The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-18
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS.
tppER ours AND HALF NELs0Ns sur.
PLANT ROaEO AND JULIET

A Warm Time AZ the Metropoiitas Opers
House Last Night. Although tss Crseks
Dsd Not Put In tire rr6nsised Appear
sncs-The Various Dee'ssons Were Re
seivca with DIsrvosS-uunh 1.Houas<ps
Parriaiity-Hnrd.hittin Heavy weighss
Fifteen hundred persons saw the prsliui.
nary bouts In boxing and wrestling for the
championships o. tho Amateur Athletic Union.
in the Metropoltan Opera House. Last even.
ing. representative amateurs from Boston.
Philadelphia. and cities In the vicinity II New
York meeting to try conclusions at their re.
spective speciaties
Tho evenings sport was Of q fairly high
quality. but II did not approach that Afforded
BY tho contests for tho championships Of the
Metropolitan Association two wseks ago The
sbsenco OF Lecds, tho crack light weight. was
commented upon. rs he WIS greet drawing
card.
At no boxing tournament IN late years was
thsero so much dissatisfaction over the deci.
sions. The Judges in almost every instance
disagreed. aud Referee Buormycr was called
upon to cast the deciding vote Hfs
choice was always against that Of large
majority OF tho Spectators. and tire hooting.
ieering. and insulting remarks from sll IArts
ofthe house were Overwhelming. MIR. buer-
\ mayor has Ind an eventful career. but last
nl8IN bTeCeptlou tOppeu SV0TytuluBs
II was Int hour before tho preliminary
bouts were nll decided.
BoxrNc.
Tho boxers were very tardv IN appearing and
ths lrst half OF tho evening waa taken ~ with
wrestling At $3.50 the crowd warmed up when
the first bont In the bantam weight boxing
class was called G. Kingsland. Athletic Club
OF the Schuylkiil Navy. Philadelphia, and J. D
MNlin. West slte Athletic Club. New York,
donned the gloves This was q corkins good
fight from the instant tho men csfne together.
Min wls the more clever ~ tho pair and
rained blow utter blow on Miliin's nose and
mouth.
''Givo Il to me-" SMILED Kingsland. who
fought like q demon laughing oil the
white. Eingslauds blows were hard. and what
8 he inckcd In science he made up In determins-
ton. At on. time It looked az though the local
boxer would win. but before the snd Of the nrst
round he had evcned things un. In the second
round Kinusland WAS bleeding profussly frUm
the nose. and when Mllin smashed hiru "a
the nose the Philadelphia boy said sarcastl.
calIy:
why don't you knock me out ?" Millin was
by far the cleverer. and smashed KingslAno
repeatedly. but he couldn't make him stop
Kingsland continued h ID monkey shines In
the last round. but did not let his clowninR
interfere with his fighting. At the conclusion
'of the third round KingBland shook hands
warmly with Miilfn. who was declared the
winner. It was Kinglands arst light and he
won many friends.
q g The second bout IN the bantam class was be.
tween G. McHugh. A c. 3. N. Philadelphia and
N. Wslch. Down Town A. c.. New York. The
pssSs CITY boy vas very s&hityy snd ksgt
II thee GeEua vent
after hfs man and landed almost when and
spd a swing ON the se'' law tSas iio 'ri
se II Sa %.eRSs S e. rns
Ssnd &elsS , srlsd y s AZ; sst.sr:: %sisS
%e. II. Judges al dissssrssa and DO Rsisrss
hs b9St f wSs Ts
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Mullins VICE f. N Yort xs ao te
dit pail, = feather, weIahts 70 ~ Up their
papss xs st e. ss sas an
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dong rood work !n shs ns round
soSn Human
va now known. f4ilowips up his man and
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Mullins. This superintendent was received
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the 12b;pouad class J; Ftspa.tisk Brook.
Town A. o., then Appeared and beforr the men |
{ Ths art bout in the las.pound boxing was
S YORK and " Sharp, PHOENIX i. q. Br,oily a."
Tfis G"ut rssen,' led that Detwesn Butter and
s. sS a 'tHs aaS ss1SS S S s
stasigd tie fnpt and picked Harmon ~ the |
%isnH3eE,, , ~ would have b'en Knockout IN
E:, siss Sus Essasshre s.s ssa Fss:
sppia. wvre drawn together. They .torssd
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nm ElS F. 81 - Sss fsr ssssS ss
MtSaut h. aiSrd away e and sne lay
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.Jph woke up TOWARD, the close es the round
tIroat. stigEcres t!,s Wu.ker City 10Y %y And and
sending bin e. The robes. The second round |
was fNll 81 pretty lighting, There wrs enough |
Warn very even. The ientt ife Of inc I1,und was
u well timed left and right by Horton, wh1 rs. |
this tnItl FUND JOY smasied Hor&on Cd II. |
mouth and this riieu. the EohnBylvanian. who |
nSlce rallies FOL owed.during which juhshowed |
that heels the poshes.oroi 8 dangerous right. |
the bout 10 Hn!tnn.. N Dee., Wet IhilSaisi. |
yh.a q. Pliladelphia, and J. McT!ernan.
nAR's straight right arm leads gave him an ID. |
vantage n thy 0leninG round. The SECOND |
,nHnr doing nearly al tho Lending and holding a |
fafilcient advantage to make lin, win. pro,1d.
ut 's GAM enou gfe t, w. snd
tho judges agreed ON the Down Town man;
,Ths crow.i laid Itself nut for some t,n when
arhS,iited Gtorge hsseti 81 tbs West
Sidss. rink End W'lite cherab With di,nples