Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-17
AMATEUR BOUTS
At TURNER HALL
BROADWAY ATHLETIC CLUB
HOLDS TOURNAMENT
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP DECIDED
Three knockouts Scored and Fights
All Warmly contested-Davls
Wins Title In Special
Class

One local amateur championship was
decided at the boxing tournament held
under the auspices Of the Broadway
Athletic club at Turner hall last even
ing. All of the bouts we're warmly con-
tested from the tap Of the gong until
one of the young gladlators of the NIT
had either decided that he had enough
or the judges we're called upon to pick
the winner. The hall was crowded with
local admirers of the gentle art Of
counter and swing and the first anna
teur boxing tournament held in Los
Angeles can be set down as a success
in every way.
James Davis took the honors in the
1875 special class with decision at the
end OF four of the fastest rounds of the
evening. Kid Webster was the man
who faced Chames across the mat in
the final, and although the judges were
unanimous in giving Davis the fight
Webster made anything but a poor
showing, slashing away in the good old
fashion. A ragged knock down in the
second round and his aggressive work
throughout the bout won the title for
Davis.
The first bout in the lightweight di-
vision of 1856 pounds and under was
productive of clean and classy knock
out. Eddie Smith and Harry Ward
hooked up and after just twenty-seven
seconds of walloping q clean left swing
caught Mr.. Ward on the point and
Manager Crane licked off ten while
Harry was wondering what 1t was all
about. Ward sunk his head between
his shoulders and with decidedly orig
inal footwork went in for "meat" and
was the most surprised man in Los
Angeles when he walked in Smiths
sleep producing watt. Smith showed
he possessed something of a punch
when he swiped Mr.. Ward so effectively
and can be counted upon as conner in
the amateur ranks.
The next bout on the cards was the
opening go in the 1875 special class, Kid
Webster and Benny Wagner facing the
barrier. Wagner stalled when Webster
broke a couple of hurtful ones on his
anatomy and took to grabbing Webster
by the extremities. Crane cautioned
Wagner a couple Of times and when he
continued his hobbled tactics gave the
bout to Webster in the middle of the
third round. Webster then took on
James Davis In the final scrap Of the
evening and met his Waterloo when
Davis outpointed him.
The second go in the lightweight di-
vision was then staged between Harry
Larsen and Jack Mccarthy. From the
bell there was plenty of mixing, Nc
Carthy having slightly the better of
the debate for the first two rounds.
His wind failed him In the third and
in the fourth and last Larsen, alias
Young McFadden,' waded in and
jabbed and pounded him around the
ring at will, finally reaching over a
jolt to the jaw which stretched Nc
Carthy on the padding. 1t was n
good bout for two rounds. but when
Larsen began to demonstrate the pos
session of superior staying powers in
the third was a bing-bang with Mr..
Mccarthy as receiver general
The heavyweights meandered into
the limelight for the fifth mixup and
while it was a practical laydown in
the second round upon the part of
Richard Earl, who was stacked up
against the redoubtable "Rube" JEFF
fries. a big Los Angeles youth who
heads rivets in local foundry
"Jeffries' had the best of things
ing dangerous for about half min
ute. Earl is a large. husky chap, but
"Rube" swung over a variety of things
that disturbed him nightly in that
opening session.
In the second Earl stayed with it
"het up when, upon receiving a tap
which offered to land on him, Richard
took the mat. Earl was a diplomat
for 1t was merely a matter of couple
of seconds before he would have been
rudely disturbed by one of Jeffries
incest. Earl is wise burgher.
Jack Phillips, who was billed to take
on the winner Of the Jeffries-Earl
match in the finals, was so impressed
by the formers neat handicraft that
he was missing when his turn came to
don the mits. Another diplomat If
class, is Jack.
The sixth go was between A. Riv-
eroll and James Davis. Riveroll was
Handicapped with a bad hand and
Davis raped him one which put him
away for keeps after fifty-five sec
onds of fighting Johnny" Moreno
and Kid Garlic went an exhibition
four rounds and furnished rattllng
bout to help fill in for the non-appear-
ance of the absent-minded Phillips