New-York tribune., 1891-12-20
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS.
TINE BOXING AND WRESTLING BOUTS.
,,e CROWD SEES THE A. A. U. FINALS AT THE
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

ara CROWD SEES THE A. A. U. FINALS AT THE
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE,
49,. ,oyer, Of boxing and wrestling had treat ct
=. metropolitan Opera House last night Lusty athletes
"a ,hc boards where classic music generally beors sway
.,.nge In boNes was just marked. Politicians
s uen racing and "sports'' occupied the seats
e An a night Of music New.Yorks fairost women are
-. IN all their wealth OF beauty.
rs. ,.markable change brought about by the ANA
.,h,etls Union, which last night decided its finals
~ ,,e boxing and wrestling Championships Of the coun
M M The preliminares had been fought Thursday
~, and as all the chs had been blown out last nights
we're expected to furnish cory fights, and scen
80 .narrins and wrestling. The referee OF boxing
,en,ueyer n. " A. C.. and the judges 4. Il. Peters
n..,on A. A. and =. j. Donohue. f. W. Burns he
IN the monstrOus lungs, was the announcer
tn. arst bout in boxing between c. J. McIIugh
a, s y. Of Pennsylvania, and J. D. Mun, w. S.
NJ welch, d, T. A. c., got the decision in the
,m,naries but was weight. and he refused to
~ yedehed McHugh got the bout McHugh knocked
I'm and dazed in the first round and he completely
scsed out in the second round He had TO be carried
,.oo the ring. Mullin is the champion 105 pound
,er Of the country and he announced that he would
never neht again. lie is sensible little fellow and
.,.r,r .parrer but be is hardly 'sTim'' Murphy.
Tree were four left in the 135pound boxing class
~. first bout between J. Hannegan, w. S. A. c..
Ia G. Har1uan d. T. A. @. Harman typical slugger
pspegsn almost knocked out in the first round the
ali ot time saving him. The second rodnd showed some
,l,v,r work Hannegsn rallyng In fine FORM Hannegap
"A l
, .andstll. His victory loudly applauded
The second bout in the 135pound boxing class was
between G. Connors, D. T. A. C., and o. H. ziegar,
A c. s. T., Of Pennsylvania. Connors was the tougher
man but the Quaker the better fighter. Connors
adopted foung tactics when he he was getting the
worst Of IL. and he was promptly disqualified The
phrsdelphian's victory was a proper one.
Great interest evnced the final in the 1l5pound
ho.ng between T. F. Connolly T. A. c., of Boston, and
a Mullins w. s. A. c. Connolly did the better work
Arsf hut 20
..cond The third round evenly contested that
an extra round ordered 1t give and take, and
both men covered with blood 1t was the hardest
ssht Of the night and the widest enthusiasm prevailed.
The Bostonian the championship. MullIns's only
consolation that he is second best 115pound boxer In
A, country according to the A. A. U.
Hnal bout in the special 1o5pound boxing class
was between w H. Horton a. c. N, OF Penn. and J.
McTernan D. T. A. c. and battle roysl Anticipated
Each kid glove under his right hand boxing
nitten The Quaker CITY bleeding like stuck
mig in the first round. and the second about even
NcTienan seemed the better and Horton was a but
Knocked out in the third round The judges disagreed and
Bsurmever as usual gave the feht to Horton.
The frs bout the bantam weight wrestling was
between Portner. NJ A. c., and F. Bertsch A. A c.
Of Newark An extra round was ordered Of six minutes
After twomnues' the bout resumed Bertsch
received the verdict although fall made.
The second bout between II. Kopp. Star A. c..
and j. Kesser. l. A. c., of Newark Kesser won after
On extra bout, downing Kopp with half-Nelson.
In the l1)pound wrestling, ~ -. Balu, NJ. A. C''
easily defeated f. Harris s.. George A. A.. in 90 90
+. wes p. H., OF Brooklyn, and w. Seib. S:ar A. c..
wresed in the 125-pound special class Wes won easily
in the second trial.
p. Won BoeeKman, st. George A. A. easily won the
wrestling q amponship In the middle e-weght class. He
Is remarkably well.proportoned athlete. with muscles
like great vhpcords. W. c. Winter N. Y. Il. ", was
his opponen;
The second bout in the 1o5.pound wrestling be-
tween Holzbauer, A. A. c., Of Newark. and j. Y.
w NJ ilni rtO
Just six minutes and Cooper showed disposition to try
pugilism for change.
The final in mdde-weight boxing championship was
between j. J. Won Houten, w. S. A. c., and w. ii.
suckey, w. E. A. A. of Newark The call of time saved
Van Houten while Stuckey all but knocked out ear
er in the round. Both weak in the second
round that scientific sparrlng was impossible Stuckey
got decision, although bantam rooster could have
whipped both men after the first round
-Four men were lef the 5-pound wrestling class.
A. Nemann, y. A. A. and G. Bothner, p. A. c. Nemann
won after eXta six-minu;e bout The next bout In
the same class was between w. Hickey, N A. O., and
c. Schleckser, A. and b. b. A., OF Newark oohieehser
threw up the sponge.
Bertseh won the final bout in the 10o-pound wrestling
championship. disposing Of Kessler rather easily.
E. Beck. s T. w. Of Pennsylvena. ana n >: 1aid,
NJ A. c. contested the final ir the 115-pound wrestling
championship Beck won with neck and hip lock. He
threw Baird clear his head.
The final bout in the heavyweight boxing was the
bodest fight OF e night and naturally excited the most
enthusiasm. Race prejudice high j. Kennedy,
v A. c. was smiling and confident and A. lsaacs, T. A.
c. nervous. Isaacs fought on the defensive for two
rounds but when he fairly covered with blood he
ooked and fought like Indian. Isaacs showed won
defu pluck and fought his Irish rival To standst in
se last round He got the victory amid great shouts OF
appreciation One OF the fingers OF Isaacss right hand
Was broken in the first round.
Buermeyers decisions gave better satisfaction than
usual There about dozen women in the audience
and ss @ rule, they made more noise than Their male
escorts.