Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-26
FASTF|GHTS
THRILL MANY
Good Card of Bouts is Put on
by Auditorium Sport Club
Here Last Night.


I Another interesting card OF bouts
was run off in the Auditorium last
night before "a large crowd Of fight
enthusiasts.
In the feature event Of the even
ing Kid Potty of this city outpoint-
ed Pete RED" Mcdonald Of New
York, in q fast ten round 90. The
semi-ina1 event also went the full
ten rounds. Lew Snyder, of Bay
onne gaining a shade over Joe
Weber OF New York. The second
bout of the evening scheduled for six
rounds was stopped In the third by
the referee. because of AL Norton's
superiority over Jack Redmond, of
New York, and the six round prelim-
mary event went to Tommy Mooney,
Of New York. by q slight shade over
Ted seidman, OF New Brunswick.
Opening Event Exciting.
The first bout on the card, a six
round go between Ted Seidman, of
New Brunswick, and Tommy Mooney,
OF New York, was a hard fought con-
test for a prelim. This was the
bounty seat boys third appearance in
this city. Seidman started strong,
and gained a noticeable advantage
IN the first round and a shade in
the third. the second and fourth
rounds were even. but Mooney made
b strong comeback in the fifth and
xinal sessions and gained the de-
cision by q shade. Both boys
weighed ia.
Norton Shows Class.
In the second bout of the evening
Jack Redmond, of New York, met
AL Norton, of New York, in a bout
scheduled for six rounds. From the
bell in the initial stanza Norton
showed class. landing lefts and
rights. jabs. uppercuts and body
blows. Redmond exhibited his abili-
~ to take and give, but with a few
seconds to go in the second round,
the referee stopped the bout. The
crowd yelled its disapproval and the
bell sounded.
Norton kept after his opponent 10
begin the third session, and con-
tinued hammering with rights and
let's. After n minute of fighting.
Referee Milchoir decided that Red
mond had been a target long enough
and ended the bout. Redmond
weighed 153. while the winner
weighed $50.
Snyder And weber Mix Wen.
The semi-final event of ten rounds
brought together Lew Snyder,
formerly Young JEFF Smith, of
Bayonne boys lead to a shade.
York. Snyder's ability Is wen known
here. and last nights bout gained
Weber a large following for the New
York boy after taking punishment
through the early stages of the bout,
finished strong and reduced the
Bayonne boys lead to a shade.
snyder gained an advantage in four
of the ten rounds, Weber had the
better in three sessions and three
were even.
The New Yorker forcer the fight
in the first round and landed sew
eral times on the Bayonne lad. Sny-
der resorted to feeling out his OPP
ponent and occasionally would send
IN = right jab to the face. The Sec
pnd session opened with Weber
lgain leading the fight. but towards
the end of this round Snyder worked
one-two system, a right to the
face and a left hook to the stomach.
n combination of blows weakened
the New Yorker and gained the sec
ond round for the Bayonne feather.
Weber resorted to Snyder's methods
in the third round. which was even,
both fighters mixing.
Again in the fourth round Weber |
was forced to take the lead in the
lighting and he forced the fighting
throughout this session, gaining the
advantage in this round. In the fifth
round Snyder took the offensive,
Tented with rights to take down the
New Workers. guard and then SEN
In lefts to the body and face. sny-
doris round.
The sixth round found Weber on
h receiving end Throughout thet
session, Snyder landing lefts and
rights at will. The seventh and
eighth rounds were tame with
both fighters apparently saving their
reserve strength for the final rounds
At this stage of the bout Snyder was
leading by a good advantage.
Weber rushed from his corner to
start the ninth round and kept after
h Bayonne boy throughout the
session landing powerful right and
lefts to his head and body. Snyder
was in a bad way in this round, and
was hammered around the ring.
This round went to Weber big.
The final round was the deciding
factor of the bout. Snyder's early ad-
vantage was a big handicap to the
New Yorker, who with terrific speed
in the ninth about evened the match,
to continue this pace for another
round.
Weber again rushed from his
corner In the tenth round. but this
time he was met by an offensive of
the Bayonne boy. Snyder found
Weber without defense. and sent in
rights and let's to the body and face,
winning the final round and the
bout. Snyder. weighed In at 126,
while his oppon ghed $50.
In the ten rou4 main event of
the evening, the bout which most in-
terested local fans, Kid Potty, the
local feather outpointed Pete Red"
Mcdonald. a tough boy from New
York. Mcdonald vas announced as
weighing 127. while the local boy
scaled It 125. Potty had the better
or his opponent in six rounds. Nc
Donald gained the advantage in
three, and one session was even.
The red-headed feather from New
York started after Potty in the first
FOUND with fire in his eyes. He
rushed the local boy to the ropes
aad sent rights and lefts to Potty's
Agdy. but the locaLfavorite wealth
cred this punishment. Again in the
second session the New Yorker
gained the advantage. leading the
fghting. Potty sent several jabs to
hts opponents face in this round.
Potty began to mix with his OPP
ponent in the third round, and this
session was featured by smuggling,
with the local boy winning the