New-York tribune., 1921-02-24
Mr,l,ce Knocks
Out Opponent
In Two Rounds
pastirne A. c. Star Drops
John Murphy, a Visiting
heavyweight, 3 Times
By Jack Masters

James Farming, of Hudson Guild, the
y.w York State 10s-pound champion.
:. eliminated in the semi-fna' Of the
'".s,c;tv amateur boxing tournane ent
:. Madison Square Garden last night
- Terry McManus, Willow A. C.
p;+sburgh. The local boy was badly
sssten and was lucky to stay the three
{ rsrnd limit.
YcManus continually beat the Man
s,t.2n boxer to the punch, and used g
e{sked left with telling effect. espe-
5slly when fighting at long range. The
.ate title holder had little defense.
ID his punches went wild almost
tsroaghout-
Gordon Munce, Pastime A, c., the
New York State champion, regis tered
sa easy victory over John Murphy.
Pittsburgh A c., in the semi-fnals of
.ae unlimited weight division. Munce
hnded powerful punches at will. and
after he had twice foored the visitor
Gordon slipped over the knockout in
ths second session,
Murphy, who was heralded as corr
ing champion, made the error OF mix
ing with Nunce. The Pastime A. c
stsr could have ended the affair much
earlier had he been SO inclined
5000 See Boys in Action
Fully 5000 followers of the "active
amateurs" were on hand when the frs+
bout started This melee would have
brought bushes Of shame 70 the cbeas {
Of Bogash, Bartfeld and companv.
Dan Garten, right-hander from Phil
adelphia, was the winner after three
rounds Of pyrotechnics. Harold Sui
Ivan, Of Boston, was on the receiving
end and took his beating gamely.
Sullivan was out" on his feet after
the first round, but he was never
down" and his ability TO. assimilate
punishment made hit with the crowd
His southpaw lead left perfect open
ing at all times for the PHILADELPHIA
boys straight right. and only unadul-
feFated sameness carried sullivan
through the third stanza.
Harold Evans, of the Holy Cross
Lyeeum, was the first Of the local boys
TO turn back an invader. He won de
eisyely over Jack Mcfarland, of Pitts
burgh, mainly because ne was faster
and was able to evade- the Smoky City
lads swings.
Heavies Is Burlesque Bout
The first circus bout Of the evening
followed the Evans Mcfarland affair,
and the crowd had its first hearty
laugh when the principals entered the
ring. Two hundred and thirty pounds
Of flesh, d towhe2d, a black eye and the
usual appurtenances was introduced as
John FlaAerty, Of Soho, a suburb OF
Pittsburgh. Red" was opposed b2
Big" Ed Beley, Of Boston, who had
more a7oirdupo S than can be carried
II comfort by the average peso.
The pair mauied each other d we'll
as could be expected of q couple Of
baby elephants, but The process was
highly amusing, Flaherty was de-
:lared the winner after the usual three
sess ons, and few disputed the wisdom
,f the judges.
In the oniy final Of the evening Dan
Iarten, of Philadelphia, defeated Har-
old Evans. Of Holy Gross Lyceum, in q
rather slow three-roUnd bout in the
125-pouud class. New York Jared badly
In the openin@ Of the tournament,
gathering only Two victories. Pitts.
blrgh gained most of the honors, win
ming four Of the eight bouts, while
Philadelphia and Boston accounted for
one each.
The feature tonight will be between
Archie Walker, the lightweight state
champion, and Jack Zivic, of Pitts
burgh.
The results:
l0S-POUND CLASS
Terry McManus. Willow a. c.. Pitts
eargh, defeated James flaming Hudson
Galld' New York, thr-e rounds; Judges
Henry Ford, stiuman A. c., Boston. de-
jedted Marty Summers. Curtis Country
tlup Phlladel pEia, three rounds; judges
decision.
REBOUND CLAss
Dan Carton. PhuadeIphia. defeated
Harold sullivan, Boston, three rounds
judges decision.
Harold Etaas. Holy Cross Lyceuln. New
I9Fk, defeated Jack Mcfarland Westing
aouSe Cub. Pittsburgh, three rounds: ref
eree's decision.
iFinal-Dan Garyen. Meadowbrook Club.
GFAllaae!phla, defeated Harold Evans, Holy
s,ess .in; L!ceuTn, three rounds; judges de-
15s~POUND CLASS
Jack Rouesta, Wilmington Y. NJ. C. A..
ppttsouTgh. defeated Mortimer Seneman.
a,a5aine lastIine Il. C., three rounds, judges de-
HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS
dordon Munce. Pastirne A. C., New York.
sN9eKed out John Murphy, Pittsburgh A.
a. 10 the second round.
yohn Flaherty, Young Mems Club OF
SoA9; ,1; Tlttsourgh, defeated Ed BeIey,
sl.la 4p9iio Club. Bostou. three rounds; judges