The New York herald., 1922-04-19
MUNCE LOSES TITLE
IN BOSTON BOUTS
New York Heavyweight Goes
Down to Defeat at Hands
of Williams.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
BosroN. April .1s.-Gordon Munce OF
the Pastime Athletic Club OF New York
was dethroned as the national amateur
heavyweight boxing champion here to-
night. The New Yorker. who has held
sway In the heavyweight class for sew
eral years, lost his title to John Will
Jams of San Francisco. 1t was the
Pastime boxers first defeat in twenty
four contests.
II was only after an extra round had
been contested that the coast simon
pure was declared the victor. 1t was
hard fought bout. with the Westerner
having a slight advantage over the
Gotham representative. Although
knocked down early in the first round
Munce came back strong in the second
stanza and waded into his opponent
sending many hard right hand punches
to the body.
After a desperate battle in the third
round the referee sent the boxers into
an extra round. The fourth round was
pretty much all Williams's, who hit
Munce repeatedly. The Judges again
disagreed, but the referee awarded the
bout to the San Francisco lad and
williams replaced Munce as champion.
The st. Jerome G. c. boxer, Buster
Ryan. who made the trip to the tourna-
ment on his own account had a very
easy time with S. Sordello of Boston In
the opening 147 pound class semi-final
and without great effort.
In the heavyweight class Eagan and
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lively defaulted to Gordon Munce OF
New York and John williams of the
Olympic club. San Francisco. -
A New York boy. Sid Terris of Rut-
gers Gym. State and metropolitan
champion, fought Ted Blodgett of Lynn
in the opening semi-final in the lis
pound class. Terris had the better OF
two rounds because of all round superior
cleverness. and then won by a good mar
gin in the third. In the second lis class
bout Louis Raddy Of Cleveland was an
easy victor over Jack Johnston OF To-
ronto.
Harry Marcus of Cleveland. Ohio
made great finish in the first semi
final Of the liz pound class. rushing
Ray Alfano. ST. Louis. Mo-, all over the
ring in an extra round. and finally
knocking him out.
The first ITS pound semi-fnal was a
rough go between Homer Robinson, q
Pittsburgh negro. and Frank Koebel OF
New York Both were hard hitters. koe-
bel was knocked down late in the Sec
ond round and was knocked out early
in the third.
The very willing youngster AL Polio
of Trinity Club New York. was out
pointed by Joe Ryan of Pittsburgh In
the 1875 pound semi-final. although he
worked well in the last round.
The summaries:
1f2 POUND-SEMI-FINAL Marcus.
Cleveland. Ohio. defeated Ray Alfano. ST.
Louis. Mo-, rounds txnockout); 7. p.
McManus. Pittsburgh. Pa. defeated James
11s POUNDS-SEMI-FINA Terris,
Rutgers gymnasium, New York. defeated
Ted Biodgett OF Lynn. rounds Judges
decison) Louis Raddick, Cleveland. Ohio,
defeated Jack Johnston. Toronto. Ont, 3
rounds Judges decision).
126 PoUND-sEMI- MI-FINAIs-Georse Fifield.
Toronto. Ont. defeated John Morello East
Boston, Mass.. rounds (referec's de-
featcd Billie Linder. Pittsburgh. Pa. 3
las PoUNDs-sEMI-FINA = Joe Ryan.
Pittsburgh. defeated Albert Pollio. New
XSTE rounds 4ossss os,nn sssson Eddie
Walter Dellamorc, Olympic Club, San
Francisco. 3 rounds Judges decision).
sordclo. Boston. rounds Judges de-
Harry D. simons, Y. NJ. C. A.. Gary. Ind.
defeated Eddie Waters. X. of c.. Boston. 3
rounds Oudges' decision).
100 PorrNDS--SEMI- I-FfNAI~-Homer Robin
son. Morgan House. Pittsburgh. defeated
Bernard Feeney, ST. Jerome A. c.. New
York. round (knockouD: William AN
trobus. Trinity Club. New YonS. defeated
Alexander Bush, Culver. Ind. , rounds
TX NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Homer Robinson.
Pittsburgh, Pa. defeated Frank Koeble.
New York. rounds (knockoutl: Charles
McKenna. St. Alphonsus OF New York, de-
feated Edward Eagan, Harvard Law
School. 8 rounds treferees decisionJ.
burgh, defeated Harry Marcus. Cleveland.
2 rounds Judges decisonl.
11S POUNDS-FINAL~-Sid Tcrris. New
York. defeated Louis Raddy, Cleveland. 3
rounds Judges decision).
1875 POUNDS-FINAL-Geor Ftfield. To-
/ ronto. defeated Eddie Sawyer. Boston.
/ rounds Judges decision).
135 POUNDS (FINAL)--Joe Ryan. Pitts
burgh, defeated Eddie Williams, East Bos-
ton, Mass. Williams quit in first round.
147 POUNDS fFINAL)-Harry ID. Simons,
Gary. Ind, defeated Buster Ryan. ST. Je-
judges decision.
19o POUNDS FINAL)-William Antrobus.
New York. defeated Homer Robinson.
i55 POUNDS FINALl-charIes McKenna.
New York. defeated Homer Robinson.
Pittsburgh. two rounds. Robinson refused
TO come up for third round.
HEAVYWEIGHT (F1NAL)-John Williams.
Olympic Club. San Francisco, defeated
Gordon Munce. Pastlme A. O.. New York,
four rounds. referees decision.
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