Show UD ru WITH IT P LV M MARTINEZ EZo EZoA A ABOARD OA D WI WINS S FI THo EV EVENT N B Y NOSE INJURED THUMB SLOWS ur UP CHAMP Battling B Bun u n k e Named by Goddess of Truth MONDAYS MONDAY'S RESULTS Jess decisions Brie Bel Stevens six aix rounds j Roy McCarthy Bunker one round I Billy Burke Earl Stars Stan nard two rounds a Bobby Gannia Gannis-Dallai Gannis Dalla Bateman draw four rounds John Vern Vernone Pinney one round jn a Joey Josy Hart Andy Copt Cop three rounds By STEVE With a IL perfect alibi of oC a badly bruised thumb but with the tle consciousness consciousness consciousness con con- that he had met a st stert ling little tittle boxer Harold Brick Stevens rests jests today without th tho heavyweight hea boxing crown crown w won n several se weeks ago when Steve Stevens met Ed Shepard The crown wa wa was rudely Jolted from front his sorrel locks lock and bounced right upon th the tho beetling brow bow of ot one Jess Ion Ionone longone long longone one of ot the best of ot the big boys in ir this section of ot the country m JI gained Referee Ha Hardy Hardi K Downings Downing's decision at the enof enc en end of a gruelling six round battle on ona oni which showed up a lot of ot things toj the observing fan The battle demonstrated demI dem I first that a IL much better battler than toe he ha ever been rated In Salt Lake H II I Ii i was WIlS quoted 10 to 6 against 1 the fight It showed also that Ste- Ste Ste Stevens vens had bad more stuff sturt In defeat th than thai he has ever shown in victory jl II I showed likewise that Brick Ste Ste. I vens Jack Dempsey or any batt battle in the world is due for lor a j JUst st as as soon as he sets gets the Ide idea ide that he can fight without perfect shape Stevens has had hada hadr habit of entering of-entering the ring with nice nici round little gobs of ot fat tat nelling around his waist and over the top topi ot of his trunks Last night was was' n exception When his flailing fist fish failed to find Steven began to learn the necessity ol ot being be beIng Ing in shape He tired and was on the edge of ot getting a mighty fancy tanCY lacing when the fins fin gong sav saved d him Stevens came out of his comeIn cornel come t tIn in the first round with a rushil an endeavor to take 0 ol his feet teet and to get in some of TI 11 withering crushing blows oS String ham as has been suspected wa ca too fast and too clever to the way of ot Stevens' Stevens swinging fist fest and stepped out and away hil hilBrick Brick Just wildly waved his mitt mitts As the bout progressed Steven Ste began to show signs of ot class an am harassed with a left which did some damage II Hi Hithe the second round it seems hi right hand was was injured and he be fa ra favored favored ored it thereafter trying main I with his left K I When found the gaIn I wasn't going to be so rough he be began be be- gan gsa to open up and showed a powerful powerful pow powerful erful burst pf ot speed and class H Ii I peppered Brick with straight let left id Continued on following page |