Arizona republican., 1922-02-07

AEGER WINS DECISION OVER
NEFF IN ID ROUNDS Of REAL
BATTLE; MIKE KAYOES BROWN

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Billy connected with two right
crosses and Chet showed his stamina
by holding UP under the fire. Billy
sent a long right to the jaw and Neff
was wide open. Billy started right
and Neff went into a clinch. They
broke, and Alger sent his right to
Neffs stomach. Neff was getting in
short blows to the stomach. but they
were too light to worry Alger. They
started swinging toe to toe and didn't
hear the bell. They battled for a
full 80 seconds with Billy Corpstein
hammering the bell and the crowd in
an uproar. The seconds jumped into
the ring and stopped the fireworks.
s(Neff)
Round Seven--Alger's left was
short and Neff worked a few short
jabs to the jaw and they olinched.
A left to the face sent Neff to the
ropes. Alger caught Neff back of the
ear with hard right They started
slugging again and Neff moved in
close. They fought hard in the
clinches. Neff blocking Alger's blows
and getting in several for himself. A
right cross sent Neff down, but he
fighting at the bell. (Alger.)
Round Eight-Alger missed three
rights in succession as Neff backed
away. Billy followed Neff to neu-
trail corner, where he landed a short
both used straight lefts. Chefs
mouth was bleeding from left jabs.
but he was willing TO fight and jolted
Alger with his left to the chin. AL
ger blocked a right upper cut and he
hammered Neff into his corner. Neff
worked out and they clinched at the
gong. (Alger.)
Round Nsne-Neff caught Alger
with right cross and Alger missed
a hard left. Neff shot several short
rights and lefts to body and they
clinched. Alger crossed right to
the jaw and sent Neff through the
ropes. Neff was groggy as he came
to the center OF the ring Alger
landed another left and Neff went to
his knees. He was right up without
q count and went back down with
another left to the Jaw. Neff was
out and swinging wild. He slipped
and when he regained his feet an
other rap on the head sent him down.
Neff refused to take q count and
held on when he got to his feet. A
right and left to the head rocked
Neff and as he swayed he grabbed
Alger around the waist. The referee
tried to break them at the bell. AL
ger had Neff clear out and all but
down, but Neff proved the truth OF
the statement that he has never been
knocked out by refusing to stay down.
He displayed a wonderful gameness
and prevented Alger from scoring an
other kayo by sheer nerve. (Alger.)
Round Tent looked like a ques-
tiOn OF seconds In the tenth, but Neff
came out fighting and had Alger
weary from swinging He landed O
eft upper cut but there was no
steam behind the blow Alger ap-
peared to be out of steam for kayo.
He sent several rights to the head,
but Neff had already taken the works
and he started smuggling He backed
Aiger to the ropes. much to the SUR
prise of the crowd. Alger came out
with his right and they were swing
ing at the bell. (Alger.)
There was nothing Referee Dixon
could do except give Alger, the deci-
sion. 1t was a great battle and Neff
put up a real fight. He made Alger
move every second and his ring
knowledge saved him from sleep sew
eral times. Eeff has no reason to
be ashamed of his showing. He lacks
the steam to drop Alger but he cer-
tainly knows how to handle his mitts.
It was Alger's eighth straight VIC
tory and increased the confidence
local fans have in his ability. He did
not win by a knockout, but luck alone
saved Neff in one round.
Mike Stops Brown
Soldier Brown took the first round
from Mike by a wide margin and was
going good in the second when a left
to the stomach doubled him at the
ropes. Brown took nine and got to
his feet only to walk into a right
uppercut that put him to sleep.
Brown staggered Mike several
times with his right and took several
hard ones that Mike sent over. He
beat Mike to the punch and jabbed
his left to Mikes face. 1t looked as
on his boast to beat Mike and he
had the crowd on edge when the
gong ended the first round,
Brown came out in the second con-
fident and backed Mike I'D with his
left. Mike unburdened himself of a
flock of rights and lefts and touched
Browns stomach for the curtain.
Brown doubled in a heap and took
nine before he got up. The short
right that made Mike famous made
it kayo No. TO-
1t was a good scrap while it lasted,
Cox and Flynn Battle
Sailor Cox and Speedy Flynn went
four fast rounds with Flynn winning
a we'll earned decision. Sailor Cox
took em hard and often and had
Flynn in a bad way once. He was
willing and can hit hard, but he was
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noodle. Cox was made to order for
Flynn's right upper cut and Flynn