Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-27
Packed House Sees
Exciting Ring ShOIU
at Local Army Post
Rivers Stops Turner in Fourth
Round at FOrt-Other
Bouts Are ThriLLerS.
BY HME CLARK.

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Right and left punches to the body in
the fourth round sent Charles (Chuck)
Turner of indianapolis to the canvas for
the count Of ten, in the main bout of
the FIT Benjamin Harrison boxing show
last night Young Joe Rivers of Fit
These two men fought a draw in the
main bout Of the FIT. Harrison show,
Jan. II, and as a result the largest
crowd that ever witnessed boxing
house last night. Every seat was taken
and all standing room was filed.
Not only was the Rivers Turner affair
big drawing card, but 9 surround battle
between Young Hogan and Buck Masters
was a whirlwind scrap. Three four round
gan won the decision over Masters.
Young Kid Mccoy was too much for
Jack Corners in the first bout. Mccoy
punched his opponent all over the ring
the ropes in the second round. Con-
ners slipped and injured his left knee
and the bout was stopped, with Mccoy
the winner.
Red Morrow started In to punch Jess
Athey all over the ring, but Athey met
Morrow at his own game and four fast
rounds Of fighting resulted. 1t was a
slam bang affair. Red took the count of
nine in the first round, but came up for
more. He was game to the limit and even
battling. Athey won the decision.
Seldom are two boxers more evenly
matched than Battling MattelliO of In
dianapolis and Jimmie Monticello Of FIT.
of the fastest kind Of rounds of real bat
thing, these two boys went to their Ger
ners with the crowd bowling its ap-
prevail. At the start of the fourth and
last round Battling Mattellio failed to
answer the bell. One of his seconds had
colt hod nf
ten into the boxers eyes and he could
not see Monticello, the fighting soldier
was given the decision.
Two athletes similar in build, both tall
and wiry, met in the six-round semi
final. In the first three rounds there
was little to choose between Young Ho-
gan and Buck Masters. but the cleverness
and aggressiveness of Hogan began to
tell In the fourth round. From that time
until the end of the sixth round Hogan
had a wide margin in each round
The fight that the boxing 1ans were
waiting for was the Joe Rivers and ChucS
Turner affair The bout was scheduled
to go eight rounds. Turner tried to worK
in close to his opponent while Rivers, al
ways willing to mix 1t. seemed inclined 20
box at long range. Turner rusned tne
soldier in the opening round and was met
with a series Of rights and lefts, but re-
turned the compliment with an upper
cut 1t was a hard hitting battle and
each boxer had respect for the others
ability to punch. The story Of the first
round was repeated in the second ana
the third round. Then came the fourth
round.
Rivers had assumed different tactics in
his fight last night from the style shown
when the men met Jan. L. Rivers gave
more attention to body punches and the
husky Turner at first did not seem TO
notice these blows. The hard tabs to
the stomach, however, told the story in
the fourth round and soon Turner ap-
peared to be in distress. He tried to
cover UP, but Rivers was after him like
a wild cat and q right and left TO the
body sent him to the canvas and he was
counted out 1t was the first time Tur-
ner ever has taken the count OF ten.