The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-10

Ane iONS'S vi Sport III Roanoke were
treated to a game glove contest last
night at the Opera House, between
Carter Lyons, of Roanoke, and w. s.
Layton, of North Carolina. Each man
is 20 years of age, but Layton had the
manifest supsriority,n weights. Whi.e
both were at catch weight, Layton
weighed not less than las and Lyons in
the ncighborhood of 1875. Lyons was
seconded by Ed. McAleer and j ack Conley
and Layton by Murphy and John Hur-
dick. III. Sutphen acted as referee,
The contest was governed by Marquis
of Queensbury rules, three minu.o
rounds and minute wait.
Time was called about 11:3n, and the
men shook hands in the center of the
ring.
OLyons seemed much the cooler of the
two and was more sparing of motion.
lie had an advantage in height and
reach which, however. were offset by
the fact that he had been under DIR.
Simmons care since reaching Roanoke
and had lost ten pounds Of weight
within as many days from 4 stomach
trouble His many friends in Roanoke,
however, will appreciate his gameness
in meeting a much heavier antagonist
while in such condition. Layton could
easily have spared eight pounds to
advantage.
| The first round was charac terized by
no sharp fighting save 4 rally near tho
| end-the round was even.
Second round-Layton got in his
right on the shoulder and on the face,
After sparring Lyons returned the
compliment the round ending even.
In the third round Lyons led straight,
landing light on the chest. Layton
returned light. Lyons led strong for
the head, receiving return on tho
chest. The round seemed to be in favor
of Lyons.
Fourth round--Layton pushed mat
ters and had Lyons on the ropes. but
seemed not to push his advantage, Ly-
ons recovering with Il sharp drive from
the left in tho face. Layton sent in q
light one on tho neck. Lyons returned
the compliment with left in the face
and his right in the stomach. Up to
this round Lyons had done most of the
leading, as, in fact, he did through tho
whole contest. SO far as points were
concerned Lyons led twice to his op-
| ponent's once through the contest,
landing in majority of the leads. but
his blows lacked effectiveness and he
seemed unable to stop his heavier op-
| ponent's ruShcS.
In the fifth round Layton led and
followed up with Il sharp interchange,
in which Lyons got the worst of it,
receiving a blow from tho left on his
right eye and severe blow on his
upper lip, cutting it badly. This round
was strongly in favor of Layton, but
some ono called time before tho end
of the round and the men were stopped.
The sixth round presented several
sharp exchanges and ended even.
| In tho seventh round Layton led
strong for tho stomach and Lyons came
back on the stomach and face, leading
again for the neck and countered on
| tho cheek. The round ended in q
cliDch in Layton's favor.
From the seventh round on Lyons
was troubled with profuse bleeding
from his lip which had been cut in the
fifth round and made worse by several
blows. From this round on it was evil
dent that ho was at the mercy of his
antagonist, who visibly spared him,
although urged on by his seconds.
The ninth round was charac terized
by several sharp exchanges, Lyons los
ing rapidly.
In the tenth round it was evident
that the fight was nearing an end, Lay
ton merely playing with his antagonist.
The eleventh was hardly moro than 4
walk around, Lyons driving lightly at
the chest three times, Layton returning
hard on tho mouth twice. At the con-
clusion of the round the contest was
stopped, though it might have con-
tinued, and the decision was given in
favor of Layton by the referee. His
decision was sustained by his audience,
which, however, cheered Lyons for his
gameness.
After few minutes the audience was
treated to very lively set-to OF two
rounds between Layton and his second,
Murphy, which looked far more like
contest than anything seemed between
Lyons and Layton. There were sew
eral sharp rallies. Murphy plainly
showing that he was a good man, al
though outweighed. Tue exchange
ended even.
carter Lyons announces his willing
ness to meet Layton with two-ounce
gloves in fight to tho finish, to take
place in North Carolina within six
weeks.
Peoples Party Not in 1t.
LA CROSSE, Wis, June 9.-lSpeciall-
The State convention Of the Farmers
Alliance met to-day and President
Butt delivered his annual address. Tho
chief point of the address was Il de-
| ClaratiOn that the recent convention at