Show I J DOWNING FAMilY AS BUM FIGHTERS Pete Sullivan Knocks One Member Out In Third Round at Murray Somehow or other there Is a hoodoo attached to the name of ot Downey Down C when It comes to fighting around this burg Several Sev ral years ago Aurello Aurelio Herrera made ono One Jack Downey DOWIey look like a novice in the ring Since that time the Downey family has been scarce Last night another member by the name of ot Frank Downey I who by b the way wa claims no relationship to the other Downey appeared In the 1 ring rim at Murray to do battle with Pete Sullivan for twenty rounds In just three threet rounds t Frank Joined Jack as a good ex cx example example ample of ot a complete failure as a cham champion champion champion pion of ot the padded arena It was only a small crowd that gathered at the ringside but It Jt was enthusiastic ad aid a d while they did not see much of a scrap they did see Pete Sullivan com completely completely completely outclass the Downey end of the argument Never eer for an Instant did Downey Downe have hae a chance and when his numerous seconds there seemed to be bo a dozen got through throwing towels sponges bath robes and tha th like Into the ring the crowd was convinced Downey Downe was a badly whipped Pug pUS Pete Right After Him Pete went at him at the tap of the gong and at the end of the first round the fight was practically won In the second Downey did not do much but cover coer up and at one time his seconds cried madly for the referee to break the men when Pete was doing his best to get away and Downey was holding on Had the referee listened to seconds their man would have gone out In this round Pete hit him once and he ho bounded against the ropes with such force that the recoil sent him sprawling back In the ring The gong saved sa ed him himIn himIn himIn In the third round Pete knocked Dow Downey Downey Downey ney down four times within one min minute mm ute when the end came with a shower of wardrobe from rom corner Both Pete and his second Mantel tried to get lOet the referee to stop the fight but some of the crowd thought Downey D ney still had a chance Downey was not badly punished as Sullivan treated him as easily as he could Rough House Preliminary The Th preliminary saw some real fighting between a lad named Jack Keep and another named Kid Knight It was a regular rough house affair for the full six rounds and was declared a draw a decision that was entirely Just Neith Neither er lad has any science of the game but both are willing to mix it at the drop of o othe the hat At different stages of ot the fight it looked as If It either man would go out but the boys had steam enough behind to come up smiling In the next round There was considerable delay In getting the started owing entirely entire to Keep and his seconds The latter seemed to think they were handling a 11 champion of the world and took enough time to ad adJust adjust adjust Just the gloves and get their man In shape to fight a dozen preliminaries Meanwhile Knight sat t In his corner while Keep and his seconds delayed the game much to the disgust of ot those At tt the ring ringside ringside side |