THREE REFEREES TO WORK AT ARMORY BOXING SHOW

Commissioner Jones Will Pick Official For Near Title Bout at 8 P. M. Tomorrow Night

With the arrival of world's featherweight champion, Harry Jeffra last night, and "Billy" Speary of Nanticoke reported in the "pink," promoters Al Dewey and Pete Moran are getting the the 109th drillshed prepared to entertain one of the biggest crowds tomorrow night that has attended a boxing show here in recent years.

 

BILLY SPEARY GETS 10-ROUND DECISION OVER CHAMPION JEFFRA

TAKES MEASURE OF WORLD'S FEATHERWEIGHT KING IN KINGSTON ARMORY

Wilkes-Barre, Pa., November 19 (AP)-Billy Speary, the coal region's challenger for the featherweight crown, defeated Harry Jeffra of Baltimore, the title holder, in a 10-round non-title bout tonight before 2,600 at the Kingston Armory.  It was the 21st straight win for the former national A.A.U. King since he turned pro. ***

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SPEARY SCORES OVER JEFFRA

WILKES-BARRE, PA., NOV. 20-Billy Speary, the coal regions challenger for the featherweight crown, defeated Harry Jeffra of Baltimore, the titleholder, in a 10 round non-title bout last night, at the Kingston Armory.

Referee Leo Houck, Penn State boxing coach, gave Speary seven rounds and called one even, while judges Mike Bernstein of West Pittston and W.J. Kehoe of Williamsport awarded six rounds to Speary and marked one even.

Jeffra was outfought all the way and took a terrific pounding in the seventh, ninth and 10th rounds. The Nanticoke clouter was not in trouble at any time. His hard lefts and rights to the body and head in the closing rounds jarred the champion and send him into the ropes several times. There were no knockdowns
 

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