New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
Speaking of fSports

Tony Travers of New Haven sur prised light fans by scoring . techni- cal knockout over "Sheik" Leonard in the main bout of fight card pre- seated by the Elm City A. c. at the White City stadium in New Haven last night.
 Travers has been considered by nlany to have had a path of roses in his pugilistic career. Many thought that he had hand-picked opponents and they were skeptical of his chances against the hard hit ting Leonard last night.
 However. he started in the first round and knocked Leonard down for the count of six and from then on. Travers appeared to have the best of every round. h the sixth, Leonard took the count of nine twice and before the canto was over, his seconds tossed in . towel.
 dNtlOA VIl NlC pdIl OL LSVIl. ards seconds is about the best way to have a bout end in a technical knockout. The hue and cry raised over the stopping of the Hudkins- Baker fight in New York tho other night when Hudkins received a badly gashed eye. would not have ensued had his seconds tossed in a towel.
 However, every referee who steps into 8 ring is there for the purpose not only of judging the results of every round, but also to judge of the condition of man when he is hurt. Sober-minded critics agreed in say ing that the Hudkins-Bak bout should have been stopped when it did because the gash over Hudkins' eye would have been terrible had the fight gone very much longer.
 Tbe lesson learned in this state when the Frenchman died in Hart ford last summer after being knock ed out. is one that will stick with all NJlO edW lHc ll8uL. 11C N i1S AHOChtu out completely and died at St. Francis hospital the next morning.
 It was an accident pure and sin- pie. It could be no other in such 2 case but it is up to the referees not to take chances in the ring when fighter is hurt. Fight fans, as a general rule. are blood thirsty. and good judgment should be used by : the referee in any bout before he stops it. He is the closest to the fighters and therefore has the best look at either of the participants.
 The officials of the Mohawk A. c. had formed plans to conduct anna teur fight tournaments at Memorial field in Willow Brook park, but after looking over the situation, they are about decided that the project is too risky. The field in the South End park is too wide open for any sport and 1t is feared that if amateur fights were to be conducted there, there would be moro people watch ing the bouts on the outside than there would be on the inside.
 The Falcons will play the Elm City Colored Giants at St. Mary's field next Sunday afternoon. The New Haven team is one of the best attractions on the road in this state and its annual appearance here is greeted all the time by large turn out. Besides good ball players. every man on the team Is a comedi- an.
 The amateur fight tournament in Hartford tonight when the Phila- delphia team appears to fight the pick of Connecticut simon pures. will be lacking in something because of the absence of Battalino from the ring. Battalino in the Philly teams last appearance here. vas stacked up against Jimmy Walker, the colored featherweight champion of the Quaker City and the Connecticut battler scored a kayo over the visi- tor in the second round.
 Referee Frankie Portell stopped the fight in that session and the crowd wasn't satisfied. It wanted to sec Walker unable to arise. Batta- limo best the Philadelphian without any question and it would have been only . matter of seconds until the colored boy would have been on the