| Show MURPHY AND GilBERT MIX I IN UR W TilT Downing Declares right Fight Even After l Six Si Rounds i I Soloman and Sollis Win hI I Bantams Put Pul Up Fine Show I I I B By Herb IP I LAST ST Put Gilbert I I hr and nud ull tJ drag v. rv Hill HIli liHI over Ot Co Cotello I 1 knockout second round 1 v Lr 1 o over r lon Ion on I Prod Maxon MaLon over ocr lid Id I SUm Mint ICorn Ii over cor Skipper I technical i I knockout first round and In George Gor Solomon lira draw FRANKIE RAN IE i MURPHY of Denver Den and Pat Gilbert local ben heavy lightweight fought six rounds to a adraw adraw araw draw raw at Hardy Downings Downing's weekly melee at the armory last ni night ht But Pat Gilbert failed to vindicate his bis defeat of July 4 at the hands of Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy who w was s awarded a n. k o. o over O the Salt Lake fighter Gilbert claimed at the Hie time he slipped through the tho ropes Candidly drawing tho the line lino fine Ine we wo cannot pee lee where Gilbert can be awarded award award- ed cd more than two rounds while tho the first fifth and last cantos were clearly clearl Murphys Murphy's with Ith tho other period oven o However Murphy se seemed sec mcd to find It hard to get Set loosened He Ire gave tho the Impression impression impression im Im- im- im of not letting himself out to his full limit and himself after the tho contest t t b by stating that thal he was stiff Pat Pal fought eYe every Inch of tho the way way way- when he could though could though when the tite gon gong sounded the Denver er boy had him against tho the ropes blee bleeding freely ree There With Uh Left Murphy started well using his loft to 1 good advantage e Pat showing evidence evi l dence of or coming back at the end cad of the round Ho Ile did and in the second hel held his opponent in cheep check The Tho third canto belonged to Gilbert and b by drawing a very cry fine Ine line tine the local Kingpin had hada a a. slight ht shade In tho the fourth The fifth however was Murphys Murphy's and keeping his pace ho finished strong in the closing canto Pat fought well and It was a disappointment that the fight could not have ha lasted four our rounds more A return contest providing Murphy does not take tako on more weight should be highly interesting o J o n a Comer The Tho real feature bout of the evening e however er was tho the class classy little exhibition exhibition exhibition tion put on lI by Lew and Lon Richmond two young oung bantams who won the commendation of or tho the fans tans That Is the tho class was mostly in Po- Po luso's corner but Richmond was was- game ame and stuck until the gong sounded the end nd of or tho the fourth and Hardy raised Po- Po luso's hand skyward Fifteen years cars o of age n e Is one ono o of tho the classiest little tittle fighters that has developed developed de de- in parts in some time lIn Barring tho the unforeseen he is hI mighty might good timber and bears watching Besides Besides Be De- sides being boing a clever boxer for or a youngster young young- ster ater he has demonstrated that he lie packs a a. euro cure for insomnia Sing Out Out Oh nt II Hard Hardy Downing must have e heard the bell LeU ringing when he stopped the fight between cn Slim Kerns Kern and Jack Skipper In the first round after atter KernS Kern had knocked his opponent down a couple of oC times Tho The slim bo boy had a CL wicked look loot In hi his eye CO anI and was as Continued on Following ln Pa Page e MURPHY AND GIlBERT GILBERTi i MIX IN DRAW DRAM TIlT Con Continued From Irom Preceding Page PaS holding back for the one two three that that spelled r n r m n d when Referee Downing stopped the slaughter Fighting Fighting- George Georg-e o Sollis and Jayman Jay Soloman Soloman Solo- Solo man put on a fast and vicious four rounds Downing ruling a a. draw Supporters Supporters Sup Sup- porters portals of ot both bout of tho the boys crabbed some because George scored a knockdown knockdown knock knock- down in tho the first round and others because be because be- be eau cause e of Soloman's aggressiveness later In the battle Bill Dm Ketchell substituting for John Estes Bates had a tough time lime during tho the first round with Jack Costello When hen the I Ibell bell sounded the tho opening of ot the second second second sec sec- ond canto however KetchelL emulating emulating I ing InS his more famous namesake met Costello with a 1 loud smack and a few seconds later crossed a left a n. right I to tho the Jaw an and Costello as far as comprehension comprehension com com- was concerned went right righta a away wa from there Fred Mason Ia on gained g a round four decision de- de decision decision de de- over o Ed Marshall who s substituted ed cd for tor Ben Robinson |
