The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-27
BIG NIGHT AT The
CITY ATHLETIC CLUB
Chiid's Restaurant Furnishes Refresh
merits and Smokes for En-
tire Club.

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seldom seen in Pensacola--from q
purely athletic standpoint.
4 To begin with, the smoker, for such
was occasion, was attended by ca
pacity crowd of members, all en-
thusiastic, and there were enough
women in the house to lead one to
believe that women are taking their
place among the so-called leaders OF
| the land. The bouts were all clean
well fought, and with one exception,
the referees decisions were faultless
mostly not needing an announce
ment.
The first exhibition was a tame af-
| fair, Hunter Davis and George Chalky,
two colored aspirants for black eyes
and bursted lips. The first round was
| too slow to draw a sweat, and the
thing was stopped in the second, ow-
| ing to lack of enthusiasm on the part
OF the participants.
The second affair was quite different
from the first, being a smuggling match
between Soldier Lewis and Sailor
Pearce. Pearce f1oored Lewis twice
once for a count of eight, again for
count OF one. and then came the
end-Pearce slipped over a stiff jab
that put the artilleryman out for the
full count.
Cunningham Kid" and Black Tom.
two dusky gladiators of the sawdust
padded arena, furnished quite a bit
of entertainment for the rabid fans
in the third go, the kid" winning
the first round knocking Tom around
considerably. Then the fireworks
really 'started-Tom won by a knock
out soon after the second round
opened.
George Ruby and Tom Coleman, two
local boys both white and the same
kind of fighters. came on the stage
for the next exhibition. The first
round was all even. The second was
about even, and Coleman appeared to
have the edge in the third, both con-
testants showing weakness, due to
the extreme hard work they were do
ing The fourth round saw both men
come from their corners full of pep
and apparently in better shape than
In the third. The meeting of these
two boys was called a draw by the
referee, which was a perfect, absolute
satisfactory decision in the particular
case.
Two husky. dusky warriors. full OF
pep and apparently extremely con-
fident took over the center of atten-
ton in the crowded auditorium, for
the fifth contest, both weighing in at
1875 pounds. Stallworth rushed Har-
ris, and landed several CPD stiff blows
to the ivory. Harris came back with
pair3of rights and lefts-Stallworth
was carried from the ring after the
referee counted the full ten and could
have counted as many more.
The sixth act proved to be an affair
OF more or less violence. but 1t was
all one sided. Jimmy Ryan, sailor,
pounded Mar Sara relentlessly for
the first three minutes, rushing Sara
into his corner and almost putting
over Kayo. Mar was groggy and
inclined to clinch and hold, in an at
tempt to get his bearings and sum
mon his waning courage and peppery
punch. At this stage Referee McGrath
stopped it. giving Lewis a decision.
The announcement was unnecessary,
of course. Mar showing much less
speed and fewer punches than on his
former appearance in the local ring.
Battling George Bond, a boiler max
Golson, a city employee. furnished an
entertainment that was purely an af-
fair meriting sympathy. Both were
said to weigh 14O pounds, but Golson
looked lighter. In the opening frame,
Bond pounded Golson to the floor with
a hard left swing to the neck, keep
ing him groggy all through the round
This was practically all the damage
done in the first round. Golson not
landing single blow, with the ex-
ception of a couple of very light rights
to the chest and head. In the second
Bond rushed Golson in the lat
ter's, corner. and after considerable
of bodies and fists, failing
the air, etc, Bond butted Golson in
the mouth. Golson lost some CD
teeth and Bond sustained a nasty cut
on the left temple. Referee McGrath
stopped the flasco at this stage. prob
ably saving Golson a terrific thrash
ing and thereby gaining the approval
of the audience.
The seventh exhibition, between
Jack Burns, former featherweightl
of the navy, and Danny
King, also a sailor, was an AFFAIR for
the only bum decision of
the evening being rendered at the end
of the sixth round. Burns had the de-
cision on points without question,
landing more frequently than did his
and showing more clever
ness. footwork and headwork. King,
however, stood toe to toe with the
ex-champion. as long as Jack stood
there, and then carried it to his man
In the succeeding rounds Burns
landed some stiff ones to Kings face
and head, and King landed several
swift ones to Burns body and head.
Burns slammed a hot one to the stom-
ach. which 1t was later stated was
below the belt 1t didn't stop the
COB. even for a second. King adj
right onto his man. Burns
won a decision, and didn't get 1t; |
King fought and deserves credit for
standing up to a man of superior
cleverness and experience. Burns is |
4 good boy with the padded mittens,