New-York tribune., 1922-12-12


Jersey and Illinois accounted for Ii
In the main event on the program
Jack Bernstein. Of Yonkers, made q
combined ehopping block and punching
bag out OF Mr. Eddie (Kid) Wagner,
OF Philadelphia. II was a good fght 70
watch, but the Ionkcra boy was 20
superior that Wagner's chances we're
hopeless from the first
The one Knockout OF tho evening
went 10 the credit Of New Jersey, when
Irish Johnny Curtin, Of Jersey City,
demolished Pee Wee Kaiser, Of So.
Louis, after ono minute and twenty
seven seconds OF fighting In tho second
round. There was alleged 20 have been
wads Of Western cash plastered on the
back of Mr. Kaiser and. like the Penn
sylvania money. 10 remained here. Few
fighters have come here from the West
with any more noise than did the
pee wee. Hc went out like a light last
uight under a fierce drilling Of lcfts
and right that took him frat In the
pantry and then on the chin.
The one ace turned out by tho West
last night came from the State Of
Illinois In the person Of sammy Man
dell, OF Chicago. Sammy looks 20 be
the real thing In the fstic line. lie Is
fast, rangy and clever and outpointed
Harvey Bright, Of Brooklyn, by a safe
margin.
Beecher Defeats Garcia
In the opening encounter California
went down in a cloud of resin when
Charley Bcecher, Of this city, outpolnt-
ed Frankie Garcia, Of Los Angeles.
Every one Of last nights scraps pull
stated with action.
Bernstein and Wagner had the crowd
In en- uproar In their first furry Of
hsts. The philadolphiAn opened fro as
though he thought he had a sct-up 20
deal with and he ran into q few o.
those imported Yonkcrs left that must
have made him think OF Pennsylvania
time tables. They mixed II dcreely az
close quarters and maulcd each other
all over the ring, with body punching
the order OF festivities Bernstein had
an the better Of this stun and won the
round easily. In the second round the
Yonkers scrapper nailed Wagner with
q swinging left 70 the jaw that made
Eddie's knee sag.
Jack, who Is a furnishing ploddcT,
kept boring In and before the second
round was over Wagner face looked
as though 70 was suffering from a
severe sunburn. Walker appeared 70
prefer the closeup stuff. and a. this
Bernstein had him faded.
In the fourth Bernstein rusred Wag-
ner along the ropes and beltcd him al-
most AZ will. In this round, however
tho philadelphian appeared TO wake up
and he shot over some hot drives 20
the jaw. ,-
Eddie carried lot OF Pennsylyania
money into the ring With him last
night and this fash Of form In the
fourth gave his hackers their first
chance 20 exercise their lungs.
Bernstein soeked Wagner plenty IN
the ffth and sixth. but it seemed 10
have no other effect than 20 increase
Eddie's indoor tan. The fonk OF lonk-
ers shot over ten smashes fro every
one he received, but he could not bring
Wagner down or even make MN
RroRgy. a -,,,..
The succeeding rounds were an aiike'
Bernstein fred away and lhndeh oltel
enough, but not hard enough 70 pus
Wagner out OF the running. a 10y OF
Philadelphia money was bet on Wag-
ner and IL was all left here. Eddle Us
the most artful dodger We ever ga" ih
a ring. and. az Damon Runyon re,
marked last night, he lodged himsen
right out decision.
Curtin knocks Ont Kaiser
Another East-WeEt affair was ths
scmi-fnal between Irish Johnny curtin
OF Jersey City, and Pee Wee Kaiser
Of St. Louis. The tough New jersey boy
finished Pee Wee in two glorious
rounds. but the latter was game 20 the
core. lie took two counts Of nine be-
fore he decided that he had enough.
The blows that did for him we're all
sharp hooks 90 the body and ehlh ee,
livered at short range. They earriea
everything that Johnny could put be-
hind them and they ruined the 81
Louis boy who came here with such
glorious reputation.
A let to the chin that followed a
vicious body smash put Pee Wee down
for the drst count. lie was dazed
when he got 20 his feet, but game O.,
they come. He moved into Curtin and
made foolish attempt 20 mix 4. THIS
spelled his finish. Another fusillade OF
short-arm hooks 10 the chin sent him
down for another count OF nine IN
neutral corner.
When he arose Curtin wiped OF his
nose deliberately and sent over tho
hook that brought Kaiser 70 the mat
In the opposite corner. He was strug-
Cling 20 get up when Referee McAvoy
tolled of the tenth second.
Sammy Mandell and Harry Bright
crowded as much action into their irst
round as seen in many battles Of ten
on fifteen sessions Mandell obviously
liked iong-range work, and kept shoot
ing his left into Bright's face. The
blows lacked steam. however, and DID
no damage. In the fourth session, how
ever, Bright connected with couple
Of fierce right hooks 20 the chin that
jostled the Chicagobn considerably.
Mandell unbuttousd a fusillade Of
slams in thc hfth heat that had Clar-
ence Gillespies boy dizzy but the
Brcoklynite suddenly emerged from
this storm Of mits and connected with
a right hook Of his own that caught
Sammy exactly on the button and sent