Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
FAST AMATEURS
ENTER THE LISTS
INTEREST KEEN IN BOXING
TOURNAMENT
YOUNGSTERS ARE EAGER TO WIN
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Large Number of shlfty Lads Train
Ing at Los Angeles Athletic
Club-Dark Horses
In Evidence

With the opening of the Southern
California amateur boxing and Wrest-
ling championship tournament to be
held at the Los Angeles Athletic cinb
only nine days off and numerous en-
tries coming in every day at the Attn
letic club, interest among those who
follow the sport is gradually waxing
keener and the present outlook indi-
Gates one OF the most successful anna
teur tournaments ever staged in South
ern California.
Fully twenty-five youths, boxers and
wrestlers, responded to the request or
Secretary Henderson to be at the Atm
letic club Friday night with their
fighting togs, and when they appeared
TO have their pictures taken in their
fighting costume they presented as
clean cut a bunch of athletes as have
gathered in the gym room of the clup
in many a day.
Mark my word" said Instructor
Van Court as he professionally eyed
the material for the tournament
"there will be some lively bouts for the
fans before this tournament goes into
history" And this seemed to be the
there.
Berry Hatton, the clever newsboy
boxer, who so handily knocked out
Pierce in the recent newsboys' beneht
at Maud Junction, has announced MS
intention of trying for both the 1o5
and 115-pound classes. one of these
honors should go to this hard-hitter,
who is also a clever boxer. His best
chance would be in the lighter divi-
sion. if he could make that weight and
still be strong Roy snyder, who Will
compete under Athletic club colorS
would possibly be his strongest con-
tender for the title in this division.
The 115-pound bouts should be hum
mers and Billy Coe, who now holds
the title, will have his hands full de-
Tending it this year, although this lit
tie ll5-pounder is a great fighting ma
chine Stocky of build and an aggres-
sive fighter by nature, he makes
hard one to stack up against success
fully in tie squared circle.
Coo holds two titles in his division,
the Southern California championship,
which he will defend in the coming
tournament, and the Pacific coast
championship. He won the former IT,
tie last May. defeating two good eX-
pcrienced boys, Jack Mann and Arm
strong. over Mann he holds a three
round decision while Armstrong was
knocked out in the opening round. The
latter title was won at Venice last
July. defeating Tommy Smith and
Eddie Dennis both of the Olympic
club of San Francisco.
The featherweight champion has the
following line of action planned to de-
fend his title this time: "Should my
opponent start to rough 1t | intend
To use my boxing ability unless I know
that | am stronger than he, and
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in close and rough 1t. I have been
training good for this tournament and
I eXpect to retain the championship,
but If | am defeated the fellow that
turns the trick will know that he has
been hghting.'
Danny Rooney. fighting under the
Record Newsboys' club. and J. Picato,
brother Of that clever boy, Frank
Picato are two who have entered who
arc expected to give the featherweight
champion a hard argument Rooney is
n good boy and has had considerable
experience his strongest asset being
his natural cleverness. OF Picato very
little is, known as this is his first APP
pearancc. but as he says that he has
been boxing with his brother. he may
be the dark horse of the tournament.
There are more entries in the 125-
pound division than i'm any of the 9th
ers to date, and ii is expected that
there will he warm argument over
this title Among some of the most
prominent are Harold Howell Frank
McDanles, E. Becker, Joe Williams,
Bob Monroe and Browny Stewart.
Howell holds a knockout decision
over Dalby Osgood. having knocked
him out in an exhibition bout at the
Broadway Athletic club, and he has
the reputation of having a regular
Sam Langford kick. e. Becker is an
other good one, having had some fight
ing experience while weighing close
to the century mark. During the year
1908 he won the 100-pound champion
ship of Philadelphia, but since then he
has acquired weight and viii now try
for honors in the 125-pound class. This
will he Rrowny Stewards first appear
ance, and If he does not get case of
the rattles he ought to make a very
good showing.
Undoubtedly the best of the 135-
Founders are Erney Clark. Jim Hayes
and Will Darnley. Clark is very clever
and graceful i'm all his movements: not
necessarily a fighter, but a pretty
boxer He has appeared in'the squared
circle before, having fought Beau
champ to a draw at the Broadway
Athletic club recently.
Irwin Boldt is the cream of the 145-
Founders. holding a draw decision with
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the Broadway Athletic club, over the
three round route When Youngstor
can draw with n boxing instructor
there must be some cleverness in his
makeup.
The middleweight and heavyweight
decisions as yet do not contain many
entrants. although many have signified
their intention. but all seem to be hold
ing out to see who they will have to
compete with. With the announce
ment of Cliff Reuman's retirement It is
anticipated that entries in this division
will be coming in fast enough. Reu-
man held the three Pacific coast cham
pionships, the Southern California the
Pacific coast and the northwest, which
record made him a formidable opponent
to stack up against, consequently en-
tries were few in this division.
Among the heavy boys the usual
holdback until the last minute exists,
but it is expected that several good
bouts of big ones will be secured to
fill out the program. 1t will take a
GOOD man to beat Jargstorff, the pres
ent holder of the Southern California,
Pacific coast and northwest titles, who
boxes under the Athletic club colors
and is a pupil of the clubs boxing in
structor Dewitt Van Court.
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