Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
CAMBRIA CLUB HAS
LOCAL RING TITLE
Johnny Burns Has Promoted
Fifty.one Shows a Year for
Seven Seasons
LEITz BEATS BLACKIsT0N
by LOUIS II. J.At'Fl:


Getty. whore they nre gossiping more
about the beginning Of the Frankford
t. service today than the ending OF
the Roster case. there IL a boxing arena
that holds Philadelphia title.
The Cambria Club. Kcnsington ave.
nuc and Cambria street. has the dis
tinction Of bein. the only tistir en-.
porium here that holds forth through.
out the year. week nfter week. with
but a single break.
Fifty-one pugilistic programs a sea.
son are held at the Cambria under the
supervision of Johnny Burns. and the
only Friday night during the year when
the club remains dark is on Good Fri.
day.
For seven years Burns has been
staging his punchfests. and last night's
performance. which was typral Cam
bria show-each contest being lulu, or
something like that-was the :EIth
staged there.
Burns doesn't have TO 'quibble with
his talent about 'the high cost OF box.
ing" llc doesn't SO to tho trouble
of brintng champions or near cham.
pions into action for his patrons; never
,hcl.ss. Friday night will find his
Cambria arena jammcd to the rafters.
filed to capacity. packed from ring.
side to the four walls, or words to that
effect.
F'istic Incubator
1t is u real incubator for youthful
boxers -mittmen who have won rcrutn-
| tons in later days ns championship
caliber. For instance, Mickey Walker,
newest of glove titlcholders. the young.
s;er who dethroned Jack Britton in New
York Wednesday night. appeared in
ono Of his early matches ut the Cambria
three years ago. \ flock of other fist.
mon now in the limclig either got
their start at Burns club or were de-
vcloped there.
OF the halfscorc Of scrappcrs who
last night. ali proved t" be willing
icldcrs of natures weapons. if moth
ing else. Each match was interesting.
liast. and had l;oeerccs Tommy Reilly
and Adam Ryan stepning fast, Wine
the spectators rent the air with shouts
Of approval.
Only one match came 10 climax
hcfor" scheduled time. and thar WAS
of the rip snort sort. before Swat Multi
gan was knocked for a row OF IL. pill.
lars by terrific left tir"rglc Russell
hooked To the body. At that Mullican
wanted to continue. but he was little
!
having counted ten. The end came IN
the fifth round.
IN until the sudden endin: tho hoys
staged a real hard. grand old slugfesf.
first one and then the other taking the
lrad. Both Russell and Nuli:an landed
with lot oi vicious punches from the
opening riang Of the g"n. un:' 'h" tin.
iEhing punch. and each deserved much
rrslil for his hard battle. They got
great ovation as they LETT til" ring.
Sam R,ackiston. former amateur
we!,erwrisht .mi,idlcwriCht champion
Of the MddI" Atlantic States.
ran afou Of some smar socks handed
out by Joe I.eitz in tn" windup and at
ia" finish If IN" eight scheduled chuk-
kcrs the latter. who was making his
return appearance in the ring after
being on the side lines for u year owing
earned victory.
Blacki>ton Rallies
E,ackisron tried hard to win. bu,
Lctz kept punching more consistently
and Landed oftrner. For seven rounds
i.citz held the upper hand. No matter
how hari he was hit by Sam, Joe came
back with punches just rs hard and
with double measure.
In the eighth session Rla"k..ron came
nut bent on scoring a knockout. but he
fcInd Il willing sugg"r in I.ciiz and
they battlcd through tho eighth round,
virtually punch for punch. While Black.
is,on won the last round. h" WAS far
from earning even q $3.50 break for
the contest.
Th" bout So pleased III" fans tina,
suggestions "f Re match en-" were
made.
In the other contest. each humming
yiih action. Georg" B"lmnr, II former
amateur champion. defeated Benny
Pascal. who ais" used TO box for medals
rnthe ,hnn money: Johnny bugan came
through with n rally IN the last round
that enabled him to win from Terry
MrGovrrn. and Midget Doyle, 100
FOUNDER, outboxel Tony Marino.