The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-03
SKILL AND MUSCLE.

The athletic exhibition at Prof.
Walkers gymnasium, Pawtucket, last
evening was Of more than ordinary merit.
That there Is good sporting blood running
in the veins of the young men of Paw
tucket was demonstrated by the attend.
ance last night, which, with the large
delegation that went from Providence
made up an audience aggregating upwards
OF 500. 1t was a good-natured crowd and
one easily controlled. They got enthusi-
astic at times. OF course, that IS 70 be ex-
pected, but their demonstrations always
subsided quickly whenever master of cere-
monies Ernest Harold told them TO keep
quiet.
The exhibition last night was the second
of the season in the gymnasium and its
unqualified success guarantees more of
the same kind before the winter closes
There were eight events on the programme
and each one of the eight was a whole
show In itself.
AS starter Mr.. Harold introduced
Collette of Pawtucket and james of
Woonsocket who donned the pillow for
three rounds which was of the give and
take order from the start, the man from
Woonsocket having decided advantage
in height and reach, but at that could not
do more than bold his own
Next came Gorman and McCann in
catch-as catch-can wrestling match IL
was an Interesting exhibition of the art.
In which, as Is always the case, each
scored fall and then the game closed.
Riley and Eenriques came next, and In
the time allotted them gave Il very clever
exhibition of the manly art, Henriuues
having the best OF it,
Warren and Edwards then crawled
through the ropes and proceeded 20 show
what they knew of the art. IL was evident
from the start that Edwards knoWlelrecf
il was very limited
The set-to that pleased the crowd was
that between Billy Costigau and Flattlev.
There was just enough OF good hard work
in the three rounds 20 tickle tie ribs of
every man in the audience aud the enthu.
siasm which kept bubbling over I'm the
shape OF applause was an incentive 20
make the men do even better il possible
than before. Flattley j. one Of those fel
lows who 90 at il slam.bang from the
start, losing his head at times for the iu.
stant and forcing his man over the rome Iu
a wrestling match. bat Ina the center of tL,
ring CostigaD plainly demonstrated his
superiority and right handlers. straight
from the shoulder and left hand uuuer
cuts made Flattley vince. but be kept up
the hot work 10 the last and when me
third round finished everybody sighed hr.
cause there WIS not more of It,
Then came Roach aud Boyle In clever
"Qo." followed by Rearduu aud Bowie.
The latter pair mixed il up thick and u4v,
the audience lust what IL wanted.
The final ego" of the evening was four
rounds between Bobby Burns and Mon
treal.v The latter had host of friends
In the audience. whose enthusiasm over
his showing with Bobby WAS hard 10 keen
down az times They didnt seem 60 re-
alize Burns's position-,that lac had moth
inu TO gain and everything 60 lose. while
with Montreal IL was the reverse Neither
did they realize that Montreal was
.loIuu his best while Burns was
simply making a sparring match OF IL.
Montreal showed himself 10 bc far and
away above the ordinary boxer for man
OF his experience, but there was hardly a