Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-06
THREE LOCAL BOYS
WIN TURNER TITLES
Gaffney, Burns and O'ConnOr
Show Form in Monthly
Boxing Tourney.
KURTz vs.. JACK SMITH EXTRA ROUND SEM-FINALS

Local boys figured as winners in
three Of the five classes of boxing
bouts which concluded the National
Turn Verein's monthly amateur box
ing tourney at the Bruce street gym
nasium last night. Edward Gaffney,
of the Puritan A. c., of this city. cap
tured the final bout in the 110-pound
division; Joe Burns. of the Newton
A. c., of Newark, was best man In the
118-pound class, while A. O'Connor
won by forfeiture in the 145-pound
division. J. McCauley, of the Pennant
A. c., New York, was to have met
O'Connor in the windup of the welter-
weight class, but the former fell from
the ring in one of the semi-final bouts
and was unable to continue
The winner of the 125-pound class
proved to be H. Conrad. an unat-
nell. of the Philadelphia Boxing Asso-
citation, carried off honors in the 1856
pound division. The latter met
Happy Hepplewaite, of the Senior
Protective League of Manhattan, in
the windup, and the bout was a hum
mer all the way. Happy held a lead
in the first session, but from then on
until the third inning O'Donnell did
most Of the mixing.
Several Of the semi-final affairs re-
quired four rounds before the judges
agreed on the verdict In two in
stances the judges failed to come to
terms and the decision was left to the
referee.
145- Pound Class (finaD-,J. McCauley,
Pennant A. c., forfeited to A. o'Connor,
National Turn Verein.
145- Pound Class. (semi- anaD-J. Nc,
Gauley. Pennant A G., defeated Carl
third round.
145- Pound Class (semi- fnal)--A. o'Con-
nor, National Turn Verein, defeated G..
sperling. Evening star a; C.; one round q; !;
Sporting refusing to fight:
ISL Pound Class semi nnaD-Charles
Horwitz, New West Side A; e, derested
Il, Cold National Turn , perein; ,., -four
lis Pound Class (semi- hnal)--J. Burns,
Newton A. c., defeated 8. Katsuda, Greek
Ameri S A c; three ,T TOnnds, prrrs
Newton A. c., defeated Charles Horwitz,
West side A. c.: three rounds.
125-Pound Glass (nnap-H.. Conrad,
unattached defeated Louis so Urban Ma
1875 Pound Glass tsemi-hnaD - Louis
Urban, National Turn Verein. defeated
NJ. Kindle, Whirlwind A. c.; three
rounds; referees decision, judges falling
to agree.
1876 Pound Glass (semi- fnaD-H. Con-
rad, unattached, defeated L. MCGUIRE
Puritan A. c.; three rounds.
1885, Pound Glass (finaD - Sylvester
aODonnell, Philadelphia Boxing Associa-
ton, defeated Thomas Hepplewaite,
Senior Protective League; three rounds.
1885, Pound Glass (semi- 1naD-Thomas
Hepplewaite, Senior Protective League,
defeated q. McClaren, Senior Protective
League; three rounds.
135-Pound Glass (semi- fnaD -Sylvester
O'Donnell, Philadelphia Boxing Associa-
ton, defeated John Bowen, Pennant A.
c.; three rounds.
Ito Pound Class (semi- fnaD-G. Calf
ney, Puritan A. c., defeated P: Krug,
National Turn yerein; four rounds.
11O-Pound Glass (seni- fnaD-Mike Del
mont Puritan A. c., defeated ]. Mahoney,
Puritan A. c.. three rounds.
110-Pound Glass (fnaD-Edward CAN
ney defeated Mike belmont, both of
Puritan A. c.; three rounds.