The New York herald., 1921-03-02
EVENING GOWNS
SURROUND RING
IN COMMODORE
International S C.'s Ladies
Night Attracts Notable
Gathering.
BALLROOM Is CROWDED
Spengler Receives Judges De-
cision Over Munce in Main
Bout of Evening.
by CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.

Nv CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.
The International Sporting Club
staged in the grand ballroom OF the
Hotel Commodore last night spec
tacular mixture OF fashion and hsti-
cuffs. 1t was ladies' night and hun
dreds of beautifully gowned women,
who with their escorts filled the mag
niacent room to its capacity, watched
the combats. Never before in the his
tory OF boxing have contests been held
IN such a brilliant setting. The rich
costumes of the women formed a daz-
zltng background TO the blending glare
OF the ring lights and the struggling
figures of the boxers.
Every one of the 1900 members
were present, and in addition there
were hundreds of other men prominent
in all walks of life.
1t was a most notable assemblage
and that the boxing was thoroughly
enjoyed was evident from the constant
applause.
spcng1er Outpoints Munce.
Bill Spengler. champion Of Police
Department and Gordon Munce of the
Pastime A. c. and winner OF the recent
amateur tourney, furnished q clever
contest.
Spengler showed superior boxing skill.
using straight left on Munces face.
Munce drove heavy rights to Spengler's
body and head. These blows made
Spengler cautious and he clinched fire.
auently. thus neutralizing Munces hit
ting powers.
In the second round Munce missed a
swing, went off balance and was hit
hard on the Jaw and staggered. Speng-
the third round and easily avoided It.
At the same time the policeman raped
Munce in the face with left. SpenGier
got the decision OF the judges.
The first bout brought into the ring
Private John w. Smith Of the Sixty-third
Infantry and Anthony Alb Of the New
port training station. They are feath-
erweights. Smith carried too many guns
for Alb and punished him SO severely
that after one minute and eighteen Sec
onds OF the second round Alb quit.
The next bout brought two welters
into the ring Jack Gouldlng and Jimmy
Boyhen, both of the Newport training
station. Boyhen foored Goulding In the
first round, repeated the knockdown
twice more In tho second and at the
end Of two minutes and forty-two sec
onds of the third round Referee Tom
Smith stopped the contest and declared
Boyhen the winner.
nj
John Petronls of Newport in the second
round. Lopez foorcd Petronis in the
first twelve seconds OF the first round,
and the men went to their corners.
Lopez scored another knockdown after
thirty-eight seconds OF the second round
and tho referee stopped the bout and
gave the decision to Lopez.
The next event was a blindfolded
contest between two negroes. Silas
Green and French Robinson. the latter,
according to Joe Humphries. the an
nouncer. being from the battleship
Pullman. This affair created unlim-
tied merriment
James Brown and Dan Toomey, who
put up SO gallant bout Mt the Com
modore at the last club entertainment.
boxed three sizzling rounds and Brown
received the decision.
A Kilkenny Affair.
Sergeant James Harrison. n veteran.
and Albert Kemp were the next to enter
the ring. This was a Kilkenny affair,
both swinging hard but wildly.
Harrison had the more forceful punch
and he fioored Kemp after two minutes
and twenty-five seconds of boxing In the
second round. Referee Smith sent them
TO their corners. The second round had
progressed only one minute and twenty
three second when Harrison landed with
his right and Kemp. while keeping his
feet, was done for and Referee Smith
stopped the bout.
Private r. n. Townsend OF Governors
Island and Wallace scripcavage OF
Hampton Roads, two heavies. next an
swered the gong. The soldier had a
good left and he soon had the sailor
man blinking from the force Of the Jabs.
The second round developed into a ter
rife punching match, in which the sailor
pummelled the soldier with hard rights
to the body. The soldier did much
clinchng and finally decided he had
enough. In the second round the referee
therefore awarded the bout TO Scrip
cavage.
The officials in charge of the bouts
were Joseph Conlon, John Boyle. j. w.
Stunpf and John J. O'Brien. judges;
Tom Smith and Danny Sullivan, referees.
and Charles j. Dieges. timer.
At the conclusion OF the Toon1ey-
Brown bout the ladies adjourned to the
east ballroom and inspected show of
latest fashions.
Managing Director William a. Gavin
addressed the members. In the course Of
which he detailed the clubs financial
condition, which he declared was excel
lent He assured the members that the
clubhouse would be completed within a
comparatively short time. He made an
ar.eal for lire members and there were
many favorable responses.
CHARLIE ROY LOSES BOUT.