The New York herald., 1922-05-19
MUNCE WHIPPED BY
COLLEGE STUDENT
Champion Defeated in Four
Fast Rounds in Madison
Square Garden Ring.
BY CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.

Gordon Munce. State amateur heavy
weight boxing champion. caught a tar
tar last night In the intercity bouts at
Madison Square Garden in the person
of Jim Murphy of Penn state College.
Murphy got the decision of the judges
after four sizzling rounds. in which ha
outboxed and outpurched The cham
feet tall and weighing 200 pounds. wagec
a desperate battle from start to finish.
At the end of the third round the
| judges were unable to select winner
and the referee ordered an extra round.
Murphy used a straight left in the
final round with telling effect. He sup
plemented this with right hook that
had Munce tired and groggy at the
sound of the ball. Both men were cut
| and bleeding.
New York entries carried Off the major
part Of the honors in the intercity
classes, winning five of the eight final
bouts. Philadelphia took two classes.
while Pittsburgh was the victor in the
other.
Joe Ryan of the Willow A. c., Pitts
burgh, national 1876 pound amateur
champion, proved his right to the title
Island City. State champion, in the third
round of sensational contest. Smith
! is one of the ablest fighters in the class
and for two rounds he held Ryan even.
In the third round the men fought fu-
riously and hammered each other all
over the ring.
Ryan brought Smith to the canvas
with n sharp left to the chin, but the
local boy got up and fought desperately
They were standing toe to toe, exchang-
ing hard thumps, When Ryan landed a
right on Smiths chin He fell back and
was carried to his corner.
The summaries:
llo FOUND CLASS. OPEN.
NJ Molnari. Long Island City. defeated
Barney Knoll. unattached. three rounds
judges decision.
John Flood. Long Island City. defeated
FRANK Houlihan. 81. Raphaeis Club. three
Final Bout-Won by John Flood. Long Island
City. over N. Molinari. three rounds,
judges decision.
i1s POUND CLAss-oPEN.
c. Indelieato defeated v. Peppe. three rounds;
judges decision.
]. Gold defeated A. Gatti by knockout in
r,ain minute % and 30 seconds OF the third round
fault from J. Gold.
12s, POUND CLASS. OPEN.
Final-Won by Falkenstein Ninety-sec-
ond Street Y NJ. II. A.. by default from
NJ. Jurkowitz. Fordham.
| 135 POUND CLASS, OPEN.
Final Bout-Won by Al Polio, Brooklyn,
from Nick Rogers by Knockout ] minute
| "a seconds of second round.
112 POUND cLAss-INTERcITY.
| Final Bout-Won by Louis Perfetti. Long
| ifand City. from Nat Pincus, unattached.
three rounds; judges decision.
us POUND CLASS INTERCTrY
Final Bout-won by George Helmar. Phlla-
delphia. over A. Bates. Pittsburgh. three
rounds. judges decision.
1913 POUND CLASS INTERCITY.
Final Bout-won by Joseph Debati. Green
wich House. by knockout over John Dever,
Phila delphia. In 46 seconds of the first
round.
1875 POUND CLASS. INTERCITY.
rDave Weber PastIme A. G.. Knocked out
william Harkin. Phla dephia. In ! minute
and 80 seconds OF second round.
Joe Ryan. Pittsburgh. knocked out Marty
Smith. Long Island City. in . minutes of
third round.
Final Bout--won by Joe Ryan OF Pittsburgh
over Dave Weber. Pastime A. c., four
rounds, judges decision.
14T POUND CLASS. INTERcITY.
Lou Chester. New York. defeated E. Trach-
temberg. Philadelphia. three rounds. judges
Roland Bond Pittsburgh. defeated Tony
Ratartha. Bridgeport. three rounds. judges
| decision.
100 POUND CLASS, 1NTERCITY.
L. Estridge. st. Christopher Club. defeated
| II. Robinson. Pittsburgh. three rounds.
judges decision.
Sol. Jacobs, Clark House. defeated Pat
Wilde, Bridgeport. who was disqualified In
. minutes and Is seconds OF first round for
dropping TO the floor without being hit.
Final Bout-Won by L. Estridge. ST. Chris
topher Club, by knockout OF Sol Jacobs.
Clark House in minutes a5 seconds of
second round.
1T5 POUND CLASS INTERC1TY.
Final Bout-Won by Al Johnson, Long Island
City. over Ben Butler, Brooklyn. four
rounds. Judges decision.
HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS-INTERCITY.
Jim Murphy. Penn State College. defeated
Gordon Munce, Pastime A. c.. four rounds
judges decision.