St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-29
POLICE STOPPED IT.
"Magisterial Interference" Brought the
Barnes-Burke Glove Contest to
an Untimely End.
Capt. Beams Company Receives High
Praise--Hitch in 15emorial Day
Program.
The Police Take in Two Ticket Burg
1ars--Life in the Municipal
Court.
State House Laconics--Items from
the Courts--Various Things
About Town.
The Barnes-Burke Contest Checked
i'm the Second Round.

CAPT. BRESETTE STOPPED IT.
The Barnes-Burke Contest Checked
i'm the Second Round.
The Burke-BarneS contest drew about
900 people to Market hall last night-6O0
who went away utterly Disguised and with
a feeling that they had been ''hOo-dOod'
out of their individual and collective dollars.
Prof Hadley and Billy Wilson made a
good set-to, as did also Patsey Mellen and
Fred Weber. These were well received
and were the only redeeming features OF
the evening. The two from whom the pub
lie expected the most then appeared, Barnes
being looked after by Hadley, while the
same Office was performed tor Burke by
Parson Davies. Patsey Mellen
and Jack Frost were time-keepers,
and Pat Conley was chosen
referee. Barnes stripped well and weighed
$50 pounds. Burke did not look quite so
muscular as his antagonist. though very
trim and neat, and weighed 165 pounds.
When time was called and the TWO squared
each showed disposition to feel his man
and spared for moment or two rather
warily. Barnes laid away from his taller
opponent, which of course was his policy.
Finally Burke led and got in on Barnes
nose, the latter going over, but quickly re-
covering and saving himself from fall by
landing on his hands. The two spared
again. Barnes skipping nimbly about and
Burke following him up. Burke led
again and got in lightly, Barnes letting go
his right aud catching Burke on the left
side of his face. The men clinched, but
broke away and after two very clever par
rieS by Barnes the first round closed.
THE SECOND ROUND
opened with an evident intention
on the part of Burke to force
matters, and he let go several at
the body of his wary opponent, one OF
which, had it caught Barnes squarely OF,
the mark instead of partly on his right
breast, would have doubtless shaken his
wind pretty badly. Directly thereafter the
men clinched, and were Rugged tightly to-
gether when the referee ordered ''break
away" The order was not at once re-
sponded to, the two remaining locked for
several seconds after the referees call. At
this juncture Capt. Bresette stepped upon
the stage and ordered the men to release
one another and declared that the match
should stop then and there. Pars0n Davies
several times requested that another round
be allowed, but the valiant captain was in
eXOrable and threatened to lock up the
principles. The public manifested its dis
appointment at this sudden and unwarranted
interruption of the affair which it had paid
to see, and showed a disposition
to Chamber upon the stage and
find out about it.
THE DETAIL OF POLICE,
however, kept them back. They were 10th
to leave. and only dispersed upon the turn
ing out of the gas from the chandeliers.
Capt. Bresette was asked why he stopped
the affair at this juncture, and replied that
as long as they boxed he shouldn't interfere,
but he wasn't going to let them grab each
other like bulldogs. He also said that the
men were biting one another. There are
any number of persons whose opportunity
for seeing anything Of this sort was fully as
good as the captains, and in some instances
better, who are willing to take oath that
there was nothing of the kind. Burke de-
MED that Barnes had bitten him and the
latter declared that he had not been bitten
by Burke. Among the lovers of sport
there was last night the most intense dis
gust, and while it was generally conceded
that there was no hippodrome between the
two contestants, there were numerous in
nuendoes that there was collision between
the captain and Barnes. One thing is pa
stopping the bout at the time when it was
checked.
The referee gave the match to Burke.
Jack Frost, official time-keeper, said
last night that he was asked
by Barnes to have the rounds
limited to two minutes on account of the
latter's lame arm, but Davies objected
thereto.
NOTES OF THE CONTEST.
Barnes arm was not in good condition
last night although he positively assured
reporter W ednesday night that it was in
good shape. He explains this by saying he
feared the public would question his cour-
age if he announced sore arm.
Burke is a beautiful Sparrer, is easy and
graceful, quick upon his feet, and strikes
like flash. He does not impress one as
being heavy hitter.
The net receipts of the house were S451.
of which Burke received $500.
Referee Conley, when asked his opinion
upon the breakup of last nights racket,
said he knew nothing about it and therefore
could not say. He thought, however, that
it looked too bad to do the public out of its
money in offering to give them show and
than disappoint them.
The Burke party leave to-day at 1 o'clock
for Chicago.
There was no more gentlemanly appear
ing man in the hall last night than Jack
Burke. When he has his clothes on he
loods like a college sophomore.
Articles for the Cardiff Wilson match
will be signed to-day. 1t is thought the
match will be for $500 side and take
place two weeks from next Sunday at
some place outside the city. Pat Conley
says that every mau who pays his moneysto
see this fight shall see one, or he will re-
fund every cent. 1t shall be fight. or re-
fund.