Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
AMATEUR BOXERS
MAKE GOOD CARD
SHOW EFFECTS OF EXCELLENT
TRAINING
Los Angeles Athletic Club Members
and Pupils of Van Doozer
Fight Three-Round
Matches

last night at the Ocean Park Country
club by boxing exhibition by the pupils
of Professor Van Court of the Los An
geles Athletic club, who were matched
against the pupils of the Van Doozer
School of Physical Culture.
There were seven boxing contests and
one fencing match during the evening.
The Country club members were the
hosts of the occasion and put their club
house at the disposal of friends of the
contestants and members of the Los
Angeles Athletic club, who went down in
a body to witness the contests.
Two or three of the bouts were classy
affairs and showed the boxers to be ex-
perienced with the gloves. Several of the.
contestants had been receiving instruc-
ton only a short time, however, and
were put on to show what progress was
being, made by the pupils
First Go Good
The program was started by three
round bout between l. Levy of the Attn
letic cub and Howard of the Van Doozer
school. There was clever work done on
both sides and the rounds were fast,
both men keeping things moving every
minute and clinching frequently. 1t was
a clean amateur boxing contest, the boys
hitting hard, but there was no slugging.
The event of the evening was the con-
test between Cliff Rhuman of the Ath-
letic club and Professor Fleishenfelt, box
ing instructor at the Van Doozer school.
This was the event that drew the crowd,
who was anxious to see the professor
matched against the well known and
clever champion of the athletic cluo.
Rhuman has taken part in number or
amateur exhibitions and is known as
one of the cleverest amateur boxers IN
Los Angeles. The ability of the pro-
rwYa11 lr1n
but it was understood he was a clever
master of the gloves.
| This fight was made four-round af-
/ fair, although the intention was to nave
all the bouts only three rounds. 1t kept
the crowd on it's feet from beginning to
end The professor did some good work
in the first round, but heAwas somewhat
outclassed by the clever boy from me
Athletic club, who seemed to keep getting
better all the time, landing rights and
lefts to the head and body in rapid sue
cession. The audience became so ex-
cited that every one was yelling and
crowding to the front, pressing in the
ropes that marked off the ring.
The contest was fast and fierce and
there was nothing in it of the slowness
which often characterizes amateur con-
tests.
Boys Evenly Matched
| in all the contests, while Professor Van
Court held the watch for time.
| George Dameron and Ivan Kahn put
| UP a clever amateur sparring match
which pleased every one. Both these
boys are members of the Los Angeles
Athletic club. They seemed to be about
as evenly matched as possible and divid-
ed the favor of the audience.
| George Blake and Eddie Page of the
| uoo DoOzer school then mixed things
| for a few minutes. Neither of the men
had appeared in public before and were
| rather awkward and slow. They showed
good development, however, considering
| the time they have been receiving in
| struction.
Another bout which interested the fans
was between Sam Coulter of the Ath-
letic club and young Bennett of the Van
| Doozer school The boys took the thing
seriously and went at it hard and heavy
! from beginning TO end. Both are clever
amateur and will develop into good
| boxers Bennett showed good grasp or
| the science and landed good ones fre'
quently. He could not keep up the pace
set him by Coulter, who seemed to have
the greater endurance and VINO kept rush-
| ing things at every step. Van DoozeI
had frequently to separate the boxers
who clinched continually.
| Walla Wheeler and Gus Fratello two
clever little boxers from the Athletic
| club, gave an interesting exhibition IN
blocking and footwork, while julius Ja-
coby and S. Montgomery filled up the
intervals between rounds showing the
progress made by pupils having taken
lessons scarcely six months.
This dual boxing contest was followed
by fencing match which closed the
! entertainment
| For some years the two teachers OF
physical culture, known as the two Vans,
have been giving boxing exhibitions sep
| arately, matching their various pupils
against one another. This year the plan
was suggested of holding joint contest
and matching pupils of the two insti-
tutions. The experiment was success
Greater interest is taken in the exhibit
ton than formerly. The friendly rivalry
between the two schools gives greater
incentive to effort on the part of the
pupils More than likely these events
will be arranged each year and other
boxers may be admitted on the program.
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