Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-04-01 | Page 10 | Fighting George Defeats Emmett at Manhattan Club

Fighting George Defeats Emmett At Manhattan Club SALT LAKE. April 1. It was easv pickings for Fighting George at the Manhattan club- last night. After a brief exchange of blows in the opening i round with Kid Emmett, George slip- I ped a stiff one to Emmett's mouth and Started the nectar flowing in such a I pushing manner that the Kid was in no Shape to proceed with the fight. Refe-' ree Hardy Downing stopped the fracas after an examination of Emmett's mouth und called further proceedings' off. The fans were pleased, for the ! 1 l pper plainly would have been ; Weakened after another period Swede Johnson and Clint Scott started off for six rounds in whirlwind fasihon in the teiniwindun, but Clint's midsection f i J-1 to '-tand the heavy going in the third frame and he took the count. Swede tore after Scott I from the first gong and landed heavily heav-ily throughout. Clint weathered the first and second and managed to get In a few return pokes, but in the tihrd Swede doubled him up and then j knocked him through the ropes with t Ming body punches. Scott heard the birdie-;' song for several second sec-jouds sec-jouds .titer the scrap was over. Munger and Smith Draw. I In a fairly fast six rounds Eobbv Hunger and Franlde Smithers pummelled pum-melled each other while the fans yelled I for more speed from Bobble Th.- Gar-I Gar-I field lad was never in dancer of losing los-ing the scrap; owing to the advantage advan-tage in ring gerenalship. However, he failed to tear in as the fans wished P rankle hit Munger with about everything every-thing he had but failed to shake him loose until the final round, when he1 shot over a right to the jaw that made; Bobbie's legs wobble. Bobbie came back wilh a How of wallops at the gong that partly evened things up and j earned him a draw. i Ed Kessler and Art Brugger foughl a fast and furious four rounds and were handed a draw. It was the toe j lo toe smash stuff throughout, and the i.mi - w.-re on their feet practically ev-. ery second of the going. Both lads ac-j ccpted enough wallops on the Jaw to I put an ordinary scrapper into dream 1 land, but each refused to fall, and. at I the final gong, they were still going like thoroughbreds. They brought forth much applause from Ihe crowd I While Beechie sailed into Young Rose In tloir seheduled four round bout, but the going was too fast for I Rose, and in the second he took the count It was a fast battle until the final punch arrived, for Rose, although outclassed, fouqht a game scrip and only went dow n after a score of heavy smashes to the midsection. Art Nowell and Young Brown opened the evening' entertainment with a four round battle. Brown, who was much the heavier, slapped Art to all sections of the ring in the first two round". However, Nowell then i found Brown's number and had him covering up and hanging on in the remaining frames. Nowell practically had Brown out when the final gonp ended the bout nn.