Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-23
BOXING AND WRESTLING
"A sOO0BSsFUL AND EDIFyiEg
ExHIBITIOR.


lotto Club at the Opera House Thursday
night was success In every particular.
,The cool, pleasant evening and the several
attractions served to oil the honse with a
big, good-natursd and enthusiastic crowd
which manifested It's pleasure In the most
hearty applause. There was very goodly
igpSinkling OF ladies' and the fact that
\ ehey courAgeously kept their seats dur
ing the entire performance was sufficient
evidence that there YVES lacking the bru.
}'tality which prevails at too many boxing
patches II was gentlemenly sport par.
sicipated IN by gentlemen. The audience
| vfas we'll pleased and the club will have n
Goodly little suin on the right side OF its
saecount.
The programme, though somewhat
lengthy, was interesting enough to keep
She close attention OF the spectators
throughout. The members OF the War.
yen Athletic Club who participated ao-
Quilted themselves with credit and GOV.
cred themselves with glory. They were
exempiihcatlons OF what skill and hard
work in the gymnasium can do, even
thorgh the performers be amateurs. The
Bparring and wrestling features of the
entprtainment naturally excited the great.
est interest and FOR the very great success
which attends this part of the entertain
ment, the chief credit is duo to the Ath.
tetio Club of the Schnylkill Navy OF
Philadelphia. Under the able iustruc-
tions OF Messrs! Coup, Campbell, Hen
derson and others this club, in its boxing
ani wrestling departments, is without o
pesr in the United States, as the per.
formanoe OF It's numerous champions
bear witness.
The performance opened with four
figures In pyramids by the following
members of the Warren Club. George W.
Barnay, John 8. Lookard, Charles II
Simmons, H. l.. Virtue, Elmer Booth,
Edward u. Crossley, John o. Bpoerl,
George Hodecker. II. @. Simmons, Joseph
DALEY, Maurice Babb, John V. Garland,
William Bpoerl, Elmer Smith and Samuel
Jones. Their pretty posing ELECTED con-
siderable appliance. Between the differ
ont figures Homer o. Simmons and
Maurice Babb gave an exhibition of easy
and graceful tumbling.
The barrel and cross spinning of
Thomas Guthrie, az usual, elicited much
applause; on account OF the difficulty of
khe feats. His toes all became fingers
kand he juggled with his feet with greater
In the use OF their hands.
The tumoiing by John Y. Cooper, and
Alfred Davidson Of the Warren Athletic
Club, was q pretty and taking feature
These clever athletes did feats, which in
skill and daring, r.yalled the perform
Nnnoes OF professional tumblers.
Tho tuRs.of.war, as usual, attracted
munh attention and were well contested.
THE middle.weight teams were as follows:
O. H. Simmons (snohor), b. L. Spence,
IA. w. Grifith, q. II. Triggs; H. L.vhtua
Xanehorl, q. II. Ruth, John o. Hpoerl, 3.
,B. Oroesley. After an exciting pull Of
three minutes, Virtues team @on by two
dnches. The lightweight teams were ;
W. N. Chandler, Jr., (anohor), b. o.
Simmons. Elmer Booth, Samuel Penrose;
j. Y. Cooper (anohor), Samuel Jones,
Lewis MCCALL, William spoerl. coopsr't
team won by seven inches.
The character impersonations of Johr
mills OF Philsdelphia, in which he imi-
tated Booth, Mansfield, Kernel and many
other well-known actors, elicited SO much
applause that the performer WAS required
to appear again.
Ono Of the prettiest and most novel ex
hibliions was the fancy trick bicycle rid
ing of Thomas X. Finley of Smithville,
N. j., ON q Star machine. This was hit
first appearance on stage, and he 30
quilted himself with credit. Unless seen
the feets which he accomplished with his
wheel would not seem possible.
John X. Mccoy of the Warren Athletic
club concluded the first half by giving a
beautiful and graceful performance with
the Indian clubs.
The second half of the entertainment
was devoted entirely to ak three round
sst-tos with the gloves and four wrestling
bouts. The wrestling evidently was Z
novelty to many and tue enthusiastic ap
piause and apparent delight of the spec
tators as they watched the wrestlers
Ryrating on the mat was sufficient evl
dence of their appreciation. The wfest
ling was OF the highest order and was con
Quoted strictly on it's merits. The Het-tol
were lively and interesting.
Frank Bouldsn and Horace Mcdaniel
of the Warren Athletic Club led OF some
what nervously but they concluded then
go with honors about even. II. W
Schiichter and O. W, Ooane Of the Ath
letio Club of the Sohuylkili Navy wert
more scientific, and each one occasional!
tseAphRsized poiut by hard-hit blow OF
his opponent's face. They were vel
matched.
W. b. Reilly, champion amateur
bantam weight of the United States, anS
j. II. OQonnell, both of the A. O. b, N
followed in clever wrestling bout whict
at once put the crowd in futor. Reul!
won the fall after Z minutes OF hard work
Professor Coup, instructor of wrestling
ut the A. q. y. n, threw Charles Mc
lnness of the sane club in minutes ant
DO seconds.
Charles Ii. and W. A. Ruth of the W
A. O., followed in o rattling set.io y
which both exchanged some liVeil
brotherly taps. W. II. Rocap, champion
amateur feather weight rparrer Of tn
United States, showed excellent form il
scientific 20 with MIR, Wilson OF the
o. 3. N. Il. n. Walker, champion
amateur light weight of the ontta'
States, and Walter Campbell, instructo
OF sparring at the A. U. =. N, capture,
the crowd in rafting Rstto whlcl
showed the beauty of the sport TO I'M
nninitiatod in the most favorable light.
Professor Coup then threw j. u. SloaL
of the A. @. Il. N. in 0 minutes end b
seconds. d. L. Chesterman of the a. Y
s. N. threw James Wildipg of tho Warrel
Athletic Club in G minutes.
The entertainment closed with ''go
by Tony Stannard, tho clever light weigh
and Steve Jones OF Philadelphia, in whicl
the former showed his heavy hittinl
qualities tc tue delight OF his mau!
friends. W. X. Armstrong, captain 0
the A. @. q. N, refereed the boxing, an'
II. Mcpherson, first lieutenant of the a
O. 8. NJ, acted as time-keeper. Franz
Henderson, Instructor OF athletics for IN
same club, judged the wreatling.
After the performance the visitors wer
entertained at luncheon at Wills Z