The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-04
ABERDEEN BOY GIVES
OPPONENT TERRIFIC
LACING IN MAIN GO
Grand Forks Fighter Shows
Courage and Stamina Un-
der Bombardment
FLASH 0UTPoINTs o'DAY
Nearly 1000 Fans on Hand For
Program to Smash All
Previous Records

Dick Demeray. Aberdeen, S. d.
scored technical knockout over Ed
die Fahlgren. Grand Forks, in the last
minute of the sixth round of the
headliner on the Elks fight card at
the World War Memorial building
Wednesday night. Bot!. fought at l45
pounds.
Nearly 1000 fans watched the show
to break all previous attendance rec
ords.
Demeray took every round and on
three occasions had Fahlgren on the
verge of a Knockout The Aberdeen
boy, fighting from half crouch in
the early stages of the battle. nailed
his opponent with rights and lefts as
he chased him around the ring.
Fahlgren was outclassed in every
thing but courage as he gamelv
sought to stave off a knockout. The
referee stopped the fight in the sixth
after the Grand Forks lad had abb
sorbed terrific punishment to be
floored three times and was all but
OUT OIL Ills lieu.
Soon Finds Range
Demeray started out deliberately IN
the first round but soon found the
range to nail his opponent with both
hands several times before the bell.
Fahlgren found Demeray's south paw
style hard to solve and mid way III
the round ran into furry Of punch
es that shook him badly. Again IN
the fourth Fahlgren was IN distress
from barrage of punches but kept his
left arm out to bother Demeray who
missed badly at times. The Grand
Forks boy rallied a little in this
round but Deneray never Wavered
from his relentless attack as he
whaled away in an effort to land a
finishing blow.
Fahlgren gave an beautiful display
of courage to weather the storm in
the fifth round despite terrific lac
ing. He came out in the sixth to be
floored three times before the fight
was stopped.
Flash Gets Shade
The Scarlet Flash of Minot shaded
Mickey O'Day, Aberdeen, in the semi
windup. Both boys put up all artis-
tic boxing exhibition. The Flash
combined a sparkling attack with an
almost impregnable defense to win
his edge. O'Day, likewise, turned in
a neat boxing exhibition that was
only slightly inferior to that of the
Minoter
Both got a rousing ovation as they
left the ring.
Tuffy Mosset abandoned his clown
ing tactics to earn a draw with Kid
Kramer of Yorkton, Sask. Both
boys banged away Justify all during
four rounds on more or less even
terms. Kramer held a previous win
from the Mosset.
Mel Engles, Medina, drew with
Dixie Miller, Sioux City, Iowa. over
the four-round route. Mel started
off we'll to win the first two rounds
but Miller came back mailing with
hard fights in the third to take the
round by a wide margin. Engles rail-
lied in the fourth but was shaded in
that stanza as we'll. His early adj
vantage was good enough, however, to
earn him draw.
Ray Granting, Regain, and Bonnie
Rice, Mandan, failed away with
everything they had to fight four
wild rounds to draw. Bonnie had
the edge in boxing skill but Ray
evened things up with his aggressive
ness and his habit of throwing leath-
er from start to finish.
Ted Small of Bismarck outpointed
Vern Granting, Regain, and John
Morris, Bismarck, won from Melvin
Mutchler, also Of Bismarck.
Approximately 300 grain dealers,