The New York herald., 1921-02-17
IPUGILISM AT FAIR
PRICES DRAWS WELL
Tex Richards Innovation at
Madison Square Garden Meets
With Great Success.
ny CHARLES r. MATHIsON.


staged at reasonable prices and still as
sure good purses to the fighters and a
profit to the promoter was demonstrated
last Tuesday night at Madison Square
Garden Four contests between evenly
matched boxers, none of whom held a
title. not only drew a record crowd to
the great arena, but resulted In total re-
ceipts of nearly $4,000 AS the choicest
seats were sold at maximum price Of
SIS each, with a sliding scale down to
81, the attendance OF 10000 persons was
required to bring up the total receipts to
the figure quoted In addition to this
commendable feature Of the affair. the
bouts were pleasing to the great throng.
the spectators carrying away with them
the feeling that they had received a good
return for their expenditure.
Richards success in staging bouts at
reasonable prices appears to have solved
the problem of the high cost OF boxing,
and there should be an impediate slump
in the war purses that have been handed
TO champions and near champions
There Is no reason for the extravagant
sums that have been paid to boxers, and
If the other promoters will follow the ex-
ample Of the Garden promoter. the box
ing game will soon be on rational
basis.
The amateur boxers will have their
inning next week when the inter-city
bouts are to be held In the Garden. Tho
best amateur boxers in several cities
will come here and contest for the
honors with New York's leading anna
teurs.
Philadelphia. will have notable team
to represent 1t in the tourney. as fol-
lows
One hundred and twenty-five pound
class, Daniel Gartn: 135 pound. Ton,
OMalley; 145 pound. Sidney Loog. 15s
pound, A. Bessel; light heavyweight,
Tom Cowell all from the Meadowbrook
Club. This is without doubt, the best
amateur boxing tea mthat ever repre-
sented that city in an out OF town tour
nament
The star of the team will be Tom
O'Malley. who Is captain OF the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania boxing team. He
is we'll known at the Boston Athletic
Club. Pittsburg Athletic Club, Crescent
A. c., New York A. c. and City A. c..
where he has competed and won many
intercity tournaments, defeating the best
boys In the country. OMalley has been
fighting in the amateur ranks longer
than any other competitor In Philadel-
ph!a. In 1918 he won the international
lightweight championship, held In Bos-
ton, defeating In the seml-final bout
Arnold Thornberg of Pittsburg, the mid
die Atlantic champion. and in the final
bout Sam Mosberg of New York, Metro
politan Association champion, who last
summer won the Olympic championship
at Antwerp. This was at the same tour
nament that Martin Burke OF New
Orleans, now a professional, won two
titles
He competed in the Olympic tryouts
held here last July: in the prelimin-
aries defeated John Berry, u. s. Army.
in three rounds, and was a favorite to
win the lightweight class. but owing TO
broken hand wac unable to continue
In the tournament. Last month. at the
Pittsburg A. A.. he lost very close de-
cis.on to Jack Civic of Pittsburg In four
rounds by referees decision.
Bob Martin and his friends are conf
dent the soldier boxer will natten Bill
Brennan tomorrow night at the Garden,
but the Brennan adherents say that the
Chicagoan's punch and experience will
be too much for the A. H. r. champion
Another interesting bout on the pro-
gramme is that between Pinkey LOWS,
the hard hitting Californian. and Kid
Norfolk, the Black Thunderbolt Lewis
lpu6ht cdiu l-un6IOTu Wncr the iatteT
was in his prime and has beaten Jack
Thompson and numerous big colored
men.
Archie Walker. the State 135 pound
champion. is getting himself into prime
condition and promises to make It inter-
esting for o'Malley and zivic.
johnny Wilson. the meddleweiEht
champion regrets to announce that
owing to an injury to his nose he will
be unable to defend his title again for
some time 70 come. lie was practically
matched with Jock Malone and had
been challenged by Mike Gibbons.
Battling Ortega, a rugged middle
weight from the coast, will meet George
Chip at the Broadway Exhibition Asso-
citation next Monday night In a fifteen
round contest II was in this arena
that Chip lost his title to Mccoy
jeff Smith claims that he has ac-
cepted an offer OF a $1,000 purse 10 meet
Carpenter at Monte Carlo March 81 In
twenty round bout. Carpenter is
silent on the proposition.
Miguel Dt Cesneros, late OF Mexico
but now OF this city. art commissio oner
and architect, has been engaged by
James J. Johnston to rearranye the seat-
Ing capacity of the Manhattan Casino
for the opening show. which will take
place within two weeks. The boxing par
ticipants will be announced later.