The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-14
of the country are about to assemble in
New York City to engage in friendly con-
test in the hope of winning championship
medals becomes a matter of general inter

OF the country are about to assemble in
new YorK Clty 7" engage IN friendly con-
test IN the nope OF winning championship
meoais becomes a matter OF general inter
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The occasion Is the fourth annual
championship. boxing, wrestling and fenc
ing compet1tlon OF the Amateur Athletic
Union OF the United states, which is to
lake place on saturday, the nth instant,
IN the Metropoiltan opera mouse, the pre-
nminaries to De held on Wednesday, the
aovn instan., IN Centfal turner nan, SIXTY
seventh street ana Ihlrd avenue. 1t is
promised that all the prominent athletic
clubs IN the country and many OF the lead
ing colleges WILL De represented, and the
entries received by Secretary james E. Sui
tlvan indicate very large attendance Of
amateurs OF renown. The standard A. A.
U. gold and silver medals will be awarded
to first and second in each OF the following
classed: Boxing-Bantam weight, 1O5
pounds; feather weight, 1l5 pounds; light
weight, 1876 pounds; middle weight, 158
pounds; special weight, 126 pounds. for a
diamond medal, presented by Thomas 81.
Downing. Wrestling-Bantam weight. los
pounds; feather weight, 115 pounds; light
weight, l35 pounds; middle weight, 1853
pounds.
Among the entries are those of Danny
OBrien. the 1O5-pound amateur champion;
Kenny, the 1l6-pound champion; Johnny
German. the 125-pound champion, and Ca
hill, the 15S-pound champion. They are
all amateurs, living in and around New
York city, but to keep championship honors
in this vicinity will require at least az
sturdy fight as those young men are capa-
BILE of making. for notable eladiators from
other cities are in training for those gold
medals. Among other prominent amateurs
whose appearance in the championship con-
tests may be looked for are Eddie Iober.
the 11O-pound amateur champion boxer;
KID Hogan, the clever 1O5-pound boxer;
Pete McNally, 100 pounds; and Jake Skelly.
ll5 pounds. all men who have won houors
with the gloves and whose records make
them formidable competitors.
There are now ~ the Amateur Athletic
union more than 100 clubs. including, out
side of New York, such organizations az
the Athletic club of the Schuylkill navy. In
Philadelphia; the Columbia Athletic club,
OF Washington; the Baltimore Athletic
club, the Buffalo Lacrosse club. the Detroit
Athletic club and the Catholic Club Athletic
association and the Michigan Athletic club.
also at Detroit; the principal Boston and
other New England clubs. the Olympic
Athletic club. of San Francisco; the
Southern Athletic club, of New Orleans, and
representatives, in fact. from every city in
the union where organizations for the fur
therance of athletic sports have been
formed. The North American Turner bund
and several Scottish American clubs, as
we'll as regimental athletic assecia-
tions, are also represented in the
Amateur Athletic union. The champion
approaching contests, is composed of
James p. sullivan, New Jersey A. G., chair
man; William b. Curtis. New York A. c.,