Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-21
OVERSEAS BOXING
TOURNAMENT NEARING
FINAL BOUTS At PARIS

Paris. April 2O.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The boxing championships
have now reached the survival of the
fittest stage. and before Gen. Perish
ing, Marshal Foch and many ofhcers
from both the French and American
STATS, the winners of the bouts on
April 26 will be declared h cham
mons Of their respective classes IN
the American army The semi-tnals
we're concluded Friday night. but
Col. Johnson. athletic director of the
A. f. F.. decided to give the boys
the benefit Of q full week of training
before the finals. Here are the boys
who will compete:
Bantams: Babe Asher. Detroit
vs.. George Schriber. Philadelphia.
Featherweights: John Fundy, Pitts
burg, vs. Tommy Cherity. Brooklyn
LiRhtweights: "Bushy" Graham
BROOKLYN, Us. Leo Patterson, Joplin
Mo.
Welterweights: Johnny Summers
Brooklyn, rs. William klack, New
Orleans. La.
Middleweights: Johnny Clark, New
York, VS.. VIM. Walters, Philadelphia
Light heavyweights: Eugene Tun-
ny. New York, vs. Ted Jameson.
Milwaukee. Wis.
Heavyweights: Fay Kaiser, Pitts
burg, VS.. Bob Martin, New York.
The spectators at Fridays bouts
at thu Cirque. de Paris were treated
10 one round Of real fighting by Mike
O'Dowd. middleweisht champion OF
the world. Mike had been sparrlns
demurely through three round OF
his four-round exhibition with
jackie Clark. The doughboys and
officers present were amazed to sec
O'Dowd rush out of his corner and
batter the bewildered Clark about
with terrific Furnishing blows, while
the crowd howled with glee. Clark
went staggering back to his corner
looking reproachfully at ODoWd
through rapidly closing eyes.
The crowd ignored the fact n a
between the third and fourth rounds
Jimmie Bronson. who was referee
ing. walked to O'Dowd's corner and
said:
1T O. don't inject a little pep
into this round l will raise Clark S
hand and end the bout. and there
goes your championship
O'Dowd said something to the
effect that Bronson would never
leave the ring alive il he gave the
decision to Clark. but apparently
changed his mind and instead OF
knocking Bronson down tried to
knock Clark out for the doughboys'
benefit.
Dennis Gteinel. Of Milwaukee. the
Official matchmaker Of the A. r.. r.,
told the correspondent that as the
finals approach the boxers are de-
vcloping prima donna tendencies and
temperaments. They are Directing
to the order of their appearance,
all wishing to show in h last bout.
with some drawing the color line
against Patterson. the only negro
left in the finals. One boxer from
Wisconsin discovered the color line
Friday night for the first time.
One incident. pathetic in its sig
nificance, occurred Friday night
when whispering" Dan Tobey, the
leather-lunged announcer. who has
ofTiciated at all the bouts. Thanked
the crowd for it's sympathetic DEM
onstration and informed it that he
was leaving Saturday for his home
lin Gods c~ountry-the good old L.
S. A."
Immediately 5000 doughboys and
officers stood up, shouting "Oh. You
lucky devil" and pleaded with To
hey to tell us. how did YOU do it?'
The homesick crowd OF doughboys
for the moment forgot all about box
ing. thinking only Of home, mother.
and sweetheart.