Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-02-23
VEGAS BATTLERS
GET DECISION.
DRAW IN BOUTS
SLY AND MILLER STEAL
SHOW AT LEGION
PROGRAM

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Dave Milford oe Columbus,
Georgia, took the decasiea over
Henry Alvarado a Les Angeles
In six rounds Of whhiwind box-
ing In the feature beut of yes
terday's Legion card at the
arena.
Ross Sly Of Caliente took the
house" by storm, besides taking
the decision over Eddie O,Harra Of
Los Angeles In what many fans
considered the feature bout Of the
slate, and Kid Miller, local slugger,
battered his way 70 decision over
Battling Marillo of Los Angeles.
Pete Peterson Of Las Vegas
fought Warren Farrel Of. Tulsa,
Oklahoma, to o draw, despite the
fact that his left eye was swollen
shut during the final round. Paul
Hardy Of Los Angtles won the
referees decision In q four round
preliminary with Kid Williams Of
Reno.
OHaxEa Punished
Knocking OHarra to q horizont-
al position In the first round with
terrific wallop in the stomach,
Ross Sly started six rounds Of
punishment-giving which promised
time after time to end in q knock
out, catapulting O'HarTa across the
square time after time and meeting
him with more punishment when
O'Harra bounced back from the
ropes.
In the second round the pair
exchanged lefts to the jaw five
successive times together with me-
chanical precision, Sly concentrat-
ing upon O'Harra's jaw despite the
start he had on the Irishman's
abdomen.
Early In the sixth O'Harra went
to his knees after an onslaught
from Sly, rolled over and took the
count Of nine. coming back with an
eye slightly blued. Sly seemed on
the verge of getting knockout
several times, despite the pain of
two badly bruised fists, but the
Irishman always came back for
more.
Miller Aggressive
Kid Miller kept Marillo on the
defensive from the start of their
fracus, rushing the slippery battler
off his feet several times. The Kid
took some hard ones on the jaw
but came back with a smile, land
ing a dozen sofia ones in row at
the last Of the third when he got
Marillo into the ropes. Every round
went to the Kid, beyond any shad-
ow of doubt.
Pete Peterson, local lad, kept up
his end of the battle with Warren
Farrell in a first round which was
a standoff, saving himself many
times with his dodging speciality.
In the second, however, they wad-
ed into each other and Slugging
match ended with cut over Pete'S
eye. This did not seem to feaze the
smiling Las Vegan until the third
round, when his eye, battered con-
tinually by FarrePS right, swelled
almost shout, which impaired his
vision and weakened him before
the continual onslaughtS of the
rangy Oklahoman.
Feature Bout Fast
The feature bout was a matter
of give and take, with fast foot
work on the part of both Milford
and Alvarado. Milford seemed to
have a slight edge during the first
round, but Henry stood up under
lot of punishment and stayed with
him, putting him through the ropes
in a sitting posture at the last of
the fifth. The Georgian made a
vicious charge in the sixth, but
toof a stiff right to the jaw in ex-
change, missing in a mighty swing
a trifle later and going down on
one knee at the gong for a draw.
The Williams Hardy melee was
one Of ups and downs. The two
boys started off at "a great pace,
williams being first to strike
snag, in the shape Of Hardy's right
glove, and hitting the deck with
his body. He soon returned the
strategem in similar style, but took
another flattening and another in
over-payment. With a cut cheek,
Williams rushed Hardy into the
ropes. but paid by hitting the can
vas to rest until the referee said
"nine." williams went down again
before the refree gave the decision
to Hardy.
Henry st. Amand and Ernie
Cragin refereed the bouts. The next
Legion program win be staged some
time In March. according to Legion
members.