New Britain herald., 1927-02-04
HOWARD AND HOGAN FACE
 REAL TESTS M TOURNEY
Sensational New York Amateur Champs Meet Con- necticut Titlehoders Tonight-Sturino Favored to Win Over Hartford Battler-"Terryville Terror' to Meet Match in LaPera-J Johnny Clinch Will Ap- pear Against Strong Capital City Boxer

Joe Howard, state middleweigh amateur champion, will meet thu hardest test of his career tonight a the state armory in this city wher Joe Sturino of New York. known a. the "rron Horse" faces him in ths star bout of the Mohawk A. c. tour nament under the auspices of the A A. U. Howard and Sturino are both entered in the ITO pound clas: and as no other entries have beer received at this weight the two vii be matched in the star bout.
 Towards appearances in this state have always been marked by the fact that his opponents have beer weak. So great was his superiority over contestants in his class. that most of the bouts in which he ap' reared were "busts." Tonight, he meets the toughest boy in the class in New York state and the follow, CTS of the boxer from the metropo' lis claim that the Connecticut cham pion is in for a lacing tonight.
 The. tournament tonight will o' featured as an interstate champion ship match, with New York anc Springfield boys furnishing the op position to the Nutmeggers. A re- cord crowd of fans including anna teur fight followers from Hartford and all the towns surrounding New Britain, will be on hand for tht milling.
 SturIno who meets Howard. has scored il kayoes in the heavy class and he expects to make 1t 12 tonight He is a slashing, weaving fighter wht furnished action from the minute the gong rings.
 The tournament will be marked with a double feature in the meetins of Ray Hogan. "Terryville Terror with Frank LaPera, welterweigh champion of New York. Hogan! style of "give and take" Is vel known here and in meeting LaPerf who has beaten the best welters 1T New York, he is taking on the tough est boy in these parts.
 The tickets for tonights tourna ment are going fast They are or sale at Patsy Bridgett's and at the Presto Lunch on Main street. Re' ports from these two centers state that the pasteboards will be all gone by tonight. Because of this heavy advance sale, the officials of the Mohawk A. c. have decided to throw open the doors of the armory al C:3O o'clock tonight. They have also arranged to have extra police on hand.
 Matchmaker J. J. Whaler of the Mohawk A. C.. returned early this morning from New York and after seeing both Sturino and LaPera, he stated that both were in perfect shape. Both boys are out to score lnockouts over the Connecticut op- ronents. The matchmaker also car 1ied with him the permit from the New York amateur fight governing body, allowing the appearance Of the two boys here.
 Besides the two leading bouts. the card is studded with list Of other sensational battles. Johnny Cllnch' New Britains ace. Is scheduled to fight, Charles Romano, who knocked out Ray Hall last week. The boys will fight at 140 pounds and thls should be a slashing battle.
 A number of Springfield fighters have entered and most of them have appeared here before. They will be matched with the boys in their class es and from present appearances, the fans in this city are due to see one of the best tournaments held in this state this season.
 There will be plenty of seats for everyone tonight but the first come will be the first served. None Of the 1000 or more seats will be re- served and for that reason, New Britain fans should be at the armory early if they are to secure points of vantage tonight.
 The entries for tonight's tourna- ment, according to their class weights, are as follows:
 TO pounds: Joe Howard or Hartford, state middleweight champ, and Joe sturino, New 1ork.
 14s pounds: Ray Hogan of Ter ryville and Frank LaPera of Ne" York.
 14o pounds: Charles Romano, Hartford, and Johnny Clinch, New Britain.
 la0 pounds: Marine Pagonie, Springfield, and Pat McCavanaugh, South Manchester.
 150 pounds: Max Orlosk. Spring field. and Frank Zadnick, south ington.
 122 pounds; John Mastro, Hart ford. and Tony Horman, Spring field.
 11s pounds: Charles Pope, Springfield. and Joe Cote, New Britain.
 112 pounds: Del Pouliot, New Britain, and Ted Gauthier, Spring field.
 15s pounds: Edward Ellie Springfield, and Jim Albie, Hart ford.
 1ss pounds; Joe Zottor New Britain, and Pat Shea, Hartford.
 FIRST APPEARANCE,