The New York herald., 1921-01-05
Adams of Police Club Declared
Victor Over Murphy in
Amateur Bouts.
LATTER EARNED HONORS
knOckOuts Galore in Other
Scraps for New York
State Titles.
BY CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.

served TO add spice to the second nights
contests between the amateurs Of New
York State at Madison Square Garden
last night.
There was a bumper house and the
greatest enthusiasm during the lively en-
counters
One final bout was boxed 1t was IN
the 175 pound class and resulted n
Frank Adams of the Police Club winning
the State title of the class. His opponent
was redheaded George J. Murphy of the
Bartholomew Club. and the latter car
ried the battle to the copper from start
to finish. 1t was a poor bout. owing
largely to Adams clinching, but Murphy
did what fighting was observable and
earned the decision.
When Judges Johnny O'Brlen and
Jake Stumpf agreed on Adams as the
winner the crowd hooted steadily for tea
minutes.
Archie Walker, Pastine A. c. and one
of the cleverest amateur boxers in the
history OF the sport, got into the ring
with Ben Ponteau. a negro of the Dixon
type. who Is the metropolitan champion
Walker won the State 135 pound title
last year The bout was in the second
trials Of the 135 pound class. Each
seemed afraid of his opponent and the
first round was devoted 10 feinting and
vantage.
The second round was repetition of
the first the white boy having shade,
In the third round Ponteau had all the
better of the exchanges, bringing blood
10 Walkers mouth with stiff left and
outhghting the State champion at every
point Walker was on the receiving end
Of the third round. The judges dis
agreed and Referee Eddie Forbes gave
Il -t1 Nh te eli
was hooted quite as long and quite as
loudly as the one in favor Of Adams.
1I5 Pound Class.
First Bout--Won by Murray Schwartz.
Clark House A. A.. over James e. Day.
Ozanam No. /. knock down ended the
FIRST round and Day refused to come out
inthe second. claiming he hurt his hand.
Schwartz outclassed Day.
Second Bout--Won by George Z.
Marshal Ozanam No. .. over Louis
Guglielmini unattached The winner
knocked Marshall down early in the first
round and had started another swing
before Marshall hit the canvas. The
blow landed on the fallen man. while
Marshall was down. and Guglielmini was
disqualified. Bout lasted forty-five sec
onds.
Third Bout-Won by William Singer,
metropolitan champion, over Randall
Scott, unattached, In the first round by
a knock out after boxing one minute
and twenty seconds
Fourth Bout--Won by Bird Farrin,
PaulIst A.. c.. over William O'Day. Buff
falo, ~. Y. Farrin scored a knockdown
in the first round, but O'Day came out
for the second. took hard beating and
was. knocked down again after one min
ute and eight seconds of boxing. The
referee then stopped the bout and de-
clared Farrin the winner
Fifth Bout-Won by Frank Sinclair.
Paulist A. c., over Steve Hickey of the
Red Rose Social Club by a knockout
after thirty-two seconds of boxing in the
first round. Hickey never landed blow
and was twice floored before the referee
interfered.
Sixth Bout--Won by Joseph r. Wright
OF Ozanam Association. over r. Cha
parro, Pastine A. c. Wright outpointed
Chaparro for the better part Of the first
round. but the Italian brought the round
to close by putting Wright on the can
vas with a right to the jaw. The ref
cree prescribed another round. which was
very spirited, with honors easy. At the
y end OF this round the judges disagreed
and the referee ordered an additional
round. Wright had the better of this
session and got the verdict Of the judges.
Seventh Bout--won by Willianr~s J.
Joyce. Bronxdale A c., over Frank p.
Moran. X. of c. Social Service. Judges
decision, three rounds.
los Pound Class.
First Bout-won by James ]. Fan
ming, Hudson Guild. over Angelo Lovullo
Buffalo. N. Y. Lovullo was a punching
bag for Tanning In the first round. when
suddenly the Buffalo boy shot a right to
the Jaw and brought Tanning down. AS
a knockdown always ends a round the
men went TO their corners and the ref
cree ordered an extra round. This round
was even. but the judges decided that
Tanning was the winner. A verdict that
was almost unanimously hooted.
Second Bout-Won by r. f. Everding
OF Long island City X. OF c. Centre. over
w. Mulholland, unattached Everding
outclassed Mulholland. put him down
twice In the first round and the referee
stopped the bout after fifteen seconds OF
boxing.
Third Bout--won by Leroy Powell.
81. Christopher. over Michael Layton
Of the Delmar Club. Judges decision.
Three rounds.
I25 Pound Glass.
First Bout--won by Harold N. Evans
Of Greenwich House. Evans scored a
knockdown early In the first round and
Wedo was carried TO his corner In shsk-
ing condition. The referee ordered an
other round and Evans scored his se,-
end knockdown IN minute and 35 sec
onds. after which the referee, Eddie
Forbes. declared Evans the winner
Second Bout-Won by Jack stark.
metropolitan champion. over Ben En-
binder, Ninety-second street Y. W II a.
Stark scored knockdowns IN the first
and second rounds. but Embinder stuck
II out for Al seconds OF the third round.
when he was In helpless condition ana
his seconds tossed IN q towel
Third Bout--Won by John Gavagan
OF Ozanam Association No. over Albert
Bott, Glencoe A. c.. after 80 seconds
Of boxing In the second round Referee
Eddie Forbes stopped the bout. Bott be-
ing outclassed.
1876 Pound Glass. second Trials.
First Bout--won by Archie Walker,
state champion. over Benjamin Ponteau.
Metropolitan champion in three rounds.
Judges disagreed and referee gave the
decision TO Walker The verdict was
hlssed BY the spectators
Second Bout--Won by James r. Coll,
Kennedy's Boys Club. over Edward Nc