Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-17

A big crowd turned out for the
Centre Athletic Club bouts in the
Auditorium last night and everyone
was well repaid for his attendance.
From the opening bout on the card
until h last round Of the main
event there was plenty of action.
The results at a glance:
Johnny Carroll beat Willie Currie,
eight rounds.
Sturdy OIeary outnointed
Johnny Moon, six rounds.
Carl Morris beat Joe Balint. four
rounds.
Ray Jensen and Tommy Wall
fought a draw.
Bobby witheridge outpointed Joe
Manning.
Luke Jaeger drawed with Joe
CoveIl.
Carroll Shows Up Well
In the eight round main event
Johnny Carroll Of Chrome showed
up well. He scored a victory on
points over Willie Currie Of Staten
Island. In this bout the Staten Is
lander did not show up as well as
was expected by the fans or per-
haps Carroli's showing overshadow-
ed Currie's work. Carroll's reach
was a big factor. Carroll weighed
100, Currie 1885,.
The opening round found the two
men working easy to find the weak
points Of the other. Currie landed
numerous body blows in this ses-
sion. little damage resulting. The
staten Islander succeeded in getting
n his opponent in this session
more than in any other round Of the
bout because of the fact that II was
not until after their period Carrol
decided on his plan of fighting
against Currie.
The first round to Currie by a
shade and the work of the Staten
Isla in the initial session result
ed In the Chrome boxer changing
his method of fighting in the second
round. In the second period both
men used the jab considerably and
efforts to fight aOclose range result
ed in clinching. Both men missed
considerably this round which was
given as even. In the third round
Carroll used his jab in old time form
and for a time both men worked
the one, two attack in machine like
fashion. Carroll won the third round
by a shade.
Carroll used his jab to advantage
In the fourth, the result being that
his opponent was stopped every
time he attempted to come to the
chrome boxer. The Staten Islander
missed often because of CARROTS
method of fighting. Carroll won BIZ
a big margin. The fifth round found
the men working the one, two attack
but in every instance the beginner
of an offensive made sure not to
give his opponent an opening. Car
roll won this session by a shade.
In the sixth session both men en-
deavored to force the fighting, frs;
Currie by clever maneuvering caused
Carroll TO miss successive tries ia
land blows, and then the Chrom.
boxer followed with his tactics along
the ropes which caused Curri tc
miss. There was little mixing il
this session and the round was even
Although there was considerable,
missing again in the seventh. Cur.
RE succeeded in outfghting his op.
Iponent and was awarded the round
There was little action in the
eighth, the referee being forced tc
break the two men on several occa-
sions, and when it was announced
that there was one minute to go the
boxers failed to hear the remaininc
time and the session ended slow.
The last round was even.
OsLeary Easily Wins
Sturdy OLeary of South Amboy,
scored his fifth successive ring win
last night, a decisive victory over
Johnny Moon of Carteret. This was
the six-round semi-inal event. The
South Amboy boxer outfought his
opponent from the bell in the OPEN
ing session and won every round by
a decided advantage with the excep-
ton OF the third which was given
as e Moon weighed 15e, O'Leaiy
16e.
The Carteret boxer held on con-
siderably in this fight. especially in
the fourth. fifth and sixth rounds.
Many of the fans were Of the opin-
ion that Moon was going down for
a count in the fourth, but he sue
ceeded in staying throughout this
session. He was all in at the finish
of the sixth round. O'Leary out
fought his opponent in slugging