New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-18

PRELTMINART SPARRING CONTESTS.
ATHLETES STRUGGLING FOR THE AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP

ATHLETES STRUGGLING FOR THE AMATEUR
CHAMPIONSHIP
The preliminary bout, in wrestling and boxing for
the champ on ship OF The Amateur Athletic Union was
held at the Central Turn Vcren Han last night Nearly
all the best amateur, in the country entered and
the contest unusually exciting. Every scat In
Inc house taken and the lob5cs and galleries were
crowded. The usual accompaniment 10 such contests.
black eyes ana crimson-sa noses. were plentiful
The arrangements perfect and a double ring pre-
vented delays.
The official, were as follows: Referee Of boxing
H. Buermeycr; judges of boNing-Dr. Guitera'. W. H.
Robertson; Judge, If wrcstling-J. PilknctOn G.
Bou,; timers G. Hughes, samuel sec, Robert stoll ;
master Of ccrcmones-F Burns.
The first bout in the bantam weight boxing was
between :. Kclly, W. :. y. Co. and II. ". Schchter
A. G. s. y. Kelly wa, the better >parcr and was
declared to be the winner. The Philadelphia man
fought valiantly, but lacked science. The second
bout was between J. d. Millcn, w. ;. \. c.. and j.
Moore V f. c. The judges disagreed but the referee
gave the bout to Mllen.
d. Weldon b. A. C.. and d. Leal,y. p. A. c.,
fought in the ll5pound class. There were four
knock-down-. Weldon getting the decision. Lcahy was
50 angry that he assaulted a spectator.
The second bout in the rs pound class was be-
tween eliminates. NJ. Murray and G. Burns, " ~ c.
l,urns points
The first bout in the 125-pound boxing was be
tween j. Collins, l.. y. G., and william fraser
T.. A. G. Collins did all the lighting and easily.
The second boat in the same elias, was between c.
stuart. il. H. G., and I. Ti.li,irand W. :. A. {.
1illi~tand won.
The first bout I'm the 1Oj-pound wrestling was be
tween II. J. Rode Il. \. c.. and J. Fiebcr. W. A.. A.
Rode tossed Ficbcr his back in Is % seconds
The first bout in the 10 pound wrestling was be-
tween ". Horton \. G. =. y. and q. FtiNchkom,
p. \. 6. Horton threw hi, opponent or rather frSch-
korn threw himself I'm - seconds In the first bou'
at l35 pounds. wrestling. y. Ulman, p. y. G., and
j. j. O'Brien ~ y. A. G.. vrc,tlcd and Ulman got the
decision amid mingled Kisses ana cheers
". Collin, threw ". Kali, Y. j. y. C., in minutes
A. b seconds.
The first bout in the l3j-pound boxing class was
between H. VI. Lccd,, \. &. i. G., and !. Harmon,
p. A. G. Iced looked and laughed like an eiT'mnale
young man, but he fought like fury AID H0n easily.
Ihc rr,i iOut In the 10 pound boxing Nd- be- VEN
r. Cahll. =. \. \. c. and J. Butter, V. b. e. 1t vas
G.',u' s5I 6i-, hno@E down. but ratl.r go, o. hr,'
blood" y, BGil'r va, abont hnoctcd out puNce
or.c,r sopfcd the t-ht. lie proved 20 Ice ward
detective. with up authority, and tho fight Wa rul H.
l{pth mcu we've covered Nitn blood when 'hc police
sergeant Stopped the fight. II resumed aad a-ain
stopped by The police. To Cahill was gwen the
I1a tlird battle in Tho pound boxing was
botwc % T. Murphy. p. r. e.. and =. n.y. ". :. ~ &
'Ihc bJu' bctwcci D. - Brion. ". y. g.. and J. y.
Mullcu. ". - \. e.. Wa- fought m the lo1pound
cla--. Ouri.n won. bEt lie did not have much the
IN In, 15s pound wrestling tho match between
p. J. Loc,hmhu H. &. \ g. and !. p. thornton y. y.
Iio,Iirs. \. G. : y. and C. Pfcere- wrcstcd in the
! bound ,l,-. Ilo,klu, won ir - . ,cco.d-. g.
pfor;ncr. y j. l. c. aud j. rle err " y. \. wr,stlod
Iu Do" 100 pound cit--. portucr won, although his
boy opponent struggled br,v'l'.
T. l. g. champion. After three trial, neither could
gain a. fall. AID il ~ declared a dr''I.