Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-25
DEFEATS
GOLD IN SEVENTH
california Boxer Claims Foul,
but Referee and Physician
Say mo"
LEW LEADING IN POINTS

New York. Feb. 20.--''ew render
p.,,adelphia lightweight, stopped 1lymie
cold. once called Jimmy Duffy. of Cali
tornia, last night in seven. rounds Of
.hs,r scheduled twelve round bout. be-
so,o q crowd of about 10000 at Madison
Square Garden.
Gold claimed foul in the seventh
,ound. When the bell sounded for the
A.h.h session, the Westerner did not
,l.e from his chair in the ring corner.
R.feree Billy Mcfarland then stepped
cv,r to the corner. and as the Cali
Sornian sat on his stool. his face reg
istering pain, went through the for
nality of counting ten over Gold. who
eould not answer the call of time.
The ending of the contest. which was
shove the ordinary from competitive
1andpoint, created furore among the
snectators at the ringside. Excited
Ans jumped~to their feet when Gold 3
fsce wore an expression of pain as he
vent to his corner Mt the end of the
seventh round.
oualifcation for fouling and for a time
small sized riot was incipient.
Referee Mcfarland. however. declined
70 recognize the claim Of Gold and his
handlers, Dan Mcketrick and Benny
Murphy. .
and his handlers raised the claim of
foul, The crowd. or that part of it
eeated at a distance from the ringside,
jcined in q chorus which echoed through
fhe Garden. TO q majority Of ringside
critics, however, Tenders blows ap-
reared to be fair and above the waist
fine. Referee Mcfarland evidently
held the same view. for he repeatedly
refused to heed the clamor Of the
crowd or Colds advisers.
Following the contest. DR.. Walker,
State Athletic Commission physician,
examined Gold and announced that
there were no Indications of n foul.
Up to the time the bout ended Tend
Ter was leading in points. Gold had
difficulty making the weight. The con :
test was signed at 136 pounds, but
Gold could get down no nearer the mark
than 1919 pounds. Tender was three
quarters Of pound under weight. With
the knowledge that his rival had diff .
Guilty with the weight, Tender paid
tion from the start The Quaker City
lad kent up furnishing, two handed
attack to the body and countercd heav-
iy.
In the first, second and third rounds
Gold flashed sporadic outbursts of ag-
ressivencss. To Tenders sustained
assault the California boxer retaliated
with jOlting right crosses to the jaw
which sent Tender back on his heels.
Colds punches drew the blood from
Tenders mouth In the first session and
the CT %d yelled its approval.
Tenders consistent work, his un-
relenting offensive and frequency with
which he landed with both hands gave
the Phi!adelphian an advantage whicl
was increased through the four succeed :
ing rounds. Repeatedly Tender drove
bis rival to the ropes under shower of
rights and lcfts to the face and stom :
ach. Gold stood up under the battcring
and impressed the gathering with his
gameness.
Babe Herman. California feather.
weight. carried off the decision over
Billy DE Foe, st. Paul veteran. in tho
semi-fnal of twelve rounds. Judges
Patsey Haley and Tommy Shortcll ant
Referee Billy (Kid Mcfarland gave
the verdict to Herman.
Clonic TAFT, Minneapolis lightweight
gained the decision over johnny Muir
ray, OF the Bronx, In the opening con.
test of eight rounds.
Andy Palmer. of Tulsa, suffered his
nrst setback in three starts in the sec
6nd eight round bout. Palmer engaged
Johnny Darcy. Portland middlcwcight
AFTER eight exciting rounds. from which
Doth boxers emerged bruised and bleed
ang, Darcy was awarded the decision