Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-05
AMATEUR BOXING
TOURNAMENT ON
FIRST NATIONAL MEET HELD
ON COAST OPENS
Cream of Non-ProfessonaI Glove Ar
lists in America Are Scrapping
for Honors at Mechanics Pa
viIon, San Francisco
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO April 4.-The Ma
tional Amateur Boxing tournament
the first of it's kind to be held in this
city-opened at the Mechanics pavilion
tonight and will continue Thursday
and Friday evenings.
The large auditorium was filled to it's
capacity with an enthusiastic gather
ing of fight lovers, and when Referee
Eddie Graney declared the tournament
open at o'clock precisely it is esti-
mated that fully 5000 spectators were
on hand.
1t is confidently predicted that the
present tournament will eclipse any
other event of its kind in which Ameri-
can amateur championships were in
volved, both from a financial stand
point and i'll the class of entertain
ment furnished.
The east has sent out the cream of
it's fighting talent to participate in the
various events, four cities-New York,
Chicago, Boston and st. Louis--being
especially well represented, and the
concensus of opinion is that, although
greatly outnumbered by the local as
pirants, the easterners will win out in
majority of the events.
The Olympic club of this city, under
whose auspices the contests are being
held, has left nothing undone to assure
the complete success of the tournament
and the manner in which the twenty
odd events We're reeled off tonight
under the clubs direction was indeed Il
revelation.
The following officials have been
selected. to serve throughout the tour
nament: Referee, Edward NJ. Graney;
judges, Phil NJ. Wand and William
Cart wright; timer. Fred Butt; an
nounceT. Frank w. Thompson.
The bouts tonight were all three
round affairs, the losers retiring from
further participation during the meet
ing. while the winners will gradually
work toward the semi-finals and finals,
which will be pulled off Friday, the
last night of the tournament.
The results of tonight's events fol-
low:
The first event was between W.
Austin of the Paragon club and Will
liam Lucey of the Metropole club Q05
pound class. Austin was declared the
winner at the conclusion of the first
round. Austin outclassed his opponent
and the judges did not allow the bout
to continue after the first round.
Event No. was between r. E.
Gresham of the Missouri Athletic club
and c.. l.. Robinson of the Hawthorne
club, this city (105 pounds). Gresham
round. Gresham 1oored his man in thi:
round and apparently had a safe lead
when the bout was stopped and the
decision went to Gresham.
Harry Baker, Olympic club and
George Harley Imperial club dis
pound class) )were the next to enter
the ring. The Olympic man was given
the verdict in the second rounS. Baker
sent his antagonist to the floor with a
straight right and the bout was
| promptly stopped.
| The next pair We're John Dyer, Man
haitian club, and Eddie Menney, South
side club. C15 pound class). 1t was
also slugging contest from start to
finish. An extra round was necessary
to determine the winner. Menney out
slugged his man in the added round and
was declared the victor.
Louis Lazar, Alamo club, and Al
Stone, Hawthorne club, G05 pound
| class) were next to battle. This was a
rattling good contest and it required
four rounds to determine the winner.
The bout was even at the end of the
third round and an extra round was or
| dered. Stone was then given the de-
cision. Stone landeh the cleaner blows
throughout.
Harry Williams and Mike Kutchos,
both representing the Hawthorne club,
We're the next to clash. These lads are
in the 115 class 1t was a most bitterly
fought contest and was nip and tuck to
the end of the third round and required
an extra round to decide the result.
Both lads fought hard throughout the
contest. Williams was finally given
the decision over his Clubmate.
Thomas a. Stone of New York and
s. Il. Barbee (unattached) followed in
the 115 pound class. Stone secured the
decision in the second round. Stone
completely out-classed his clumsy op-
ponent and was never in danger. He is
neat and careful boxer. He floored
his man in the first round and in the
second again sent him to the mat for
the count. Barbee was daZed and was
motioned to his corner and Stone given
the decision.
w. O'Brien (unattached) and George
Knottner, Imperial club. 115 pound
class followed. OBrien was given the
decision at the end of the third round.
Knottner floored O'Brien in the third
round and had the latter stalling when
the fight ended. The decision was un-
popular with the crowd which yelled
itself horse in disapproval.
Thomas F.. Rawson of Boston and
Dave Campbell (unattached) were next
in line. They fought in the 115 pound
class Rawson gained the decision In
the second round. Rawson floored the
local lad twice in the initial round. In
the second round he duplicated the per-
formance and the bout was called off,
Rawson receiving the verdict.
James Carroll of the Olympic club,
this city. and Joe Narela (unattached),
| los pound class, were next in order.
Carroll was awarded the verdict at the
end of the third round. Carroll had a
bit the worst of the first round bur
steadied himself and had things prac-
tically his own way in the two CLOSING
rounds and the issue was never in
| doubt.
John Patterson (Sunset club and Aba
Label 1mperial club, 10J pound class
next toed the scratch. Patterson wsls
given the decision in the second round
the referee stopping the contest. Bat
terson enjoyed n great advantage II
height and reach and Label could moi
penetrate his guard.
Then followed j. Robertson (unat-
tached) and Ed Lennon (Metropole
club) 105 pound class. Lennon out
pointed his opponent from the star
and the bout was stopped in the second
round, Lennon receiving the decision.
Next in order came Morris Schneider