Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

ponent. This contest was scheduled
as the semi-final bout on the card.
Three Good Prelims
The four rounds of the bout be-
tween Charley Leslie, of Carteret,
formerly of this city, and Joe Petro,
of Elizabeth, was full of action
throughout. This was a return bout,
the two having fought a draw in
Carteret last winter. Leslie weighed
JAG and his opponent was two pounds
heavier.
Leslie by a sensational squirt in
the final round, won this bout on
points. The Betsytown lad started
strong and was aided by Leslie's fall
ure to hold his guard up, but hon.
ors were evened in the second round
| when the former local boxer handed
out plenty of punishment. In this
session Petro failed to think Of his
defense. The third round was given
as even, the two boxers mixing fast
throughout. So fast was the ex-
change in the last round, that the
two men were groggy when the bell
sounded.
The third preliminary contest
brought together Billy Lewis, popu-
lar Westfield flyweight, and Fred
Jackson, of Elizabeth. Jackson
weighed 118, five more pounds than
Lewis, and the former also had the
height and weight advantage. The
usual speed of the Westfeld boxer
enabled him to gain a draw.
Lewis started strong in the first,
forcing the fighting and having his
opponent cover up during the better
part of the session. In the second
round, both men exchanged, the
weight and height of Jackson aid
ing the latter considerably. Advances
started by Jackson, were ended by
sensational spurts by his opponent,
through which the Elizabeth boxer
received twice as much punishment
as he gave. The two boys mixed
toe to toe in the last round, and the
fans were kept on edge during the
three minutes of the session. Lewis
is to fight here against next Tuesday.
Another Corker
Tiger Nelson, popular Dane from
the Dublin section of this city, and
Ed Carroll, of Staten Island. were
the participants in the second four
round encounter of the evening. Nell
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from Europe. He weighed in at 165
and the Staten Islander tipped the
scales at 159.
Nelson used a left jab to perfec-
ton i'll the first and when he missed
his right swing, and this was often,
he left himself open for punish
ment. His opponent failed to take
advantage of this. A fierce attack by
Nelson in the second, resulted in his
opponent going down for a count Of
nlne after a minute and a half of
lighting. Carroll went down again
just as the bell sounded.
The Dane continued his body and
head attack in the third round and
When Carroll wen down for the third
time Mike Maize threw in the towel
ending the bout. This contest was
one of the best on the program.
In the opening bout of the eve
ming, Battling Peary, las pounds, of
North Amboy, lasted less than a min
ute before the punishment of Bat
Ting Seaman of William street. lat
pounds. A right to the Jaw sent
Peary down for a count of nine after
twenty seconds of fighting, and in
another corne another right sent
him down for a short count. After
this count, Referee Joseph McNulty
stopped the fight, as Peary's knees
were sagging and he was hanging
on the ropes.
McNulty refereed in a satisfactory
manner. Howard Richards held the
watch and Bill Seiboth did the an
nouncing. The proceeds of last
nights affair will be used to pur-
chase uniforms for the lodge band.