Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-19
PLEASANT PASTIMES.
An Evening With the Rock Island
Athletic Club.
ENTERTAIN ing Exhibits OF the Manly
Art Of tIelf Defense-SsIoved Con.
tests ant Aerobatic Feats-Another
Sprintfn Match.

The Rock Island Athletic club gave its
first public entertainment at the pleasant
" arranged rooms on First avenue last
evening. Quite number were present
by invitation of the club at 8 O'Clock
when it ives announced the programme
would open. The first feature was leap
ing, tumbing and scrobatic work by
Messrs. Walter Lancaster and Henry
Uhlmeier interspersed with remarkable
feats By Master Willie Noreen. boy of
fourteen. All the performers are menu
bers of the club. and while Uhlmeier and
Lancaster accomplished some difficult
movements, the boy sstonished all by his
elasticity and skill.
Next came three round scientific box
ing confess between Prof. E. a. Hass
and Herman Moore, OF Davenport. Both
were light weights, the conditions being
two mil ute rounds. with one minutes
rest. The exhibition was an entertain
ing one, and developed many pretty
points on both sides, snd while Hass
proved the more scientific in defense,
Moore showed the advantage 10 heavy,
well directed blows
A three round contest between j.. A.
Femme. champion of Davenport, and S.
]. Mooney. of ST. Louis, instructor of the
Missouri gymnasium, was to have been
given next, but the expected psrtici-
pants being unable to appear, q
boxing match was then arranged
between Messrs. Chas. Evans and w. c..
Maucker. the conditions to be three two
minute rounds. and it gave the audience
chance for hearty laugh before the
event of the evening came on. Mr.. j P.
Looney who had acted in similar capac
ity in the previous contest, was time
keeper. and the encounter brought
out some lively sparring. "hugging"
and few pretty well steered
blows on both sides, which were all
the more enjoyable because points of
science were ignored. Evans received
several taps on the check, while Maucker
got whack in the neck and couple on
the nose. Both men were just getting
down to business and seemed to be en-
joying themselves when time was called
1t was 10 o'clock when the lights
| weight contest for the championship of
the three cities was called. 1t was six
round mill. Marquis OF Queensbury
rules, three minute rounds with one min
ute rest; six ounce gloves. The princi>
pals were VIM. Gibson. of this city. snG
J. A. McE1tire, late of San Francisco,
| now of Moline. McEntire was to stop
Gibson in six rounds Both men APP
peared promptly and were in good
form. Gibson's weight was 140 and Nc
Entries l45. Mr.. j. P. Looney was
| selected as referee and Chss. Evans as
time keeper Gibson was seconded by
Tom Chan Her. of Chicago, ex-middle
weight champion. and Prof. E. e. Hass,
of Davenport, acted as second for Nc
Entire.
First Round. Gibson forced the fight
| from the first. and at the outset there was
considerable clinching. which was stopped
by the referee. and some fighting at long
range in which Gibson had decidedly the
best of it.
Second R)und-The second round de
veloped some lively infghting. forced by
Gibson's swinging cracks and the men
| clinched several times. The round
closed with back blow from Gibson,
which was he only thing in the round
| Third Re lnd-Gibson was on the az
gressive, ra ther than the defensive, and
rushing at his adversary be hit him 6
stunning crack. and pushed him over the
rope. The men clinched on McEntire's
return to the stage. and broke away just
as time was called. Gibson had grea,
deal the best of the contest thus far, but
instead of protecting himself and reserv-
ing his energy, he had exhausted most OF
his strength in his powerful lnnges a
McEntire, nearly all of which, however
were artfnlly. lodged by that gentleman
Fourth round-McEntire opened will
two cracking body blows, when both mel
Iclnched and continued to do so, though
they broke away repeatedly until tim,
was called. If there was any advantage
McEntire had it.,
Fifth round-McEn got in a mum
Der of short arm blows IN the iufightin,
with which the round opened. Gibson
| got in wiuder and the men clinched.
Sixth round-Gibson planted a swing
ing blow on McEatire's ear. The mel
clinchcd and McEntire fouled The mel
Iindulged il some nice infghting an,
lclinched. Gibson made three terrifi
Ilunges at AcEntire. each one of which
was cleverly lodged, and Gibson fel
each time. The men were clinched whel
time was called.
At the conclusion of the contest, Rel
cree Looney awarded the prizes to Glib
son, McEntire having failed to stop hir
in six rounds. McEntire challenged an
one in the audience. great or small. t
meet him then and there in friendi
contest with gloves. and Tom Chandle
was about to pick up the gauntlet whe