Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-01 | Page 6 | Shoaf, Moore Take Terrific Beatings, but Show Gameness

o k V SHOAF MOORE SS J. J TAKE TAKE TERRIFIC TERRiFIC BEATINGS BEATINGS BUT B f SHOW SHOW SHOW- GAMENESS GAMENESS ANDREWS AND AND ELTON TURN IN TRIUMPHS Johnson Jensen Allen Falls Before Babe Herman By Lon Richardson A couple of strangers Pal Shoal Shoat of Memphis Tenn and Rock Moore loor of of f Portland Ore held tho the iliac iliac- h 11 at l n s arena at st night and got an eV r ev-r r greater reater nand nd than the old favorites s. s ton iton and Jackie Andrews the two t I bo boys s 's who so decisively whipped them Neither Shoaf nor Moo Moore won a single ingle round of their m with Elton and Andrews es for they were wera outclassed from start to f. f ish but both sho N dj j that gameness which is so dear to the hearts of every lover of the roped arena sport HITS CANVAS THREE TIMES It was especially lly true true- in the final bout on the evenings evening's program a six-round six affair Just a few seconds seconds seconds sec sec- after the starting bell Elton clipped Pal a terrific left on the chin which sent the Tennessee boy sprawling to the canvass Immediately Immediately Immedi Immedi- the fans began to pick up their hats and leave but after the count of nine Shoaf wobbled to his feet Twice Twice- more in that round he took the count of nine but each time he got up and and battled on de despite despite despite de- de spite the tremendous odds against him Shoaf fared slightly better in the second and took the nine count but twice In the third he hit the canvas but once The fourth found him remaining on his feet at all times with the exception of a dive through the ropes However he was taking as terrific a beating at all aU times as has ever been taken In a local ring STAYS ON FEET IN FIFTH The heroic then stayed the fifth fifth and boxed with Adrian but buton buton buton on each exchange of blows received the worst of the deal In the sixth h as knocked to the canvas three times and took a nine count each time but he got up each time and fought on like the thoroughbred that he is When the final gong ended the melee Shoaf Sheaf was bleeding profusely profusely profusely pro pro- and was battered and worn but underneath that blood was a areal areal areal I real man Elton dashed across the ring ting and shook Pals hand Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations Con he said your a real fighter he added Adrian meant it it too S THE SAME Th The was almost a duplication of the top card ex except except ex- ex that Rocky Moore was a little I eX-I tougher and Andrews not such a a terrific socker Even so Moore loore took I enough punishment to knock out outI I any ordinary man but came up r grinning each time for he was I game and he liked it it I Andrews took the first third fifth and sixth rounds easily The Theother Theother Theother other two were even In the main prelim Peg Johnson I I local featherweight landed as dean clean I and as hard a blow as has been seen here hero this season when he I I knocked out Pete Jensen in the second round A right hook landed square on Jensens Jensen's button and the lights immediately went out The first round was even as was the second up to that point JOHNNIE ALLEN TAKES COUNT After Johnnie Allen who substituted substituted substituted for Jack Nash had and outsmarted Babe Herman for two rounds in another prelim the colored boy finally solved his style dropped him hint for a count In the I third and knocked him out In the fourth Allen put up a fine battle but weight handicap spelled his de de- de- de feat Perry knocked Chick Carter all over the ring for a rL round and one-half one before Carter finally took toole the count Charles Hansen John Douglas in the curtain Both boys were dead tired at the bell