New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-05
FEW At BOXING BENEFIT
Champions Old and New Do
Their Best to Entertain.
WOMEN AT THE RINGSIDE
Sheriff Hamburger Makes a
Speech and Harvey Auc-
tons Cartoons.

The benefit for the relief of the food
sufferers in Ohio was held at the armory
Of the 2d Regiment last night under the
direction Of the State Athletic Commits
sion. While a fair sized number of fans"
we're on hand, to the number of perhaps
1--WE hundred or six hundred. the affair
was not the great success which the pro-
moters had hoped for. 1t was expected
that $4,000 or more would be realized but
it is not probable that any such sum was
received. There was boxing galore, some
Japanese wrestling. an interesting match
between Ernest Roeber and Tom Jenkins,
and the concert by MATHS 22d Regiment
Band. and songs by the quartet were
worth the price Of admission alone.
Luther McCarty. the white heavyweight
champion. was there. and boxed good
exhibition with AL Norton. a sparring
partner. Norton worked his employer
hard. and in the second round landed a
left hand Jolt on the mouth that Jared
hurt and drew the blood Luther then
cut loose himself, but his partner stayed
right with him all the time
Joe Rivers. who will box Leach cross
on Tuesday night at the st. Nicholas
Athletic Club. was there, and he nam
mered Abdul the Turk through three
strenuous rounds. The little Mexican was
s3eed itself. and Leach Cross. who sat IN
one OF the boxes. watched him most at
tentively.
There were several hundred Handsomely
gowned women in the armory, ana they
took keen interest in the boxing one
even went so far as TO ask her HUSBAND
a fved-jn-the- fight fan why IL was
that she was not allowed to witness the
real bouts. Practically every one Oh inc
fair spectators applauded vigorously o.
the end OF every bout
Ghosts of the long ago were Orous"'
hack In many of the bouts, ana inc
fans, cheered some of the OLD chai".
nions N the echo. Terry McGovern ana
Young Corbett" went through three last
rounds. and there was just httle ieeii',e
ON the part of Terry at the emu 49,
nevar can face Corbett and restrain no
desire TO avenge the loss OF his ti'ie' w.
tho Denver lad. now fat and heavy heiu
his own. ,. hoxed
George Nunroe and Patsey Haley poAeu
o. r,otty bout These silver haired Ne'-
Is have not forgotten all the tricks
81 sbo,ved the younger generation no"
%, 0qbters used to box. JACK M0
,,l,oe tho indicated champion OF the
ia boxcd three rounds with Fredoie
Welsh. ,d
Shcr,fr Hamburger made speech ana
- ,yildlv received. When hc was nm
ighod the crowd asked him 90 speak
i,,uo longer The Sheriff laut"i hoxing
10 tho skies and the boxing 'l""s Il"
well He said:
"As the Sheriff of New York County
rreet and welcome you, and as ci'izeii
address YOU. Your munihcent CIV
,or.srd tho sufferers of the flooded cities
q, alleviatinc and ameliorating their con-
ditions is ono OF the most humane ha.ui
that can he conceived OF. / congratulate
the Boxing Commission and MI "iIian'
c,hso, Cor their efforts i'm behalf or the
s,r,cken cities and their inhabitants Inc
oau CO.. Assistance was but of few days
and vet vour achievements have peeh
wonderful. / have never known 80
for helm TO be issued TO the boxers oU,
what ,bev answered with alacrity anu
generously offered their services 10 'e
responded 10 by a grateful pubic
"ours e q world city. and In us mag
nanimity is the superior OF any on "l.n
The older generation Of boxers vic wy.
tho younger ones 10 Guido one announcer
ahtne of charity. IL agrees
with my sentiments of the better anu
purer growth OF boxing which 10 "o
stav A liberal government Is 'no 20
for a cosmonolitan city. That is 'he iea
60, n.h,, we are so great, and no puii-
tamil lnow-nothIng, illiberal pohcy can
Oa'' - g. the best city on TINS
habitable globe. .roe and
These decryers OF our ran iia ,-on
fame arc pere pygmies. repiese -. no,
Of All that Is dear to US, our Guy ."
greatness. goodness, power, granueu'' :.
pansion nhilanthropic. humanizlhe' u'''
cquslled sympathetic. We echo anu
echo and commlngle our voices !"
longevity virtue and perpetuity'
Several cartoons were auo',o wa.
Charley Harvey. one by hip'.S .o-o
knocked down TO Billy Gibson ,o nor,
Cartoons by Tad and Goiooe'1 .,o,
bought nv Joe Jeanette and Jack BIZ,
for 500 each. and another by BOD "ua, o.
brought go BILLY Gibson ana Da" ."
gan fought IT out for Ripleys car 'O
and Merriam bid s2e5 before he quit
rRYY pEIsAY