, 1923-05-03
COMM|SkEY X, 0.'S eddy
SHEPPARD SIXTH ROUND
DENVER Lad KNOCKS DOWN SALT LAKE CHAMP
Three TIMES BEFORE sixth ROUND X. Q.
ID ROUNDS PRELIMS and BATTLE ROYAL

Commiskey winner by a knockout
in the sixth round.
Thus endeth the first lesson. And
IL Mr.. Sheppard succeeds in getting
q return bout with Mr.. Commiskey
thus may end the second lesson
and then again thus it may not. Mr..
Sheppard says not.
In matching Tommy Commiskey.
middleweight champion of Colorado,
with Ed. SHEPPARD, middleweight
champion of Utah and Idaho. the
Fire Department brought together
the two best ~middleweight fighters
in the entire rocky mountain region.
They brought the two lads here un-
der q heavy expense and, because of
too many attractions slated for the
same night o fthe fight, they lost
money on the project but here's
to better luck. boys, in the next af-
lair.
The card arranged by the promot-
ers for last Friday night was by far
the best and classiest program ever
offered local fight fans. From the
first -four rounds of preliminary un-
til the knock out in the main event
in the sixth round there was action
aplenty.
We come first to young Brown
and Kid Higgley-both of Rawlins.
1t was a fast little fracus and George
Collins, the third man in the ring,
rightfully awarded the decision to
Young Brown. With the exception
OF the second round Brown won each
frame ~ a vide margin. He was
continually Oh Sise aggressive and
proved too much for Kid Higgley
altho that lad staged several come
backs which brought the spectators
"a their feet.
The next prelim was between two
miniature and youthful battlers-
Jimmy Allison and Zeke Ferguson.
Here was q real little scrap Both
lads showed great improvement over
their fight q short time ago and the
nifty little performance they staged
Last Friday night kept the fight fans
IN all parts OF the opera house cheer
ing from the start to the finish. Az
hardened as two little nails and with
plenty OF wind to keep them goins
the fast pace they 81 travelling,
the two youngsters displayed an
amount OF science which astonished
everyone present. And It wasn't
Just sparring either-in fact the
clever work came in the mitigating
and leading. The first round open
ed with both Allison and Ferguson
rushing from their corners to the
middle OF the ring-they shook
hands and proceeded Immediately to
tear into each other like two little
Wild cats. There were uppercuts-
leads with the left clever feints
and all the res OF II. Round two
saw . repetition of the opening
frame and the two were battling
against the ropes as the gong rang
Round three was perhaps the best
OF all four-a neatly planted little
punch and Ferguson went down
for an instant-and he had no more
than come off OF his knees when
Allison was after him with renewed
vtgor. A half a dozen blows were
exchanged and this time matters
Were reversed and Zeke had evened
hings up for II wns Allison who
next went down. The round ended
a. the two boys were battling the
entire distance around the ring,
Round four came on fast and furious
with both boys trying to win the
bout In this session-the round was
even however. and Referee Collins
made tho popular decision by calling
tho affair n draw. II certainly was
And . good n
We now come to the battle royal
a colorcd pusson's event between
five Of the huskiest colored gentle
mon to be found In the city. There
VIM not q dull moment In tho whole
procoedincs for black arms were
milling away In all parts Of the rims
and black faces were every now and
then melting tho canvassed floor OF
tho arena. One big boy-about the
size Of Jess willard wen through
tho ropes late In the fracus when
caught In . kneciing position. he
vas cracked on the top OF the head
with ell tho force OF n pile driver
A long lanky colored boy by the
nsme Of Mr.. Crit succeeded In sur
vivinG the battle and was designated
tho winner.
Wilbur Brown. the young boxci
WHO won considerable favorable com
meat In previous appearances II
the ring. added another victory e
hh string when no met Stove Smith
In . six round semi-final and out
oointsd his Antagonist in ever,
roand. amith wss willing enough e
mtg With his more sxpsrisnced op
peasat ut he was sadly outelHsset
~ through the bout. A. this II
enlth's flrUt aopears1ce II The RIM
- Wf11 no doubt profft ~ the a.
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