New-York tribune., 1921-03-17
Ponteau Beats
Archie w Walker
In 3 Rounds
l35-Pound State Champion
Loses Decision to Negro
Boxer i'm Bout at Garden

The Amateur Athletic Union hold
boxing tournament at Madison Soma.
Garden last night. At least # ,..
billed as such, but to the four tnons,ss
spectators It was 4 case Of KNOCK -,
oown and drag EN- OUT OF the s,..
sixteen bouts eleven resulted in knOct.
outs, and after that they came 50 fac.
that none but the officials could kse.
track or them.
The feature of the evening did ~.
terminate in a K. O., but it was uons
the less interesting. In this bout Rer
Ponteau, Of st. Christopher Club y.
metropolitan lightweight champion. de-
feated Archie Walker, the state til.
holoer, in fast tnree-round bout. III
shifty long negro clearly ont.
fought Walker and earned tie dec;s;es
by q safe margin, although he had bis
Street." a.
1t was the second meeting Of tbi.
pair, who stand out above the ,ocal
medal chasing boxers, Archie hav;n@
registered a doubtful victory ovsr
Ponteau when he annexed the stat.
championship a few months ago.
Walker was at his best in the open-
ing round, when he used a one.two
punch TO advantage on several occs-
slons and covered well. and although
u was close Archie earne4 shade
Left Jab Decides Issue
Ponteau came with q rush IN n.
second and fayed Walkers BODY with
hefty punches The dusky athlete cor.
stantly kept his long left in Walkers
face, and Archie found it so difficult
to put over a Furnishing blow that h.
began stamming overland. with the re-
suit that most of his punches landed
on Ponteau's shoulders.
Il there was any doubt es to who
was leading at the end Of the second
round it was Immediately dispelled
when the negro got going in the las,
session. He kept Walker at distance
and landed two punches to Arches
one, piling up such big lead that
there was not single boo" from the
gallery when the verdict was given
TO Ponteau.
Mangus Larsen, the tow-headed
Norseman from the Norwegian Turn
! Society, fattened Carl Rydeil, l75-
in the first final bout of the evening,
and in the next bout Gordon Munce.
the state heavyweight champion, was
! awarded the decision over Thomas
, Bierne, of the Jersey Harriers.
The summaries:
1O8-PoUND CLASS
N sotnick. Bronxdale A G. defeated
Joseph Girolamo. unattached. three rounds
judges decision; Leroy Powell. 81. Chris
UNATTACHED, in first round. Frank Heo
han. Hartley House. knocked out ". Mu
/ holland, unattached. IN frs, round
115-POUND CLASS
George Daily, Grace Club. knocked out
Paul Werth. unattached. IN second round
knocked out Jerry Walsh, Malbone Club
IN first round.
125-PoUND CLASS
Jack Stark. Bronxdale a 9. defeated
tsched. defeated Alexander Rlchie unst-
Lached. 'nree rounds, Judges decision,
connolly, Union Settlement A. C.. knocked
out Jean Esquerre. Willow \. C.. in second
round
l35-PoUND CLASS
Nanny Henig. University settlement
smoked 'l',.i1, Out John Mqrray. unattached. IN
hnoehed our james Brown. s4leta-CTes-
cent. in third round.
I45-POUND CLASS
John r. Smith. St. Johns Club. knocked
ond round.
15s-POUND CLASS
Daniel Sheppard. unattached. knocked
out Michael Wolake, PAst.ine j. c. on.
round.
175-POUND CLASS
Finai-Man CUES Larsen Norwegian Turn
society, knocked out Carl RyGeN. ST.
Bartholomew a. c, TWO rounds
HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS
& s&$crr
defeated Thomas Bierne. Jersey IIar-ler,
three rounds. Judges decision