Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-23
FOUR BOXING BOUTS
AT MOLDERS' SMOKER.


AT MoLDERs' SMOKER.
Two Cut Short to Save Gregsy Flight.
ers-corbett and Homer Monty Had
Their Men Going.
An audience Of fully $50 witnessed |
the four boxing bouts and enjoyed the
musical programme at the fifth annual
smoker of the Molders union in Froeh- |
Hchkeit hall on Thursday evening
Neither of the four bouts on the pro.
gramme went the specified number OF
rounds. The first go, between Jack
Monty and Kid Swift was stopped In
the third round, as the referee claimed
that Monty fouled. Swift; the second
bout, between Sailor Jack Sullivan OF
Norwich and Hi Ladd of Worcester,
was stopped in the fifth, as it was
claimed that Sullivan struck Ladd be-
low the belt line; the third, between
Homer Monty of this city and Jack
Harrison of PaWtuckett, was stopped
in the third round because Harrison
was being numerically beaten by the
Norwich boy, and the fourth go, be-
tween Joe Corbett Of the state hos
pital and Tom Dries of Boston, only
went three rounds, as Corbett proved
| too much for the Boston boy and the
bout was ordered stopped.
After several selections by Wal
| dron's orchestra, William ]. Fitzgerald,
]
| tee, announced as the opening number
| 4 vocal selection. Night Brings the
| Stars and You, by William T. Delaney
| of Taftville. Following the Monty
| Swift bout, James Mulholland rendered
When 1 Dream of Old Erin, I'm Dream
| ing of You, in excellent voice. Joseph
| Morrison was also heard in a we'll rem
| dered vocal selection, and the orchestra
| provided music between the bouts.
| The first bout, that between Monty
and Swift, was pulled off about $40
| o'clock with James Smith of New York
as referee and Barney keenan, as time
keeper. The bout was slated for six
| three minute rounds. During the first
half minute Kid Swift led off. both
| getting in a succession of quick blows,
none of which had any noticeable eff
feet on either man, however. Again
and again the boxers clinched and
showed reluctance to break at the word
| of the referee. In the second round
Monty got in the first blow, but again
the fighters clinched. Swift was back
| ed against the ropes by Monty and
| Swift retaliated with vicious upper
| cut. During the third bout both men
went at each other in earnest, but
Referee Smith stopped the bout, as he
claimed that Monty had clinched and
was striking below the belt line anC
that he failed to break at the word OF
command.
After the bout Monty stated that he
was fighting according to the Marquis
of Queensbury rules and claims thai
4 according to the rules he was fighting
fair, as both fighters had one arm free
at all times. Swift stated that Monty
was not fighting fairly and that he hat
fouled. The popular opinion favored
Swift.
Sullivan VS.. Hi Ladd was the mex
bout called This was scheduled fol
| six three minute rounds. Sullivan ha(
the advantage over Ladd, as he out
weighed Ladd by several pounds. II
the first round both men went down
with Ladd on top, but were immedi
ately on their feet. Ladd ducked on,
of Sul1ivan's right swings and thel
landed Sullivan a right uppercut. Sui
Ivan led the second round and boil
men lost their footing, going down 70
a second time with Hi again on tor
. Both men were fighting when the bel
} sounded. Sullivan got in the first blow
, in the third and got Ladd for a sting
ing right to the face. Ladd swunI
. viciously but missed, and the boxer
were fighting at the ropes when tn
bell rang.
The pace began to tell on Ladd il
the third round and Sullivan staggere'
him with a well directed punch Lad
: neat ducked vicious right swuni
, | just before the end of the round
! Ladd led off in the fourth round
but Sullivan got him for severa
Il 1ASIlIS " lie 1CCS. LII Tie HIN TOun
: : Sullivan went down to the floor bu
: was Immediately on his feet and fol
. lowing Ladd up to the ropes had hin
groggy when the bout was stoppe
as the referee claimed that Sullivan
fouled Ladd below the belt.
The next bout was that betwee
; Homer Monty and Jack Harrison, wit
> Kid Wilson as referee, replacing Ref
cree Smith This was announced a
). a six round go. Harrison outweighe
\ Monty by some pounds; but as he wa
y not in condition he made a poor show
| ing after the first round. Mont
e knocked him down during the frs
| minute, but he was on his feet i
e an instant and got Monty for severs
singing face blows before the en-
= | of the round.
Monty forced the fighting in the sec
ond round rushing Harrison to tn
! | ropes. Harrison went down under tn
onslaught and nearly took the coun
Harrison was knocked down repeated
| ly in the third round, but bobbed u
each time just before the count HI
nose was bleeding profusely and as
e was apparent that Monty was to
It much for him the bout was ordere
q stopped.
The final bout, between Corbett an
- Dries. was generally conceded to
is the fastest bout Of the evening. Bot
2 fighters fought clean. breaking instant
If ly at the word of command. Corbe
= was the heavier of the two, this givin
8 him some advantage over his oppc
ID nent, The Boston boy forced the f1ght
d ing in the first round and the secon
"a was about even. The strain bega
~ to tell on Dries in the next roun
Z Both got in several telling blows
| quick succession and Dries went dow
~ twice under the onslaught but g.
- to his feet before the end of the coun
. He was groggv as he went to his col
. ner at the end of the round. AS Coz
% bett was too much for his adversal
the bout was stopped at the end
the third round.
=, Refreshments were served durir
- the evening and cigars were passe
:. around under the direction of the TO
~ lowing committees: William J. Fit,
l. gerald chairman: Michael Doughert
l; Clarence Bennett. Harry Myles Joi
Williamson, Charles Crosby, Thorn;