New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
ATHLETES ON THE STAGE.
nox1NG AND WRESTLING AT THE OPERA
HOUSE.
,ror1,Ip ,ssEMBLAtE AT THE METRoPOlI-

r,v-RECORDS o. THE CONTESTS.
r.. No,rorotan opera House presented anything
bnt its usual appearance as' night y" V"O ~.
sriaab,e looking double ring had been put up Inv,
-.,e If thc regulation twenty fourioot oIoe'' ""'
80 necessary adjuncts to the display OF mouerl
49, to II * safe o say that Patti, GcrSer ana
49,, ,r.ans of song Icvcr TITLED before su'h an
.s.mhjsRe Bankers. brokers'. lawyers proic'S'",''
nszeechters and piclpCkcts were Represented. nv
,.os were fairly well He'd, while few vacant seats
could be found in the rst of the house i"o po'i'o
oocers kent In the wing. well ont oi Neh''
Tho chief officers vcrc a follows holc'co VI
,oYinr H. Buermeyer. y. Y \. G.; judges oil ooAlnS'
a. C,ni,eras Y. Y. &C.: f. Milligan, A. C. = y.
,dree If wrestling j. ELLINGTON Metropolitan H. -
L Boius ~ Y. Turn \eleln. timers = - l"e"'''
If 4 C.: samuel see. Acorn \. A. WclIhciS 10 CON-
mittee c. Harvey, stir A. c. Ii. conn., - "0's %
A. c. a.. .o,.
o,s delay occurred while messengers were dis
',boa ~ the New Yirk Athletic Club for new scales.
Tho first contest WIS between j. II. Award. Boston
G. and G. w. IIosbns. A. c. :. t., in the los pound
wrestling Award : Harvard College man ana
WAS looked upon As a sure winner. IloNBlilN now
ever put the Curlyoeadcd coilcsian on MS DICK III
inst minutes - - seconds.
". Horton. A. C. : L.. and IL. Pccmnsky, \. VI.
7 A. G.. then vested in the ll5-ponnd class.
pechnsky VOL in , minutes l second. !. Mueller
y r Y ~ Nevan, and H. :. Baird, II. George "
r, urres,lcd In the same class. Mueller made short
~ork Of his oppoent, gaining the fall III MN
ute - IS second.
The first boxing contest was in the fcatherweisht
class between y. Weldon. Brooklyn y. C., ana C.
R,rns " \. c. 1t was lively battle ana was
described by the rfcec the neatcNt h5hllhg We
.ecn N some time" Weldon did most Of the leading
and Won some II the spectators hI>Neu dIu h"'">
CRASHED his teetl in rage
r Y Cooper Warren \. C., and !. kenncy Acorn
A G. wrc>tled n the first bout in the l31 pound
class Cooper WI in minutes ana - seconds.
The second but in the 113pound boxing was
between Andy Klly. Bridge \. C.. and Il. Mullins W.
: A. C. AT tn, end both were - tired that they
could scarcely Saud mp. The judges disagreed and
the referee Gl'e the prize TO Mullins Kelly olo
tie best WORK the first two rounds
lie first bot in the 125-pound boxing was be
tween j. Collin. Bridge A. C., and +. >chneerine. p
A. G. Collins made q good battle but ochneerlnG
WAS given the victory. The second bout in the same
class Was between +. Tillistrand W. ;. \ {, and W.
RYAN. W. :. \. c. They were clubmatcS refused
70 ech and yere 0riercd of the stage. Iillistrand
getting the vclory.
The second bout in the l35 pound wrestling was
between o. Gamer It George \. G., and II. W. Wolf.
AC.s [. After three trial, Wolf won in min
u,es 10 IS seconds.
yeSner l.1,, Club. fought the first bout in the 15s
pound boxing contest. Both looked fat The men
anal for hrt Place in the 1OjpOund wrestling wa
Letreen g.. PfOrlner Y. !. \. C., and J. Il. Reilly
A.CS L. Reilly VOL ia minutes and IS seconds
Much inrrest was felt in The meeting between
T. Cahill. : A. \. C.. and VI. !. McAdlihe, Bridge
A. c.. In ne mddlc-velshL boxing. Nc Anime Wa
knocked down twice in the INST round. CanHI
knocked Mt\ulne out in The second round using III,
right arm With terrible effect. The time Of the second
round was 10 rhc rnai in TIE los pound wrestling
was between G.. ". HUkns. y. G. :. y. and P. ',
BorcRnan, st George 4. c. Iioskns won with d
The ina IN the feathcr-wccht wrestling was between
F. Muellerand II. rechIn,k': Mueller won IN : nm
utes and 2 seconds. The battle between me bantam
weights L O'Birn, ". A. G. and T. Murphy. j.. A. e.
rer the chm pionehp last year and last night great
deal Of nney wagered on the result They fought
manner robatly never before heard In that home OF
opera he judges wanted another round bat none
va. ordceh. Murphys work was the better and he
The Thtwccht boxing final was between II. VI.
Leeds ns dude, A G. y G., and j. RICE; y b.; =.
adude' lanced around the ring with ii broad smile
suSeah ser his face. He poltc a. Bean
BqmmC and the sp-ctaors r%aTsd 70 10 Giacr N ai
aSIyed and the referee gave the fight n Rice amid
Gorm 81 Kisses. The peculiar decision took the SPEC
tsters breath away. Iced, simply t0yed with his
oppo.nt in the first two rounds,
IN final in the heavy weight boxing clts, was be
.v.,. y +. Doherty. Boston 4 G., and +. Mck"nna.
star G. McKenna knocked out in - seconds
and ,tasgcred around the ring like drunken man
NcBmna lasted bnt IA se'Ond, In the second round
ne final for the championship in the lightweight
Visiting wa> won ~ II. ". Wolf. \. c. :. T.. IN
B. Mullins and p. weldon fought for the Champion
sip IN the ll3poInd 6oAnI Ia ihGIe W@S C@d
nd the referee gave the championship 10 Weldon.
RE Anal bout In the 125 pound boxing Gas, Wa be
seemed 10 have Lad tie Rest Of II al through but
schneerng given rhe trophy. The prize, VIII be
distributed Al The sporting Times Office L" morrow