New Britain herald., 1919-08-01
BOXING RETURNS.
 IT LOOKS 10 STAY
E Exhibitions Feature Hard-
 ware City A. (. Bouts


 turner hall, when the Hardware City 4 C. staged an exhibition that will pe remembered by the crowd that taxed the capacity of the building for some time. It was estimated bv Man. asef Jack Reinas that 500 fans crowded their way into the buildjng s1eWIhg the bouts from every angle satlsIactlon was the order of the hlsnl. There was absolutely no signs VI FoWdylsm, and the work of the periofmers was generously applauded, ana by the hands. Chief William J NaWilngs, under whose supervision the affair was held occupied a seat at the ringside, and other than ad- mlnlstering some well placed advice TO couple of excited fans, as to thelrs conduct there was no interfer- ence. Sergeants William C. Hart and doHn King, were in charge of the police, and perfect order was main- tained throughout the evening. Sport Ing celebrities from various parts of the state and Newark, N J., were in attendance. Prominent among them were Joe Mulvihill who instructed the universe relative to the doings prior to the Dempsey Willard battle l at Toledo, O., Big Ed" Walsh, for mer iron man hurler for the White Sox, Dick Howell of the Waterbury rHerald, and one of the boXinge autho- rites of the country, Sheriff Tom l.. Reilly of New Haven, George Mulli- 1s gan of Waterbury, Elam Kilby, who has timed more sporting events than any official in the state, Young Me- Auliffe of Bridgeport, who recently returned from France where he IT grue of Waterbury, introduced by An nouncer Pilz as the greatest of American lightweights. Getting down to the exhibitions.
 Bobby Reimer of this city went down to defeat at the hands of Red" Allen of Bridgeport, in six rounds that were exciting throughout, and brought plenty of applause. Up to the time that Referee Willis stopped the battle, Reimer had put up a very good battle. His work was entirely satisfactory, and he succeeded in landing some fine jabs in the region of the Red on numerous occasions. Allen on the other hand, was unpopu- lar by his tactics, at times. The first round opened with. the boys going to each other in lively fashion, and Allen managed to pile up a slight
 
 hissed slightly by his hitting on the break. The round closed with honors even. hi the third round Reimer Jabbed Allen several times, but they did not seem to worry the Park City battler. Round four saw the bows standing toe to toe, exchanging wal tops. Allen took the fifth round In the final session, Allen put across a hard one to Reimer's chin after a minutes work, and the local boy went to the ropes, then down to one knee. He took a count of five be- fore rising. Allen started in to finish things, and Referee Willis wisely stepped between the men and waved Allen to his corner.
 Shugrue the Goods.
 Johnny Shugrue of Waterbury, the fastest little fellow with the mitts, seen in this vicinity in, many years. disposed of "Sapper" Cohen of Bridgeport in four rounds, that were marked by some skilIful work by both boys. The Brass City lad opened the hostilities by jabbing continually at Cohen's face and head and won the honors in the first round. The sec ond round was an even affair, and Johnny took the third Cohen won the admiration of the crowd by his gentlemanly tactics in the third round when Shugrue slipped to the floor Cohen deliberately walked away from his adversary and made no attempt to hit, until Shugrue had again "got set" In the final stanza, Shugrue kissed" "Sapper" on the chin, caus- ing him to hit the boards. He took count of eight and rose slowly and rushed to clinch. Johnny was on top of him and rained several blows that had kick in them. Referee Vii lis again displayed wise judgment by stopping the affair. Cohen was much hurt over the action, and protested that he was able to continue. He left the ring broken up over the ending.
 The PreIims.
 In the preliminaries, Kid Freder- icks of this city shaded Young Scar let of Kensington in a good bout of four rounds. Tn the other prelim- mary Jimmy Ryan of this city held Young Rocco of Waterbury to a draw Ryan is a frail little fellow, who is as fast as chain lightning, and gives promise of developing into a good boy with careful handling.
 McAuIiffc Through.
 After the bouts Young McAuliffe was asked his plans for re-entry into the boxing ring. The little Bridge port battler said that he has prac- ticaIly decided to quit the ring. This is the passing of one of the greatest featherweights that Connecticut has ever boasted.
 Jimmy Mccarthy, the popular To- cal boxer was introduced and issued a challenge to any Connecticut light weight and this was accepted by Nun paVpn of W9terburv Joe Shugrue.
 Owing to the lack of room. several