Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
P. s. C. BOUTS DRAW
 CAPACITY HOUSE
Nine Card Program Furnishes Some Good Fighting and
 Boxing Wednesday Night
Four Rounds Necessary In Two
 Events


 Events
 The Putnam Sporting Club proc duced nine bouts before 8 large gath ering of fight fans at St Johns hall Wednesday night Those at the ring side pronounced the affair au improve meut over the last card. There was less blood shed and the boys were bet ter able to handle themselves. IL Is to be expected that out of nine bout card that all will not prove fast fights but out of the nine affairs Wednesday night there was not mill that tho crowd booed. While one or two of the boxers came in for a bit of displeasurt this was apparently for personal req sons.
 The clock was fast approaching tho stroke of nine and the crowd was get ting impatient when Francis Murphy stepped into the ring and made a short announcement introducing E. F. Lebeau as announcer. Lebcau intro duced Burns of Worcester as referee. while the first tive boys were taking their corners.
 The Opener
 Gene Maxim of Goodyear and Young Burey of Wauregan furnished the opener and 1t went the limit Max i'm had the hsst 0f the argument all the way. but Burey kept milling in and was not afraid to take what was com ing to him. Maxim was declared the winner by the judges.
 The second number was short. Chet Grenier of North GroSyenordale went against Zeietsky. a Moonsecket boy. No sooner had they shaken hands in the center of the ring than they rushed to each other and ended in a clineh. Breaking away the Rhode Island box CT let loose a sleep producer and Gren- fer sprawled on the mat unable to rise for some seconds after the referee had counted him out
 Johnny Jackson of Pomfret sent Young Robitaille of Putnam to dream land in short order Jackson landed some steaming body blows as soon as the first round opened and the local lad was clearly in distress early in the melee \ right to the jaw brought this inning to a close by the K o route.
 Favorite Loses
 Billings of Goodyear was pitted against Young Raymond of the same village Billings style was most pc euliar and the crowd did not take kind ly to his appearance. faeerine Ray mond to win. In this they were dis appointed. as Billings was master of the shorter lad and shot in a number of hody punches that had steam be- hind them He also drew blood from his opponents nose and before the third round ended Raymond seconds wisely threw in the towel
 ViV Nickers proved his mastery uvaF Kid Colburn of Abingdon The AhiaH= ton boy was seen in action at the lasl bout. He is willing mixer but is no boxer. and he spends all he has ent early in the % and ia then an easy Hic tim for his opponent. While both hoy# were staggering about the ring at ths close. Colburn was clearly Froggy and Niekers was so spent that he couidn' I deliver the finishing punch. At the end of the third. however, the judges were unable to give a decision and the apparently tired lads had 10 go over time.
 Throw In Towel
 Young Plaukev of Wanregan aud Frank Levine furnished the next DOT ton of entertainment. and the first round was even In the second Levine closed Plankey's left eye and he began to weaken. The towel brought the bout to a close.
 Kid Guertin of Wauregan and Young Trent of Woonsocket furnished one of the best bouts of the evening and it went over the four-round route. Both boys showed cleverness and there was some good boxing as well as fight ing in this event + was n close con test. the judges awarding the decision to Trent.
 Flood of Woonsocket and Blair of Moheean also furnished rather clev- CT exhibition Both were shiftv lads and the crowd didn't quite like the fact that they did not stand toe to toe and pummel each other as some of the less able bows had done. lt was a good exhibition of boxing with Flood getting a shade the best in the second round and having a decided advantaga in the closing round
 Sonny Wins
 < Woonsocket boxer named Dris- coll. untrained fat and hahhy. was pitted against Sonny Mays, the color ed boy of Danielson. sonny apparent ly remembered that he was performing on the same mat that he hit and hit hard when he was here last. and he spent most of his time covering up and letting the old boxer from the rubber city come to him. Driscoll hit for the lower regions and sent in some re sounding punches. but Sonny seemed to mind them not a bit When Driscoll became tired and bewildered, Sonny let loose and the referee came to Dris- coils assistance by wisely awarding the colored boy the decision and say inf, Driseoll severe punishment.