The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
Eleven Bouts Put on as Feature
"Slice" of Xmas Program.
GORDON LOSES FAST BOUT
Liberty Theater and Y Audi
tOrium Scene of Action.
''Swede" Lingren and Gerhardt
Fight Twice.
(From Trench and Campo


nutshell narration of the boxing car
Fnival staged in Camp Funston as
feature slice" of a gala Christmas
day program. The padded mitt action
was the best ever exhibited around
these diggin's since the Tenth division
was organized here last summer. And
many grizzled veterans-of Funston
stamped the performance by far the
best connection of ring activities in
the brief history of this cantonment
In pure. undiluted facts, however. it
can be put down in the good book,
that any lovers of the give and take
pastime who missed out on this show.
were, simply victims of extraordinary
hard luck.
Eleven battles-and everyone loaded
to the gunwhales with fe- ocious,
slam-bang fighting-were offered for
approval during the morning and at
ternoon. The main show, which con-
sisted of five settoes, was held in the
Liberty theater, while the Y. NJ. c.
A. auditorium was the scene of the
y. m. exhibition. About two thousand
soldiers were at the ringside for the
afternoon entertainment. Colonel
Kirkpatrick and his staff, of the
Forty-first infantry, were among the
seats along the arena.
''Swede" Lingren, Forty-first infan-
try, one of Camp Funstons most ac-
commodating glove chaps. and Private
Gerhardt, Seventeen infantry, middle
weight and welterweight, respectively.
came out of the heap with top honors,
as they both fought twice during the
day. Gerhardt won his morning go
via the knockout route. while in the
afternoon he marched away with the
referees decision, all of which is
pretty good days labor for any glove
wlelder. Lingren hung sleep pro-
Queer on his antagonists jaw in the
a. m. However, too much turkey
for dinner proved a rotten piece of
training during the interim, and the
best he could secure in his afternoon
fracas was a draw.
The Morning Extravaganza.
Private Christensen. Sixty ninth in
fantry. and Private Gerhardt, welter-
weights, were introduced as the first
pair of rf1inglers of said proceedings.
Gerhardt didn't leave an iota of fight
in his opponent by the time round
number one had been completed.
Christensen came out for the second. \
but that was all. He stopped a couple
of high. fast ones, and then went
down for nap. tst'i
Private Scillen, SEVENTEEN infantry
and Private Miller. Twenty-ninth F. I
A, put up pretty setto for three
rounds. Both boys were evenly
matched and the referee couldn't call
the bout anything but a draw when
tie final tocsin sounded off
A neat left jab proved disastrous
for Private Taubry. Forty-first infan-
try, in the third contest A youngster
under the monicker of Private Paun-
ish. also of the Forty-first was the
owner of this left jab. He outboxed
n hf To-
finish, tandswon the decision in a walk 4
Paunish and Haubry weighed in at 133
pounds
y Too many wallops from piston-like
working hands of Pvt. Klein, Company
L, 4lst infantry caused Pvt. Spradlin
69th infantry, to leave the ring after
about one minute of mixing in the
fourth go. This Klein kid is quite
some chucks, for which it didn't take
the 69th boxer long to learn. Every
time Klein let drive he landed some
where on the anatomy of SpradIin.
And the latter got weary of such
one-sided game in right smart order.
The terrible "Swede" Lingren was
trotted out for a warm-up heat in the
final match of the mornings program.
For victim Pvt. Falls, Company B.
41st infantry. was tossed in During
the first stanza Falls managed to
stave off the rushes of Lingren
Shortly after the second roun i was on
cross Down went Falls in a heap and
he remained on the rosined canvas
until the final mine and out" was
counted.
Kid Gordon Loses.
One unexpected upset came in the
afternoon carnival at the auditor
ium. when Kid Gordon, Champion
bantamweight of the 4Ist infantry
lost on a decision to Battling Lowen-
stein, also of the 41st, his ancient
rival. Smart ringmanship earned
Lowenstein a victory over the heavy
wailoping Gordon. With a dandy left
jab working to perfection and an oc-
casionat right hook. Lowenstein found
travelling with the champion not such
rough road. Gordon tried his best
to bring home the bacon" with his
right. but every time he started the
kayo, Speller Lowenstein was outside
or inside of the arc described by the
glove in its flight. Frey time did
the little champ wing over his hav-
maker. The first round was fairly
even, but Lowerstein had a shade on
the neXt two. Referee Deems 7Oth
infantry. raised Lowenstein's right
hand i'll token of victory at the final
gong.
Private Sanders, 30th F. A.. and
''Swede' Lingren. 4lst infantry. put
up grueling battle in the opener of
the afternoon show. The 4Ist boxer
brought home several jolts to Sand
ers's head in the first round that
simply rocked him to his heels. but