The New York herald., 1921-02-23
AMATEUR BOXERS
READY FOR GONG
Rare Sport Promised in the
Intercity Tourney at the
Garden.
BY CHARLES F.. MATHIsOy.

by CHARLES f.. MATHIsON.
Thirty-two OF the best amateur
boxers in America will appear in short.
snappy. thrilling bouts tonight and to-
morrow night in Madison Square Gar
den. -Four men are entered In each Of
eight classes. Boston. Philadelphia and
Pittsburg sending their best men here
to compete against the pick of New
York's amateur glove wielders, and the
efforts of the contestants should pro-
vide fine sport.
Cleveland has sent one man. a heavy
weight named John Murphy, who
he gets into the ring with the giant
Gordon Munce Of the Pastime A. c.,
who weighs as much as Murphy does,
the combat should be interesting.
The lightweight class, in which will
be seen Archie Walker. the Pastime
A. G. expert; Tom OMalley of Phil
adelphia. and Jack Civic of Pittsburs
should provide a series of intensely
exciting bouts. The list Of contestants
follows:
10S Pound Glass;. Tanning. New
York; Henry Ford. Boston: p. Walker.
Philadelphia: T. P. McManus, Pittsburg
lis Pound Class-W. Singer, New
York: II. Wallace. Boston: c. Rice.
Philadelphia; G. Dezareo, Pittsburg.
125 Pound Class-H. Evans, New York;
II. Sullivan, Boston; d. Gartin. Phil
adelphla; J. Mcfarland. Pittsburg.
135 Pound Class--Archie Walker, New
York; T. Kirby, Boston; T. OMalley,
Phila delphia; Jack zivic. Pittsburg.
145 Pound Class-Milton Weiss. New
York: B. Sullivan. Boston: w Clarke
Philadelphia; J. TAFT. Pttsburg.
15s Pound Ciass-M. Seligman, New
York; n. Kelly, Boston; A. Bessell,
Philadelphia j. Rovesti, Pittsburg.
IFS Pound Ciass-w. Connolly, Boston
L. Cowell, Philadelphia; J. Rink. Pitts
burg.
Hcavyweight Class--Gordon Munce.
New York; r. Beley, Boston: John
Flaherty. Pittsburgh; John Murphy
Cleveland. Ohio.
"The United States Navy interfleet
boxing tournament, one OF the greatest
athletic events in the history OF the navy,
Is now over. and for the first time II Is
possible to definitely name real set or
naval champions" writes Heinie Miller,
an authority on navy sports. Yet II
Ia necessary TO overlook the boxers In
the Asiatic fleet and some good ones on
unattached ships acting singly. Hereto
fore these unattached ships and Asiatic
vessels have produced sucn Boou boys
as Gunboat Smith, Frank Moran, Ed
Petroskey. Charlie Grande. frankie
Kirk, Billy Walters. Johnny Bun and
other strictly navy made boxers
However, the champions OF the
Panama tournament are undoubtedly
the best men In the big fleets. Even
after the so-called finals were held at
Madison Square Garden for the Atlantic
and in San Francisco for the Pacific. a
series OF super finals and extra-super-
finals were held on the way to South
America. The present champions of the
navy are:
Heavyweight---Jacl Maxted, Z. s. g.
Shawmut. Atlantic fleet.
Light heavyweight--Bob Grant, u. 3.
8. New Mexico, Pacific feet.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. True u. S. s.
Nevada, Atlantic fleet.
welterweight--Eddie Cooney, IT, S. S.
Nevada, Atlantic feet
Lightweight--Joe Fisher, U. s. S. New
Mexico. Pacific fleet.
Featherweight-Har sutton L. S. S.
Pennsylvania. Atlantic feet
Bantamweight--Hein Gordon, Y. s.
S. North Dakota, Atlantic feet.
F'lywelght--Jose Javier, U. s. $. North
Dakota, Atlantic fleet.
RATES WINS AT HOCKEY.
LEWISTON, Me, Feb o2.--Bates defeated
Iioydoin to-aay at hockey. aoals 10 a.