New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
FIVE BOXERS CROWNED
Amateur Championships End in
a Blaze of Glory.
BIG CROWD SEES BOUTS
Some of the Competitors as
Clever as Many of the
Professionals.

! The final rounds OF the amateur boxing
CHAMPIONSHIPS Of the metropolitan A.
| ISOLATION were held at tho New Yor'
Athletic Club last night hefor. some
thirteen hundred spectators. a crowd
that packed the spacious gymnasium 80
tho doors Five new champions wee
crowned. while two OF the present ti,ie
holders were successful i'm defendin-
, their laurels
The new champions are Frank shan
ley. Of the Dominican Lyceum. in TIE
loS-pound class: T. Kothe OF the -
Bartholomew Athletic club. in The Daa-
tamweight class. J. Margolies. Of the
Inion settlement. in The featherWcgh;
division. Jack NcManUs OF The Ne"
West Side Athletic club. in the ligh'-
weight class: irving Hoscnberger. Of the
( Pcnnant Athletic Club. who won the wei
terweight championship by default. Billy
Barret. OF the Harlem Young ions
Christian Association. IN the middle
weight division. and Billy SpeDgler. 80
the commission weight class. The new
heavyweight champion is \. j. Reich. OF
tho Irish-American Athletic club. vino
defended his title successfully. Spcngic'
was Widdlewcighi champion las. year,
but outgrew the class and boxed in the
next higher division
Judged from every angie thc tourna-
ment was one of championship calibrr
from start to finish rhc bou.s were fast
ana exciting throughout. and som. az me
shiftiest LADS seen ia amateur arenas this
season exhibited their skill Notabi.
among these were Joe Sheridan. who. az
though defeated IN ais trial show eu
marked skill. Frank STANLEY the paper
weight champion. is also = likely lad
and Billy Barrel second kctcncl
For general. all around ability E.ily
Spcngler mace tne best showing in the
tournament. he handled himself like -
rca! boxer AZ the wsy through. Shifty
on his feet. with two strong hands aad
remarkably clever. he won his title as
! light heavyweight champion in most de
ciSivc style
! Spengler met f.. \. Shaw. Of the Trnit,
! cub in the nnal bout. and beat him from
pillar To- post until the referee called
halt Shaw came with the reputation or
! being a dangerous man. Right AT th'
start Spengler disillusioned the coubtcrs.
/ Hc Waiked into Shaw. shooting both
/ hands home TO the face and jaw. and
! soon had him on queer street" Tho
/ bout became SO one-sided i'm tho third
! round that the crowd howled for the rel
cree 10 stop it. which be- did.
Much interest centred about the heavy
weight bouts. but they proved a disap-
/ pointment Al Reich. husky lounester
| of the irish-Amcricau Athi'uc club. mot
/ John j Garretsou. of the Avouia Athiet"
/ club. and Knocked him down every coupi"
/ of seconds Reich was declared cham
pion. but tho SWORD OF Damoclcs hang
! over his head. GarrrtSOu ~ "a policeman.
and as h. left thu ring bee said - = friend
! II ever get that guy on my beat TT
run him in
The summaries follow
! i2i-pound class tsemi-fnal roundl FIsi
J bout-Dan Bruins. knights of "a. Antony.
| defeated T.. Cohn. unattached. DO three
/ round on points Second bout = Mar
I COILS Union settlement. defeated J NJ
/ gent. Paulist \ c.. ln thrc" rounds "n
points.
Isj-pound class tsemi-nnsl round Fins
bout-Ed Nugeut. Xavier club. defeated
W smith. Bronx church House ~ u!I''
rounds on points. Second uout-Jonn VI D-
/ Manus, New West Side \ g.. dtfeat'd ].
Dryer. knights Of -. Antony, IN thre,
rounds on points
Shanloy Dominican LNccum, defeated y.
Hedlund. New West Side \. g., IN tire"
rounds on points
li5-pound class-E. Hottie. st Bartholo-
m-W \. G., defeated \. l. Davidson. Pen
nant \ g. IN three rounds on points.
l5-pound class Rosenberg. Pcnnan
\. -. won by default.
l5s-pound class-W Barrett. Harlem Y.
NJ. G. A. knocked ont =. liariN MO.
Settlement \ y. in two rounds.
I7J-pounG class-W. Spensler. mon sol
] e.. ~
\ g. i'm three rounds
Heavyweight CASA. j. Reich. irish
American \ G.. stopped j. J. Garrctson.
Avonia s. g.. I'm three rounds
ie5-pound class MargoliS. Union Set
Element defeated Dan Bruins. knights oi
- ANTONY I'm three rounds on points.
IGJ-pOund class-John McNanus. New
West Side \. g.. knocked out y. Nus'n'