Show i th I 1 BIGE FRANCIS IN THIRD TR ROUND ROU OF HIPPODROME L iEA I L 4 MOORE DECISIONS STULTZ IN THRILLING TI SEMIFINAL Overruled Oma- Oma Foul Claim of Coast Boxer han Lives Up to Expectations By Gail Smith Erwin Bige classy Omaha junior welterweight battler lived up to all expectations In carl early press reports when ho knocked out Art Francis pf of Oakland In the third round of a scheduled 6 round bout at the hip hip- theatre Monday Monda evening Tho card proved to bo one of tile tho best of tao tho entire season varying from slugfests to box boxing In The second 6 round headliner head head- liner between Rocky Moore and Elmer Elmer El- El mer Stultz wits was a combination box box- Ing affair MoorE did the boxing an and Stultz did the tho The boxer took a well earned do- do Tho fans were treated to some mighty class entertainment on the part of DIo while tile the bout lasted Bige who lost to Francis last cel on a foul claIm played a L resounding melody on Ills his o nen nent's ts t's ribs and midsection Tile The I final filIal blow which was fairly and to the pj of t the stomach landed with a thud and 1 Francis lay tIle the canvas puzzled whether to get up UI or stay down for tIle night BIGE CONCENTRATES ON ART ARTS ART'S S WIND Bige out lively In the first round and played upon Francis Francis' wInd Tile Tho managed to send In some lefts durIn during his backward journey around the tho ring Bige easily hM had a marked advantage ad- ad vantage in ill tIlls this canto At the sound of the bell to start the second round Bigo was on hIs I opponent like a Tiger buryIng hiS 1113 left and right In Francis Francis' stomach Bige frequently landed terrIfic lefts to Arts Art's head His weaving style of battle made Francis ook like a novice more than once DurIng the second round Bige BIe brushed Francis Francis' pants on tile the o outer side of th tho left leg Art was willing willingto to overlook tills this as any man he-man fighter would woul do until one of Salt Lakes Lake's famous ringside yodelers put the notion in Arts Art's head to claim a foul Ar Art made mado a hurried plea to tile the referee but his laim iwas was not allowed Durin During this time Bige continued his vicious body attack attack at- at tack and It was telling on the Oak Oak- lander FRANCIS TAKES SEVEN COUNT Francis took a seven count soon after the start of tills this round when Bige BIe landed a left cross to Arts Art's head and a vicious right to the tho stomach Art took seven counts A half minute later he found himself climbing through he ropes where Bigos Bigo's right had put hIm To end it nIl all DIg Olga cracked in a left to tile the head and a re resounding blow to Francis Francis' stomach and the coaster gladly sta stayed El down Moore landed at least loin fow punches to every everyone one sent In by Stultz Tile The Helper battler battier did not show any o signs of weakenIng weakening weaken weaken- ing under Moores Moore's continual line of batterIng nor did Moore weaken under Stultz's close range attack until tho final round The Oregon battler had piled up a wide enough i margin to carry him over for iOl the decision It was WIlS a thrilling bout from start to finish Tile prelimInaries brou brought ht out some boxing and slugging matches Pete Jensen of Riverton left his jaw open to Jack Ray or of Magna and the latter laller sent In a haymaker for a knockout after fifty eight sec of fighting in tile the second round Jensen easily won the tho first round when lIe he sept Ra Ray to the canvas and kept him groggy until tile the bell Allen of Murray lurra Jack Jacle Nash of Denver DelIver to win a decision de- de deI I over tile the Colorado boy Allen worked to advantage on Nash's midsection mid mid- section Jimmy Davis and Harry Taylor a couple of local boys put on ono one of the most thrilling slugfests seen hero here In many a a. day Until Davs went vent down from In tile the third round he had a slight edge landing tile the most effective blows during the life or of tile the bout raylor outweighed Davis and this proved to lIe be a deciding factor Sam George and Fred Jells drew drewin In the Uie curtain raiser |