The New York herald., 1921-02-24
Pastime A. C. Heavyweight
Beats John Murphy in Second
Round at Garden.
FINAL FOR DAN GARTEN
James Tanning, State Cham
piOn 108 Founder, Loses to
Terry McManus.
BY CHARLES f. MATHIsON.


Gordon Munce. the heavy hitting
heavyweight of the Pastime A. c.,
scored a spectacular knockout over John
Murphy of Pittsburgh after forty-one
seconds Of fighting in the second round.
This was easily the best bout of the
night, both of these young giants being
in splendid condition and fighting fur
ously from the sound of the first gong
until the knockout punch. heavy right
hand to the jaw which stretched the
clever boxer, but Munce carries two
heavy guns.
Jimmy Tanning. the State champion,
lost decision to T. p. McManus OF
Pittsburgh In close battle.
nj. Seligman, State champion of the
15S pound class. after a gallant fight
against Jack Rovesti OF Pittsburgh was
declared the loser.
The visiting boxers made good
showing in their class, but owing to
the fact that the winners of preliminary
bouts were unaware that they would be
asked to compete In the finals left the
Garden for their hotels Immediately
after the contests. Only one final was
contested. which will necessitate sixteen
bouts tonight.
Harold Evans of New York after win
ming the preliminary bout from Jack
Mcfarland Of Pittsburgh had the mis-
fortune to lose the final to Dan Garten
Of Philadelphia after a close and well
contested bout.
A bout that was not on the pro-
gramme was between Frank Schwnger,
Mercury A. c.. one of the clerks of the
stage. and Jack Rafferty, of the Paulist
A. c. This contest took place at the rear
end of the Garden, and Schwinger won
in a few seconds with a knockout
through right hand to the jaw. There
were loud calls for the combatants to
enter the ring. but they declined.
1875 Pound Glass.
First Bout-Won by Dan Garten
Meadowbrook Club. Philadelphia. over
Harold Sullivan, Boston A A. Judges
decision. Three rounds.
1t was a desperately contested fight
The men pounding each other without
intermission for the entire three rounds
Sullivan Is a combative southpaw, but
Garten, who knew that the specific for
left hand lead is a right cross for the
jaw, battered his man to a condition of
/helplessness at the end of the third
round.
The judges were John J. Walsh. Pas
time A. c.. and Joseph Conlon. st. Bar
Tom Smith, Hudson Guild. and the
timers were Capt. C. J. Dieges and Chris
Dalton, both of the New York A. c.
Second Bout-Won by Harold Evans
Holy Cross Lyceum, New York. over
Jack Mcfarland, Westinghouse Club,
Pittsburgh. Judges disagreed and ref
cree gave the decision to Evans.
The contest was very inter esting
one. Mcfarland carried heavy kick
tD de font
every minute, but Evans was a superior
boxer and he not only avoided most of
McFarland's rights. but in addition pep
pered his man with stinging lefts to the
face and hard rights to the body. 1t
was Evanss bout by wide margin.
Final Bout-Won by Dan Garten of
Philadelphia over Harold Evans. Holy
Cross Lyceum. New York. three rounds.
Judges decision.
Heavyweight Class.
First Bout--Won by John F1aherty,
Young Mems Club of Soho, Pittsburgh.
over Edward Beley, Apollo Club, Bos-
ton, three rounds. judges decision.
These were two giants and Flaherty,
who Is known as the Mayor of Soho.
which Is district of Pittsburgh, sported
an imposing crop OF frey red hair. Both
Flaherty and Beley were fat and out
Of condition and their bout was a conf
cal one, Flaherty doing whatever box
ing there was to be seen. -
Second Bout-Won by Gordon Munce,
Pastime A. c.. over John Murphy of
Pittsburgh, by Knockout In Al seconds
in the second round. A heavy right
handler to the jaw laid Murphy on
his back and the referee Eddie
Forbes, deciding that the Pittsburgher
could not continue, stopped the contest
and gave the decision to MunceA
Munce sscored three knockdowns In
the first round but Murphy arose at
once after1the first two tumbles and
resumed the fight. After the third
knockdown which took place when
the men had been boxing two minutes
and ten seconds of the first round, the
referee sent Murphy to his corner for
minutes rest
Murphy was still shaky when he
csme out for the second round and
Munce pounced on him. hammering him
all over the ring with heavy blows and
finally flooring him with a right handler
to the jaw. Murphy and Munce were
two fine looking athletes, trained to the
minute, each Weighing 200 pounds.
IOs Pound Class.
First Bout-won by r. p. McManus.
W htOW ~ ~ IiteSDui bH, ONti
j. Tanning, Hudson Guild New York;
three rounds. judges decision.
Tanning was the New York State
champion OF that class. lie put UP a
good battle and the decision In favor OF
McManus was hair line one.
New judges were put in at the be-
ginning of this bout, w. III. Cuddy.
president New England A. a. IT,. and
John J. O'Brien. New York A. c., taxi
ing up the duties.
Second Bout--won by Henry Ford.
Boston, Mass, over NJ. Summers. Phila-
delphia Pa, Judges decision. three
rounds.
Ford developed a fat tire in the first
round. and after repairs finished the
journey.
15S Pound Glass.
First Bout--Won by Jack Rovesti
Pittsburgh, Pa, over VI. Selgman. Pas
time A. c.. New York state champion,
three rounds, judges decision.
This was q thrilling bout, the Pitts
burgher taking long lead In the first
and second rounds through the medium
of straight left to the nose and mouth
that brought the blood and weakened
Seligman. In the third round Seligman
rallied and with a series of stiff rights
to body and face had Rovesti backing
away and shaky on his pins. Seligman.
however, was too weak to follow up his
advantage, and the Pittsburghcr was on