The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-21
surprises Veteran Moore With His
Speed, Punch and Ring Gen.
eralship.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Anderson.
Even.
3-Anderson.
Anderson.
Even.
6-MOOre.
Moore.
Sven.
9-AndersOn.
10-EVen.
BY ]. L. HUGHES.

for bantam honors, up there? Say,
If Pal Moore, Memphis and Chicago
flash, is in the select circle at the
top-and no one would say he isn't
then Eddie Anderson is surely
running abreast of him. Four thou
sand fans of the game fistic will
testify to this.
In fact. last night in the Daven-
port Coliseum, the brilliant Plow
City youth went a stride or two
ahead of the "uncrowned king" of
the bantam division. Showing ring
generalship and poise worthy of a
champion, Eddie-jus. 1S-liyed up
10 the expectations and predictions
Of his close followers by giving the
internationally famed Pal lesson
in the art of glove manipulation.
The Moliner was clearly entitled to
shades in the first, third, fourth and
ninth rounds. Pals best work was
accomplished in the sixth and sew
enth sessions. The others were
even.
The boys battled at a furious
pace practically the entire dis
lance With the exception of the
seventh round. there was hardly an
idle moment from the clang of the
opening gong until the finish of
The 10th. The capacity crowd was
thrilled beyond measure.
'P5sudInS I'D
Pal undoubtedly was surprised.
He had not underestimate his op-
ponent, but it is a safe wager he
did not anticipate The reception
would be quite so warm. Eddie, in
perfect shape. wasted no time s3fI'-
ring for an opening when the call
= to action sounded. He cut loose
with an avalanche of rights and
lefts, forcing Pal to the ropes and
cover. Twice in the opening round
Eddie backed his more experienced
foe into the corners and whaled
away with we'll directed body
punches. 1t was clearly the Mo
line boys round
Pal apparently awoke to the ser
iousness of the situation in the
second round, and followed a ser
les of rapid-fire exchanges in the
center OF the ring. The round was
even.
Eddie chalked up a commanding
lead in the third and fourth spasms.
winning both in rather decisive
fashion. When the bell rang at he
end of the third, Anderson had Pal
in a neutral corner and was whal-
ing away with merry abandon on
any point of Pals anatomy that
the latter dared to leave unpro-
tected
Pal received a number of sting
ing lefts and rights on the chin in
the fourth. Moore assumed the Of
fensive at the start of the fifth
round, but near the finish Eddie
cut loose and evened matters. An
derson landed a left to the jaw that
Jared Pal to his knees. He was
up in an instant
In the sixth and seventh Eddie
held himself in check. reserving
his strength for driving finish in
the rounds to come. Pals most eff
fective work of the evening was
accomplished in both of these SEES
sions. Eddie repeatedly rushed
Pal against the ropes in the eighth,
beating him about the head In the
ninth Eddie staggered Pal with a
straight left, catching Moore as he
was coming in. In the 10th both
stood toe to toe and wound up one
of the fastest boxing bouts witness
ed in this vicinity in many a day by
delivering their punches with ma
chine-gun rapidity.
Freak Stuff FizZles.
Pal made divers and various at
temptS to startle Eddie into sub
mission with his we'll known freak
ish tactics. 4 number of times in
the last half of the battle he dane
ed, pranced and gesticulated wild
~ in an effort TO shake the deadly
Intent with which Eddie was pro-
Feeding about the business of win
aing. But each time Eddie con-
verted these outbursts to his own
advantage by slipping in with cat
like agility. forcing Pal to resist
for the sake of his own welfare.
1t was really contest of speed
between two incredibly fast STEP
pers. Eddie's footwork. blocking
and general ring science matched
Pals all the way. and added to that
he was clearly the better puncher
Pals open glove punches had lit
tie or no effect on Anderson.
Other Bouts.
There were three other bouts on
the program. George Melichar of
Cedar Rapids and Jack Hanlon of
Des Moines fought a ragged six
round draw in the semi-windup.
Melichar took the count of nine in
the second round and evened mat
tiers by sending Hanlon to the mat
for nine in the fourth.
Young Brandy and Morris Wac
vert fought TO a draw in the third
preliminary. Johnny Rex and
Young Caesar handled each other
on even terms in the second bout.
The first engagement of the eve
ming, between Reuben Miller and
Len Iicafn WAS alsn q draw