New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
LIVELY BOXING AND WRESTLING.

PRELIMINARY BOUTS OF THE AMATEUR ATH.
LETIC UNIoN-MANY PEOPLE PRESENT.
Admirers Of amateur sparrng and wrestling crowded
Parepa Hall last night its doors TO see the pelm
mary bouts Of the Amateur Athletic Union. The
officers were: Referee Harry Baermyer Of the New
York Athletic Club; judges, VI. W. Phillips, Of the
Athletic Club of the SchuylkllI Navy, and James z.
Gladwin, OF the New-York Athletic Club; timers.
Robert Stall, y. Y. A c., and c. c. Hughes, Man.
haitian Club GUS Boyes was judge of WRESTLING
The first contest was 15s-pound wrestling match
between Hughes. of the p 4. c.. and Ketchum, Of the
A. C. S. L. Hughes in 10 seconds.
STICKY, OF the W. +. a. c., and Hogarty, Of tho
NJ. A. c., next contested in the 15s- pound boxing
bout. The fight a lively one, stucky winning
Kuehne of the New York n-yerein, and Low, Of
the s. /. A c., next met in the l5s-pOund wrestling
match The athletes were so evenly matched that
neither had gained fall in the ten minutes allowed,
so an extra three-minute round ordered. Low
won fall, which looked dubious. in one minute and
forty-e seconds.
The second round Of the 15Spound wrestling match
was between Chesterman, Of the A. c. 5. ", and
Hughes of the p \. c. There was no fall the
referee giving the victory to Hughes because he dd
the most work
j. McAullhe, of the Bridge Athletic Club, will meei
Sucky in the final in this class, at the Metropolitan
Opera House on Thursday; - ,o.,ro., w.,,., n
the Union Athletic Club, and b. Mullen, OF the Meroa
athletic Club. Weldon was knOsked of the stage,
but got back and retaliaed, knocking MUen down on
the floor In the third round Weldon threw up '"'
The next 115-pound boxing contest was between zen
Kenny, of the y. J. A. c., and kernocnssn "a siy
Andy Kelly of the Bridge A. C. and T. s. wilson gl.s.
OF the A. c. 5. NJ also spared IN the llopouho Nd
The judges disagreed and ordered another rou""
Two slender youths W. seib. of the y. \. = v.
and c. Bardsch Of the Prospect liarrlers uyn
tested in the IL . pound wrestling class. bs'u''
won a fall In lust one minute and two seconus Ion,
Then followed another ll5-pound wrestling pyu'
between p Butler OF the Y. NJ l.. and p sclneeibSn
OF the y. Y. \. c. Schnechbuy won on iea lin,
in II seconds SUI ano'her whtIsnS. Of tho
W. > A. C., and j. NoX Hysop. OF the ~ - % ma
Hyslop won with ease in 40 seconds hns, VI az,
V NJ L. and F. Miller, OF the I. v OF Newark a,,
contested in the 115 pounds wrestling. Miller w
the bout In l minute and > seconds. Another ~ .,
pound wrestling match followed between E. HeSl T.
lIeyl won in minutes and 10 seconds and soma
Then the wrestling carpet was removed ana ,s o,",
lively boxing followed. The bout was oe'I HIs
n; Rice q o.. the " b. Co ia snd me e 1915 ioS.
bound class The bantams punched each other IN
lively style They fought like cats and y, ,e m S
lockers applauded accordingly. Rice shOWe0 u" nv
science and declared winner. ..., 4, H.
Then followed another l05 pound bont between % lie
McKeegan. of the :. a. C.. and ~ W. sche ,a IN tho
second round hitting his opponent plump on inc ,,r
a a@c f Ts Se and S% to his superior reach got
In the next lO5-pound bout T. MnrR MURPHY OF 81 he
p 4 c. made his opponent, Charles Williams, q, I'M
A. A. G.. horrible looking sight, mii ihe door
| Then Daniel O'Brien, OF the r. A. u. ano r, n
Of the " A. c., had a bout In the SAME .ie,iedy
was lively fight: and Lober mace ear az clever The
| Judges disagreed but the referee gave ''o "e"
| O'Bren.