Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-15
EDRTz WOULDN'T
! TACKLE HOWARD
Bayonne Boy Was Overweight,
So Local Scrapper Fought
Joe SkIenar.
RUSSELL SHADES BROWN

Young Kurtz, the local boxer, re-
fused to box Johnny Howard at the
Brown A. c., New York, last night.
Howard was to have weighed in at
165 pounds, while Kurtz tipped the
beam at 14S. When Howard jumped
on the scales he was fully three
pounds overweight, and as result
Kurtz decided that a boy of the Bay
onne lads class with an additional
ten-pound advantage would probably
prove too much of a handicap. The
management pitted a lad named Joe
Sklenar as a substitute for Howard
against Kurtz. The former was a
dub at the game. but it took Kurtz
the full ten rounds to earn the de-
cision. Kurtz fought probably the
worst battle Of his career. In the
second round Sklenar caught the local
youth mapping, and short left to the
Jaw sent Kurtz to the floor. The
Newarker was up on the sixth count,
however, and was able to overcome
the effects of the knockdown by ring
experience only It looked as though
Kurt would make short work OF his
opponent from then on. Kurtz did
his best to dispose of his man by a
knockout, but Sklenar covered up In
( an aggravating manner.
II will be remembered that Young
s Gradwell, of this city, has two de-
cisive victories over Sklenar, who has
fought at the Central Institute, this
city,
Frank c. Russell. of New Orleans,
had the better of six rounds of ten
+ round, no-decision bout with KNOCK
t out" Brown, of New York, at New
Orleans, last night. Brown was q
shade the better in the ninth round
and the others We're even. Brown
was badly battered.
Marty" Rowan, of ST. Louis, max
ing his debut as a middleweight, was
awarded the decision over BILLY
Papke, one-time middleweight cham
pion after eight rounds at st. Louis
last night.
Packey Mcfarland, who will box
Harlem Tommy Murphy ten rounds
at Madison Square Garden Friday
night. will arrive in New York from
Chicago today. He will continue
training this afternoon and tomor-
row.
Charley White, Chicago, lightweights,
were yesterday signed for a ten
round. no-decision boxing contest in
Milwaukee on the night of October
"a. The boys are to weigh not over
1873 pounds at 6 o'clock that evening.
Willie Beecher. of New York, and
Phil Bloom, of Broowliyn. boxed ten
rounds to even honors at the Atlantic
Garden A. c., New York. last night.
Neither scored Touchdown. 1t was
a rough-and- tumble affair, with a
great deal of wrestling.
Jack Dillon, Of Indianapolis. aspir-
ant for the middlewe'ght title, won
the decision over Walter Monaghan.
of Canton. in the fourth round OF
their scheduled twelve-round match
at Akron, O.. last night Monaghan
was so completely outclassed that his
manager threw towel into the ring
lust before the close of the fourth
round to save his boxer from a use
less beating.
Young Diggins beat Jim Kendrick,
the English bantamweight. in the
wind-up at the Paramount Athletic
Club. Phiiadelphia, last night. Dig
round.
Gil Boag intends to break into the
boxing game again this winter. He
has secured a lease on Manhattan
Casino, New York. the former home
of the Empire Athletic Club. The
new organization will be known as
the Manhattan Athletic Club. If the
State Athletic Commission approves
of the application for a license at
the regular weekly meeting this aft
ernoon. the boxing enthusiasts may
look forward to many interesting
bouts this winter Boag has prac-
tiealIy ARRANGED for bouts between
kid" Williams and Johnny Coulon.
Jack Britton and Young Shugrue and
Tother men of like ability.
Willie Richie may find il rather
difficult to secure a match with Leach
Cross on the Pacific coast this win
ter Tom McCarey. the Los Angeles
promoter. is quoted as saying that
he is not particularly keen to pro-
mote bout between the men. and
others have expressed the same sem
timent
Gunboat Smith has received an
offer of s1Oo00 guarantee and the
privilege of percentage to fight George
CARPENTER in Paris twenty rounds,
and a $4,000 guarantee to fight Bonn
barber Wells the same number of
rounds in London.
The idea Of matching Sam Lang
ford and Gunboat Smith has been
abandoned by the Atlas Club. of Bos-
ton. as there was a protest from the
patrons of the club against matching
Langfcrd against a white man at
that club.
Jack Britton demanded a guarantee
Of 81 25o to fight Joe Shugrue at Den
yer on FRIDAY night. The match was
called off and Charley White. of Chi
cago, has been substituted for Brit
ton to meet Shugrue
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