Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
|. A. A.C. WILL
SEND MEN NORTH
LOCAL CRACKS TO BOX IN
NORTHWESTERN TOURNEY
JARGSToRFF, REUMAN, 5oSCHA
ARE THE BOYS
Excellent showings lnbue Local Fans
with Utmost Confidence-Van
Court Says Boxers Are
Worlds Champions
BY CHARLES JERNEGAN

| That Los Angeles in general and the
Los Angeles Athletic club in particular
will be ably represented at the north
| western boxing championships to be
| held during the next few weeks at Sc
! attic now seems to be assured beyond
| the shadow of a doubt Although the
| contests will be held under the name
OF the northwestern championships
this is in reality a misnomer. as
through the sanction OF the A. A. u.
! any amateur boxer in the United States
will be eligible to compete, and already
| entries have been received from nearly
every prominent athletic organization
on the Pacific coast and from many
| middle west associa tons as well.
The boys who will uphold the repu-
tation of the L. A. A. c. at the tourna-
ment are Clark Jargstorff, heavy
weight; Cliff Reuman, middleweight,
and Charles Boscha, lightweight All
of these boxers are well known locally,
| and judging by their splendid shoWings
! in the Southern California boxing con-
| tests and in the Pacific coast cham
pionships, held recently at Venice, 1t Is
| believed by those familiar with their
work that they will encounter little
difficulty in bringing back to the Angel
| City their share of the laurels.
Men Are in Condition
Under the direction of Boxing In
| structor Van Court the boxers have
been kept in top notch condition, and
| are improving with each day s work.
| Jargstorff, who boxes at about 200
| rounds, is considered as being one of
| the fastest and cleverest amateur box
ers in the present limelight. Although
| Jargstorff has won his last two tour
| naments by defeault, local fans well
remember his great showing of a year
ago, when he disposed of Ed Morrison
of the l.. A. A. c. in short order. Jarg-
storff is a big, brown 210-pound boy.
| exceptionally quick on his feet, and
carrying a terrific punch in either hand.
He has been through a rigorous course
of training with such marked i'm
provement that 1t Is doubtful II any
of the contestants at the coming meet
will make the big heavyweight extend
himself to his best efforts.
Reuman and Roscha Enter
Cliff Reuman, middleweight and hold
er of the Southern California and coast
CHAMPIONSHIPS for boxers in his class,
holds an enviable record. Reuman has
| never lost a fight and has won every
| contest by the knockout route. His re-
| cent showing has also shown a marked
| improvement over his previous con-
| tests his recent match with Newman.
| in which he foored the latter in the
| second round showing Reuman's ring
| generalship and hitting abilities to be
of the highest order. That Reuman
will annex every honor in the middle
weight division at the Seattle contest
is confidently predicted, for, according
to Van Court, under whose training
Reuman has been developed, he is
without exception the greatest middle
weight amateur boxer in the world to-
! day.
Charles Boscha. the third man Of the
| crack trio. and the Harry Baker of the
amateur ranks, who will go to Seattle,
! is considered second only to Sam Coul-
| ter. who has cast his lot with the pro-
| fessionals. In the Pacific coast cham
plonshfps at Venice the Boscha Coulter
| bout was one Of the prettiest matches
| Of the entire tournament, both men eX-
hibiting good ring generalship and be-
ing very quick on their feet. Roscha
who is one of the best all around ath-
letes Of the L. A. A. c.. has made
marked Improvement In his boxing and
IS one Of the most promising men on
the coast today.
Van Court Is Confident
Dewitt Van Court. who has spared
no effort in training the boxers for the
approaching tournament, believes that
thew are the equals Of any amateur
| fighters in the world. Van Court, who
was formerly connected with the Olym-
pic Athletic club of San Francisco. ana
! is familiar with every boxer OF the
Pacific coast. believes that the trio
which will represent the L. A. A. G
at Seattle is without an equal in the
country 'Tf our boys make good, y
said Van Court. land it is a safe bet
that they will. we may send them to
the national championships which will
be held next year at New Orleans Al
| though the club was not represented
in the national boxing championships
held this year at Boston. I believe that
had anv of the boys entered Southern
| California would now be at the head
Of the list in the line of amateur box
! ing"
! Although it is generally conceded that
! the L. A. A. c. boys are the flowers OF
the western boxers, the Olympic club
! of San Francisco will doubtless put In
q strong bid for the honors, as will the
Seattle. Spokane Tacoma and Mis-
souri, athletic clubs. While it is not
known definitely the names Of the con-
tenders who will be in the field, 1t is
believed that the Olympic club will send
Eddy Dennis, featherweight; Phil
NoOnan. lightweight and Joe Nieder-
ost, welterweight, to Seattle FOR the
purpose of holding the lists against the
southern contenders. Should the box
ers from the L. A. A. c. be success
full. Los Angeles will not only hold the
Southern California and Pacific coast
boxing championships in the three dlVi-
sions which Jargstorff, Reuman and
Roscha will represent, but will hold the
northwestern championships as well,
which are nearly equivalent to the ma
tional titles.
Y. M. C. A. viii Not Compete
Owing largely to the criticism to
which the Los Angeles Y. M. c. A. has
been subjected on account of entering
the recent boxing tournaments at Tur-
ner hall and at Venice, the association
will not send any men to the north
western contests at Seattle. Much re-
gret has been expressed by local fans
that Coe viii not be given chance to
meet Eddy Dennis the Olympic club
boy from whom he recently won de-
cision on a foul. Dennis is more than
anxious to meet Coe, and has written
to Boxing Instructor Van Court offer
ing Coe a match a the Olympic club or
San Francisco. 1t is barely possible
however that both Coe and Cogdill will
accompany the L. A. A. c. boys to Sc
attic. although should this be the case
they will not box under the colors of
the Y. NJ. c. A. Coe and Cogdill both
kn1s