Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
SIX BOXING CONTESTS
WILL Be PRESENTED
HERE This EVENING

MiddIesex and Monmouth counties
and Staten Island will be well rep
resented at the New Brunswick ave-
nue. Auditorium tonight to witness
the fifth program of fights to be pre-
pared by Matchmaker Ed Poulsen,
of the National Sport Club.
The program:
Harry Battling" Leonard of Phil
sdelphia VS.. Tommy kid" Murphy,
of Trenton in the eight round feat
ure go.
Irinz shapiro of New York VS..
AYonng Dorando of Newark, six
hound semi-hnal contest.
y George Byers of this city vs..
Sammy Price, of Newark, six rounds.
Cy Stevens, OF William street VS..
Young Blanchard, of Fords, SIX
rounds.
kid Yango, North Amboy Filipino,
VS.. Danny Egart, OF Newark, -FOUR
rounds.
Charley Kinhaefer, of Keyport VS..
Young Nixon, colored, of Keyport'
four rounds.
Bantam Stars
Leonard, conqueror Of Danny Lee,
one of the best bantams in the game
will take on Trenton's leading on
tender for the bantam title, Tommy
kid Murphy, in the feature pout
tonight. 1t should be one of the
best windups ever arranged Tor a
fight club anywhere in this section
of the state.
The Quaker Town battler, under
the direction of Doc" Bagley, has
fought nearly all of the leading men
in the bantam weight DIVISION, II
his recent victory in New York, over
Danny Lee, about topped them all
NG,rNHNtS 1afact wins was
scored at the expense of Pal Moore
the bantamweight champion of the
south.
Although the handlers of Murphy
and Leonard are daily receiving OF
fers from some of the biggest clubs
la the country, a victory in the light
tonight will mean a great deal 10
either man. The attention of East
ern promoters is conferred on the
outcome of the local fight. The two
battlers will be at their best for TINS
contest, for both have trained faith
fully the past several weeks, n
Leonard's manager even went SO TAR
as to cancel an important booking
in Ohio.
Semi Final
One of the new boxers recognizing
the East Side of New York as ms
home, Irinz Shapiro, will make his
second appearance of his career mere
tonight. He is to fight Young Dor
ando. Chuck" Solador's promising
Newark featherweight. Both men
have won a bout here. Shapiro de-
feating Stanley Stevens, of Eliza
~sbeth. at the last show, and Dorando
yinning from Jack Taylor, on the
third program.
These two boxers are clever and
In addition can hit with both hands.
This booking was suggested by a
delegation of local fans, and should
give the house six rounds of action
This city's new favorite, George
Byers. a bantamweight, formerly OF
Sea Bright should have his hands
full trying to dispose of Sammy
Price. a good Newark boy. By
ere has won and lost a bout here,
and his ever willingness to hght
has made him a favorite.
The third six on tonight's pro-
rram will bring together Cy stevens,
The hard hitting battler from VIII
liam street, and Young Blanchard
the ring favorite of Fords. THESE
two bows are well known through
out this section and both men are
hard hitters.
North Amboy Lad
Kid Yango, a Filipino boxer now
residing in North Amboy, and who
hns been training under the direc-
tion of Young Leo, former local IA
vorite is to fight Danny Egart, OIL
NewarlI. in the feature four round
contest this evening. Yango hopes
some day to be as good as Pancho
villa. the present %flyweight cham