The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-24
BLOOD AND BRUISES.
frorsineat Features OF the Bank Clerks A.
a. Boxtsg Preliutnnries.

There wore no bank clerks 10 tho boxing
competition Of tho Bank Clerks A. A. at tho
Lyceum Opera House last night but
there was NO discount on tho scrapping
There was an equal mixture OF science
and smuggling. and tho crowd that filled tho
house was thoroughly satisfied with the sport
| The number OF amateurs who competed was
| surprisingly large. showing a decided increase
OF interest In S35 medals. The referee was j.
Adler: judges. s. G. Austin and S. d. soe
timers. r. Stoll and J. G. Spaeth. and an
nouncer. Fred Burns.
J. Hughes. Brooklyn A. C.. md @. Ross, Lex
| ington A. e.. wore tho first pair In tho 1o5-
pound class. Hughes appeared to weigh sew
oral pounds more than Ross. and no went ut
tho littlo fellow In tho FIRST round In cav
ago way. using both hands with tolling effect.
Ross apparently enjoyed tho punching and
stood II until tho second. when no walked up
and with few wcli-p!nce uppor, cuts. soon
ro"S IN Ginger GTt 81 msns shg hnd
EnSskSd i%W% hallF doom times. and iInaiis
W WoisS Heard a. c.. forfeited to J. &. Stead.
Sim pson. Olympic A. G.. both OF whom should
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also shade the bcsst Of tho slapping, The
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Home. Sweet Home, The rcieroe told them
they would be disqualified unless they fought:
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Planters mock and the latter fell like a log. |
He was carried of the platform limp as o rag. |
Luxe Byrne. Eagle A. G. and f. Leonard.
who did some clever work. Byrne did most OF
the leading and swung q wicked left. He had |
the best Of 1t throughout. and the Judges |
found no difficulty In deciding on him as the
N; knapp. Titan. 4. c.. and J. Hala. Hanover
was case Of hit out and trust to luck to hit |
something. hnapp's prob9scis was especially
prominent. and Hala had great success in |
landing on 1t. Knapp. however. ontlasted |
To at
T. Farrell. Clipper A. G., and n F. Haugh. |
Palmetto A. c.. were most decidedly not In the |
novice class. They We're we'll matched. and |
showed the most science OF any pair OF the |
night. Farrell rushed continually. but Haugh. |
with a serios OF telling upper cuts. Farrell |
was punished hard throughout and Haugh |
came out unscathed. The judges agreed on |
The first bout in the 135-round class he
Titan A. c.. was a terrific smuggling match;
but acted on the aggressive and tho |
judges disagreed. In the additional round |
that was ordered Graf was pounded all over |
the ring. but stood up under II in manner in,
4. Murray. Northern A. c.. was an easy mark |
for T. Gratz. Clipper A. C. Murray was groggy |
after the first two or three hard punches. bat
Gratz was declared the victor,
The 135-pound clnss was still In session at |
midnight. and the 15S-pounders were waiting
The finals viii take place in the Manhattan
C. house on Tuesday. Dec. 20.