New Britain herald., 1927-03-24
LEADING ANA TEURS SIGN
FOR TOURNAMENT FRIDAY
Jack Kelly, State Mddleweight Champ, to Try to Wipe
Out Knockout in Meeting With Ed Elie-Spring.
field and Waterbury Teams Sending Best Men Here
Total of IL Bouts to Be Furnished New
Britain Boys on Card.
The amateur fight tournament TO

The amateur fight tournament to
be conducted by the Mohawk A. c.
at the Y. NJ. 7. A. & B. hall on
Main street Friday night, will fea-
ture II bouts II which "a boxers,
the best in Connecticut and the sen.
sational Springfield entries. will
swap punches. Two newly crowned
champions in the Nutmeg state, Jack
Kelly OF Waterbury, middleweight,
and Barney Youseman of Hartford,
lightweight will test their ability
against opponents whose ability is
we'll known in the reals of simon
pure boxing.
The card will feature also bouts
in almost all the weight classes.
With Phil Pouiot Of this city and
Charles Pope Of Springfield entered
IN the ll5-pound class, entries have
been received in all the weight
classes to be topped by a pair OF
lA0-pound maulers in the heavv-
weight ranks. These two, Charles
Abrahamson of Torrington and CIV
Young OF Hatford, will give the New
Britain fans something to cheer
about when they start their sledee
hammer punches and one or tho
other goes down.
Three New Britain boys Will also
appear on the card this week ac-
cording to their entries. Phil Poul-
lot doughty little Frenchman will
appear in the 115-pound class, Joe
Cote will fight in the l20-pound
class and Joe Zotter will m.ngle
with the 40 Founders.
The Springfield entries include
Lester Cberhcimer. sensational IFS
FOUNDER from Springfield who stands
today as the only man In Massa-
chusetts who has not been beaten
at that poundage: Ed Ellie who
knocked out Jack Kelly here three
weeks ago; Marine Pagoni, shifty
lightweight who will tackle the
Connecticut champion and Charles
Pope, fast and capable boxer.
Besides these, the rising Franco
American club OF Waterbury will
send in its best men to do battle
here this week. Leo Larrivicr
Genes second to Kelly In promi-
hence, He is heavy puncher and
in meeting Pancho Villa who is en-
tered In the same class. he will
have his hands full. Joe Dignal Is
another slasher from the Brass City
who will be seen in action. He
will probably be matched with Joe
Champ of Hartford and from pres
ont indications, this bout will most
probably result in a knockout.
Johnny krock OF Meriden. former
lightweight champion, will be seen
in action in the welterweight di-
vision. Johnny outerew the lighter
class and he will step in against a.
Springfield opponent, Eugene De-
Merio.
Ray Taylor, sensational punch
throWer from Terryvile, will make
another appearance in this city Fri
day night. He is one of the most
popular boxers to appear in this city
and his appearance here will mean
another sweet fight. He will be
matched, most probably with Pat
McCavanaugh, bounding baby from
South Manchester in the 13o-pound
class.
Tickets for the tournament have
been put on sale at Patsy Bridgett's
Smoke Shop on Church street and
at the Presto Lunch on Main street. |
There is already a big demand, for
the paste boards and indications
point to scll-out when the tourna-
ment is staged Friday night.
Between seven and eight hundred
thousand men and women are at
tending colleges and universities in