New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
STIRRIAG ATHLETIC CONTESTS
FENCING, WRESTLING AND sPARRING FOR THE
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS.
A picturesque scene was presented a. the stage
entrance to the Metropolitan Opera House last night
Struggling with q horde OF athletes, their intimate
friends and their shorthaired teachers seconds,
were business men representing millions Of money,
pretty actresses, newspaper reporters, Gew-fork,
philadelphia and Boston club men, and messenger boys,
all come to see the Athletic Unions final contests
for the smateur boxing. wrestling and fencing
championships
The first bout OF tho evening" for tho championship
Of the bantam weights tio5 pounds and UNDER,
between Matt Rice, OF tho Union Athletic
Club, and ID. oBren. PaStims Athletic
Cub, eame On. Rice won, eating slightly
the better Of an extra round Of two minutes,
which 1sair even work for three rounds called for.
Clean through the ropes o. the back OF the ring,
head first went william Kenny, olympic Athletic
Club and ID. Leahy, Pastime Athletic Club, in the first
round Of their bout 10 determine which
should. inset Phladelphian W. H. Recap for
tho fea;herwelght championship lll5 pounds and
underl Twice more in the second round they Vere
saved from landing on their heads outside the ring as
urey banged each other into tho ropes. Kenny was
disqualified In the third round after repeated warnings
for hitting his opponont when on the ropes
Then sana tho flrEt OF the ieneing-wtth foils-be-
tween D. f. o,Connor and Samuel Shaw, both Of the
yew.Y0rk Athletic Club The spectators m'her
guyed tho tame performance, laughing outright At tho
o,Connor scored his ave points, wkls Mr.. shaw was
putting two chalk marks on his bpeast
After bout In 116.pound boxing between W. Kenny
Olympic Athletic Club. and d. Leahy, Pasdne Ath-
Ietlc Club which Leahy won on his opponents foul
Ing, cafne q ioudly.applauded contest between j. J.
SAMPSON OF the Pasme, and Prank Day, OF the West
Side Athletic Club. Sampson won, but the decision
was as loudly Missed as cheeTed.
Fred. Rode, American Athletic Club, won the 100
pound wrestling championship In peculiar way. Ho
managed 10 get such grip on his opponent, J. B.
R6ys, Of the Athletic Club Of the sehuylkn Navy, that
the Judge decided tho bout in his favor rather than
risk maFying the meeting by having competitor
break his arm. Frank Muller, OF the Newark Turn
Vereln, threw J. J. McPhiiany, A. c. s N, In ono
minute foFtyNone seconds, winning the ll5-pound
wrestling championship. Dr. Hammond then beat
b. T. o'connor at fencing with dueIlns swords Score
s TO Q, -
Then roar the stars Of tho evening, Patrick
Cahill standardization Athletic Club, and William
H. stuckey. Newark Tlrn verein stepped through
tho ropes. Cahhl knocked out his easily at tho
preliminaTes on Thursday evening, but stucRey had
faced two opponents the same evening, knocking them
both out etuckey made capital fight OF IL but Ca
hfil got In his terrible hard thump the Jaw when
they had fought less than two minutes and hall OF
the first round. IL stretched Stuckey sonseless az
fun length ON the stage Before hs had fairly 70.
covered the audience had risen 70 its feet and greeted
the award Of Cahii" with mighty cheer