear far more even than it really was.
The men are middle weights. Downey
showed a left jab that he showed into
CarbOne's face in each and every round,
land at any time he tried 1t. CarbOne uld
lot of receiving and very little hitting.
CarbOne at times made an effort TO nit,
but DOwney was far to clever in duck
ing and blocking for CarbOne to land
more than a few blows. D0wney did all
the leading. ? Many fight critics declared
that DOwney out pointed his opponent in
every round. There were three rounds
however that CarbOne did seem to try 10
fight back and these rounds, the fourth
sixth and eighth, could be called draw
rounds. That Downey is without ques-
ton one Of the most clever boxers that
ever fought in the middle-weight class
was evident from the way he escaped
from the swings, upper cuts and JaDs
that CarbOne attempted to land.
At times Carbone would get Downey
close to the ropes and then DOwney 5
cleyerness showed at its best for often
times he would duck, dodge and block a
shower Of swings and jabs escaping al
most every blow that Carbone tried to
land. Carbone seemed to have more
steam to his punches than Downey, but
he did not land his hardest swings on the
clever Cleveland athlete.
The best scrap was the eight semi
wind-up between Jimmie Dalton Of lndl-
annapolis and Jack Elliott Of Culver Ind,
and Dalton was the winner If the referee
was permitted TO give decisions. The
two lightweight boxers are similar In
build and both were in perfect physical
condition. Elliott was really a surprise
to the Indianapolis boxing fans and to
Dalton. The State lightweight champion
had TO open up and give all he had 10
outpoint Elliott.
The first six rounds were as equally
fought draw as was ever seen IN any
ring. 1t was a real scrap and there was
plenty of action In every round. Dalton
out boxed his opponent in the seventh
and eighth rounds.
Bobbie Bridges Of Indianapolis met
hard hitting boxer in Billy Daulton OF
Kokomo. but the indianapolis boxer
outpointed his 0ppchtnt in four or the
six rounds. The hrst and nth rounds
were a draw. Daulton was n wiling
mixer and he fought back, but Bridges
seemed to have n way OF reaching the
Kokomo NIT artist with right and left
labs and an OccasiOna; swing that gave
him a big edge over Dautou. 1t was
a good scrap with plenty OF speed and
the crowd enjoyed it. These athletes
weighed in at 142 pounds.
After six rounds Of boxing. there was
no question but that the Jack Terry
Make Epstein go was draw. The
boys fought even for two rounds and then
Epstein opened up In the third ana
fourth rounds and had the best Of the
milling Terry came back strong in the
fifth AMI sixth rounds and had the edge.
The scrap was so close that II would be
unfair to either boxer to call 1t anything
but a draw.
The two kid" boxers. Harry and Nor
man Bentley, brother il and Y years
old, gave three-round exhibition
that proved that they both will be cham
pion boxers some day. They were show
cred with money from the crowd at the
close OF the third round.