Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-03

Boxing can be made one of the
.eading sports of this section, it was
.hown at the New Brunswick ave
nue. auditorium last night where the
,%Sational Sport Club staged the first
boxing show of the season. A good
lied crowd turned out and witness
cd an excellent card of bouts match
ii by Ed Mooney" Poulsen, popu-
ar local sport promoter.
There were no disappointments for
he fans, regardless of the fact that
ernie Kohler, of Brooklyn, had to
luit following the fourth round of
the main event, on account of a bro
ken bone in his hand, and Joe Man
ming, of Elizabeth. was not allowed
TO fight the semi final because of a
boil on his left elbow.
Great Semi Final
The real bout of the evening was
the semi final contest between Jack
Mcfarland, of Elizabeth, and Tommy
Marks. of Long Branch. These two
boys, Mcfarland weighing 143, and
Marks tipping the scale at las, had
the fans on their feet during the
better part of their twenty four min
utes of lighting. Mcfarland had a
RA5 Oo5S va AAo OPPCiSlAL IA "a
eight rounds of battling.
M~cFarland's experience was re-
sponsjble for the downfall of the
great Long Branch battler. AL
though he has not participated in a
dozen battles. Marks is a great fight
er and will make trouble for a great
many men in his class.
Marks and Mcfarland went after
aorh atharic caa1n i'm rpa5iataIy oftor
Referee Joe McNulty gave the word
'go." Both men have the left iab
and the right punch down to perfec-
ton. and the fans were treated TO
a little toe to toe battling in the
first round. Honors in this session
were about even.
In the second round the men went
1t their work and the manner in
which they were mixing, made it
impossible for the fans to take their
yes off the ring for a second. Nc
arland's experience and his great
IT jab gave him the edge in this
ssion. Marks started strong in
e third round, and had to battle
I'd in the closing minute VI the
and in order to prevent his oppon-
from overcoming the early lead.
is was Marks round.
fhe two battlers worked hard for
Knockout in the fourth, Marks
ing the fighting and his oppon-
working his left jab to perfec-
II. Both contestants mixed contin-
lly throughout this round. and
session was given as even.
srks again got off to a fair start in
6 fifth, but the one-two system
his opponent and the latter's
IL fighting in the last two min
u. resulted in the Betsytown box
~sfceiving a shade in this period.
Real Seventh
The fight fans were reminded oil
laeball in the seventh round, for
ie were on their feet as for the
tretch stanza" in baseball,
troughout this session. Mcfarland
nd Marks fought a whole bout II
lie next to the last round, and when
lie bell sounded. Marks was in a
sroggy condition. Throughout this
,eriod, both boxers received many
lead and body blows. the Betsytown
I'D landing the cleanest and great
st number.
Both men were somewhat tired In
he final round, and as a result
here were few solid blows landed,
'rhe two men tried hard to continue
l1eir hard battling of the early
ounds.
Mooney Stars
Mickey Mooney, Trentons Fighting
l1arp, made an excellent showing in
The main bout, in which he was
redited with a technical knockout
yer Ernie Kohler OF Brooklyn.
tooney weighed 1874 and his oppon-
Mt was announced as 40.
Mooney forced the fighting from
10 start and landed the cleaner OF