New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
PrettiIy Gowned Women
Comprise About Half of
Audience at Commodore
Bv W. ]. Macbeth

9on Munce, Of the PastIme A. c.. win
ssr Of the recent ntercity amateur
championship Of that class. The fight
no COP clearly outp0inted his less ex-
nereroed rival in three spirited rounds.
Munce is game and wiling. also he
can take :. He has plenty Of Qualih-
cations fer real class, but lacks che
main ingredient Of which all cham
,iens are experience. He is Il
bov that VIII bear Watching and enc
who may climb TO the heights profes-
sionaily i he is properly nursed.
Just now Munce depends TOO much on
his right hand. 4 criticism that can be
made Of Bob Martin also. He has a
GOOD straight left. TOO. but he DIDN'T
make enough use OF it. With iittl. to
supp ement the right. Munce had Areat
difficulty in connecting with q man
Of Spengler's experiences; FOR he
aghti1s ccQ is two-handed mixer
Women Attend Fashion Show
G-e of the largest and most ex-
elusive crowds that has ever witnessed
IN amateur boxing show IN this city
packed the grand ballroom Of the
Hotel Commodore 10 TIE tcp-most lal-
lery. Il was the first ladies night the
International Sporting Club had at
tempted and nearly half the attendance
vas prettiiy gowred women.
During an intern ssion in the box
ing program-an intermission of al
most an hour-the ladies exclusively
were guests of the club at fashion
show in the east ballroom.
Spengler and Munce seemed as evenly
matched IS could be imagined and they
wasted little time in unlimbering their
heaviest runs The pride Of the cops
lad mean. straight left iab that wor.
led the pastime \. c. warrior 10 little
hit For . couple Of minutes Spengler
made Nunce look the part Of novice
TheH Nance worked II close and GOT
home some telling rirht hooks to the
Body. He was . trife short several
times with q wicked RIGHT that brushed
Sperrler's chm and which would have
spelled curtain had it found the mark.
Chop TO Jaw Floors Munce
The second round saw him use his
left to better advantage, too. But IL
vas easy TO be seen the fighting cop
gas the more experienced. Spengler
dropped Munce after about two min
ates with short right chop to the
aw Il looked the end momentarily
nut when te arose Munce wisely COW
cred and stalled till his head cleared.
4 moment later Nunce electrified the
and rocking SpengIer back against the
ropes just towSrd the end OF the
round Spencier spun Munce around
with another wicked right to the Jaw.
Muncc showed pettel with his LEFT
Land in the third and lest round. and
many were of the opinion the bout
should have been a draw. But IS
natter Of fact, the fighting cop was
clearly entitled to tAe deelSion tie
landed the cleaner and more telling
blows and made Munce miss q great
deal
Twice in the last round Spengler
almost f0orcd Munce with right hooks
to the Jaw. Once Munce was so shaken
be covered and eroped around blindlv
for many seconds before he could
locate his antagonist.
Glass" Out in Force
The ultra exclusive international
Sporting Club had Jam" that put to
shame the greatest achievement OF Tex
Richard in Madison Square Gareon.
That is, it did so comparatively, for
the grand ballroom of even as COM
modious hotel as the Commodore
has the limitations for a membersb hip
as large as that Of the international
Sporting Club. Everybody who is any
body. pretty nearly was there and IN
the gladdest OF glad rags, II any cne
should ask you.
Even the rough ana tough lads who
report the manly ar for the metro
politan papers were dolled out in open
face scenery. They almost felt night
at home, too. for the press chairs we're
erowded by everybody except those
who had a right 30 be there. The boys
missed a few ham actors. BARRIERS and
cigar clerks, but r1eekly occupied any
vantage point that could be found
IL is different you know, giving the
razZ to at interloper in 'cits" than to
be grutf- u feminine fashion plate.
and the ladies', bless EN-, simply
couldn't resist the temptation to crowd
10 a. closely as possible to the scene
81 hostiities
Fair Fans Wax Enthusiastic
Talk Of the popularity Of boxing, you
should have seen how the fairest OF our
fair city enJhused over the milling
me harder the slugged the lustier
Inc cheering and hand clapping. and
mere was plenty TO enthuse over, take
IL as you viii.
A couple of welters put on the cur
TAIN raiser, which was q corker as long
as as 1t lasted, bur Jack Goulding. Of the
Motor Transport Corps, decided two
Aing and quit to Jimmy Boyhne, q
solthpaw- after I minute and 1e sec
9hds Of the second session
JoAn W. Smith, Of the esd Infantry,
knocked cut Anthony Abs. OF the L. S.
~, II the thir dround after minutes
ana % seconds, or, rather, Albss sec
9hds threw up the sponge Each scored
kaockdowns in the opening session.
Ai'er that Smith had everything his
own waY.
The third mill also was short and
sweet ana was stopped at the end of
.oond- tne referee awarding the de-
Tnslon 10 Nincent Lopez, of the 1st Army
HT't'sioR Lopez completely outclassed
Soea FetronlGs, Of Newport, and the
1eaeree very judiclously refused to per-
"'ir y, tne bout to continue.
inen Sllas Green and Frenchy Rob
anSoh, TWO gentlemen of color, put on u
someay pantomime. This was one
Iound bout, blindfolded Announcer
we humphries. who was in excellent
se'ce and wit. introduced Roinbson as
~ tne good battleship Pullman" Joe
~as a ousy boy, and popular one. too,
M soi tne ladies near the ringside were
asa,Hg MN practically all the time to
s~glaln the difference between middles
~''- heaY!es and flies and bantams
Brown Defeats Toomey
Then came one of the features Of the
SCsoh'hg. return engagement between
iO-poF2l Ian Toomey, OF the army, and
@nles ss brown, OF the navy-a pair that
.s' 'Alahed one vi the best amateur mills
-. Inc season at an earlier show. This