Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-10-08
WALLACE. SHEPPARD
FIGHT WAS DRAW
Main Event Fighters Evenly
+ Matched McManGs Gets
Best of Close Decision in
Semi-f inal.

SeNll-T indl.
The largest crowd ever packed
into the Legion Stadium howled
isei. itJarse last aga. and went
nome IN more or less bewildered
state of mind after Witnessing
eight eyeH.s IN the boxing pro-
gralu prepared ,Jy the Legion
Boys.
1t was rather an Independent
minded crowd, pretty well divided
IN support OF the various contest
ants and lot always IN accord
81 the decisions. Nevertheless,
the Snow wasa good one on the
whole and the patrons of the game
got full value for their money.
The main event, ten three-minu-
ute rounds between Ed Sheppard
of Salt Lake, and Mickey Wallace,
the Las Vegas champion, was of
course the center of interest. The
fighters weighed in at 1853 pounds.
The contestants had not met be-
lore. Both have excellent records
and both were known to be de-
termined 10 win.
AL Can.an and Arthur Vann act
ed as judges, with McCarter as
Iltteree.
Round l. Ed opens the agrees
sive, rushing his opponent. Both
are fighting and leading. Ed works
his left handily. Honors of round
even.
Round 2. Opens with sluggiug
and clinches. Both are on the
aggressive. Frequent clinches N
J which both land. Referee warns
Ed. apparently of elbowing, and
crowd expresses disapproval.
. HonorS even.
Round g. Both on the aggressive
and both landing some hot ones.
Clinches. More rushes and
clinches. Some busy fighting.
Honors even.
Round L. Opened lively, both
slugging. Mickey forces the fight
ing. Heavy slugging and clincnes.
The. round ends with earnest fight
: ing. Honors even.
Round 5. Round opens with eau
ton. Both sparring. Mickey
forces the fighting Clinches. A
| busy round. Honors even.
1 Round 6. Ed opens the agrees
sive, forcing the fighting. Clinches
which both land. Both trying
hard to land k.o., but with no
: serious results. Honors even.
Round 7. Sparring Mickey
} forces the fighting Clinches. Ed
leads and lands some hard ones.
, Mickey lands with the left. Honors
even.
Round s. Mickey forces the
fighting. Sparring. Mickey lands
to face. Ed leads and lands. Mick
ey forces. Mickey lands on Eds
jaw Honors even.
Round o. Mickey on the agrees
sive Ed leads and misses. Spar
ring. Mickey lands some heavy
lefts. Furious onslaughts. Mickey
forces and rains blows on Ed. Ed
receives punishment. Mickey
forces again. Ed lands on Mick
ey law. Furious fighting featur
ed the cid of The round. The
honor os the round were slightly
in Mickcy's favor. ....
Round 10. Opened with cautious
spal ring Ed forces the fighting.
Ed lands 10 jaw. Ed rushes and
lands some hot ones Ed lands to
body. Ed lands to jaw. A round
of heavy fighting. Sheppard's
round.
The judges called the fight
draw
:, Following the semi-final event,
: Doc Turner, state commander OF
/. the American Legion, who was
present, was introduced by Catl
Fararr, announcer. and made
short and pleasing speech in
which he commended the work OF
the Post. Sailor Burns also was
introduced as challenging the win
iiner of the main event.
Semi-Final
: Johnnie Karr of Salt Lake vs..
Johnnie McManus of Las Vegas.
Six three-minute rounds, the boys
, weighing II at 12S pounds. Nc
/ Carter. referee.
: Round /. Opens with sparrlrs.
McManus pecks in repeatedly with
! Ibis left. Karr receives punish
Aent and shows signs of distress.
| Karr ducks and covers. McManus
bores i'll ard puts Karr down for
) 'he count of g. McManus' round
: Round 2. McManus forces the
fighting. Karr swings wild and
, misses. McManus bores in. Karr
lands and has Nc dazed for a
) moment. Nc forces the fighting
| Karr covers The gong inter
ructed a busy session. McManus'
round.
Round 3. Opens with' more eau
: ton on ioath sides. McManus
bores In with left Karr makes
wild rushes and misses swings.
? Nc bores in and lands frequently.
3 McManuS round.
Round T. Karr rushes and lands
r some heavy ones. Nc lands with
3 left and Karr reatliates. A busy
4 round of give and take. Honors
: even.
. Round 5. Sparring and clinches
2 karr rushes and forces the fight
ing. Karr lands heavily and re-
Y peats. Karr forces and adminbst-
ers punishment. Karr swings wild
and misses. Slugging and clinches.
narr slugs Nc frequently. Karr's
Z round.
Round j. Karr forces the fight
/. ing. Karr misses swings. Both
4 trying for k.o aKrr rushes and
+, misses leads. Karr's round.
! The referee gave the decision %
/ McManus. The crowd apparently