Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-29
LOCALIZED BOXING
TO START TONIGHT
At FAIRMONT CLUB


NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-Legalized
boxing will take its place as an insti-
tuition in New York State tonight with
the meeting of "Porky'' Flynn and Joe
Jeanette before the Fairmont Ath-
letic Club here. This will be the first
fight staged nder the new Frawley
law. 1t will be followed tomorrow
night by a stellar contest in Madison
Square Garden between Knockout
Brown. the New York lightweight
whose showing against Wolgast
brought him into the limelight last
winter. and Mat Wells. the British
champion.
Many a critical eye will. watch the
working of the new law. Those who
take a special interest in the sport
hope that the promoters will work
hand in hand with the State commits
sion in placing ring contests on a basis
which hall call for no criticism.
Under present conditions a club can
not hold ring battles without a Ii.
cense from the commission Besides,
every club granted a license must put
up a 500 0 bond guaranteeing to live
up to all the provisions of the Fraw-
ley Law.
Fights are limited to ten rounds,
with ei~ght-ounce gloves. If any Of the
conditions are evaded or If the fight
proves a fake the clubs license is for
feited. In the event of sham fights
the boxers also are to be punished.
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In a ten-round boxing exhibition last
night before the Tri-City Athletic Club,
of Jacksonville, Ind, Andy B~ezenah,
of Cincinnati, and Bert Reyes, of New
York, ~lightweights. fought to a draw.
Marvin Hart, former champion heavy
weight. was referee.
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Grover Hayes, of Philadelphia, easily
defeated "One Round" Hogan in a
six-round bout before the National
Athletic Club. of Philadelphia, last
night. Hogan was completely out
classed, being unable to penetrate
Hayes's defense.
George CLANCY. Southern bantam
weight champion, knocked out Young
McCue, former holder of the title, In
the third round of a bout at the
Washington Sporting Club, of Balti-
more, last night.
The scheduled ten-round bout last
night between kid" Mccoy, of New
York, and ''AP' Kubiak, of Michigan,
at Albany, was postponed on account
of rain The contest was to have been
held in an open-air park.
Kid Julian, of Syracuse. won a pop
ular decision over Joe Coster, of
Brooklyn, in a ten-round bout here
last night. Julian forced the fighting
throughout. He drew first blood in the
sixth round with d right to the mouth
and staggered his man with body
punches in the fnal round.
Two of the best welterweights seen
will appear at Browns gymnasium in
Johnny Denning and jeff Smith, the
Jersey boy who defeated Jimmy Clabby
months ago
The Twentieth Century A. c.. has
secured Harry Stone, of New York,
and Willie Howard, of Brooklyn, to
in a return match of ten rounds.
The fast and exciting struggle which
took place between the men on last
Friday night aroused the widest ex-
element, but as no decisive result
was reached the keenist enmity now
exists between the boys,
The scheduled %ten-round bout be-
tween George (Knoekout) Brown, of
Chicago, who recently o%utpointed Willie
Lewis, and Larry English. of Albany,
did not tonne off last night at the
Twentieth Century A. c., of New York.
The Albany fighter was unable to come
within nearer han two pounds of the
~15S-pound limit which Brown had set.
Brow himself weighed but 14S, he said,
and he refused TO meet English at 100.
A bout between Joe Stein, of Phila-
delphia, and Jimmy Carter was substi-
tuted. 1t went the limit of ten rounds.
with Stein having the better of II.
To preserve peace and to give AID
Wolgast no loophole for backing out of
the scheduled ten-round battle at Mil
waukee, Wis, on September 10, Packey
Mcfarland has decided to call off the
ten-round exhibition with Leo Kelley
at st. Louis on Labor Day.