New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-06
By w. O. Mcclellan

Willie Meehan, the fat California
horse marine, won from Al Roberts on
points, or whatever you want to call
them, in the final eight-round bout of
the all-heavyweight boxing show of the
Newark Sportsmen's Club at the LIST
Regiment Armory last night. Roberts
was much improved fighter. but the
queer antics and the windmill swings
OF Meehan were too mucn for him.
Georges Carpenter, champion of
France, said, Tire droll tres bizarre"
of "Meehom.''
Meehan, the fat boy, who holds a
decision over Jack Dempsey, never was
IN danger. He was Jared by two rights
IN the seventh, but in the last round
he battered Roberts all over the ring
with right and left swings.
Carpenter is wondering why he an
noyed Dempsey. He ~ook copious notes
at the ringside
Gene Tunney the A. E. F. champion
knocked out K. O. Sullivan, substi-
tute, with right to the chin in the
first round. Sullivan looked rough for
few minutes when the RIGHT landed
and Sullivan dropped. He was out and
glassy-eyed, but the crowd seemed to
think that he had taken a dive and
Kissed. 1t was announced By Zoe Hum
phres that something had happened to
Dan O'Dowd, who was to have fought
Tunney.
Weinert Also Absent
The second nam event produced an
other substitute bout. Charles Vein
ert, who was to have boxed Jimmy
Johnston's terrible scandinavian, Ole
Anderson, appeared with a patch over
his eye and Humphrics announced that
he was forbidden to box by the club
doctor. Cay Turner was substituted
A Reich, the diving .Adonis, challenged
them both Turner won the decision
on points.
Carpenter and his manager. Des-
champs. chucklcd merrily throughout
the bout. 1t probably was one Of the
worst bouts seen even in New Jersey.
For four rounds Turner never missed
Anderson, but every time he hit him
Ole battered back. At the end Of the
third both men had shed lot of teeth.
1t looked Ike brawl on the docks
In the fourth Anderson seemed to
grow stronger under punishment. Both
men looked as though they had passed
through q chopping machine IA ma
crowd. Carpenter seemed to enjoy
this one. In the eighth both were
slowed IN. bat Turner made a rally
that earned him the round
Gothamites Ahead of Time
The New York contingent, not know
ing thai New Jersey was an hour be
hlnd. arrived an hour or more ahead of
schedule. 1t was scattered around the
streets of Newark, wondering what u
do with itself, the 3 per cent beer law
not vet having passed. As a result the
armory was fairly well packed before
the Jerseyites came 10 life. Dave Mae
kay kept the difference in chronology
a secret hoping that what did happen
would happen. 1t was the first time
since he started to promote that he had
chance to make nearly accurate
count of house
The mo smoking' law was more or
less vigorously enforced and the old
atmosphere of the ring was gone How
are you going 20 describe a nrizefglt
unless you can say it AL happened in
a haze OF tobacco smoke? 1t can't be
done There never was real bout
that was not fought in the smoke haze,
1t might have been done to impress
Monsieur Georges Carpenter. or some
bod, that the Atmos pnere surrounding
New Jersey boxing bouts was highl9
refined. There must have been rca-
son.
Leo Bagley, of Orange, beat Mike
Nestor, of New York, in the third round
of scheduled siX-round bout in the
preliminary Mike was saved bv the
bell in the first two rounds. but was
glad that he beat the gong in the
third, TINS was Mikes first appearance
as boxer. He will return TO profos-
sional wrestling. -
The preliminary was started on New
York time, the audience seeming to be