Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-04
KNIFE IS AMONG
MISSILES HURLED
Decision Resented as Yanks
Score Over italians by
Five Bouts to Two.
BY WILBUR WOOD.

n IEW YORK, June 4.-The
N return amateur boxing
1 matches between. Italy and
the United States nearly
ended in a riot last night at Madi-
son Square Garden, when the de-
cisions of Jacob Stumpf and Will
liam P. Kenney, chairman of the
National A. A. u. Boxing Commits
sion, went against Edelweis Rod
riquez of Rimini, Italy, in the
opening bout of the international
affair.
When the votes of the judges were
rendered and the hand of Louis Salica,
112-pounder, was raised, the $500 fans
rose in a mass and voiced their pro-
test with deafening boos. The anger
Of the crowd grew with the actions OF
the italian boxer and coach, Mario
Cobianchi.
Rodriguez, who returned to his cor
ner with the air of confidence of one
with the feeling of having won, fell to
the canvas as though shot and started
squirming like a chastised child. He
bit his gloves, cried, and carried on
in a way unbecoming an athlete. Coach
Cobianchi refused to permit the next
boxer to enter the ring, and with a.
wave of the hand informed everybody
that it was all over and the remainder
would not go on.
Air Full OF Missiles.
All Of this infiamed the crowd to
such an extent that ringsiders were
terror stricken when missiles began to
fly in their direction. The crowd,
which kept up its booing. took to hurl-
ing things such as cigar butts. peanuts,
candy and pennies-the articles pop
ping like machine gun fire into the
ring and environs.
Suddenly a black knife, with two ex-
posed blades, bounced into the ring.
over the head of reporter, and landed
in the third row of the ringside. For
tunately the patrons were alert and no
accident occurred.
It took almost Is minutes before the
spectators regained their seats. The
Italians were persuaded to continue.
When VincenZo Dallorto entered the
ring for his bout with Flavio Debonis,
118-pounder, of Boston, the booing still
persisted.
Close observers of boxing gave the
bout to Rodriguez without a question
of doubt. The italian bantamweight
won the first round hand ly, lost the
second, but put on such a rousing
finish in the third round there was
nothing else to do~but raise his hand.
II there was any possible doubt as to
the winner it was absolutely erased in
that frame.
Seen as Wrong Again.
The crowd then wondered what the
Judges would do in the bout between
Dallcrto and De Bonis. If De Bons
rightfully won would Dallorto get it,
they asked themselves. De Bonis did
win, the same boxing observers voted.
but the hand of Dallorto was lifted
high. De Bonis bowed like a gentle
man and took his defeat smiling while
the fans cheered him 10 the echo. 1t
was a gracious move on his part.
After that contest America won the
next four and lost the heavyweight
bout. When Frank Pullman defeated
Aldo Longinotti the United States box
ers had five of seven victories tucked
under their belts.
The biggest upset Of the night was
Steve Salek'S victory ever Mario Bian-
chini of Rome, lightweight champion
of Europe. Bianchini suffered hi
fourth defect in lib starts. In the
last tournament Bianchini wen easily,
but Salek was a different sort of a
boxer Wednesday night. He fought
hard all the way and had his opponent
in close most of the time, where he
could do some damage. In the final
frame Bianchini bled from a cut under
the right eye and seemed all in.