Evening journal., 1891-01-23
WARREN CLUB SPORTS.
THIRD ANNUAL ATHLETIC Exel-
BiTioN A SUCCESS.


third and most successful winter enter
tainment in the Opera House last even
ing. The house was crowded with the
lovers of athletic sports and such an en-
thusastlc crowd Of spectators has seldom
been ia the Opera House. When the
curtain arose nearly every seat was
taken.
One of the non athletic features of the
entertainment was an exceedingly humor
GUS stump speech by the inimitable John
Dooley. He made several suggestions to
various people, but one to the general
government brought down the house He
said: Look at the expenses of this gov
ernment. look at them my friends ard
contemplate. Why the United States
has on the frontier TO fight Indians a
standing army OF more than 950 men !
Now to curtail expenses dismiss the army
and bring all the indians TO Delaware and
set them to work in DuPont's powder
mills.
Another non-athletlc feature was the
performances by the Clover Banjo Club
Of Philadelphia. This organization
played several selections in the best pos
sibie style.
The first event on the program depicted
an original and novel SC enc This was a
gymnasium in full operation It was
conducted by members of the Warren
Club and they went through the various
athletic exercises on the parallel bars and
rings, sparring and wrestling matches,
work with dumb bells, clubs and all
manner Of athletic apparatus The whole
athletic part Of the entertainment was Of
the highest grade.
The first event on the program was q
wrestling bout for the 1856 pound class,
between John Klund. Warren Athletic
Club and b E. Guillon OF the Athletic
Club Of the Sehuylkill Navy. The bout
wss very interesting for a few minutes,
but at the end Of FIVE minutes and thirty
seconds Guillon won the fall by clean
throw.
The next event was also wrestling
match This was between w. P. Spoerl
Of the w. A. O ard w. h. Horton of
the A. G. S. N Of Philadelphia. Spoerl
is a well known Wilmingtonian ana has
been in several bouts with good men at
his weight aud has always come out with
flying colors He was the favorite with
the audience and all wished to see him
win. After the opening movements it
looked as If it would be Spoerl's throw
but in minutes and 20 seconds Horton
won the fall from the Wilmington boy
by a clever, quick turn and throw
After a selection by the Clover Banjo
Club there were exercises on the parallel
bars by member of the Philadelphia Y i.
M. @. A., Fred L. Greiner Of the w. A,
c., and j. j. Anderson Of the A. G. s. n
The exhibition was very good and the
men exhibited some startling feats Of
strength and agility in their perform
ance.
Frank Boulden Of the Warren Club
and II. E. Printer Of the A. G. s. NJ,
gave an interesting spRrring bout in the
l35 pound class. Boulden was much
taller than his opponent, bat Printer had
the advantage il agility, and he easily
tired his adversary. The Philadelphia
was as fresh at the end Of the third
round as he had been at the beginning OF
the set.to, while Boulden was nearly
winded. The referee made no decision
but the bout was in favor Of the Phila
delphia man.
Ia the next spsrring event Horace Nc.
Daniel, the plueky 140 pound Warner
Club man, who has a well known anC
favorable reputation as q boxer, stood uT
for three rounds before Jack Williams
the professional middle weight anC
Atlantic City life guard. Mcdaniel haC
not the weight or strength CT his op
ponent, but he made up for it by his
agility and scientific boxing. Both men
went to work Immediately after ths
opening, and they gave sn excellent ex-
hibition Of sparring. They were well ap-
plauded for their work Rice, tbs
amateur champion, was TO have SPARED
with Mcdaniel, but as he was Ill, WI
liams was substituted.
John Y. Cooper and Alfred Davidson O.
the Warren Club gave very interesting
exhibition of tumbling. They did many
difficult and skillful tumbllng feats anC
among them were several new feats
never seen in this city before Cooper
did many ingenious and wonderful con
tortion feats, which captured til,
audience. Several men gave exhibitions
on the horizontal bar
The next wrestling match was betweeI
James Gillespie Of the w A O. and a. ]
Kitchen of the a. c. s. N. Kitchen is
praeticed wrestler, while Gillespie is only
a novice, last night. .beingthe first time h.
appeared in bout in public KitcheI
was the more scientific Of the two
besides being much euppler, but Gillespi,
was the stronger and held his adversary
down without trouble. Both men weri
at l5S pounds weight The first rusl
was lively and for two minutes it looked
as If Gillespie would get a fall from
Kitchen without trouble. At the end o
ten minutes the bout was declared
draw, neither man having won q fall.
The most brilliant Of Rll the events o
the evening, and undoubtedly the hes
wrestling match that has been seen Ii
Wilmington for several years, was th
bout in the 125 pound class between
John Y. Cooper Of the Warren Athleti
| Club and J. j. Anderson Of the A. Q. S
| n. Cooper came upon the stage in
/ lavender suit and was greeted wit
storms of applause. Anderson also wa
well-known ana came in for his share o
the appreciation expressed by the audi
ence.
From the moment that time was caller
and the men shook hands until fall wa
won, the vast number of spectator
| gazed with rapt attention at the work O
the two men on the stage The men wer
about evenly matched, though Anderso
was probably little the heavier Th
match lasted just three minntes an
thirty seconds, when with magaificen
display of science and strength, Cooper
by remarkable flying throw, lande
his opponent on his back an
gained the fall. Both men ha
tried all the tactics known to ths skillfu
wrestler, and the match was of th
highest class. During the whole bon
the house had been in q state of intens
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and exhuberant cries rang out from ad
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