New-York tribune., 1921-02-26
Smaller Clubs
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Commonwealth S. C.. and
Pioneer Arrange Attract
i've Programs for Tonight

The Pioneer and Comm monweaIth
Sporting clubs will usurp the local
spotlight of fistiana tonight. At both
clubs weekend entertainments os merit
should result if the prospective partici-
pants run to form.
Tho principal attraction at the Pio-
neer will be q twelveoround match be-
tween feathers-Earl Baird, Of Seattle,
and Lew Snyder. This is a return
match. and if it proves as exciting as
the previous meeting should be well
worth seeing. On the previous occasion
Of their meeting Baird knocked down
Snyder, but the latter finished like q
cyclone and gave Baird the merriest
evening Of his young life. In the two
ten-round exhibitions Frankie Carpen-
ter will tackle Tim Kelly and frankie
Curry will box Jimmy Powers.
Billy McCann, of Akron, has been
substituted for Gene belmont and will
box Jimmy Kane, Of Yorkville. IN the
main go at the Commonwealth. Nc
Cam comes highly recommended. He
has victories to his credit over Matt
Brock and Ever Hammer. In the semi
final Red Monroe will mix it for ten
rounds with Jack Grltz.
Aside from a big wrestling match,
Jimmy Johnston will have clear field
Monday night for the reopening of his
Manhattan Casino boxing club The
Boxing Commission has stepped in on
one of Jimmy's features and has for
bidden Billy De Foe to engage Packey
Homnley because of an alleged injury
TO De Foes hand. But the card, outside
of this match, IS q strong one.
1t is going to be a night largely de-
voted to the featherweight class. The
best match, perhaps, will bring to-
gether Sammy Sieger ANA Charlie
Hayes for ten rounds. Frsldie Jacks,
the English featherweight, IS to meet
Charlie Beecher, of the East Side, for
ten rounds. There will be welter-
weight bout between Marty Summers
and Morris Lux
Gordon Munce, of the Pastimc A. G.,
who won the heavyweight amateur title
in the intercity tournament at Madison
Square Garden Thursday night, has
challenged William Spengler to box
for the amateur championship of
America. Spengler is matched TO box
Captain Chandler, champion of the
, British army, at the big carnival and
ladies' fashion show 30 be given by the
| international Sporting Club next
Tuesday night in the grand ballroom
OF the Hotel Commodore.
Eddie Mead, manager Of Joe Lynch,
yesterday issued challenge TO Pete
Herman. Lynch won the bantam
weight championship of the world
from Herman at the Garden last De
cember. The next day he promised
Herman return bout and is now
anxious 30 accommodate. Lynch passed
up an opportunity to box either Midget
Smith or Roy Moore on March II so
as to give Herman the preference.
Lynch is to meet Young Montreal in
Detroit next Monday night
Eddie Fletcher, the East Side ban
tam, will box Jimmy Burns, of Bridge
port, ten rounds at Passaic, N. j., next
Thursday night.
Billy Miske, who was fIattened in iig
time by Champion Jack Dempsey out in
Benton Harbor, Mich, Independence
Day, is once more bidding for the
limelight. After a long rest Miske
emerged from retirement to beat Lee
Anderson, a tough gentleman OF color.
at Portland, Ore. Miske is coming
East with the avowed intention of paw