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cTHE JOURNAL [j~T *** 1 SPORT PAGElt;«Five Bouts Go To A Draw In Events At Eagles’ TempleBoxers Evenly Matched Put On Snappy Show.Mickey Flynn Won fey K. 0. Route—Elmer Vitt Won on Points.Ey G. M. JOHNSOKSit eveuly matched were the glove wcilders at the Eagles’ temple last-Jlight that five o£ the bouts went to iv draw and plenty oE action pre: dominated tli rough out the uLTaii and only olio battler was able to get n K. 0. to his credit ' that being Mickey Flynn of Dayton, who landed a liny maker in (In* first round ol' the final five pound hunt. Before the miiiu bouls started un exhibit ion bout o£ lire rounds was pul ou by Young Dempsey ;pid Vauug Gibbons of Middletown, who weighed Init 40 lb*, and furnished plenty of aiiinscuiciiL i'ur the crowd a a their striking pose and speed showed that some day they may aspire to the crown coveted by then * namesakes.Beaenah Boys in First Praw.The opening bout was staged b.Y jM Bmeimli 's two boys from Daytou Who tipped the scales at 85 lbs. lml put up some line exhibitions of fccrnppjng in the three rounds in which they halllcd. Elmer Hczeiinli uppciircil to havo a little the best oi the argument although noil her reemed to bo able to land a Idling blow on the other.Haynes and Wallace in. Draw.In the second go Johnny Hnyncs oil Dayton, anti Young IVallaco oil (Springfield, put up some line boxing only to end ill a draiv ns neither fighter seemed lo lie aide lo get the long-loved haymaker where it be-. longed. In Iho opening round Haynes had a slight shade on IVal-. lacc as he led the most of the time! and landed many blows lo the Springfield lull’s Lend uud juw but to little or no avail as Wallace came back with some fust hooks to Haynes’ stomach. The second and third rounds were practically even us both battlers tried hard to floor the haymaker, missing ninny swings in their desire lo get the K, 0-Wlwllop.Lucas Has The Shade.The third bout was a fine battle and although iho judges seemed to give them both a draw the writer seems to think that Lucas hud n large shade throughout the whole three rounds. The opening round saw both of the scrappers exchanging some fierce hody blows with Kid Lucas having the slight advantage in his ability at covering uji .when tho Springfield Iud came in loo strong lo suit him. Tim second toiiikI was a repetition of the first a 1 though Lucas landed two hard smashes to Young. Smiely's head ji’hich sent him groggy , for it moment hut came, buck the final round with renewed confidence hut could 'do little with the little champion as Lucas’s fast footwork brought him to all corners of the ring to his advantage. Jud Lucas is tlic state champion at 10G lbs. uml certninly showed his. title was due him last night although failing tu get the Iv 0. on his opponent. .Houston in Fine Bout.The fourth fight of the evening, was welt taken cave of by Venla Houston and Win. Viderick of Hamilton. These lads fought the fuli four rounds and put up some fine exhibitions of the mnnly art of self-defense. The opening frame saw Viderick 1 curing in nu Houston with terrific rights aud lefis (o Houston’s head and it looked for a moment iliar ihe go would be shortJudge* DecisionsElmer B«eiuh n. Marvin Serena b, draw.Johnny Hay nee t». Young Wallace, draw.Kid Lucas vs Young Smiley draw.Verda Houston vs Win. Viderick, draw.Eddie Newoayer vs. Cass Whitman, draw.Elmer itt woa on points.Mickey Flynn, K. 0.THIS SPORTING LIFEme~By W. A. Phekm $0®..lived hut the game little scrapper from East Hamilton came back with some powerful Wows to Viderick: head thnt set him groggy. At the ini of the first round Viderick led the most of the fighing and Housun had to cover tho most of iho time The second and third rounds saw Houston getting stronger all the .c and had the bout another round two would no doubt, landed a milker lt;111 Y id crick. JGOING OUT!Not so long since they played ball— Chase, and Zim, uml Lee Magee— Played a whirlwind game at that— A-l workers, all three.Not three seasons since they passed-Quietly “gave up the guinc’— Yet—bow quickly men forget— Where is all their one-time fame? Who cares now for Chase’s speed / Or the bits of Hernia Zim?No one thinks of Lee Magee— Memories aro growing dim!Three more years aud who will thinkOf the skill the Black Sox showed? Who will hail them as they trudge Down (lie slope of Hasliecn Road?!SfTMaybe Eddie Konctchy is about to drop out of the big show, end maybe he isn't. What lot of ambitious young first basemeu Eddie has seen come and go since he first donned I be spangles—and perhaps he will outlast n few more of. the juveniles before he’s douc.Vets-Colts Game Was Called OHJack Dempsey’s ferocious physiognomy has a- great deal to do with producing an artificial scarcity of adversaries. When they see that map, they want to go away, and if there isn’t a door in the back of the bouse they make one as they go through.UNINTELLIGIBLE GIBBERISH The Hottentot language-Opening choruses.Cincinnati, 0., March 10.—Unfavorable weather conditions caused (lie calling off of the Vclerans-Colts game which was to have been played this afternoon at Lbo training camp of (he Cincinnati Nationals at Mineral Wells, Texas, dispatches received here say;Seventeen players will accompany Manager Moran to Fort Worth where the team will he given its first tcsl, against the champions of the south, in games Saturday aud Sunday, gomo of the regulars, in-eluding Hargrave, Rixcy, Seof.t mid Hums, will remain at Mineral Weils, while the team is inakiug the trip.An exhibition game lias been ar-ratilt;W with the n«iw l«n, „f thnR0VERS1MN FINAL GAME WITH THE FENWICKCLUB, 38 TO 25After piling up a lead of 18 points in the first half, the Hovers eased up in the last period of their game with the Fenwick club at Jacob’s all, Tbiusday night in their last home game of I lie season', but won the lilt handily by a oS lo 25nitcd aTho Rovers pr game to the jammed house ijJ lJie first perjoil and displaced some of Ihe cleverest bushel bull that they have put on (his season. \ /The Fenwick’s cam a buck \[nmg in the second period anrl tmfpomted ibe Bo vers by 18 to 15.The game was delayed by in juries on several occasions, with little Jack, Ambrein get liny -the worst of I lie mutter. He received a balUy turn-in tho plajJe of Kramer wlnf is ou Ihe sick lirt, also put up a nice game it ml was ,mi pen si hie for Jb ti r po hi I s.Joe ydiorcr, at guard wilb six field s6uIs To his credit put up one of thy best oiTciisive games for a ■iwifljficcii til J.-iridrs hall for somelimy, lienull himi the neti- feethe J'aou' many ui-i-asions.,• For the visitor*. I,chain and Lang-; just about divided (lie scoring honors, iv jib the former chalking up 11and the latter HI.....Jt was (lie final gamo of lire Hovers on .la cob's hall a tier ploying for seme six years at that place.Next Thursday llmv will start a three game series wifli I lie American Legion ten in, wins dispute* I heir lille ns ci|y champions, vIT'S UP TO CLEMONS,Thu recent den lb of “Pickles” lJilJlioefer, (.'ordinal catcher ' and ono of ihe most popular men in tho game, was ;i sail blow lo fundum iit general ami lo Ihe Cardinals as aHis a list* i:!l I bro w tm Iho slunk- shoulders of Vernon(■lemons the hulk of I be catching fur (hi; Cards (his season. Mil tiger Hickey has only Clemons and I lie Veteran Eddie Aiiisniilh. Aiu-jsmilJi caught in wily Uvcni- three: In*
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Hamilton Evening Journal
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Fri, Mar 10, 1922
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