New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-07
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ATHLETIC GAMES At THE OPERA house.
SOME CLEVER sPARRINe WRESTLING AND yEyc
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soME CLEVER sPARRINe. WRESTLING AND yEvo
ING BY AMATEURs
The first annual amateur championship competitions Of
the new Amateur Athletic Union. In boxing wrestling and
fencing were held In the Metropolitan Open House
last night and the first contests Of the kind ever
graced By the general attendance Of iAdsA Harvey
Buermyer tho referee NJ. W. Phillips and H. " De
Gocouns judges Of boxing George Golds Judge OF Trsse
ling and Roland Thomas director OF fencing contests
Among the spectators Colonel John r. Teilowa
j. J. o'Donohue. Colonel Murphy John Wood. A. O. MINIS
j. H. Reid Inspector Byrnes, Walter Stanton, A. virgins
Sanford Captain Walter O. Schuyler and william Mudoon
The nrst bout between ughtweight boxers-lSo
pounds and under-H. Howton. Of the schuyikin Navy
Athletic Club and J. J. Sampson. Of the Psstime Athletic
Club After lively contest the contest was awarded 70
Sampson. The first wrestling contest was in the f2o
pounds class between John ste. OF the NevYork Turn
verein and Frank Muller. of the Newark Branch Of the
National Turn verein. stel in four minutes and
thirty six seconds
Applause all parts OF the house greeted the sp
pearance Of the first pair foil encers G. Heinz G and
w s. Lawson. Of the New-York Athletic Club Mr. Law
BY q score Of points to g. DR. J. X. Shell, OF
the athletic club of the schuylku Navy Philsdsphs and
Tom Smith. of the Pastime Athletic Club for the
final bout of the 1888 pound wrestling competition Shell
many clever spectators had mentally given Smith
the match twice The final foil fencing bout was between
H. K. Boodgood and w. g. Lawson both Of the NswYork
Athletic Club Mr. Lawson won by points to for his ad
vsrsary.
A great contest the final In the bantam weight
boxing class between NJ Moran OF the Scottish American
Athletic Club and d. O'Bhen, OF the Pastme Athletic Club
had the lead In tho FIRST OF the first round but
Moran evened up in the second The third round COM
PEELED the audience applaud almost continuously during
the three minutes fourth round II two minutes was
ordered o'Brien got tho bout The fnal contest with
duelling swords, between Messra Lawson and
Higgins both of the New-Yok Athletic Club. MP.
Higgins by Q OF points to Mt. Lswsons z
w. H. Recap. OF the schuylk Navy Athletic Club. and
D. Lahey OF the Pastne Athletic Club, were the CON-
petiors in the final fesherweight boxing bout Hocap
contest. The final middle weight boxing
bout was o scientific smuggling match between
A. McDicken, OF the American Athletic Association,
ant T. Cahin, Of the Scottish Americans
CahIIl won the handy Lawson and Bloodsood
came together again. this time with sabres Mr. Blood
good by points to 4.
The II, hit weight championship was contended for In
final by 1856 pound men, George Thompson, OF the
New York Athletic Club and J. j. Sampson OF the Pas
times. Thompson knocked Sampson down by trench
dous the jaw, and went at htm like
tiger he up Referee Buernyer sprang over
to OF the ring where Thompson had Sampson
tearing the threw the few-Y)k Athetic
Club heavily to the door The round lasted only
minute for policeman sprang ovct the ropes and was
going to stop The officers charge decided to
let the bout go on however AT the end OF third round
Of rafting work Judges gave the bout to Thompsn