New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
DE ORC HOLDS POOL LEAD LIVELY BOUTS THE RULE
Crowd Clasps as One Boy Turns
SOmerSauIt to His Corner.

Lively bouts. with occasional knockdovns
and the usual crimson trimmings permitted
no dull moments during the amateur box
ing tournament a the Irish-American Ath-
letlc club last night Preliminaries were
run of in seven classes, so as to make way
for the final bouts tomorrow night
! William Simmons. Of the st. Bartholomew
: Athletic Club was referee. while John J..
/ Walsh. Of the Pas,ime Athletic Club. and
J. J. O'Brieu, Of the New York Athletic
! club, acted as judges. All bouts consisted
of three rounds There was 4 crowded
| house. and all the choice seats werc taken
| long before the first Of the llJ pounds put
! up their hands
! From a scientific point OF view the best
I bout Of the night resulted from the meet
ing Of Frank Hufnagle the ll5-pound
metropolitan champion. and George Cor
don Of the West Side Athletic club. Hut
nagel. who is National Athletic club boy,
was entered in the lij-poUnd class. but
being over weight be had 20 move up 20
the l2-pounders
Although outw"ighed. TIutHaGlc always
looked Ike % winner. Delivering clean
rard blows with either hand. the champion
had his opponent i'm trouble toward the
eud of the last round. 80 much 50 in fact
that the referee stopped iHe bout
Tho aggressive James Gioffy. who won in
the l25-pound class In ihc recent tourna-
mont AT The new Polo Athletic club, made
Good" again 10y administering q severe beat
ING 20 John BranI- n Pierce Athletic Club
representative Brand: ,arey managed 10
last through tho third round
hhcrew Conroy. q 5io;t Haven Athletic
Gun '.rOss-cuUntrg U.na,-. proved that he
h." strong arms as well as a sturdy pair
Of legs. bv twice Hoorng r. Mandello. Of
t"o nome cIub. and winning de"sivcly at
the md Of the second round.
g. O'Grady and J.. Schuszlar provoked
roars Of laughter during their clash in the
ila-pound class Neither boy displayed
nuch science bu, they slammed over
swings and upper cuts from an sorts Of
angles ~chVszIor seemed groggy as the
boz ended tho second round, but re made
the crowd gasp by turning d somersault on
TIE way to his corner. Toward the end OF
the third round he caused more mirth by
+ king cut q handkerchief and calmly wip-
irg away trace II blood. O'Grady, how
cror got the decision.
TIE summary follows
1o5-round class p'er1naries. first bouu-A
Edwards. New West Side a e.. beat r. Tom
gUak Northern i. g.. decision.
Second bout-D. Carnegie Xavier A. \. beat
Is. Dugan. unattached. on decision.
Third bJut-James Howard. Trinity A. G.
beat Michael Dolan. New West side 4. &C. on
decision
li5-pound class oar.t houo Charles Larsen.
Trinity A. G, beat John Eckelman. unattached.
referee stopping bout IN FIRST round. Time. 2:25
Second bout-G. OGrady. knights ot St An
thony. beat l. scharzer St Bartholomew \. &.
decision.
Third bout-H Walters knights Of St An
thony. beat +. Fesse!lmaer Glencoe A. G.. on
d'ci,ion
I2j-pound class Cnrst bouu-James Crofy. New
Polo \. e.. beat John Brandt, Pierce A. c.
referee stopping bout at end of third round.
Second bOut-Andrev COuroy. Mott Haven
:. g.. beat =. Mandcllo, Irish American A. G
referee stopping bout az end - second round
Third b0ut-Joseph Donovan. New West Side
\. G., beat James McDonOugh, Irish American
s. e.. on decision.
Fourth bUut-John Feunegan. unattached. beat
Hush Logan. ST Paurs on decision.
T'ifth bJUt-Frank Hufnagei. National \ G..
heat George Gordon New WOst Side 4. c.
sixth bout-James Murphy. unattached, beat
Fred Jackson, Pierce A. e.. on decision.
1856 pound class (nrst bOuU-T. sullivan,
Northern \. &C. beat j. bearing Feurich Cath
Ollie club referee stopping bout at end OF first
round.
second bout $. Mcfarland. Irish American
\. g.. beat r. Anderson. swedish American
\. g., on decision.
Joe McGinnity. manager OF the Newark
club OF the Eastern League has picked