The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-25
Many Interesting Glove Con-
tests Scheduled for Thanks
giving Day and Night.


Many interesting glove bouts are
scheduled for to-day and tonight and
the admirers OF pugilistic contests should
have no difficulty in finding satisfactory
examples Of their favorite sport. New
Workers. are privileged to witness box
ing either before or after the annual
attack on turkey.
The Commonwealth Sporting Club will
stage a bout between Charley Beecher
and Earl Puryear this afternoon. and
the Pioneer Sporting Club will tonight
put Tommy Noble and Sammy Sieger in
the ring.
All eyes arc focused on the Leonard
yelling contest tomorrow night at
Madison Square Garden. and as the
champion and his challenger are in eN-
cellent physical condition patrons are
justified in anticipating a fine encounter.
Jack Duffy. the Chicago knockout eN-
pert. who stopped Terry Mitchell IL
forty-five seconds at the last entertain
ment in the Garden, will reappear. and
his opponent will be Jack McClelland
of California The status OF the coast
boxer Is not very we'll known. but he
will need to be a rugged chap if he
keeps pace with Duffy
The way of the boxing transgressor
continues hard. The Boxing Commission
yesterday suspended for thirty days.
after hearing, Reuben Jafre, otherwise
known as X. o. Jaffe. and Thomas Mar
tin, otherwise known as Silent Martin,
as a result of their disqualification I'm
their contest at the Commonwealth
Sporting Club November 10, and Harry
Murk of Brooklyn for failure TO fulhl
contracts entered into with the Wood
haven Sporting Club and the Brighton
Athletic Club. Jaffe and Martin were
ordered out of the ring by Referee Jack
Dorman, an old time boxer, on the
ground that they were not trying. Mar
tin Is a deaf mute, and It is possible
that he and his handlers got their digi-
tai signals mixed.
Llewellyn Edwards, the lightweight
champion OF Australia. who has been
knocked out in different localities
in North America several times
within the few months he was here,
yesterday sailed for Australia. where
he will devote his attention to
the defence OF his title This will be
much easier task than trying to con-
vince American. lightweights he is in
their class. Edwards was stopped in
seven rounds by Richie Mitchell in the
Australians first bout in America, and
he was put out in two rounds by Clonie
TAFT. Canadian title holder, in his last
bout.
With eight of the best amateur
welterweights in the local district in
cluded in the entry, the 145 pound divi-
sion of the Metropolitan a. A. L. an
nual championship boxing tournament,
which will be held at Madison Square
Garden, November % and 80, promises
lively competition. Like the other
seven classes In which competition will
be provided, this class has attracted
a representative entry list.
The sailor boxers OF the Atlantic
fleet will meet in title contests In
Madison Square Garden. December !.
Uridldez, Bell and many other good
bows who showed their wares two
months ago on the Arizona. Will step
into the squared circle for the edifica-
ton of sailors, their friends and their
best girls All tickets are absolutely
free and must be secured from some
officer or enlisted man of the fleet.
Every one must have a ticket, whether
civilian or uniformed man.
Johnny Dundee has gone to the