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Show I MYERS TRIMS I COAST BOXER Rooney's Seconds Toss in Towel in Fifth Round at Pocatello jj Hfj POCATETLO, May 2. Spug Myi-- of Pocatello secured a technical knockout over Walter Rooney of San ( F'ranciseo in a scheduled 12-round. contest here Monday night. In the H fifth round Myers drove Rooney to all comers of tho ring, sending him down for the count of nine twice ( in the Hecond occasion the gong saved Rooney, his seconds tos.-ing in the H ' 1 towel in tokon of defeat. Rooney displayed a keen knowledge of the game. In the third round the coast marvel showed to his best ad-vantage ad-vantage He used sledge hammer! blows with telling effect. Myers' I In the fourth round Rooney clipped Myers on the Jaw, scoring a knockdown. knock-down. From this stage of the battle Rooney- was on the receiving end oi Kid Hanna of Pocatello scored a knockout over Kid John9 Of Iava Hot Springs In the seml-wlndup. Albert Eagan and Marlon Chrlstensen battled four rpunds to a draw. Alfred Cot- 1 trell of PocatoHA" and Pat Vassa'.o of American Falls battled on oven li 16! terms for three rounds. Vassalo grabbed the decision by his aggn B siveness in the fourth |