Gunnison news-champion., 1924-04-04

Charlotte Claxk. were ersatly appre-
eisted By tie packed gym Of spectat-
ors. The Junior Hi9h team II =
hne organization that viii need watch
ing during their careers in high
school, as they are Of championship
caliber and worthy Of any effort given
them. Following II the line up:
Pitkim CID Cuanissa (9e)
Wallace R.F. 8, Trine 4 Cox
AcCeady L. ?. Cap. H. Trine
and Shaw
Pearson C. Bryan
Trickle l. G. Palmer
and Hogan
Referee, Chas. Wright
Time keeper. DR.. J. C. johnson
The second part Of the entertain
ment took place in the auditorium III
the form Of boxing. wrestling and
novelty event The first bout was be-
tween paper-weight contestants. Jack
Bowers, 60 pounds, who met Norman
McDermott, 1t so pounds, for three
rounds, to q popular draw. The boys
showed training and received warm
applause thruout the match. A pound
box Of candy donated by Mr.. Greer Of
the Handy Kitchen. was equally di-
vided between the youngsters.
The second event was Q wrestling
match between Gene Esty Of Omaha,
Nebraska, at 152 pounds, versus sCy-
clone" Songer Of Crested Butte, ut
l58 pounds. The Buttes tussler won
the first fall In four minutes with .
full Nelson. The second period went
the required time limit Of six minutes,
and Referee krause awarded the de-
cision TO Songer on aggresaiveness.
Next came . pair Of speedy mitt
slingers, Ned Reid Of West Gunnison
met in Bruce AcCready Of Pitkin .
worthy and surprising opponent. Reid
ut 81 peunds, and sopewhat taller,
had TO exert himself to the very limit
To get . draw from the aggressive
McCready, who weighed rs pounds.
The last preliminary, light weight
bout, brought the popular boxer,
Frankie Short, In combat with Leland
Dean Of West Gunnison. Both tip
ped the scales At 1876 pounds. Short
easily took the first and third rounds,
while his opponent was given credit
for the second and fourth rounds. A
draw was rendered by the referee at
the end Of the fourth round.
These boys are evenly matched and
are being considered for another
match at . future date over q longer
route.
The semi-finals opened with the re-
fierce announcing that Gomar Dollard
Of Baldwin, would wrestle Clarence
Gillaspey and Irwin Sloan. Dollard
agreed TO throw these boys within an
hour. Gillaspey, former University
Of Illinois football player, was his first
adversary. After more than six
minutes Of wrestiing, Gillaspey threw
Dollard with body scissor. Dollard
was out-weighed IS pounds. Skill and
experience could not Offset bulk as
presented by the giant athlete Gillas-
pey. After resting, Dollard tried his
tricks on Slcan, Of Grand Junction,
but again found himself unable to
handle excessive poundage. After
pushing and pulling each other for
three minutes, Sloan forceably threw
Dollard TO the mat, and he was COM
PEELED to give up, due to slight in
jury In the neck.
A semi-eomedy attraction was next,
offered for the approval Of the large
crowd. James Bryan, the local color
ed athlete, representing the Junior
High, mixed matters with "Artie"
Pearson Of Pitlrin. After playing ex-
cellent basket ball against each other
during the forepart Of the evening,
these two boys decided to settle their
grievances in the rope arena. Altho
none existed, the friendly match put
on by these youths At Pitkin last Feb
ruary resulted in draw. Again they
locked horns and after glove sling
ing orgy for three rounds, Referee
Krause declared the result . draw.
The next four-round mill brought
the popular student-boxer Raymond
Carroll Of Fruita, pitted against Tony
Krixmanich Of Crested Butte. A fast
swat fest was given from gong to
gong. but the few rounds could not
decide q definite winner and draw
was rendered by the third man in the
18-foot square.
The final boxing bout on the card,
between welterweights, brought LIEF
ty" Cain Of the Buttes stacked against
Bob Wilson Of Salida The spectat-
ors wanted action, and they got It. It
was nip and tuck for five rounds, but
Cain had the edge on his opponent by
repeatedly forcing him into the cor
ners and doing considerable damage
with short jabs- Lefty" Cain Is al
drawing card and viii later be seen in
action here.
The sensational final event Of the
evening wns . take-o6 Of the famous
battle-rcyal. A group Of ten athletes
from the high school donned the
wlow~~ ev.A 11sI ka<HlS s~nsns< x,s,~ an
cther to eliminate Al but one. The
ring was packed nth contestants and
wfen tie gong s6lndsd the signal to
80, fur dew and ~ brides sang
early and often, % that tie victor was
crowned fn avery Ghoff spoce Of tins.
Mark Nelson Was svnx3ed Arst place
and received one yeaz's subscripfion|
to tie Physical Culfufo maGAs1n4, do
mated ~ DE- Martin Book Store. Jhe|
seccA to tlAe leqt boy % retnain on|
Ne