Putnam patriot., 1928-02-02
DanieIson Boy Kayoes Maxham and Gets Decision Over
 Peterson
s.sae Lively Scraps on Friday Night''
 Bill

Two thrilling battles. in which General Rene Peloquin, the ciesst, M hard hitting. 1lS-pound Daniesso" woungstcr. proved a sensation, Tea s.~.d inc card of the Putnam Spost irx Club last Friday niRnt " o Johns arena. While the house was not A sell-out the gate was niue' larger than the previous mee, pro, s..e.a Peloauin was cheered anu th~n cheered some more as ne ieis Che ring after his double perform nnce. ..,.ht ueIo. ..;n ,o view It was q disappo,nt ,reut to the ringsidc gathering 1nas .s' ,-a~rc;er was unable to go on wieh psaacuin as this looked to be the p'g s.-. strilre of the evening However, Ssarr,ier was in the hall and 1t oniy needed a glance at his plasterea ope's to convince the most dlsappoih,eu Ter that he waa out of the rnnnine for tho time being. A bad cut Juse aver inc eve kcpt the game Worcrs,ss1 ~outh from taking part in the hs''s festivities. ,,h
 Eueene Maxham of Ballouville SUD .,.....a for cormier and proved m .hg. double throughout the first rounai making Pcloauin extend himseu to sh. ,g,uit It was fast round ana
 w-,.,. round Most of the blows ...x. Iioh. tans fhat bad little eif"c' .rs inc swans and exchanges were nbout even. Tf anvthiue roun'e "' x{ghts fo the inv e~tfled f"'"auii tn . shnde but it would he q sale gam h,e that the 'udees called honors even gn the frps three ralnutes.
 Starts Rushing
 Aa the second round opened felos auln began Co rush and rough it Tor a few seconds and was corresponaltu'. gv wsld Once in making lunge as h,u onponenf. who nide stepped, ne wn.de a complete dive coming down hard in the center of the ring
 In in mn instant Peloquin landed rseht that sent the Bailuuvilie lad head back with snap. Maxhanl eaths hack with an uppercut that landed oh paIoauin'a mouth. Peioquin landed . r;ght to the jaw At this point Maxham appeared to he going good and. although he was being fushes from side Go side of the ring seemea to be holding his own.
 Suddenly peloanin let % nower- full iah that caught Maxham in the nil of the stomach doubling him up and sending him to the floor flat on hia hack. He was helpless and unable to rise as the referee counted of the seconds and had to be helped to his corner.
 Second Performance
 Peloauin's second battle of the evening was put on as an after show following what was announced as the final bout. Taking. on Leo Peterson of the Worcester stable for his sec ond net the nanielson boy looked as freah as he did when he first stepped through the ropes earlier in the eve ming.
 The first round was a give and take affair with much sparring and foot work in evidence. Peterson was on the defensive most of the time as the Danielson lad bore in.
 The second round became hitI rougher. Peterson was using al straight jab to the face that often found It's mark peloauin crossed with rights and lefts Co the jaw and possibly should be given an edge for the three minutes.
 Tn the third Peloquln began Co get Co Peterson and soon there was a thin trickle of elarct flowing from the side of tho Worcester bows mouth Peloauin did not get off without punishment but there were no marks to show where Peterson landed. Itt vas easily Pcloauin'a fight and the decision of the judges was fore gone conclusion. Although it was the last net on the eieht-act card thc audience remained seated long f enough Co give Peloquin 2 noisy hand | after he had removed his gloves and started to leave the ring.
 Become Impatient
 ft was $50 o'clock when Announc | CT I.ebeau was first heard from. The fans were getting a bit impatient for the curtain raiser and welcomed the i pair of hnskies that appeared from the dressing room.
 Eugene Billings. Goodyear. was first out and chase the northeast corner He was quickly followed by Jimmie Ryan of the American Eagle | Putnam. The eagle didn't look as ifl he had trained Co any extent for the 1 match and st the end of the first round it was evident that he would . not be boxing at the end of the third stanza.
 Ryan opened with a left Co the | face. lt was an even exchange. The 1 earle representative was wild and awkward. Billings soon landed on the eagles beak and the red corpus cles began Co flow and flow and flow. | As the round ended Ryan was clear. l iy dazed, It did not look as if he would last through the second round. | He didn't It had just opened when towel came from the lunch room mans corner and it was over and the scene set for number two.
 Judges Favor Souqnet
 Alex Souquet of Danielson. n boy with long reach. and Ollie Kosh of Worcester next strutted their stuff. Danielson had Worcester on the de. fensive and before the round was