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J1r8 8 !91BR8rJ6[j15r8t2 2 ’ 111nisf i9i•) hit*4power lo lake it.The sensational high light ot the matches was in the 16th bout which found Harold Yepsen otDePue pitted against Wayne Kills of the same community. Before either had more than taken one step Yepson swung with his rightand Ellis dropped to the canvasfor the ten-count ending the fight in 11 seconds.Forest Yepsen was next to step into the nng ami received nearly the same treatment his brotherof thewhich 1 rixonBeloithad given to Ellis. Forest was knocked out with a right to thebutton in one minute and 2n seconds of the second round. Jus* before the final blow he took theeight-count.The other knockout came in the tenth bout when Dick Gal-laghei of Dixon dropped Leo Nelson of GalesburgDixon I ighter \\ ins Among the best fights evening was the third matched Carl Bay ofVragainst .lark Accardi of Wis. Hav scored a knockdown atVthe end of the first and Accardi took the count of eight twice in the *clt; ond Rav showed hit °eto he a sharp little fighter • ,ti,plenty of power and excellent timingAnother good fight was the Thomas-Lambkin bout in whirr; Lambkin won the derision and dtew the first blood of the evening as early as the fifth ma/rr Robert Naves of Princeton knocked Thomas Curtis of Di • n down for the count of nine in theSmith . . .165161- 50119.., Jw*y. ■1995 7Total ..'es.y*e e-. 7917137862320Dr. Bend*.Slaats ..,. . 1271481134 ISColeman. . lit116131- 301I aschhai h. 152161173. \mBend ..... . 115139125* ~(j4 / * t yStroup ..... 132132153-417717171- 213Total. 771ftbO7^923 Id( itv League Tuesday, Feb. 17 PMDixon Oil vs RedsSthlitz vs Mt. Morris 9 P MStrut) A- Schult.2 vs Ben-rBlt; vnt'.n Ki hards \* M • Royal Blue.heie, last night showed a great improvement over his foimeimatches and displayed a cleveiboxing technique to win the decision ovei Trinard Gusetnan oi DePue,Don Nicklau* WinsDon Nicklaus, center on the Dixon high school championship football team was awarded the der ision over John Prostko in the 18th bout and scored on a knock down in the third..John Olleti, a lad with a teri if it: punch who hales from RuckFalls, won the decision over Rusa Erickson in the 126 pound • Ian-, in tlie nth match Both fightersput up a hard-hitting battle tomake it one of the outstandingbout • nf the evening.Ed King of Galesburg scored a technical knockout over Ed Friel of Dixon in the second lound of the 13th bout.Tony Aidim of Rock f alls was a 'aided the decision alter tne third round over Warren Sparger and Minuana Maurer uez won over George Reynolds of Dixon.othe. fights included victoriesfor Harold Davis of Galesburg Henry Quanstrom of Princeton Donald Dickerson of Galesnurg on decisions and technical knock- I nK ms scored by Hubert Staelen ot -tfiling and Larry Morris of DeIUTonight's lt;»rdTonight’s fights will begin at - )0 o’clock instead of 7 30 andwill present, a at a i-studded array■ f talent, as the novice winners of la*? night, clash and other bouts will find K l d Harms pitted against Dino Filipino, Sammy Stin non vs Joe Young, John Ginger vs David Duncan, John Hess Walter Paepas and PeteHa.-.tz vs. Harold M indofBetween 17 and 18 bou’s willre ion off tonight.'ark Sharkey was the refe»e* last night; E L Fulmer time-keeper Fred Hofmann announcer Dr E F Murp phwonan m charge and E, Kelly of Tam-pn o the A. A. F. official incharge.Hie fight promoters 1 rve been Bdlv Davis of Dixr r: and Cl*-yd Osuunder of HarmonTFtin\noi! fii boxWoJ Ail
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Dixon, Illinois, US

Tue, Feb 07, 1939

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