Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-25
BLUE BLOOD IN 4 PRIzE-RiNG.
An Fairly sunday Morning Fight by
Two CIub-Mea OF Washington.

A Washlngton special says: The swell
club circles OF Washington are greatly eX-
ercised over an occurrence which took place
Yesterday morning, in which two prominent
members Of the leading athletic and social
clubs OF this city we're principals, and thirty
or forty OK their associates aldecs and
abettors. The Columbia Athletic Club
(, probably the best known Or
ganiZlton in this city. IL has men,
bership OF nearly three hundred, and Is
devoted to the various branches OF athletics
and 10 the promotion OF gOod-fellOwship.
lt,membershlp embraces Secretary Whitney,
Comptroller Slgourney Butler, Count Alex
andcr Gregor. OF the Russian Legation; Sc
cretary MOseley, OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission; Lieutenant {. a. Bradbury, Of
The navy; Lieutenant Morrell, Chiei'ClerE
william ID. Haynie. Of the Post-Onlce De-
partment, and many other army and navy
officers and prominent department officials.
Among the most skiful sparrers OF the
club is Barry Adams, twenty-five years OLD,
who is q well-knOwn figure IN Washington
society. lie has easily defeated all the mem
hers OF the Columbia club who have laced
hlm in the sociable little meetings that have
attracted throngs Of club men on the Satur-
day evenings OF the psst winter. On April
90fh Mr.. Adams consented TO spar j. Won
Lindgren, a prominent member OF the
Potomacs, the only club in ,be District that
the Columbus deign 10 regard as a worthy
rival The occasion was an athletic eXhiOi-
tlon at the armOry OF the National Rifles,
fancy military organization OF this city.
Adamss superior slugging powers gave
him comparatively easy victory, but Lind.
cren was not satisfied with the result and
challenged Adams to a private meeting. The
challenge was accepted and both men went
into active training.
A score OF members OF both clubs were
given the " tip" and carly Sunday morning
the two bellgerents aud their friends board
ed Baltimore and OHIO train for Gathers
burg, 1Id. Arriving at their destination
tNenty.four-ioot ring was made 10 the woods,
and Adams and Liudgren at once got 10
work. gbey wore small gloves, and under
the watch OF J. :. Zicger. OF the Columblas.
they began the first round. Ned Donneliy,
the sparring instructor OF the Columbus,
acted as second for Adams, and Professor
smallwood, a we'll known professional gym
past. performed 4 like service for Lindgren.
THE bad blood engendered between the two
men cooled yisibly when they faced each other
| in the early morning hight. aud for thirty
| rounds they danced about without infictiug
serIous injury
Iu the thirty.iourth round, when both
men we're pretty well exhausted, Adams, In
making rush at his opponent, caught bis
toe In 2 root projecting above the ground
and fell heavily, breaking his knee-cap.
Amid general CONSERVATION Adams as car
! red 10 neighbOring farmhouse, surgeon
summoned, aud the injured man made Us
comfortable "a possible. Then the other
participants IN this pleasant little Sunday
morning diversion left hastily for the city.
The affair was kept very quiet throughout
| the day, bat late las, night the facts leaked
out aud this mornings papers contsiscd
more or less exaggerated accounts OF the
meeting. The majority OF the members OF
| both clubs unite In expressions Of indigna-
ton at the dlrgraceiul performance. Leu
] tenant Bradbury, president OF the Colun-
bias, prints the following card this after.
noon:
desire 10 state that the Columbia Ath-
\ letie Club was 10 no way responsible for nor
does IL couutenance or approve OF such an
affair Us Is reported In the morning papers
10 have taken place yesterday under its
auspices. The club was orQanized aud Il
maintained for the purpose OF promoting all
manly sports among amateurs, and II does
not 10 any way tender Its aid or influence IN
behalf OF such an occasion.
A similar disclaimer appears over the sc