The New York herald., 1920-12-02
SAILORS BOX FOR
TITLES AT GARDEN
10000 Persons Watch Hot
Bouts for Atlantic Fleet
Championships.
SEVERAL HOLDERS LOSE
Van Billiard Defeats Kelly in
Star Tussle of the
Night.
SEVERAL HOLDERS LOSE

attracted a crowd of 10000 persons,
mostly sailors and army men, to Madi-
son Square Garden last night and. al
though they did not show 1t by any
marked outward demonstration, they en-
joyed the sport In fact the conduct OF
the crowd could serve as a model Tor
some OF the roughs who attend local
boxing shows and who continually en-
deavor to display their brutal witticisms
on the performers No more orderly
crowd ever gathered inside the old build
ing TO watch either boxers or wrestlers
Interspersed between the "gobs" and the
other fighting men belonging to Uncle
Sam were hundreds of sport lovers of
both sexes. Prior to the opening bout
Fleet Capt NJ. c.. Gleeson delivered
word OF welcome to the navy men pres
ent and exhorted them to refrain from
any comments or uncalled for remarks
on the work of the contestants.
The men fought and wrestled for $50
purses on a basis of 80 and 20 per cent.
The Star Bout.
The light heavyweight class furnished
the star battle of the night between
Curly Fenton, the champion OF the 5. ).
Nevada and Sailor Van Billiard or the
S. S. oklahoma. The men stood up to
ench other and no such clouting match
MS ever DtGll StGi III tfiO Pst1Stt' -
crowd was in roars as the fighters
whaled away At the end of the sixth
round one judge gave the bout to Fen
Ton and another declared 1t a draw, but
the referee ordered an extra round, ana
the decision went to Van Billiard. The
announcement earned a storm of Kisses
lasting FIVE minutes.
One of the best bantamweight bouts
ever seen except in the ranks of the
Nov
Gordon and S. Soviano, both Of the S. S.
North Dakota, met in the first boxing
bouts OF the evening. Soviano is a
Filipino and one of the first of his
race to reach the finals for fleet cham
pionship, while Gordon is the cham
pion. and he won the red, white and
bile belt emblemltic of the title.
During the six rounds Of two minutes
duration the little fellows hit each other
with every sort of blow known to mod
er1i fistc science and they even used
blows not on the regular repertoire.
Gordon had the best of 1t from the
start and showed more ring knowledge,
but the Filipino was as game as the
proverbial pebble and was there all the
time In the sixth and last round Cor
don fioored Soriano with clout on the
taw and the dusky lad took a count
ofnsix. He reganed his feet and fin
ished the round. but the judges gave
tho title to Gordon.
Kelly Loses Title.
The first championship. to change
hands was when Kelly Of the Nevada
lost TO Sutton Of the Pennsylvania, the
judges agreeing on the superior hitting
prowess of the latter 1t was claret
spilling contest with Sutton as the ag-
.tr r.a.l
the punching like a real 'gob" Sutton
has had considerable more experience,
as he has been fighting in some outside
bouts around Brooklyn and elsewhere.
Another champion met his Waterloo
when 3 II. Hilliard went down before
the onslaught of Morris Castelucci
first class ships cook. The pair ham,
mered each other with stnging fury for
the six rounds, but when the judges dis
agreed Castelucci proved to be the best
slugger and he carried off the honors.
When the extra round was ordered the
crowd registered it's first kick by Kissing
aud hootng. The unpleasantness passed
Of, as quickly as il started.
In the welterweight Don Urdurdez OF
the Arizona successfully retained his
title from MarkowitZ of the Utah, al
though it took an extra round to render
the decision. II was walloping match
from start to finish. with the Don doing
tho rushing and Markowitz the best of
the leading and landing. Markowitz
scored two knoclkdowns. but did not
seem to cut much ice with the judicial
department
The first instance Of quitting occurred
In the heavyweight class when Carl An
derson OF the Florida refused to take
the boards against John Leo Dumas of
the Columbia in the fifth round. An
derson's seconds shlcd the towel into the
centre of the ring as the crowd booed.
II was announced that the best of the
winners will be picked to meet the Pa
cifc fleet winners for the Canal Zone
championship later.
The catch as catch can style OF wrest-
ling was used and there were FIVE
classes. The classes failed to arouse
any marked enthusiasm until Bbault
OF the II. S. s. Arizona the light heavy
weight champion of the feet since 1907,
met Paradis OF the u S. S. Pennsyl-
yania. Bihault maintained his title by
throwing Parads with n half nelson ami
body hold i'm forty-five seconds. In two
OF the classes. the lightweight and heavy
weight. extra bouts were necessary to
End the winner.
The summary:
BOXING.
Bantamwoight Class--Gordon, North Da-
kota, defeated soriano. North Dakota;
Feathcrwelght Class-Sutton, Pennsylvania
defeated Kelly Nevada; judges decision.
LiFhtwcight Class-Caatelucci. Nevada, do
featcd Hlllard. Utah. In extra round.
Ltghtwcight Glass, Unofficial Four Rounds
Slater, Culgoa. defeated Taylor, Pennsyi-
vania.
WclterYeght. Six Rounds-Don Urquedez,
Arizona defeated Markowitz, Utah, In an
extra round.
heavyweight Class-Dumas. Columbia. de-
fonted Anderson IN four rounds.
Ligfit Heavyweight Class-Salor Van Bill
Hard defeated Curly Fenton, Nevada. In an
extra round
Middioweight Class--Bcl, Arlzona. defeated
Wclerman. Nevada; judges decision.
WRESTLING.
Anddieweight Claas-Berkowitz Bridge. do
feated Javiack, Arizona, with a half nelson.
Time, 2m. IS.
Welterweight-Simon. Nevada, defeated
RoEcrr, Arizona, on work. Time, minutes
Light vyweight-Bibeault, Arizona de-
feated Paradis. Pennsylvania, with a half
nelson and body hold. Time. 45 seconds.
Ltghtweight-Ames, North Dakota de-
feated Howard, Nevada. on work. Time. q
Heavyweight--Finney. Bridge, defeated
bartels, Florida, on work. Time minutes
BORRELL COLLAPsEs FROM BLOW.
Special Despatch TO THE New yoRK HERALD.