The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-21
SPARED FOR HONORS.
The Scots Successful Tour
nament-Pa1ma's
BoW1ers.

decided at Oakland Rink. The hall, al
though spacious, was made stuffy and I'm.
comfortable, and almost every one pufted
cigars OF u brand from a quarter Tor one
to a quarter for a grab. The cigarette
tiends were present in u goodly number
and sent up the poisonous fumes to add
to the discomfort. The cloud of smoke
was so dense that it looked rs II a heavy
fog prevailed. Yet there were placards
about with the positive command that
smoking was strictly prohibited. For
some unknown reason the and
other sources OF ventilation were not only
closed and kept so, Dut shades covered
the sash to exclude even u glimpse of the
outer world.
The usual delay was INDUCED In, a prac-
tice that should be stopped. The pro-
grammes, they We're a scarce article by the
way, announced that the tournament was
to begin ut eight O'Clock sharp. 1t was
almost an hour and a half later when the
first pair appeared in the ring. No cause
was assigned for this needless delay. 1t
is customary at all these tournaments,
and the A. A. U. should consider the feel
rigs of the patrons and adopt rules pro-
hlbiting this outrage on the patience Of
the spectators, which subjects them to a
long wait and extends the meeting till
after midnight.
There was some disappointment over
the card. Many stars we've on the pro-
gralnme who failed TO appear. The spar
rer as a rule is tricky, and knowing the
advantage of weight in a battle usually
get close to the limit, and hope to be
passed when a trifie over. The weighers
were up to the tricks of the trade, and
were exacting. They debarred all COM
petitors who were not down to the re.
CURED weight, and rejected a large num-
Der. In the los pound class, out of nine
on the programme only two entered the
ring. In the 115 pound class only three
out of eight were seen. In the
1875 pound class four displayed their
skill out of nine on the list.
The Scots kept their promise to give a
good exhibition and maintained the we'll
earned reputation they have acquired.
When the ball began to roll it went on
increasingly until the close. There were
enough lively bouts to satisfy the au-
dience and made them forget the fatigue
caused by the long wait. A largo squad
of policemen were on hand III case of
under command of Captain
Newton, while Sergeant Wade in q
bright uniform took up a conspicuous po-
sition on the stage in the narrow space
back of the ropes as a gentle reminder to
the audience that proper decorum must
nate abruptly. The police had to
bout and this had a salutary
effect in influencing the spectators to re-
press their enthusiasm, Or not give vent
10 it in Indian warwhoops and too vigor-
Gus pounding on the floor of the not too
substantial structure. The interruption
was in the third round of the first trial
bout of the 1876 pound class, which was
the first event called. The contestants
were P. Looney, Scottish-American A. c.
and II. Schneerlng, Pastime A. e. They
fought hard from the start. Looney be-
gan on the aggressive, but Soldering re-
turned his blows with interest and
pianked a nard one which cut Looney's
ear, and it began to bleed. The round
ended slightly in favor of Schneer-
ing, although both were painting 1t
was give and take IN the second
round, but Schneerlng wasted no
strength, and every blow he landed told.
They tottered to their respective corners
at the call Of time. A well placed blow
would have about settled either. In the
third round Schneering rallied, and he
planted several stingers. Looney began
10 clinch, as he had become quite groggy.
During a vicious exchange the crowd be-
gan to yell to stimulate and encourage
Ihe tired men in the ring, but their shouts
suddenly ceased, for the police jumped in
and the warning was given that If order
was not kept the exhibition would end.
The men were resting for another round,
but Captain Newton decided they had
been In the ropes long enough, and the
Judges decided in favor of Scnneering.
Id. Thompson, of the Scots and J. jim
baibo. of the National A. c., were the
second pair introduced. They were in
the 1l5 pound class. Thompson Is g
JACK FalIon. He defends on his left,
watches for an opening, lands and gets
away He avoids short arm work where
science tells, but when cornered quickly
brought lis right into service with a
swing. His blow Is more like a push
than q clean hard hit. His right, while
rarely used. seemed to do the greatest
execution. He landed with his left five
times without receiving one in return.
Jimbalbo followed him to get at close
range when Thompson swung his right
and tapped his opponents nose.
He had his opponent well pun
ished and landed a singer Just as
time was called. In the second round
THOMPSON, although awkward, managed
to get in several telling blows, and his
rival had no desire to close. lie was an
noyed by the blood which flowed freely
from his nose, as Thompson got in two
labs on the damaged organ. In the third
verge Of collapse, He was merely a punch
inY bag for the Scots new man. Or course
THOMPSON received the decision.
THE next bout was between men In the
1876 Id. class. w. j. Monahan. OF the
Wayne A. G., made MS debut, 2
aZdlHSb ulul WIS UlubCA AoAS EvAp
Bridge A. c. The latter was lighter than
his opponent. Monahan is a slugger, and
started like a cyclone. He Is weak in the
legs. and several times went down on his
knees by the force of his W blow when
it missed the target, or in a clinch: when
thrown the slightest of his equilibrium
he could not recover, but slipped to his
knees, He has u long reach, is confident,
and with training and a little experience
will be a ha1d one to beat. His advantage
will always be in long urn work. He
punched Fox sail around the
ring in the first round. 0 IS
not a gutter. and came up
in the second round smiling. lie Was
more active, and did some leading. In
the final round Monahan had Fox de-
cidedly rattled, and the judges awarded
Monahan the bout. He was as pleased as
q small boy with his first pair OF pants.
The next bout and the only n in the
los Id. class was decided. The opponents
were Michael Hartnet, the star Of the
cable A. q. and p. +. Farrell, OF the Loril-
lard al. G., The latter had the science.
and is q rood general. Hartnett is a had
hitter. inclined to slug, and can stand II
lot OF punishment. III the first round
Farrell had the best Of the heat OF 1t by a
iarge majority. In the second round
had Farreli's blows had the requisite gin
rer. Hartnett would have been sent our as
he was rroggy. Inthe third round Hartnet
revived and sent In several hard blows
yvilch made Farrell shaky. TIL latter,
however. responded every time, bat his
blows lacked force. Hartnett made q
desnerate effort at the close to knock
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