Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-04-28 | Page 6 | Capt. Bob Roper Nearly Defeated

I CAPT BOB ROPER NEARLY DEFEATED Captain OJ-I OJ UIA Neb April 28 Cap Cap tain tam Bob Roper of Roanoke V Vs J and James Liny Herman lIerman Omaha fought to a a round 10 10 draw here Friday In the main maln event or of the American legions legion's boxing show According to a decision of ce men Heiman Hetman was vas cred- cred credIted credited cred with Ith the first five fl e rounds wIllie while the Iho former army captain came back strong In the tho final five thereby std Ing off defeat Tho bout as slow and lacked the usual Roper ring generalship Johnny ODonnell O'Donnell of the Gib- Gib Gib-bons-Colllns Gib bons Colllns stables taLles at St Paul scored a knockout over his ment mont ment Arlow low raffling Fanning Kansas Hansas City I In the eight round of ot their sched sched- sched- sched scheduled round 10 bout The men are aro I Erwin ln Bige weight light weIght Omaha won on on a unanimous ne paper decision 0 over er Phil Long Des Moines in tho the other event on the tho legion on card RO I G rs LOS A ANGELES April 28 23 McCann ot of defeated Young Brown Drown of Hemet Cal In n a a round four-round bout heme helo Eddie Eddio Maccy and Teddy va 11 it Los Angeles eights boxed a draw In the tho semi finals semi George Lamon Lamson Los Angeles light light- won a a decision 01 Leo Matlock of Oakland In a bout Lout Ashton Dunya lit lit- ot of New Orleans defeated d Fral ko No 10 of Sacramento