The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-17
BOXING


New York, Feb. IA new record
for knockouts has been hung up in
New York In the amateur boxing
tournament of the Irish American A
c., last night. seven "haymakers'' were
landed and all in the first round
Three of the losers were so badly used
up that they had to be carried from
the ring.
Lawrence. Mass. Feb. IA good
swift mill was today's verdict of fight
fans who. last night. saw the IL round
bout, the decision of which was
awarded to Eddie Shevlin, of Boston,
over Harry Powers, Of Brooklyn. II
was nip and tuck most of the way.
New York, Feb 1.-THE main bout
at the Long Acre A. A. last night
fiZzled out in the third round when
the referee disqualified Teddy Murphy
for holding Young Belmont's left hand
in the clinches and preventing this
which Belmont intended that it should.
Teddy was smaller than Belmont. The
two boxers danced about the ring. and
most Of the time there was wide dis
lance between, them. When they came
together they wrestled. but there was
very little hitting.
New York. Feb. 17-Kid Ghetto got
the better of his ten-round bout with
Sammy Kellar at the Metropolitan
Athletic Club last night. and had no
trouble in outpointing his opponent.
Milwaukee. Feb. 17-Rudy Unholz,
the fighting Boer. will wage his first
fight since returning. from Aus -ralia.
tonight. when he takes on Jack Red
mond in a 10 round engagement here.
If Unholz makes good he will go out
al oil n
in the lightweight class.
New York. Feb. 17-Dave Deshler
proved too much for Freddy Corbett
in their match last night at the
Brooklyn Beach A. c.. and the referee
third round. Before the referee sent
the boys to their corners in this melee
Corbett had taken a beating that
would have satisfied any ambitions
fighter. Deshler had peppered him
with all kinds Of waliops. all hard
enough to carry their mark.
In the opening round Deshler came
out Of his corner with a rush and
slammed Corbett with his right and
left hard enough to drop the latter:
Corbett got up. but was so befuddled
that all he did was to clirch until the
gave a vivid exhibition of a buzz saw
in full operation and when Corbett
arrived in his corner his handlers
could hardly recognize him.
New York. Feb. 1.-THE Fairmont
A. c. has gone the promoters of the
coming Knockout Brown-Ad Wolgast
and X. o. Brown One Round Hogan
bouts one better. Billy Gibson YES
terday announced that Packey McFar-
land and Owen Moran have agreed to
box ten rounds before the Fairmont
A. c. on the evening of March Ia.
New York is picking the prize pugilis-
adelphia Jack O'Brien into the pro-
noting lire.
Moran wants Mcfarland to make 1873
pounds at O'Clock on the afternoon
of the fight This Packey has con-
sented to do. Considering the fact
that Packey weighed only a few
ounces more than 1873 pounds on the
Goodman battle. he should have little
trouble making the weight for Moran.
In a dispatch from Chicago last night
it was said that Packey is about five
pounds overweight. but. aside from
that. is ready to enter the ring. He
started to train yesterday ana Will
finish his training in New York. COM
ing here a week before the battle.
BOUTS TONIGHT
Bert Keyes VS. Pal Moore, 10 rounds.
National Sporting Club. New York
city.
Rudolph Unholz VS.. Jack Redmond,
10 rounds Milwaukee.
George Stevens VS.. Willie Driscoll.
rounds, Milwaukee.
Jack CTwin) Sullivan VS.. Tony Ross.
10 rounds. Buffalo.
Tommy Devlin VS.. Kid st. Clair, 10
rounds, Jeffersonville. Ind.