, 1922-10-26
WhIRLWND MATCH
ON FRIDAY night

ana Wneu 8II0f the OQly
appointed referee gives his de.
cision the fans are at once about
equally divided into three frantic
been q real honest-to-goodness fight,
anyhow. Amt 1t a grand and glor.
ious feeling?
Nobe Alaya Winner
Such was the case Friday night
after Tony Diana and Nobe Ayala
had milled it ~viciously for the limit
of ten frenxied rounds, with the for
tunes of war shifting from time to
time, and everything being fully
considered. breaking about $3.50,
and when the referee raised the
hand Of Nobe in token Of victory,
there was q howl went up which
shook the rafters of the ancient opera
house. said howl being divided about
as follows: One-third from the dee
lighted partisans of Nobe, the VIC
tor; one-thifd from the disappointed
ditto Of Tony and the final third
from the many who were convinced
that the decision should have beer q
draw.
Return Match Demanded
In the aggregate 1t was some howl
and the reverberations did not sub
side for several days and the echoes
r still heard wherever q few sports
are gathered together. Nothing but
= return match will satisfy the fans
and both boya are said to be agree
able-even anxious to try 1t all owe
again. Now as to the decision and
then something about the fight itself.
Should Have Been Draw
Diana should have been awarded a
A---- AA - L-A ~ l.
claring Ayala the winner was what is
known as "hair-line" and but for
some u~gly-looking side issues prob
ably would not have aroused serious
protest, for Diana and his friends
are all dead game sports. but the
most ardent OF his fair-minded
friends and hackers, after the excite
ment Of the evening had died down
at any rate, could hardly claim that
he won the scrap-for he didn't.
Tony should have been awarded a
draw for the wonderful showing he
made in half the rounds, for his
clean-cut fighting, for his gameness
in absorbing punishment and because
of the fact that he gave away from
10 to Is pounds. The credit for
having drawn first blood should have
gone to Tony and been considered.
On the other hand, Nobe landed at
least two punches to Tony's one all
along the 10-round route. He GER
tainly scored the only knock-down
and had his antagonist going in the
7th and 10th. Nobe Is a tough GUS
toner and Tony couldn't find him at
critical times. Tony's blows were
far fewer in number. So, after all,
wouldn't . draw have been fairer?
The Betting Fraternity
Tho presence of . number Of
gamblers at the ringside. with q
bundle of money to bet. q large
amount Of which was placed, and the
further fact that 1t has since
transpired that the referee was se-
lected at the time the first forfeit
was put up, this being known to but
. select few, has been commented
upon most unfavorably. This looks
queer and leaves a bad taste in. the
mauths Of the fans who support the
game.
The invariable result of allowing
the least suspicion that fight results
are being influenced by the betting
has been to kill the game.
A Classy Encounter
It is to be hoped that these two
boys can be matched for another en-
counter al an early date SO that the
question Of Supremacy may be set
tied under more favorable condi-
lions. There were many old timers
In tie fistic game, who have fol-
lowed the padded mitt artists from
coast to coast who said Friday night
that they never saw a prettier or
faster 10-round Ego" than the one
staged by the Rawlins Fire Depart
ment. When the boys appeared they
were cheered to the echo by their
friends and 1t was at once evident
following. There was no stalling
and little clinching and both broke
promptly at the order Of the referee.
During the first two rounds Tony
dashed Nobe's face viciously. partial
ly closed one-eye and drawing gore
R-plenty.
When Nobe got we'll warmed up he
delivered some terrific blows to the
face and Jaw but although T0ny's
head rocked and flew back he stood
his ground gamely and better still,
stayed on his feet. The pace
throughout was q fast one, neither
man backing up or running away at
any stage. Nobe's superior footwork
and his clever ducking were Offset
By Tony's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
style Of fighting. II Tony. with his
wicked kick, had been ready with q
20>mule power uppef-cut when Nobe
came up from some Of his manv
duekR, there might have been . diff
fefent story to tell.
AZ II 10 there will be many . moon
wax and wane before the Marquis Of
an uaaaafa ~ Rnv1fna
such battle, for It IL seldom that
two men 70 evenly matched are seen
In the ring togs4her.
Curtain Rafeers