The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-07
JOHNSON MEETS REAL SCRAPPER;
 KID GETS DRAW
Fighting Cob Stages Sensa- tional Scrap with Bat
 ter in Six Rounds.

In what was said by fans the fast est fight ever witnessed in local ring. Kid Love, sailor champ, and Battling Johnson, Canadian amateur champion, went ten rounds to draw. Outweighed at least ten hounds. the sailor lad weathered q bad storm in the early rounds and by superior speed and cleverness, combined with real hitting power, came back strong in the last three rounds earning the judges decision of a draw.
 When the two men entered the ring, the Canadian loomed large as compared to the gob. The disparity in size pulled the packed house to the smaller mans support.
 Neither wasted any time in sig ing up the other Ducking a left from Johnson, Love rushed his man shortly after the bell sounded and sent him through the ropes. Johnson awake to the fact that he had a real fight on his hands mixed it roughly. Both men landed frequent ly. Johnson just before the round ended landed left just below Loves right eye which left its mark. John son was cautioned about using his elbows.
 In the second round Johnson wad- ed through a storm of gloves and had the Kid groggy with repeated lefts and rights to the head and face. He sent him down for the count of nine about the middle of the round, but was himself so weak ened that he could not put over the finishing punch. Johnson was again cautioned for rough tactics. This was his round by wide mar gin.
 In the third, the sailor scrapper, although still weakened from the maulng he had taken in the sec ond, won the house by his gameness. He refused to wait for Johnson. but carried the fight to him. demonstrat- ing superior footwork and showing the fans some real boxing skill. The speed in rushes and clever ducking and blocking made Johnson look slow. The Kid. however, did not escape without punishment. Johnson drew fresh blood and had Love on the ropes several times in the round
 In the fourth, Love made his best showing. Showing but slightly any effects from the early blows, he took the fighting home to the big ger man. Several times he evaded the big fellows onslaughts. ducking under the Canadians swings, block ing his punches and beating him to the punch. In a rush that carried them entirely across the ring the sailor landed two rights and a left that knocked the Canadian through the ropes. Climbing back in the ring, Johnson mixed it roughly us- ing elbows equally as much as he did gloves. This round was the sailors. Between the fourth and fifth round Referee Franks went to Johnson's corner and warned him against repetition of his roughhouse fighting.
 In the fifth Love again carried the fight to Johnson. He worked both hands to the body and by clever ducking avoided most of the blows swung by Johnson. In rally near the ropes, Love beat Johnson to the punch and sent him against the ropes and to the canvas the Canadian taking the count of nine This was, also Loves round.
 Both men fought hard for knock out in the, sixth. The sailor was too fast and clever for Johnson to corner and lacked the power to land solid blow himself. Both were on their feet and fighting hard when, the, bell ended the bout John son showed little signs of the fight and was in better condition than the lighter fighter who was still bleeding at the nose. The decision of the Judges was popular with the