The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
AMATEURS IN RING
BOUTS FOR TITLES
Champions to Defend Honors
in A. A. q. Competition
This Week.
ARCHIE WALKER TO BOX
other Good Boys to Exhibit
Skill in Concert Hall Of Mad
ison Square Garden.
ARCHIE WALKER TO BOX

II IL not improbable that number Of
incipient professional champion boxers
will be seen at Madison Square Garden
Concert Hall nest Thursday night when
the championships OF tho Metropolitan
Association Of the Amateur Athletic
Union will be contested. Many an anna
teur glove wielder hns developed into
a slkilifui professional and the work OF
these youngsters therefore becomes OF
interest. Aside from the future promise
Of the amateurs. Il 10 a well known fact
that they crowd more sensational fight
ing Into three rounds than many pro-
fessionals furnish In 40.
These bouts will be staged under the
auspices Of the Brotherhood OF American
Express Railway Employees Local No.
1 and the quality OF the boxers who
have entered assures some rare sport
for the onlcokers. The preiiininaries
will be held Thursday night and the
finals Saturday night.
Among the champions who will de-
fend their titles are Dave Karnins. Clark
House. los pound champion: James
1Auasuia, EnBhbttn W. -. IA, thotv-
poiitan and national 115 pound chain-
pion: and Sam Lagonis. Rronxdale A.
c., metropolitan 1853 pound champion and
runner UP in the national.
Sullivan ana yabIe Entered.
James Sullivan, metropolitan and
national li5 pound champion. has turned
professional, as also has Schalk of New
ark, IFS pound. Arthur Schick. Pastime
A. C., 1875 pound metropolitan champion,
and Sam MosberE. Pastlme A. c., 1sb
pound metropolitan champion. will not
defend their titles.
Sam Nable, Clark House. who has en-
tered, IL one OF the best amateur boxers
In the metropolitan district, having COM
peted In more tournaments this year
than any other "smon Pure" His most
important fight was with James Toma-
s,iio. Elizabeth Y. NJ. c. A., the present
metropolitan and national champion.
whom he defeated In three rounds at
the Bensonhurst Yacht Club on Janu-
airy "a Nabie will compete In the 116
pound class and will meet J. Tomasulo,
NJ ARA, L. Kurvin and William Pomer-
anti.
Joseph sullivan. Trinity Club. who
will compete in the 1855 pound class, has
been boxing two and a half years, start
Ing at 1os pounds. and winning many
tournaments. He was a member Of the
14th Infantry. Company z. and saw SER
vice on the Mexican border. In the last
~ar he enlisted In the United States
Navy and was assigned to the transport
J. L. Luckenback. He boxed at the
American Base Hospital at Roggo, Villa,
italy, and also at British army camps
at Lido. Italy, and won three out of
four bouts.
walkers Fine Record.
Archie Walker. Rutgers Gymnasium,
who will be seen In the 125 pound class
10 the most talked OF boxer In the metro
polltan district. He defeated this year
W. Corbert of Boston. New England
champion, and ]. Burke Of Plttsbura
at the New York A. C. on February 22
He knocked out A. Bert, Clark House
in one round, at the New York A. c
March 1 and defeated Ray OMallory
middle Atlantic champion, and Charles
Piikington. Crescent A. c. January 4;
and 15.
Sam Lasonia, Bronxdale A. C.. is,
pound New York State and metropolitan
Association champion. also was runner
UP In the National A. A. U. champion
ships held in Boston, Mass. last April
He has defeated Frank McNickles, Civic
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versity Settlement: J. Bradley. Bush
Terminal Y. NJ. c. A: A. Silverstein
Union Settlement A. C.; John Newhall
Maiden. Mass. Y. NJ. C. A.: e. Valen
tine. Pittsburg; r. Gleason. Dominican
Lyceum; Frank Bartholomew, Boston
Nass. and e. swon, Trinity Club.
James Tamasulo, Elisabeth Y. NJ. c
A. present Metropolitan Association ant
National A. A. +. champion at II!
pounds, was selected by the Unitet
States Navy as a member Of the Ameri
can team In the international tourna
rnent at Albert Hall, London.
Fred Eisenstadt, l0s pound class. vii
represent the Pastime A. C. He IL on
Of the hardest hitters in the amateu
ranks and has more knockouts to hi
credit than any other boy.
Ed Mirman. Paulist A. c.. i1S poun,
state champion, will also compete. II
won his title December 81, 1917, at Man
haitian Casino. He defeated I. Jampo
of the Bronxdaie In the seml-finai OF
points, and Paul Richmond OF the Ciarl
House IN the hnal. knocking him out Il
the first round. He boxed nine month
before winning the championship; los
only nve fights out of about thirty o
more.