Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-23
penn BOXERS MEET
M:L.T. TOMORROW
Addition of Al Mackenzie Gives
Red and Blue a Hard
Hitting Team

Penn students and followers will get
their long sought opportunity to see the
Red and Blue boxing team in action
Tomorrow night the mittwielders.
coached by George Decker. OK light.
weight. meet Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, captained by Philadel-
phia boy, Addcks. The invaders have
team that met with uniform success
during the past season. but lost to Yale,
whom Penu tied.
Decker said yesterday that though he
had lost to State and the Navy, in ad-
dition to tieing with Harvard, he was
confident that he would cop the victory
over the New England team" They
hold no terrors for. u.s. said George,
after sparring three rounds with AL
Mackenzie, his 125 pound sensation.
while my team is not in the best of
shape. am looking forward to a vic
tory. Heinie Bourne has been sick for
some time and is only now regaining his
strength. ! thought for n while that I
would be unable to use him. but Heinic
tells Inc that he ready for the gong"
Decker has developed in Mackenzie
125- pound boxer in years Sparring
around the boxing room for exercise,
Mackenzie was developed by Decker
until today he s.thc best at his weight
at the University. He will meet Cap
tain Addicks, star of the Massachusetts
Tech team and one of their hardest
punchers.
Bantam Task
Gordon Burkett. the ilJ pound Penn
man. will have a hard task on his hands
when he meets Tom Barnard. who has
scored several notable victories this sea
son.
A victory is looked for in the >J35-
brother of, Johnny O'Mallcy and Ray
O'Mallcy. professional boxers. meets
Fred Paul. O'AIalley was the light
weight amateur chamion of the United
States last year and would have con
tested this year but for two extra
pounds of flesh which the hardest train
ing would not take off. During the last
two weeks O'Malley has dropped off
several pounds and yesterday. when he
jumped on the scales. ,he was pound
under weight.
Johnny Breslin! the Shenandoah boy.
will represent the Red and Blue in the
14S- pound class and will have as his
vis-avis Egil Christensen, one Of the
stars of the visiting team. Bosse. the
Pacific coast lad. will meet Frank
Bradley in the l5s- pound class and
Heinie Borune. the Red and Blue skip
per. will attempt to take n fall out of
Jimmy Hayes in the 10 pound class.
Danny McNichol and his baseball pals
walIoped Harvard yesterday in the an
nual appearance Of the Crimson nine
in this city. The final count stood q
to t. The Red and Blue played shabby
ball, at times, the usually reliable Mel
Shriver at short making two bad FUN
bles. Sheffey paved the way for his re-
moval from the box. by making wild
throw while Mike Sweeney let throw
get through him.
Trio Socks Harvard 10.
Cnriss used trio Of pitchers to cop
the victory. Sheffey started. was re-
l:ovcd by Herman Harvey. who in turn
gave way to Hnntzingcr. OF the three.
IIuntzingcr showed the best assortment
OF stuff. Bud Myers led with the will
low cracking out three singles out of
four trips to the plate. The fielding of
Captain Emmons at second was the fea-
ture Of the game. He had seven put
outs and five assists, several of which
were of the sensational variety.
This afternoon the team will leave
for New Haven, where Yale will en-
tertain the Red and Blue tomorrow aft
crnoon. Huntzinger is down in the
score book to do the twirling.
Marvin Gustafson. captain of the
Penn team. showed Il return to form
Yesterday as he trottcd around the track
for a mile. Ills injured leg did not
him, nt nll finr hninfv r,tI, I,l,nl