The evening world., 1922-05-18
FiStic News
and Gossip
ID. I-L n-IIy
BV John Pollock

Bill Brennan, who knocked out Jim
Tracey, the Australian heavyweight
in the eighth round of their bout at
Madison Square Garden on Tuesday
night, drew down the nice sum Of
$4,775.74 for his victory. Tracey re-
ceived $2,SS7.S7 for taking Bills wal
lops. The gross receipts, including
the war tax of 10 per cent, amount
ed to $1S,432.70, which was a small
house for heavyweights. The net re-
ceipts were $15.s1s.15, of which
Brennan received 80 per cent. and
Tracey Is per cent. The State drew
down $S37.85.
Matchmaker F'lournoy has completed his
card Of bouts for the boxing show at the
Garden Tuesday night. Gene Tunney and
Harry Greb battle fifteen rounds for the
American light heavyweight championship
title. Pete Hobin of Belgium VS.. Moe Hers
covitch OF Canada. fifteen rounds Battling
Leonard VS.. Harry Martin of Providence
six rounds, and Patsy Scanlon of Pitts
| burgh meets Spencer Gardner for four
ruonds.
There will be three ten-round bouts
staged at Boston tomorrow night. The
fighters who will figure In them are Phil
Salvatore of California and Young Grad
well, Clonie TAFT. the crack western light
weight, and Johnny Clinton. and Pete Hart
ley of New York and Jimmy FruEetti, the
New England battler.
Milt Levine will stage his first open air
boxing show at the Peerless A. A. at Pat
erson. N j.. on Monday night, at which
George Shade. the California welterweight.
will hook up with Tim Kelly of California.
but now making his home at Paterson. N.
j.. In the main go of twelve rounds.
Considerable interest is being taken in
| the big boxing show OF the National Sports
Alliance at Madison Square Garden to-mor-
row night. There will be ten four-round
houts between the best fighters now in this
vicinity. at which Champion Benny Leonard
will appear in the feature bout with SOL
| der Bartfield of Brooklyn.
At the Rink Sporting Club of Brooklyn,
| to- night: Johnny Gray Harry Martin
of Providence. and Mickey Donley of New
ark VS.. Mel Coogan of Brooklyn in the two
| feature bouts of twelve rounds. Harry Gal
fund VS.. Joe Trest for six rounds, and
Tommy Hayes will battle four rounds with
Frankie Curley.
Barney Adair. the rugged New York
fighter. will swap punches with Willie Fen
tour, the promising welterweight of Harlem,
In the feature contest of twelve rounds at
| the Commonwealth Sporting Club of Har
| lem Saturday night As both men are
| rugged fighters they ought to furnish a
good scrap.
Leo Flynn has booked up Tommy Noble.
| the English fighter. TO fight Jimmy Good
| rich of Buffalo at Toronto, Can, on May
"A, and Dave Shade of Boston to battle
Eddie Shevlin of Boston for ten rounds on
| the night of May 90
| Battling Reddy is signed up for two more
| fights. Saturday night he fights Sid Ber-
nard of Brooklyn at the greensboro A. G.
| of Long Island City, and on June 10 he
| Will take on Frankie Garcia. good fighter
| of Texas, In a ten-round bout to be staged
| at Houston. Tex 1t will be a no decision
bout.
Earl Baird, after an enforced layoff OF
over two months, due to an infected cut
over the eye, Is on the warpath again. His
first match will be against Kid kaplan OF
Meriden for twelve rounds to a decision or
May 20. at the first open air show In this
ball park at Bridgeport.