The New York herald., 1921-12-12
AMATEUR BOXERS IN
STATE TITLE BOUTS
Ablest Men i'm Various Glasses
Begin a Tourney Tonight
in the Garden.
By CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.

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Any one seeking relief from depres-
sion should go to Madison Square Gar
den tonight and get rid of the blues by
watching the amateur boxers in competi-
ton for the New York State champion
ships. These contests are under the
auspices OF the Metropolitan Association
of the Amateur Athletic Union and the
bouts provide thoroughly enjoyable en-
tertainment. The combination OF COM
edy and fierce fighting renders these COM
bats irresistibly attractive. The average
amateur boxer is either an earnest,
forceful fighter. with an eye 10 future
fame as professional. or he is gro
tesque, acrobatic performer. whose ac-
tions inspire vociferous mirth.
Yet every amateur boxer who enters
the ring does so with a set determine
tion to win. If he has acquired boxing
science he exerts all his skill. II he NOT
clever, but possesses strength and COM
bativeness, he makes a whirlwind fight.
There win be twenty bouts each night,
and as the highest priced seat will be
two dollars the entertainment is within
reach Of all.
Lightweight Bouts "a Feature.
The feature class will be the light
weight, with Martin J. Smith, Congress
own Council, X. of c., ruling the favor
lite. He WILL however, have his hands
full. as Joseph a. Garvey. Ozanam Asso-
citation, is also entered. Garvey lost 10
Smith in four rounds at tournament
held in the Garden last October, after
one of the most sensational bouts ever
witnessed in the ring. Some Of the
prominent sport writer's who witnessed
this bout claimed it was the best they
had seen in years.
Other noteworthy competitors aie
Dominicll servedio, Paulist A. c.; Sidney
Bert, Bronxdale A. c., who has twelve
knoclouts to his record in the last Few
tournaments Ernie Seitz, Clark House
A. A. winner of the last Crescent A. c.
tournament: Nick Penuti. the veteran
from the Paulist A. C.; Bert Bostein,
Ninctv-second street y. NJ. Ii. A.. the
clever boxer who has not been defeated
all year Albert Harbeckcr. who is com
ing down from Albany with an excellent
record; Arthur Weigand and William
Schaefer, both from Buffalo 1t is very
seldom that any tournament has had SO
many good boxers in the uShtWelSh'
class as those mentioned above.
The middleweight class VIII nave
Charles Kuay Montauk a. c., winner OF
the last Garden tournament; "lillafn
Antrobus, St. Agnes a. G., winner OF the
Brooklyn College tournament; Wine
Covert Pastime A. c., winner OF n num-
Tor of oDen tournaments held last year.
and Max Feuerstein, Loretta GYM WIN
nor of the last Metropolis club tournS-
ment.
rhe bouts will start at s rs T. NJ. and
continue until midnight.
Corbett Enjoyed Bout
Previous to the Dempsey-Carpentle.
bout Jim Corbett, the eminent "ceoi ,
was very reticent and dccllhed 10
nress an opinion as to the OUTCOME "a
the contest or as TO the capapillties "
,he fighters. But after the event Hs
wrote to W. i. Corpett oil tne ~ 'N''O'
Referee as follows
..yyc,l the champion OF France was
defeated. but, Bill, J. was very much
dlsappointed in both OF them. en-
ioved the bout because Carpenter gave
nc n thrill. In the second round ne MI
Dempsey on the jaw four or flVe tinles
and IL looked like he would win ou.
when he came up for the third rouhe
,yn,, could see at once he was tlred OUT
Then Dempsey Just moved him doWn'
"Carpentier has very quick rign
hand-that's all-and no delehce w.
ever Dempsey Is too easy TO MT 10 -
considered great man. lie can't led'
or counter, but just walks in WlGe open
and not extra quick. He woula nav,
been easy for Jackson, F1tz or Jetli Je.,i ,en, -
Jim Corbett's post fight views wa, -.
tereet the public and Will entertain DOT
| Dempsey and Carpenter.
n Is n fortune thing for Corbett ina
Dempsey was not in his prime whei
Gentleman Jim was title holder Demp
sew would have won from Corbett II
| loss than the fourteen rounds F1tz re
ouired 20 get over his solar pleNus plow
! Dempsey against either Fitz or J%r
would have made n great fight, but th'
present champions wonderful spee'
would have enabled him 20 win IRON
| both.