Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-27
ONE SLASH|NC BATTLE
SEEN IN STRAND RING
first Indoor Entertainment Of
Church Hill A. A. Proves
Winner.
HtOLMAS ALSO GIVEN DRAW
Lucky Decision Goes to IopcWcH
Bnttlcr After Referee Threatens
I Disqualification Repeatedly Tor
j Hold Lighter Opponent.
HOLMAN ALSO GIVEN DRAW
lly i:nrle I.utZ.

IA s!hShiHs ''H-'''''N nN'"f'
young Bowen. OF Washington. and
Andy Tucker. OF New York. were
given draw last night at the
Strand Thcater. where they were
feature attraction on The Arst in
door boxing entertainment OF the
Church III! Athletic Association.
j Charlie Holman. OF Hopcweli. was
4givcn Is charity draw with Terry
Miller. o. New York. in she other
feature bout. which also went ten
rounds. Miller. however. had the
best OF Ave rounds. fading all from
the seventh on. Holman was threat
encd with disqualification repeatedly
: for his holding tactics.
In tho second preliminary Lefty"
6Woodson won by knockout over
11loy Underwood In the fourth round
/, was woodson's nigh, from the
gong. Ear! Davis and Nuts" Howell
went Six rounds to "A draw in tho
opening bout.
HIVE Capacity House.
A capacity house saw the enter
4 tainment. There was not Il vacant
seat in the tneater from pit TO gall
1iery when tho first boys entered the
ring. while several hundred were ac-
commoGated on tho stage. AS the
affair was for members OF the club
fonly. all seats were alike, tho nrst
come being hrst served. y line was
waiting when tho doors opened at
> o'clock and tho standing room
sign was on; thirty minutes before
action started.
/ with TWO feature bouts on tho pro-
gram. a coin VAS tossed for the honor
Of closing the bill. With the Holman
Miller scrap getting the top position
The arrangement. however. Was Il
mistake. az there was no comparison
between the class OF the TWO con-
tests.
Young Bowen fought under the
handicap Of pair OF broken ribs
sus,alncd in hEht two weeks ago.
In the first round he hurt his right
hand. which was broken several
months ag7. but IN spite Of the pain
full injury he used tho right enec-
lively. -Four rounds. tho Hrst, fourth.
sixth aud eighth were fuckers, bu:
tho Sc ond. third. ninth and tenth
were Bowen's Tho others were
draws. Many expected Bowen TO get
the decision as hr was the aggrcs-
sor, hu: this was balanced by the
fac, that ne was tho more severely
punished Of the two
Miller Gives Eight Pounds.
Giving eight pounds. Miller carried
the hgnt 10 Holman and easily haG
TIE best OF the fourth, seventh
eighth ninth and tenth rounds The
hr.t. second. nf,h and sixth were iioI-
( mans. with Tho third "a draw. Mil
ler's corner complained throughout
the fight that Holman was holding
and dropping his weight on the
smallert man and Paddy Mills. third
party In the ring, warned Holman In
the sixth thnt II he had To call him
twice NOR" he would give the d.
cislon 20 Miller. Holman was appar-
entity overtrained and did not ngh,
HIS usual fight. but he was no match
tor Miller. DESPITE the disparity Of
weight. SO draw was Il g.u 10
him
The Icwen-Tuckcr bout did NOT
has" uull minute IN the ten rounds.
IN tn" nrst Tucker did the leading,
with Bowen using his left only. The
Washington scrapper went into the
second round like ncnd and sent
Tucker TO the floor. but ne was mp
like a Cash. lie also carried the third
round by his aGcross!veness. Tucker
came back IN tho fourth and sent
Bowen 10 the mat. They tough, even
In the NTH. but Tucker again took
the sixth. Tho seventh counted for
r draw. but tho eighth was the New.
Workers. Bowen gained IN strength
In the ninth and tenth and shaded
Tucker. although both rounds wero
give-and-take affairs.
Tucker weighed 1872 and Bowen 1855.
Tho weights IN tho other main bou,
was Holman lI6 and Miller 1885,.
Woodson Wins by X. O.
"oodson put Underwood out In
the middle Of the fourth round with
! right TO the Jaw after he had
pummel!ed his opponent with both
hands.
During tho !nterm!ss!ons n banl
performed and helped to keep the
fight crowd Keyed up. Just hefor.
the entertainment: opened State Sen
htor Morgan i. Mills spoke on the
objects and purpose sof the Church
Hill Athletic Association. and askri
for fifty associate members TO helm
finance the organization. Th!rty-fivo
men responded.
officers of tho association Will h.
selected next month. a nominatinr
committee. consisting of Charles 4.
Atkinson. Eddie Hicks, George
Fletcher. J.. T.. Cheatwood, r. f. vii.
son. Charles r. Perkins, w. r. IIov
md John Gruidy has been arpointn1
The Valentine Museum,