New-York tribune., 1921-12-14

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The heavies came on at an inoppor-
,rn. tine, for previous bouts had de-
v.loped milling that only the annual
,.tt|es for the annual titles can fur
n;sh. About 1900 were present when
.he festivieies commented.
pbl,bin appeared fat and burlesqued
q most Of the time. He had no punch
Id less science, but fer that matter
.s;taer had Adams. Bill Spengler, for
,ssr national champion. could have
ssaten either man with one hand.
with every feint from Adams philbin
xauId dart away with head lowered. as
\ on a thirty-yard run. Usually he
srourht up against the ropes Adams
nlsved for Jess's mldsection, which was
ssyprdeveloped. and landed several hefty
soess before the bell rang.
The second round saw lots of might
inr or. rather, attempts at it. for
neither did any damage. Following n
short mix-up III the center of the ring
adams started a right to the head.
Jesse turned his back, and it looked as
If he was off on another run, when sud
denly he whirled and planted a solid
right smash 10 Adams's face. 1t was
ane of the few clean blows of the bout.
Both fought harder in the final ses-
sion They tried hard, but their efforts
vere SO far below the standard set in
ether divisions that the crowd took it
asa joke.
Adams was the aggressor, and be-
cause Of Philbin's poor condition the
latter could do little but keep his arms
~, and the participants were not the
only ones who were glad when it was
al over.
Al Johnson. Of the Long Island X. of
c. who qualified for the semi-final of
the heavyweight class. was compelled
to withdraw because Of bad cut over
his left eye. Johnson has a great
Knockout record.
A Real Fight
An intercity fight that was every
thing the word means and then some.
Vas staged by Fred Mueller, of Buff
falo, and Frank Hoolihan, of the Hart
ley House, this city. No black belt
battle royal could have furnished a
sweeter slugging bee than this game
pair of medal hunters gave and the
spectators cheered victor and van
quished TO the echo
Il by pounding out a victory after tax
ing puni shment that a faint heart
could not have withstood. The up
state lad took the first round by
close margin, but in the second Hooli-
han come cut of his shell and battered
ais opponent badly.
furious exchange of punches came
when the boys started the final round,
snd the fusilade continued until both
we're too weary to move. The bell
ended a fine bout.
Willie Singer, featherweig cham
pion OF the metropolitan district,
Scored q smashing Knockout in the
second round of his bout with T. O'kay;
unattached. Singer turned his op-
pcdents head and name around with
one blow. and the attendants were
three minutes bringing O'Kay to con-
seo1Sness.
Martin Smith, K of c., possibly the
best lightweight developed in several
Ysars, had the narrowest kind of an
escape from defeat in the closing bout
Of the evening. Art Weigand, of Buf-
falo, was unfortunate IN that he lost
when victory appeared certain. After
one minute S fighting IN the first round
Weigand sent Smith to the floor with
smashing blow TO the stomach. Then
the Buffalo boy thoughtlessly struck
Smith again while the latter was on
his knees It was only tap, but it
vas clearly a foul, and the referee
Fery properly awarded the bout to the
local man.