Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-22
HARK|NS MAY BOX
BLACK|STON AGAIN
Amateurs Who Scored Simul-
taneous Knockdowns Enter
Invitation Meet Wednesday
CHAMPIONS TO COMPETE
BY LOUIS H. JAFFE

WITH the main purpose of bolstering
w amateur boxing in Philadelphia, it
is being planned here by the A. A. U.
to give "all-for. glory" mittmen an
opportunity to develop, and a number
Of tournaments are to be held, both
indoors and in the open. These matches
will be sanctioned by the Amateur
Athletic Union and youngsters showing
best form will be entered In out t.of.
town meets to represent Philadelphia.
Next Wednesday night at the Olym.
pia Club an invitation tournament has
been arranged with half q dozen en-.
trants in the different divisions.
Amateur bouts also are to be decided
some time during May at the Racquet
Club and the Shanahan Catholic Club
Is arranging to hold series of tour.
naments ut a ball park in West Phila.
delphia.
During the last week in February
the Middle Atlantic States champion.
ships were decided at the Olympia. 112
entries having been turned in. Thirty.
three bouts were decided in the preiim.
mary round one night, and twenty one
matches were fought on the semi final
and final evening.
a. number of promising youngsters
showed their wares. One feature in a
semi final set-to was the unusual Oc-
currence of both boxers being foored
at the same time. 1t was a contest
between Sam Blackiston, of Curtis, and
William Harkins, of Kayoula.
Each Lands Right
A few seconds after the bell sounded
starting the bout, Blackiston and
Harkins let fly with right hand
punches simultaneously. Each landed
on the jaw and both went to the floor.
ments ever Mt a boxing bout. Getting
up ut the count Of two, both men stlii
We're virtually out, and, after minute
BlackistOn shot over another right
handler. Harkins went down and out,
Harry J. McGrath, chairman of the
Boxing Committee, Is figuring on q
return bout between BlackistOn and
Harkins to be decided in conjunction
with the invitation meet next Wednes.
day night.
Blackiston also may be entered in the
welterweight ht and middleweight classes
in this tournament. Most of the
Middle Atlantic champions, including
Alex Greenberg, S. p. H. A., 112
pouhuS' HeOrSe l1elluer, Enterprise
9. G., 11S pounds, and Tommy
OMalley. Meadowbrook, 1876 pounds,
have been invited to compete.
Former champions also are TO box
and these include Marty Summers.
Curtis, 112 pounds; Chick Weasey,
Curtis. 11S pounds: Billy Sheeran'
West Philadelphia, 126 pounds, and Joe
Guinan. Joan of Arc, 1875 pounds.
Other Stars
Other star amateurs of this city who
have accepted invitations are Harry
Paschal, MeadowbroOk, 112, who has
decisions over both Summers and Green
berg Harry Gimbel, Vincent Grant and
Harry Epstein, 11S; George Burns, Joe
Rice and John Reins, 1926; Clarke Tot
ties, q. y. bowling and Charles HAYES
13j; Manuel Trachtenberg, SAMMY
Icwett and Peter Call, ,147, and Stanley
Farren. William Ford and Tony Mes.
sina, 100 pounds.
McGrath Is working with q commit
tee OH prizes to be presented and IL /,
probable that gold watches will B.,
awarded to winners and silver loyin,
cups to runners.up.
DIR. Francis G. Grant, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Yomm,
O'Malley, of Villanova College; Packe,
Long, Of Kayoula, and Lou Speiller
of Meadowbrook, are on the Boxin,
Committee.