Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-05-31
St. Johns Smoker,
Wonderful Event.
Fine Array Talent

The smoker" held under the aus
pieces of the ST. Johns Lyceum Club
in Public School No. 3. Cliff street
Jeairview, on Friday evening, will be
remembered in this county as the
most successful event ever staged
The show lasted over four hours, and
there wasn't break of time without
something being done.
The program included almost ~
boxing exhibitions by men well known
in. the "pugilistic world" dozen hlgh
tsles.4ea vaudeville artists band
concert by the renowned Liberty
Rand," championship wrestling bout
and speeches by County Clerk John j.
McGovern of Hudson county, Joseph
Kinsley, Jr, director of Bergen coun-
ty Board of Freeholders, and the Rev.
Father Ferretti.
The program opened promptly at .
O'Clock with several pieces by the lib
erty Band. This was followed by vo-
cal and instrumental selections by Mel
sou and Cronin from the Palace thea
ter, New York city. They were gen
erously applauded, as were the many
other singers. Next on the program
was the "Pie Plate Boxing Exhibition" =
the principals of which were Hard
Nut" and "Sling En- Up" respective
ly, alias Fred Naedler and Mike Ho-
Zier. both members of the Lyceum.
This was Il side-splitting affair. Both
boys had small bags over their heads
and each had one glove on. In the
other hand they each had a pie plate,
and they had to keep tapping the
floor of the ring to let each other
know where they were. Some heavy
blows were swung, but more landed
on the referee than on the contestants.
Stafford and Fisher followed. The
former was real clever, springing sew
eral Jokes and dancing. frankie 81
Iinsky and Thomas Neadler, both mem
bers of the club, gave the first boxing
exhibition of the evening. Mitchell
and Mari also entertained. This was
followed by fast bout between two
sensational young lightweights of the
Metropolis. This go lasted four
rounds, and the boxers, Frank Cronin
and John Corners, received fine
ovation from the crowd.
Lee and Fisher furnished the enter
tainment for few minutes and were
SO greatly applauded they had to give
several encOreS.
Then Mayor Cadien of Ciiffside
Park, who was the announcer for the
evening. introduced Young Otto, hold
ing scored Is knockouts in 16 min
utes, and well known throughout the
pugilstic world AT one time he was
one of the leading contenderS for Joe
Cans lightweight title, and Bobby Gar
dener, who travelled throughout Eu-
roI,e and the States boxing for our
boys in khaki and blue. These box
erS gave a fine performance OF the
manly art, showing the audience that
science is the foundation of Pug
and not just punching and swinging
wildly through the air. They receiv'
ed a great deal of applause for the
fine exhibition they gave.
Harry Kelley, Young Carrigan, Billy
Mathews, Kid Butt, Jimmy Malone
Young Rector, Mickey Russell and
Paddy O'Gatty also boxed. and sew
eral others were on hand, but due to
the length of the program did not
go on.
After these bouts a speciality was
offered in a wrestling match between
Sharkey Sandow and Bull Ricco, an
aspirant for the American lightweight
championship. The former stated he
would throw RiccO in less than 20 min
utes, but when the time was up Ricco
was still going strong.
When the wrestling mat was cleared
from the ring Mayor Cadien announc-
ed that the final bout of the evening
would be between Joe BOrrell, cham
piOn middleweight of the navy, also OF
the home town, and Jim MOnahan, the
nineteen-year-Old heavyweight, who is
Joe Jeanette's sparring partner and a
likely contender for the heavyweight
crown
These men gave a fine exhibition,
but it was not fast, is what some of
those present said. l wonder if some
of the "bugs" think that heavy men
like these should fight like fly weights
or bantams After the bout terminal
ed the boxers received big hand
from those present.
The next number on the program
was the famous team of Mccarthy
Kids, known as the favorites of more
than one vaudeville fiend. They sang
many popular airs, and they easily
caught the crowd.
-Four clever pickaninnies followed
the Mccarthy Kids. They made fine
hit, too, springing many jokes, also
singing and dancing. These ninnies
recently returned from the south
where they played a southern circui
for long time.