New-York tribune., 1920-12-01
Stark Defeats
Evans i'm Fast
Amateur Bout
Four Thousand Fight Fans
" ate h Championship
Contests at the Garden
By lack Masters

Eight amateur boxers were enthron-
ed as champions of their respective
divisions last night at Madison Square
Garden, whore the annual title bouts
OF the Metropolitan District of the
A. A. |. were decided.
The historic arena housed four thou
sand fight fans when the bouts began
at $50, among the ringside spectators
being Joseph Johnson, chairman of the
State Boxing Commission.
mere were so many good contests
in the eight classes that it is rather
difficult to say which was the better.
is the slogan of most fight fans, the
setto between J. Stark, of the Bronx
dale A. c.. and H. Evans, of Holy Cross
Lyceum, is entitled to conside ration.
These 125pound lads engaged in four
bouts each before facing each other
in the final, which was decided by the
knockout route, with Evcans on the
receiving end.
Two faster youths 1--we not been seen
in local amateur ring in long while,
and both were endowed with a big
share of grit but of the two, Stark
was the sturdier and his heavy body
blows wore down his opponent, who
was counted out in the second round
after. volley of jabs and hooks to
the face.
The gentler sex-and there were
many fair ones scattered about the
ringside had an opportunity to turn
their gaze away from the ring in the
first of the 175-pound bouts when Dan
Shannon, virtually reduced the face of
w. Rambacher to shreds. Referee
Smith earned the gratitude Of the
more timid customers by stopping the
slaughter in the first round.
Nick Florio, Paulst A. c., survivor
in the 158-pound class, won the title
by default when John Flanagan. Oza-
nam Association, failed to enter the
ring in the final. Flanagans left ear
was so badly ripped in his preliminary
bartholomew A. c., that the Official
physician would not allow him to COM
pete in the final.
Gordon Muncc, the Pastimc A. c.
heavyweight, was another athlete to
win his crown by default. c. Caro-.
who was to oppose Munce, broke his
arm in defeating L. Larsen in the
semitinals and did not appear.
Sam Fritz, the former Brooklyn A. 4.
boxer, now unattached, eliminated Le
roy Dodd, of the Pastimc A c., after
three wearisome rounds. The Pastime
boy was a hot favorite with the crowd,
and the Judges decision met with a
volume Of disaDprovine yells from the
supporters Of Dodd. Fritz was clearly
entitled to The ver!ict. although the
fight vas close Dodd lost his chance
princinally because he was reluctant TO
mix With Fritz.
The summaries:
SEMI FINALS
1os-pound glass; Melito. pauiist t a r,'5, C.
M
ll5-pound class-Sam Fritz, unattached.
defeated L. podd, Pastme a. c.. three
l25-pound class-J. Lcbato. Peoples In
sttp,'' knocked ont -. ryons' c. ranllSt
Paulist l. G., defeated j. Duneavy. three
rounds Judges decision
125-pound class-l. stark, Bronxdale 4.
c.. knocked out J Lebato, Peoples Insti-
zig is,'pounG alsss~n. ponto St. Chris
topher club defeated L. Aldrin, Norwegian
14t pound class--E Fritz Davis Paulst
A. G.. defeated Frank Bcllando Pauis
ot. & &C. thrss rounds nr"a {nIses 11t aesisiqg NJ
defeated !. GarYey. o2anan, Associatlon
three rounds, jnd@es' decision.
Association defeated G. Murphy. st. bar
tholomew a. c., three rounds Judges de-
cision.
A. G, Sn"cNed out Nike MoSssa 1gt pauisS 4usS
4. c., IN second round.
FINALS
los pound class-W. O'Connell. Paulst
a. C.. defeated j. Mlto, Paulist a. c..
ll5-pdund class--W. Singer. Ninety
second Street y. NJ. II. A.. knocked out s.
Frit2 nattached, in second round
i-6-pound class--J. Stark, Bronxdale
A. C., knocked out II. Evans, Holy Cross
Lyceum, in second round.
l45~pOund class-Milton Weiss Ninety
second STREET Y. N. II. A. defeated e. Fitz
DAVIS. bronsiale a. c., three rounds.
Judges dccision
l5a pound class--Won by Nick Florio.
Paulist y. c., by default
7o-pounc cIass-p shannon, Bronxdale
a. e., shocked out w. Ram bacher, Ma
uonal Turn Nerein, in first round
Heavywcieh c!ass--Won by Gordon
Munce. Pastime y. c.. by default from
{. caro-, st. Bartholomew