BUTLER, EARNS CLEAN CUT VICTORY; NEVER IN DANGER,*BARRACKS !4AN KEEPS CHAMPIONSHIP
In one of the cleanest fights of ring history, according to the commanding
officer^ and other witnesses of the battle, Ford Butler, private of Company F>
7th Infantry, retained his title as heavyweight champion of Alafeka, by knocking
out Pe£e Allard foAy seconds after the opening of the seventh round at Elks1
Hall, Juneau, last Saturday night*
The account given by the Alaska Daily F-rapire (Juneau) is as follows: The
soldier was never m danger from the contender for the title and toyed with the
Sitka Indran who was unable to block the slashing blows of the champion*
ni/hile Allard was badly beaten, taking probably "Che most telling punishment
ever inflicted in a local ring, he made many friends by his gameness* Time after
time he was battered across the canvas-covered ring, knocked into the fopes,
floored for the count., but he came up every tine for moreand waded up to the
champion, trying to hit a target that ms never in the sane place twice. The
challenger had ganeness, willingness and an almost unlimited capacity to assim
ulate punislime.it* 'That was all. His defense was feeble and ineffective and no
thing that could be called an offensive. In only two rounds, the third and the
fourth, did he hit Butkar with anything resembling a punch, and these did no
damage.
The issue was never in doubt* The first round wa3 a tame affair, the
champion faafting his opponent out and sising up his strength. From then on it
was a one-sided affair. Only Allar'd ability to take punishment, and his powers
of recuperation saved him from a k lockout earlier than it finally cane.
Allard entered the ring three or four minutes ahead of Butler. He showed
no indications of nervousness, and calmly awaited his opponent. As the two men
met in the center of the ring to receive Ref§ree Franks1 instructions, Butler
seemed the bulkiest, but there was little noticeable difference in size. As the
men came out at the opening of the first round, Allard waded into the chmpion, iriio
gave ground,©sily evading Allard’s badly timed and poorly aimed blows. As the
champion covered up, Allard landed three light rights to the side. They lacked
steam. Butler landed two stinging rights to the face and one left to the same
place. Neither man showed any mirks at the end of the round.
Shortly after the second round opened, Butler sent Allaard to the canvas
for the first time. Ihe champion cane in wide open and a3 the challenger led
with his left, Butler swung a one-two punch, left and right to the head which
knocked the Indian to the floor. He came up at once and bored into Butler. Ihe
later placed two more rights and one left to the head, two lefts to the jaw and t
two to the stomach. Allard did not land a single clean punch during the round.
Allard cane out from his corner at the beginning of the third round apparent
ly no worse for the punishment he received in the second. He net Butler’s rush
with a left to the head that stung. As he bored in the champion clinched. They
separated and again Allard waded in, Butler missing a 'Ticked left uppercut to
the jaw, but landing a right swing to the neck. He landed with both hands almost a
at will on the Indian’s body.
w The bell probably saved Allard from being knocked out in the fourth round.
w e came up at the beginning of the round and swapped punches with Butler at the
center of the ring, landing both left and right to the body ini taking two rights
and lefts to the jaw in return. Butler was after his nan savagely and drove him
into a neutral corner with a rain <5 lefts and rights to the head and face. Allard *
was soon groggy, bleeding at the nose and when the bell sounded was hanging on the
ropes virtually helpless.
The Sitka man regained strength between rounds and again bored into Butler
at the opening of the fifth. He hit wildly with both hands but failed td land.
Butler smashed a hard right to .Allard’s nose, drawing fresh blood and landed
repeatedly with both hands on both head and body. He was fighting easily and es
caping any returns.
Butler apparently was determined to end the fight in the sixth. He smothered
Allard under a tempest of smashing blows with both hands landing at will to both/
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