Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-04-29
SKIES IS WINNER
OVER E|CHEL ON
FIGHT CARD HERE
TECHNICAL 40 IN FOURTH;
HOFF AND VAkOSINI ARE
WINNERS
BY AID NORDMARkEN
(Williston Daily Herald and AP
Correspondent

correspondent
Peering out of his corner at the
end of the third round from hi:
good right eye. the left was batter.
ed shut. at a calm. untiring. relent'
less opponent. Aubrey Eichel Of
Regina. Sask., lost interest in the
whole scheduled 10 round affair
and tossed in the towel. giving Rims
Warrior Johnny Skies of Williston
a technical knockout victory in a
fight at Plentywood Thursday night.
Hchel. big. rangy and game, with
a record of 10 starts and l9 wins
came out confidently smiling but
soon lost his good humor and his
sense of we'll being when the slug
gine Skies, smashing with both
hands, rocked hm around the ring.
In the first stanza Eichel Went down
twice- The first drop to the canvas
was partly a slip and partially a
blow and he reeained his feet inn
mediately. but the second fall dazed
him a bit though tangled legs con-
tributed as much as the blow 10 his
going down.
In the second round Johnny, no.
ticeably improved in professional
style though still sticking TO his old
policy, "Ill take one and give you
four" began TO work on his oppon-
ent's body. Aubrey swung hard and
landed flush on the Williston boys
chin during that three minutes but
only caused a movement of Skies
mouthpiece and a good natured grin.
Skies No Amateur
: All the amateur has been removed
from Skies ring work now. learned
probably from the bitter profess
ional lesson that a scheduled 10
rounds can turn out TO be a long
journey and it's well to retain some
fire for the closing minutes.
But the Canadian wasn't TO hear
any more than three end-of-the-
round gongs. Dazed, groggy and
sick from Skies constant battering
of his body and from hard smashes
with both hands, Eichel received
the extra burden of a sore left eye
in the third that suddenly bloated
UP from a straight right hand thai
hurt. Hooked again, he dropped fol
an eight count, got up and Their
down again as Skies opened anoth'
er blow barrage with the bell saving
the downed battler. Before the
fourth round starting time came
up, the towel came out, token o.
surrender.
Interviewed after the fight by tn,
Herald Eichel said, Il could onl!
see with one eye. | think his thumb
got in the other but anyhow ii clos
ed fast. 1t wasn't that | was yellow
I'll prove that any time, but m.
trainer told me it was better Il
lose a bout than an eye, which h.
said might happen if it got hit
again" He added, This Skies is too
experienced for me. When | get
few more fights under my belt II
tangle with him.
Best on the Card
In the semi-windup. which wen
the full scheduled six rounds. Ar
Hoff of Radville. Sask., who late
gained the decision, swinging
dangerous left, chased the retreat
Ing Champ Carrico of Great Fall
all around the ring in one of tn,
best boxing exhibitions Of the eve
nins. Hoff wasn't doing so mucl
of the boxing, all he asked was
chance to fight, but Carrico, treat
ing the touted Hoff left with grea
respect, lodged. rode blows, blocke,
them neatly with shoulders, arm
and gloves to make Hoff force tn
fight. There was no question as [,
the decision in the bout, Hoff fore
ng the fight all the way. After tn
event, Carrico told the Herald. .
guess wasn't in good shap'
enough. | started out with a bod.
attack but found myself firing ant
fought careful through the rest 0
the fight to last. Next time III be
my take | take him. He did star
with a good body attack, working
on his opponents heart in the frs
and second rounds, and later began
TO run.
The only knockout on the car,
came in the preliminary mix whel
Johnny Vakosni Of Great Fall
dropped Ben HARRINGTON of Red
stone, in the first few seconds 0
the first round. Downed with
right hand shortly after the open
ing bell. Harrington got up rubber
iesged TO 80 down again, get III