, 1922-12-07
F|STICUFF SEANCE
FOR THANKSGIVING
MANY RAWLINS RESIDENTS PERMIT
ED TO WITNESS SERIES Of CLAS.
SY BOXING CONTESTS

The great American holiday,
THANKSGIVING, was given a fitting OBJ
at the state prison Thurs
day, all work being suspended and
the Joyous holiday spirit invading
even the somber interior of the
grim walls. During the early part
of the afternoon Warden Hadsell
acted as ~manager-host for an ath-
letic carnival which was staged in
the assemly room, to which he had
invited over 100 local citizens. The
affair was most enjoyable and the
amateur scrappers who furnished
the entertainment were loudly
cheered and otherwise rewarded for
their endeavors. Between the box
ing matches the Rawlins band added
to the gaiety of the occasion by
playing several of their best num-
bers.
A ropeless ring had been set in
the center of the assembly Dom
around which the spectators formed
a human Gordon. Some OF them oc-
casionally found a boxer occupying
their laps temporarily. The concrete
floor had been softened, more or
less. by the addition of a layer OF
canvas, so thai the fall Of any glad
iator who happened to get in the
way OF a haymaker would be made
as easy as possible.
At the Ringside
Tom Park acted as referee for all
bouts and also as announcer. His
decisions were all good and were not
questioned in any instance by the
audience. The first argument was
between Munday and Needham and,
as in the case OF all other bouts. the
rounds were few and short, either 3
or four rounds of one minute or n
and a half minutes each. This bout
was a real hummer, with the boys
| going fast every step of the way and
winding up both on their feet, so
| that a draw was the only award pos
sible.
Ross and Kincaid then put on
what might best be termed a scream
for it surely did get a hearty laugh.
Ross won by a full mile. The next
pair to appear with the padded
mitts were dark, very, but not we'll
matched in any other way. Their
names were Preston and Dimes The
latter was hopelessly outclassed from
, the tinkle of the little bell until
Preston finished him up along to-
WdTuS tHe emu OI 1tOuHu l..
Two fighters, Harold and Morton,
who were somewhere near the
heavyweight division. although their
weights were not announced. next
appeared and Morton took all the
honors In the first round. Harper
and Belden were scheduled to 60 for
four rounds, which they did in a
! creditable manner for the entire dis
.. .;u,s,- i,.J ,np1np-o Harm.
err was given the decision,
Lost on Foul
One Of the most laughable scrim-
ages ever seen was the one which
Morgan and Boyd, both colored
played star parts. These boys com
bined boxing, tumbling and foot
racing in the brief time allotted tc
their sketch. Morgan was the ag'
gressor' and had his antagonist very
much discouraged. so much so thai
he was showed reluctantly into the
fray when the bell rang for the
final chapter. In getting ava!
from each other they had tripped
stumbled and fallen into the ring
siders' laps. on N occasion nearl!
r piling up the referee. Finally Boyt
did another mat dive and while h
, was on his hadns and knees. the ex
, cited Morgan leaned over and de
, livered a husky clout on the back o
, his neck, thereby losing the match OIL
a foul.
g Two Game Exhibitions
Roe won from Newton in the sec
ond OF n three-round go and the
two Of the best matches OF the da,
we're called. johnson and Hill wen
the prescribed four rounds to
[ good draw. the peu, w.~ .est an
furious. the men were hes.tes an,
: really scientific boxers. anu uo'
I heated argument called forth lou,
cheers from tia rather critical audi
ence. Collins and Aguirre provide,
tile last but one Of the events whicl
! had been arranged for the holida,
ccasion. and at the close Collins wa.
G. rdcd the decision. These boy
W IN the Johnson-HilI combat 10
tie wi. 7 OF putting up the best box
the hono. Ion OF the day. Boil
ing exhibit usually fast. and ROOD
bouts were u. = of view. They no
from every poins and science buI
only showed spec. gameIy ever,
fought eagerly and slightest ~,
minute. without tho ssxe.
tempt TO take any advant
A Comedy Finish .,.,.
AS a fitting finale for a p. M
days spprt the management wo. :,
MP the program with a vaudevill,
stunt In which an impromptu boxfite
was the feature. A Jew and his nan
Agcr were hoofing II across country
to place the former in a champfon-
ship contest. They set their bag
gage down In the open ring and pro-
ceedcd TO discuss the situation. Sud