New-York tribune., 1916-04-28
N. Y. BOXERS WIN
OVER ALL RIVALS
Capture Every Feature at
Crescent A. c. Amateur
Tournament.


BY CAVE.
New York boys won all Of the honors
I'm the interclty amateur boxing bouts
held al the Crescent Athletic Club,
Brooklyn. last night. In not one OF
the four special meetings did the
visiting performers overcome the
prowess Of the sturdy Knickerbocker
roprese entatives. The exhibitions were
the best witnessed this season. and a
crowded gymnasium applauded the
clever work Of the boxers.
John Gaddi. of the st. Bartholomew
A. c.. who holds both Metropolitan
and New York State middleweight
titles and is also the international
champion. defeated William l.. Casey,
representing the Waverly A. c.. OF
Boston. in the special l60-pound class
bout Il was the third meeting be
tween the two boxers, honors being
divided in the previous affairs.
William Morris, the fast Union Set
tlement boy. had TO box four rounds
before he received the verdict over
Tony Vatlan, Of the Lincoln Athletic
Club, OF Boston. in the lls-p0und class.
Both boxers let their fists fly in whirl-
wind fashion at each other, with Nor
ris doing the cleaner punching.
The three bouts in the ll0pound
class furnished such keen boxing that
the spectators applauded riotously. In
the final bout George Etcell. OF the
Union Settlement. New York State and
Metropolitan Association. went down
before the hard hitting Abe Attell
Goldstein. Of the Nnety-second Street
Young Mems Hebrey Association.
In the semi-fnal bout against Tom
Dorsey, OF Boston. the New England
ard national champion. Goldstein
proved his clear superiority over his
rival. He sent the Boston youngster
down in the first round. and several
times during tho second and third
rounds he rocked Dorsey with hard
rights and lefts Goldstein showed IN
both encounters that his blows had the
power Of a much heavier boxer.
Robert Gleason. the Dominican Iy-
ceum athlete. easily defeated Arthur
Collianni. Of the Pittsburgh Athletic
Club. in the 145-pound division. The
New York member. with the advantage
Of a longer reach. jabbed his opponent
at will. ducking the wild rushes and
swings Of Collianni.
Hugh Burke. Of 81. Anselm's Athletic
Club. and Tom McGuigan, Of the ~.
Jerome Catholic Club. met IN the fnal
bout of the open llO-pound class. For
the first minute Of the affair Burke
WAS rocked with some hard blows. but
he soon forced McGuigan 70 a corner,
where he crossed right 10 the Jaw.
sending his opponent down. The ref
cree then stopped the bout, awarding
the honors 70 Burke.
The summary follows:
NTERcTY BouTs
fs.pound cias--w Morris. EAf SIDE House
se~ iorf defeated urnfy Jane. ~. .Ade.i lia.
.i1 A 9 Rosf1n defeated p Roger. Ifrs-
ff.-.. three raarl. lui.- decision.
Flrh hout--W Morris defeated Ntian ezra
~ pound Las. fseu' snalt R Gesl'n. %
- ''' - s.'fe-.e-f Ne,s Yrrk th-r-s rounds. lIlges
te-I.Ior. 4 C0'lanrl Pitfsalrgh \ e.. lifstl sn.
defeated 81 Har1 iri0f ~eftlcu .lf. NeN lafA
ttrce rounds igGsrs' decision
Fud haui-G Gleason defeated coi'nni. 'hr'e
flf.fl. HI .e.' ffcislor
100 pound class semi fra @ ii-eI rior
S~ftierrfrt Nen Yo-f de'ssfed RsT ohals7 DeiA.
ar. BOYS club. Philadelphia. fhrs- rrInas. us
decision. 4 Gclds'r.n s-i street Y. y. ". 4. if-
fsaie4 Tom Dcrse. y. NJ e.. A. Boston. three
Fnsi s.ai -Ge'irsn d-f.,ioi Ecsl 'hr-
Isg. soasf ria..-joan Gaiu - B,rhoiorss
: e. NsW York lsfeatsi N 7. Cassl. Wa'erif
G. Boston. three rolnls .lissa' d@ision
OPiS BOUTS
40 r4.nf class ffral bout ~ Eufsr - an
sslrns e. r~,sa'ci T. MrG4is.a. - lefome
,,'hoilc Club. ono round uoppei by r.'sr--
c H dlsssist " handler. Lni side House. iLfe-
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