The Washington critic., 1890-05-01

buildings in which to hold fights, etc.
The expense would only be few thou
sand dollars, and the plan is entirely
feasible. The club could probably get
as liberal q charter as that given TO the
Virginia Athletic Association. II IT
did, this city would soon become q
sporting Mecca. 1t Is only few hours
ride from New York, and the sporting
men of that city could come down here
and settle their little difficulties without
molestation. The idea is thoroughly
practicable, and the venture If properly
managed should prove paying one,
1t Is TO be hoped that the gentlemen
behind the scheme will not abandon 1t,
for II Is an opportunity to make this
city sporting headquarters that ought
not to be neglected.
About four hundred local sports
witnessed the much talked Of glove
fight between Billy Myers of Illinois
and Jack Hopper of New York, at
Alexandria, last night. Hopper was
Knocked out in the sixth round. The
contest was rattling good exhibition
of scientific boxing and hard hitting
and proved both men to be decidedly
clever fighters. The first event of the
evening was between Eddie Myers and
Billy Young, in which the former
agreed to best Young In four rounds or
forfeit $25 1t was the first public ex-
hibition that Myers has appeared in
and he was somewhat nervous. He Is
o wonderfully clever two-handed fighter
and looks and fights exactly like his
brother. Young had the best of the
go until the third round when Myers
landed several times and obtained
trifle the best of 1t, so the referee de-
clared the match draw.
1t did not take very long for Hopper
and Myers to get to work after the CON
clusion of Youpg's bout The fight
was lively from the beginning. The
methods of both men were totally
different, Myers making play for his
opponents head, while Jack made the
body the objective point of attack
He played for the stomach persistently
and It was in landing one of those
blows that he received tie Knockout.
There. was some clever ducking and
| getting away on both mems part.
| Hopper assumed the aggressive from
the start and, in the third round,
nearly scored Knockout on Myers.
| He sent him reeling across the stage in
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time not interviewed, would probably
have secured a victory then and
there.
l. All the rounds were about the same
as the first. Hopper would plant sew
eIal body blows and receive light re.
turn about the head. In the last round
the men had been fighting about min
ute, when Hopper shot his left into My
ers' stomach. 1t left his neck exposed,
and was the opportunity Myers had been
Watching for. He gave Hopper short
arm blow that looked more like shove
than anything else. 1t caught Hopper
on the neck, just under the ear, and
that individual went to grass. He laid
there while the ten seconds were being
counted off, and at the call of time rose
to his feet, but before he oot up twelve
seconds had expired and the fight was
lost. Hopper said that the blow on the
back of his head where he hit the stage
did more harm than the neck blow. y
There was general disposition on
the part of the crowd to regard the
knock out as fake, although Hop
per admitted that he was clearly
knocked out. He was certainly notin a
daZed condition minute afterwards.
On the return Jack Hopper author
lied The CRITIC to say that he would
challenge Myers to a finish fight with
skin gloves for $500 to $500 a side,
and would post forfeit Immediately
upon his return to New York,