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Show II 5 WAN GIVEN DECISION f OVER DAVIS ON A FOUL Two Little Men Put Up Fast Fight Until Davis Makes . , ' His Break and Ends It. 6. ....-.'" 1 The fight at the Murray opera-bouse ' last nlg-ht was the greatest fistic encounter en-counter among little fellow ever seen In this vlclnjty. The hall waa well filled. It waa exactly W0p.m. when Jim Dohalson, the well-known sporting man, who was acting as referee, called the men to the center of the ring. ( Silent Rowan looked confident and seemed well trained. Terry Davis had j - a set expression oa bl ..face the , expression ex-pression of a man who was going to win. .1. " ( As"' the gong was sounded Davis rushed "Bowan into his own corner and gwung at him. Rowan waa going away at thep time . and slipped to his haunches:: Hardly liad he reached the floor. ,when Davis uppercut him eav-" eav-" agelyto the point of the jaw," It was a palpable fouL but waa disallowed,' as Jt seemed that Davis had. the blow start-ed start-ed before he could pull It back, hardly realltlng that Rowan was down. Davis tie Atfgresgor. The first and second rounds closed with Davis the aggressor. Then he began be-gan to tire. Rowan la unquestionably - far and away the .better ring 'general of the two.' ' . Round, three opened with Rowan do-. do-. Ing pretty work with his left-hand Jab. The best Davts could do was to run his " Jaw Into this Jab.tlme and again- Terry did his best to' bore In.' The round closed with things Rooking; Rowan's way." - '. . . " ' ; . Davis came out of his corner lntena-' lntena-' lng to win by the knockout route In short order. He went at Rowan like an enraged bull. Rowan blocked, and the men ran into clinches. Donalson had much to do to separate them time and again. It looked as though Rowan was being worn down by these clinches. Davis rushed swinging right and left, with Rowan still keeping up his left jabbing. He soon had the claret coming from Terry's swollen Hps. Once 'In this round Rowan looked appeal-lngly appeal-lngly at the referee aa one of Terry's blows went away below the belt. Then came rc-und five and the last. Loses His Discretion. '" ' r Davis had" thrown all discretion . to the winds. He sent his arms wildly, swinging and throwing the force of hla body after them. In a clinch Rowan went "to the floor. He was roughed and. slipped. It waa not. a knock-dqwn. Rowan, knowing he had ten seconds to get a long breath In. adopted the famous fa-mous tactics 'of Bob Fitzslmmons. He rested on one Jtnee and wiped his face with his glove, .taking a long breath. It was his Intention to arise about the toll of 7 or 8. Aa he rested there, smiling to his seconds, Terry suddenly whipped a right and left to either jaw, catching him fulL The blows were flush and unprotected.- They still, however, lacked enough ateam to . . even send Rowan back. It waa a most deliberate and premeditated foul. The house waa in an uproar: - Donalson eent Davis to hla corner and led Rowan forward the victor. vic-tor. The decision was greeted with uproarious up-roarious approval. Rowan Not Marked. There wasn't a mark on Rowan. Davis Da-vis waa unmarked except the badly puffing mouth from the repeated left Jabbing. Aa to the outcome If It had gone the full twenty rounds, is a question. ques-tion. Rowan knows the tricks of the ring. He simulates weariness in order' to draw the other man on. In science he clearly has It on Davis. Davis In strength la probably the stronger, but It Is a question whether his "steam" would last say eight or ten rounds. Rowan fought clean and fair throughout. Terry Davis lost on a foul. It Is to be regretted. He waa ao anx-' loua to win that he lost hia head and would not obey instructions from his , corner. He means well, but haa- a lot to learn about the game and how to remain cool under all circumstances. Rowan had thla to aay after the nghi: "I am awfully sorry that poor Terry loat his head ao Quickly. I believe I could have won by the knock-out route I If things had gone on." ' Another Match Made." The men will be matched to fight in Bingham In the near future. Both men were well Inalde the weight agreement agree-ment 127, ringside. The -preliminary bout of alz rounda went to limit to a draw, it waa between be-tween Kid Fruuell and Kid Campbell. It. waa of the tabasco order from the tap of the gong. Senor Tomaaao Bennettl waa official timekeeper, while S. J. Kelly looked after af-ter the chime part of it. The fight waa cleanly and squarely conducted. Frank Lewis deserves great credit for the way he managed things. In a" speech he announced anyone dia-satlsfled dia-satlsfled or who thought things "were fixed" could have hla ticket money back. Not one accepted the offer. It waa conceded the best mill pulled off among the little fellows in years. Who was there? That would be telling. Suffice to say. the best and leading sporting men of the city. The one opinion opin-ion waa that it waa "more than worth the money." |