The New York herald., 1921-03-15
Wilson O'DOwd Title Match
and Other Fine Bouts
Scheduled.
ny CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

Any man who takes an interest In
boxing and is unable to find bout to
his taste this week will indeed be diff
cut to please. 1t is seldom that more
interesting and variegated list Of ring
events Is scheduled. The amateurs will
take the initiative tonight when they
gather in the SIxty-ninth Regiment Ar
mory and buffet each other in the eii-
thusiastic manner for which they are
noted. The amateurs will transfer their
activities to Madison Square Garden to-
morrow night where the feature contest
will bring Archie Walker, State 1875
pound champion, into the ring with Ben
Ponteau, the metropolitan champions
This alone should be worth the price OF
admission.
On the following night the famous
arena will bulge with the crowd eager
TO see the championship bout between
Johnny Wilson and Mike O'Dowd. Will
son and all his friends are cocksure the
champion will assure the retention Of
''ex-champion" on the Celts visiting
cards.
On the other hand, O'Dowd and his
admirers insist that the former cham
pion will put Wilson back among the
challengers.
Following this notable event there will
be two heavyweight contests on Friday
night that should be particularly inter-
esting. Charley Doessereclt will put Bob
Roper. good boxer. good soldier and good
sportsman, in the ring with Homer
Smith ct the Pioneer S. &. Roper will
make Smith step lively.
The Flatbush Sporting Club OF Brouk-
lyn will present on the same night Char
lie Weinert. the Newark Adonis. in fif-
teen round bout with Battling Levinsky.
the light heavyweight with the accent
on the heavy champion. Weinert is re-
ported to be in prime condition and box
ing well.
III the patrons OF boxing still have an
appetite for more sport they will be able
TO see well balanced cards Saturday
night in three or four clubs.
Thirty entries have been received for
the featherweight class which will be
contested at the amateur boxing tourna-
ment to be held at the Sixty-nnth Regi-
raent Armory tonight. Two champions
will compete In the persons of Jack
Stark Of the Bronxdale A. c.. metropoli-
tan champion. and Harold Evans, Holy
Cross Lyceum, New York State cham
pion. Stark defeated Evans mt the
metropolitan championships and Evans
received the judges decision over Stark
in the New York State championships
The meeting between them should result
in one of the best bouts ever witnessed
In the amateur ranks
Jack Zivic. tha hard hitting amateur
lightweight of Pittsburgh, who recently
defeated Archie Walker at the Garden,
sustained a severe injury In bout with
Martin Smith in the gymnasium of the
New York A. c., last. Saturday night
The accident happened few seconds
after the second round had started, when
Smith caught Zivic with a right to the
jaw AS the latter was coming to him.
The blow Jared Zivic he lost his bal
ancc and landed on his left shoulder
doctor was called and he announced
that Zivic's shoulder blade was broken
b. the fall.
The Boxing Commission yesterday
decided that the decision in the con-
test between Sol Seeman and Mickey
Brown at the Star Sporting Club on
March was earned by Seeman. On
the night Of the contest Paul Van
Blarcom. Jr., who was acting as an
nouncer for the Star Sporting Club. made
an incorrect announcement, awarding
the contest to Brown. The facts are
that the judges disagreed. one Judge
giving the decision to Seeman and the