The New York herald., 1922-05-20
SPORTS ALLIANCE
SHOW DISAPPOINTS
Spectators Not Enthused Over
Performances of Boxers in
Garden Benefit Bouts.
BY CHARLES F. MATHIsoN.

The National Sports Alliance. an or
ganization with the avowed object OF
betterment of boxers and managers (for
which there Is ample room), made It's
bow to New York ring patrons last night
at Madison Square Garden
Ten four round contests were sub
mitted for the approval OF some 5000
onlookers. and while some OF them were
earnestly fought many OF the bouts
were lacking in action. Several OF the
advertised performers failed to appear,
and it was announced that they would be
disciplined.
The procasds of the entertainment are
to be devoted to the building fund OF
the Alliance.
The presence of Champion Jack
Dempsey and other noted boxers served
to attract even more attention than the
boxing. Dempsey when introduced
from the ring waved his hands in re-
spcnsa to the applause of the crowd.
Senator James Walker made a brief
speech in which he said the Alliance
ayers to conduct their game on the
level.
Benny Leonard Victor.
Benny Leonard and Soldier Bartfield
were the contestants in the chief and
last event. Leonard shot some singing
left handlers to Bartfield's face in the
first round and also landed some hard
thumps to the body.
Leonard Jared Bartfield with solid
lefts and rights to the face in the Sec
ond round. and Bartfield landed one
wild left swing to the side Of Leonard's
head. Soldier tried his backhand punch
without success. rt
Leonard pounded Bartfield on the jaw
in the fourth rourd. and had him close
to a knockout. The Soldier was stag
gering around the ring when the bell
ended the contest
Bartfield's head came in contact with
Leonard's nose during the mixup, and
the skin was scraped off the champion s
nasal organ. causing blood to flow.
Leonard received the decision of the
judges.
The opening bout introduced Billy
Bermondsey Wells. an English welter-
New York They spared four tame
would dent pound Of butter. and Wells
received the decision of the judges.
Solly Seamon and Jimmie Cooney, two
Harlem lightweights, then boxed four
spiritless rounds to draw.
The next pair were Sammy Nable. the
Harlem bantam. and Billy Mascot OF
California. They did not box as fast
as they would have done In training
quarters. The decision in their bout
was also a draw.
This state of affairs appeared to irri-
tate the spectators and when Tommy
Noble, the British featherweight. came
out for a four round tilt with Tony
Zaccone the gallery gods shouted draw
before the men had begun to box. How
ever. the onlookers saw the first real
fight, Noble getting the decision.
Kid Sullivan or Brooklyn gave Joe
Leopold of Denver thorough trounc-
ing during the four rounds they were
ir the ring Sullivan landed hard
heavy rights and lefts to the face and
body and opened cut over Leopold 6
right eye. Sullivan outboxed Leopold
in every round, but Leopold was declared
the winner
Abe Goldstein and frankie Genaro
waltzed industriously for four rounds,
each hitting the air with great ferocity
but doing no damage to each other.
Goldstein received the decision prob
ably because his hair wasn't mussed
at the end of the contest