The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31
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BENEFIT BOXING CARD FULL OF ACTION:
DUCAN AND ORION FIGHT CLOSE MATCH
Have Six.round Go With
Plenty Of Hard BlOw-trad-
ing - kinnard Has No
Trouble With Paul Sides.
I.Oca, Observation-Disclosures
Arc Hard-fOught

Before a disappointingly small
crowd. four state amateur champs
mixed with other North Dakol:
talent in a benefit card at the cit,
auditorium last night.
1t was regrettable the crowd wa:
not larger, but those present saw g
rounds Of good boxing, with nothing
remotely approaching stalling on tn,
bill and with plenty Of action al
the way through from the curtain
raiser To the final.
Jimmy Ducan met Earl orion, state
weller champ, in the final six.
rounder. and there were six rounds
of hard blow-trading ending in !:
draw. Both fighters showed plenty
of aggressivenass with Dugan com
ing out perhaps 4 shade ahead.
First Is OrtOn's
The first round was Orton's, with
Dugan registering only one blow and
with his opponent breaking through
for some hefty rights and lefts. In
the second round. the two fought
evenly, with Dugan at the first get
ting in couple Of body blows, but
with Orion retaliating hot and fast.
Dugan got in a couple of telling
blows toward the last, but they were
trading swats fairly evenly when the
gong rang.
The third round again shaded to
Orton who landed one left to the
jaw to down Dugan temporarily and
ba1'ed in for number OF good swats,
while Dugan did his share Of punch
ing. In the fourth, the advantage
was Dugan's with the Bismarck
boxer putting up a good defense
through which orion failed to pcne-
trate at first and landing some good
ones. Orion came back with plenty
of pep and the two were going it
evenly as the round ended.
Dugan Shows Drive
The fifth was Dugan's and the
local fighter showed in some head
and body blows, showing little
more drive than in past rounds.
Orion kept up his consistent boring
in, however, and it was close between
the two. The sixth again shaded to-
ward Dugan and he got in couple
of wal,ops that looked threatening.
He was passing in lefts to the face
thick and fast, just before the gong
rang. In the final seconds, the two
traded blows evenly.
Grton's aggressiveness in this
match excited comment. I he champ
kept boring in all the time and
Dugan's blows, though rocking him
temporarily, seemed to have no effect
on his persisteney. He did steady,
intelligent boxing throughout the
match.
In the semis, Battling Kinnard met
Paul Sides, Bismarck man, and there
was no doubt at any time to whom
the, fight belonged. ninnard did
consistent work throughout the
match ard landed some good blows,
outboxing Sides, who showed tend
eney to rush in with his head down
and with too much emphasis on the
defensive.
Uses More Strategy
kinnard used more strategy than
his opponent and coupled this with
some good hard ones, one of which.
in the fifth. gave him Touchdown
and in two -other rounds Handed
Sides against the ropes.
Tommy McGraw and U. s. Grant
of Moorhead mixed in preliminary
with the result Of a draw. Grant
showed more aggressiveness than his
opponent and, although he had less
knowledge OF ring strategy, he kept
handing in punches fast and steady,
despite the fact that McGraws blows
took more effect than his.
Bond took the aggressors position
in his bout with Babe Herman and
did some good work, with the match
ending :, shade in his favor, although
Herman, like McGraw, showed more
strategy.
The Eckroth boys of Mandan boxed
q draw in an opener and drew the
fans applause for their work.