New Britain herald., 1927-03-12

Fans who attended the amateur boEjng tournament O. the Mohawk \. |. a the '. N. T. A. ll B. hall on Main street last night hope that m case Of war the |, :. Navy will put up a better argument than the Newport Training Station team did against Nutmeg State opponents last nlEh.. Four ot the best simon pUros g. the Rhode Island training center made a poor showing in tle bouts. Three Of them were knocked out and the other was anything but inn prcssiye. He also los'.
 The card was a patchcd-up a:- fair due 10 the failure Of the New Haven team of six mon to appear. They had been carded to enter in their classes and without notifying the Mohawk A. c. officials, they re- mainad away. Five of them have been suspended by the Connecticut A. A. [. They are: George Beasiay, Frankie Polo Charles Anderson. Jack Vogard and Johnny Andrews,
 The spectators were keenlv lisap- pointed in most of the bouts Of the night. There were, however, saving features. The first bout of the night between Ray Taylor Of Torryylllc and Johnny Angelo Of Hartford, vas one ot the best fights seen in this ct,y. The boys were fighting at 13e pounds and ended the third round 41 even. Angelo swarmed all over Taylor in the fourth and was award d the decision.
 Pinkey Kaufman Of Hartford, leading contender for the walter- weight championship ot the state and Timmy Bushka os TorrinEton, furnished the feature of the night Bushka, meeting the toughest man Tn his class in the state. showed q hetty punch and both boys were groggy al times. Bushka was ap- parently knocked out cold in the first round. going through the ropes but Referee Joe Wirtz gave him the haryaft of the doubt and continued the battle. Kaufman, displaying cleverness in every movement, sent in a haymaker in the second that had Bushka out on his feet. Ref cree Wirtz in separating the boxers from q clinch, pushed Bushka back. It was all that was needed to send him off his feet. He was out after two minutes and seven seconds Of fighting in the second round.
 Joe Howard in the feature bout of the tournament. knocked Lester Briggs Of Newport "out as dead as a doornail" in l minute and 31 sec onds of the first round. Briggs went down so hard that for n hour after the fight was oyer he couldn't clear his head.
 Joe Champ Of Hartford kayoed James Goodscll of Newport in the tirst round, sending his man to dreamland after two minutes and 10 seconds of fighting. William Rod erick, another "gob,' was knocked out by Ray Hall of Hartford 31 sec onds after the fight began. This was short and sweet. Oscar Berg strom won from Meyer Jacobs ot Newport in three rounds in slow and unin.eresting bout.
 Billy Taylor. former Hartford High school athlete, scored q sym .hetic knockout over NiV Morley Of Hartford in the first round. Taylor tapped Morley in the stomach with q light ief. and Vie, with q grimace Of pain that would have done jus 'ice 10 any of the great actors Of the screen, slowly sank 10 the floor. He got up again to fall from the breeze Of another blow.
 Barney Youseman Of Hartford scored q clean cut victory over Johnny Shive, also of Hartfort, in three rounds. Barney met tough opponent in shge, but he clearly won he decision.
 Owing to the non-app O. tho New Haven team, the Mohawk A. C. officials were hard put to it 70 form card and for substitute bouts. the tournament wos eZcep- 'ionally good. The next night in the tournament will take place twc weeks from last night and 12 bouts vii. he shown to make up for last night.