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LARGE CROWD
ENTERTAINED
ELKS SMOKER
FRED CULLEN RETAINES HONOR
ACCUMULATED IN JUNEAU
ABOUT YEAR AGO.
Dollar Shower Greet Windup of the
90-lb. Lads who Fought Draw—
Was Excellent Card.
Before the largest crowd that ever
witnessed a boxing contest in the
city of Anchorage, Fred Cullen dem
onstrated that he is entitled to retain
the laurels he won when he defeated
Ford Butler a year ago in Juneau and
was proclaimed the heavyweight
champion boxer in Alaska.
The Elks temple was packed and
the “standing room only” sign was
put up early in the evening. No
smoking is ever permitted in the
spacious temple which gave every
one a clear vision of the 24 foot
ring. The fair sex were there in
numbers ready to cheer for their fa
vorites. Chas. Bush, mayor of Anch
orage was the announcer. He intro
duced Jack Hendricks who had been
chosen referee for all the bouts. Da
vies, the fighting switchman, with
his father as a second \va^ the first
to enter the ring. Davies received a
warm reception from the local ad
mirers. Cullen swung in between
the ropes and received a tremendous
ovation.
The announcer announced the
names of the battlers giving their
weight as catch weight which was
about 170 pounds. As Cullen and Da
vies met to receive their instructions,
Davies loomed up mucfti larger, about
four inches taller. Both men were
in excellent condition and looked fine
and .fit. The usual examination of
the tapes on the hands of the fight
ers took only a minute and the men
were waiting for the gong to start
the contest that was billed to go
along the 10-round route.
The first round was spent in giv
ing each other the once over. Da
vies using his right in measuring the
distance, Cullen observing Davies
foot-work and exchanging a few' body
blows. Hound even.
Second Round.
Davies leading the fight by a showr
er of right hand body blows that lost
their force from the lack of judg
ment in distance. Cullen followed
Davies around the ring jabbing at
him at will with lefts and rights.
Cullen choosing Davies’ left ear as
the starting point for his massacre
dropped his opponent to the floor
with the one-two delivery. Davies
coming to his feet at once. Davies
tried his first upper-cut in this found,
which missed a mile. Cullen shot a
blowr from his hip that did not seem
to travel over 18 inches that Davies
stopped w'ith his nose and the claret
started. He followed with a solar
plexus and drove a savage left into
Davies’ right eye that started to
swell. Davies retaliated with a right
to Cullen’s mouth and to body blow's
that lacked steam.
Round Three.
Both men came out of their cor
ner with a rush. Davies rushing Cul
i
len who side-stepped with ease. Cul
len laid open Davies’ cheek with a
wicked left and followed with a
right to the ear that cut that mem
ber allowing a flow of‘blood to tric
kle down his neck. A body blow
dropped Davies who took the count
of 5 before getting up and while on
his right knee Davies waived Cul
len away who was waiting about 7
feet away to sail in some more of
his ammunition. After a few light
blows Cullen again sent Davies to
the mat with a mean left to the
jaw. Davies was in distress and
when he arose after the count of 6
looked very tired. Cullen followed
and drove him to the ropes with a
combination of tearing, slashing
punches to the head, each one reg
istering and carrying a headache all
its own. Cullen went to the mat
from a stiff right cross, being the
first knock down in Davies’ favor.
Cullen was up before the refeiee
counted three and ripped Davies’
right cheek open and sent his oppo
nent to kiss the mat again with an
upper-cut that made Davies’ eyes ap
pear pea-green. Davies took the
count of 9 this time and was very
j groggy. Cullen coming in and hit
! ting him anywhere he chose, Davies
| covering with his poor tired arms
that could be used for no oilier pur
pose.
As the gong rang Davies staggered
into his corner a badly bruised
wreck. His seconds worked fran
tically to put life into the mass of
gameness that sat before them.
As the gong sounded, Davies stag
gered into the center of the ring
his legs weak and trembling but his
heart strong.
This round was very hard to
watch and get into print as Cullen
evidently figured the battle should
cease right then. He swung and
ripped into Davies’ bleeding face
and again the contender was on the
floor taking the count of 8 and warn
ing off his opponent, who bemg fair,
stood near his corner. Tnoy came
together clinching. Davies really
hanging on for the first time in the
fight. Davies was helpless, his legs
refusing to carry his bodv around
the ring any more. Cullen kept his
man covered up the first minute of
the round and driving piston like
blows into Davies’ ribs that made
his face appear gray.
Cullen over-reached and slipped to
the floor, Davies coming in close
dropped two weak pitiful blows on
Cullen’s body which brushed off like
powder. Cullen rushed Davies into
the ropes and swung a heavy ,one
to the solar plexus followed with a
powerful right across to the jaw and
Davies dropped like a proverbial log,
never to get up and as the referee
tolTed the fatal 10 counts Davies
looked up, just then the gong sound
ed and the seconds carried the game
but all in boy into the corner. The
referee held Cullen’s hand up as a
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token of victory.
The first fight of the Smoker be
tween Hinds and Fairman, a four
round go, 90 pounds, was a draw. The
fans showered many dollars into the
ring at the finish.
The next boat between DeGram
and Godeer was also voted a draw.
Red Campbell vs. Boritz as a semi
final was billed as a 6-round go. Red
Campbell was not the same Red we
saw a year ago. Boritz started at
once with the upper-cut and used it
continuously during the fight, miss
ing 98 per cent of them. Red could
not -diurt his opponent it seemed,
but showed better ring work for the
first two rounds. Then the battle
turned and Red was kept on the de
fensive continually. Boritz being the
aggressor. Neither men hurt each
other. The decision was given Bor
itz, which was very wrell received by
the house.
In summing up the heavyweight
battle, the sporting editor of the
Gateway contends that “Smiling” Da
vies should retire now, as his fight
ing days are over, and the old proph
esy that youth wins was again prov
en. Davies nears the 40 year mark.
BIRMINGHAM HAS BIG FIRE
(By Associated Press)
BERMINGHAM, Ala., Apr. 25.—The
city hall and public library were de
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
with damage estimated at between
$500,000 and 31.000,000. Only the char
red walls of the buildings remain in
upright position.
MIMIC BATTLE NOW ON
HONOLULU, April 27.—A mimic
battle for the possession • of Cahu Is
land, the goal of the joint army and
navy maneuvers began at six fifteen
this morning.
NURMI RACES 8
CALIF. INDIANS
LOS ANGELES. April 27.—Nurmi
raced to victory in a three mile heat
against eight California Indians. His
time was 14 minutes 15 and nine-tenths
seconds.
FAVORS PARTICIPATION IN
INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 27.—
Secretary Kellogg declared himself
heartily in favor of America’s partici
pation in an international tribunal to
settle international disputes.
Minister Baldwin of England said
his country was convinced that the
security of a pact between nations
I would avert many wars.
NEW YORK’S HOTTEST DAY
NEW YORK, Apr. 25.—Yesterday
was the hottest day in thirty-nine
years according to the New York
weather bureau. The mercury regis
tered 84 in the afternoon breaking all
records since 1886.
MUST ALTER TEACHINGS
CHICAGO, April 27.—Professor Le- '**
Roy Huff of Drake University, opening
the session of the 25th annual congress
of the Disciples of Christ, said the
Evangelists must adjust their methods
to mental attitudes which science and
democracy have produced, arguing
“such attitudes constitute no break
with the spirit and teaching of Jesus.”
Under a new law the family of a
South Carolina man sent to Jhe chain
gang will receive ?1.50 per day.
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