New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-22
GiHELY RoUNDs Ar spARRISo.
PRELIMINARY BOUTS or THE AMATEUR ArH-
1ETIc UNION

PRELIMINARY BOUTS or THE AMATEUR ATH'
LETIo UNION.
The eject Of tho high price charged for admission 20
tho preliminary bouts OF the Amateur Athletic unohs
boxing, wrestling and fencing championships heia =
p,reoa Hail iaat evening was only n0ticeaole W tne
| character Of the spectators. host OF them wo.s
members Of New:York clubs. large parry ~
Philadelphia people came on by an afternoon .sa''.
ost OF then, wore the eolors Of the schuylsn Navy
A,hIetc cub The Quaker CITY was credtabiy repre-
seuted IN several OF the classes pretty senefsny
approved addition TO their championship Is the speee'
la5 pound class which takes tho place OF the heavy
weights Lghtweights are found to dc much more
satisfactory boxing than big fellows. on an amaseuf
stage at least
Harry Buermyer the old-tme amateur ehssnpion'
was the referee with W. W. Phillips, OF Phhadepha
aud A. v. Do ooicoufia, OF New-York judges o.
boxing George Turner, Of Philadelphia, was jugs
Of wrestling, while Billy" Robertson and A. ".
sweet kept the tlmo. Otto Ruhi secretary Oh the
union, master Of ceremonies
The opening contest was lively affair ana drew
forth repeated applause 1t the frst of the Tiai
bouts IN the featherweigbt class, In which the con
testants are confined 10 ii5 pounds 10 weight W.
H. Rocap of tho Athletic Club Of the sohryhi navy,
and p A. Knowles Of the Orange Athletic CLUB, were
the contestants. Recap counted on bis opponent At
win in the first round. dszIng him repeatedly with MS
syneipg righthand blows and knocked him nat Just
as time was called for the round to end. Knowles
would have been @outs bat for having q FILL minute
10 recover. Recap did not force matters as ne shon
have done in The second round but secured tho verdict
easily by planting some lively blows on KNOWLES N
the third round In onetwo-three order
J. Gadle, New-York Turn Yerein, threw y. Rode,
American Athletic Club, with what looked Ike
Full Nelson" In minutes 10 seconds in the hrst
of the featherweight wrestling bouts Joe' Reilly,
of tho Athletic Club Of the Schuylkii Navy, then
wrezled "byen with bis instructor, Billy" Coup
Thore was suspicion Of nonsense about the sec
ond bout between DanH Lehy and J, Young feather
weights, both OF the Pastime Athletic Club They
ratified away at each other, sending In blows that
rendered them dizzy. Lehy had much the better OF
the Hnal round and gained the decision. Faulkner,
OF the Olympic Athletic Club, then defeated A. Frleds
at featberwslGht catch-aseatch-can.H
j. Conney, OF the PastIme Athletic Club, and II.
Tcnor of the Athletic Club Of the schuylkin Navy,
boxed the hIst bout IN the 1o5pound class for the
Thomas H. Downing medal Ticknor had Conney al
but Knocked outv ct the end of the second roand
The onlookers surprised when the third round
Of this bout contested. Tfcknor won Fred
Sweeney, Pasttme Athletic Club, had the better OF
1875 pound bout but Brown won In ting third round
The third special bout fell TO c. 8. Roberts, New
One Of the best wrestling bouts of the evening was
n F. CrfitoDden Athletic Club OF the schuyldn Navy
These men IN tho 1S5-pound class Luttberg won
Time, minutes 10 seconds. C. MeGinnis, OF the
yesper Boat Club Of Philadelphia, and p. Collins, Of
Of the soSuyinf Navy Athletic Club, Knocked OUT
j. Condor In round