New-York tribune., 1921-01-15
Lightweight Champion Retains
Title After Hard-Fought Battle
:; Allen Peabody and Mrs. Charles

=: Alien Peabody and Mrs. Charles
Shoemaker. of Pittsburgh.
Mr.. kllbane was accompanied by his
seconds and Mr.. Billy Roche Of the
Louis E. Stoddard, Mr.. Otto Shulof
and Mr.. Lawrence Waterbury entered
at the same time. Sc did Kid Nc
Partland, OF the noted Harlem NC
Parlands, and Panama Joe Cans a
prominent brunette gent from Mobile,
Members of the, Madison Square
Sporting Club, the International Sport
ing Club, the Moe Levy Association,
the BILLY Gibson Bronx Society and
other prominent associations had sec
tions Of seats.
Mcclellan Victor Over Stone
Jack Mcclellan, of California. was
awarded the decision over Jack Stone
after six rounds of rather cumbersome
boxing. In the meantime the floor be-
came pretty we'll cluttered up with
all sorts of society. By o'clock the
last deb and the last "dip" were
seated and the smoke settled over the
ring and the boxes whore the mem
oers of the American Committee for
Devastated France were seated.
Billy NARROW, Of Rockaway Marlows,
and Irish Johnny Curtin, Of the Jer-
sey. City Curtins, began to furnish a
little excitement. Curtin was knocked
kicking twice in the first round, but
came up at the count of nine battling
back. Boys from the Hudson busters
and the Tennis and Racquet Club
mingled their cheers for Curtin.
Those two knockdowns in the first
round seemed merely to rouse Curtain
to the realization that he had a nights
work before him. Perhaps the pres
ence of the "debs" among the "dips"
inspired him to do valorous deeds. No
gent from Jersey likes to be knocked
cuckoo in the presence of beautiful
and strange young ladies. At any rate,
round he was beginning to make things
interesting.
Former Governor Smith Arrives
AL Smith, former Governor and now
representative Of the trucking inter
ests, arrived at about this time and
was escorted to his box by Joe Hum
phries, who was wearing his funeral
tuxedo right out in the open
The ninth round was a slugfest and
excited much favorable comment from
both gas house and society folk.
The tenth also was exciting. The
judges disagreed and the referee called
it draw. The verdict was popular.
Just before the semi-hnal, Joe
Humphries announced Especial order
from the Boxing Commission, gentle
men will kindly refrain from smoking"
There was roar of rage that made
it seem as though Joseph might be
using the funeral tuxedo for burial
purposes in the near future.
Semi-Final Like Waltz
The semi-fnal was of great interest
to tonsorial circles. Young Razor
Reisler, son of John the Barber, was
scheduled to box with Bobby Michaels,
we'll known in vest-making circles. The
pair were so gentle in the opening
to think they we're dancing, and said
'How eccentric! Where did they learn
the new steps?"
The boys from the gashouse request
ed Patsy Haley to throw the lads out.
John the Barber rose and announced
that the boys were really boxing. Some
body called him liar, but he was too
high up for John to reach.
Patsy Haley stepped between the lads
in the fourth and urged them to make
it snappy. Look at Miss Morgan and
all the nice girls come to the party to
see fight and you two boys only waltz
ing"
Patsy Haley used to be a fighter him
self once, and the admonition was heed
! ed. The Razor and Robert tried to get
mussy in the fifth, but neither one
knew the steps Of the Queensberry
dance any too we'll. The boys from the
Gas House began to protest again in
the sixth. They were willing to aid
to believe that this was boxing bout.
John the Barber was about to hand his
son a razor to help him out when Patsy
Haley stopped the bout.
"No contest" announced Joe Humph-
ries. The bout was held not worthy
of Miss Morgan's debut as promoter.
The verdict was cheered by the Gas
House and upper Fifth Avenue.
Miss Morgan introduced
At 10:10 Tammany Young brought
bulletin to the ringside to the effect
that Miss Morgan was wearing brown
gown of crepe meteor trimmed with
white. Tammany claimed that this
was absolutely authentic. "She is now
in the box with Ex-Governor Al Smith"
he announced. cal is giving her an
earful."
At 1918 Rumphries, in the funeral
Tuxedo coat, burst into eulogy Of
Miss Morgan and her work for devas-
I6tSQ IdnCC. liz b6lQ JIldt SuC IdU
been decorated four times by the French
government. Joseph reached rhetorical
flights never before attained by the fog
horn Of Tammany Hall in ali his speak
ing career. The name of Miss Morgan
brought cheers from all sections.
After introducing Miss Morgan, of
Madison Avenue, Mu Humphries intro
duced Mr.. AL Smith, Of Oliver Street.
This outburst also proved popular. The
prominent truckman acknowledged the
plaudits as did Miss Morgan.
The American Army representatives
who will mingle with the British Army
champions in the near future, we're
pointed out
Mitchell entered the ring at 1920
He was clad in wine-colored bath
robe and looked very serious. He was
greeted by a section of organized root
ers from Milwaukee.
At the ringside the multitude was
rather mixed. A census taken at run
dom revealed the following: Bob Leon
ard and Mae Murray, Joe Webber,
Lawrence Weber. John J. Murdock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sturges, Geo~ge
Ducros, Frederick Remington, c. Proc
tor T1r Sanford r G. WoIcn+t Tcenol,