The Jersey City news., 1891-10-20
SLUGGING and SCIENCE.
Preliminary Bouts in the
Lori1lard Tourney Last
Night.

The preliminary bouts in the Lorillaru
Athletic Clubs tourRSsQept were decided
last night at Woo99 kan.i THE NEWS
predicted that the &hsSition would be
worth witnessing, and the eight hundred
present entertained the same opinion be-
fore the exhibition4olosed. The rivals IN
each bout were evenly matched ana
clever The final bout was so intensely
exciting that the seconds came near hay-
ing set-to over claim of foul: Iney
clinched, but the referee promptly inter-
fered and separated them. An amusing
feature was the antics OF an excitaoie
Young man. who was perched In the gal
lery over the stage. He was so conf
pletely absorbed by the WORK oil the SPAR
rers that the presence of every one else
was forgotten and as every blow was
struck out shot his arm at some
mythical rival. He attracted as much
attention as the performers in Che ring
and the laughter which his antics pro-
voked did not for moment AFFECT MIN
and cause him to realize that he was
PLAYING the clown.
The exhibition began with bout IN
the 105lb class. The opponents were II.
Wilson, Scottfsh-American A. G. and
Fred Watson, Standard A. c. They had
a lively give and take in the first round
until Wilson by straight jab with his
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cured square knock down. In the sec
ond round Wilson did the leading, but
Watson countered quickly and neatly
They were bleeding and tired when time
was called. In the third round Wilson
was in the best form and got the de-
cision.
The second bout was between two lis
lb. n.en, John McKeck, Olympic A. c.,
and J, D. Crammer, Lorillard A. G. The
former who is tall, made furious rush
at his rival intending to annihilate him at
the start. Crammer cleverly lodged, and
McKeck was carried down by his violent
blow aimed at space. He was more care
ful after that, and every time ne landed
he quickly got away, and by his long
reach kept his rival from him. Crammer
made an earnest effort in the third round.
but the judges gave McKeck the verdict.
The third bout was In the lis lb. class.
but did not evoke much enthusiasm.
Dick Connors of the Scottish-American
A. g. and M. Thea, Lorillard A. c., were
the rival. The former excelled in science
so decidedly that he won easily.
The fourth bout was more interesting.
1t was in the 115 lb. class, and the oppon-
ents were j. Norton. Hanover A. c.. and
B. Dugan, Cable A. G. They were wary
in the first round and measured each
others style. But little execution was
done. Norton found an opening aud
planted hard left swing on Dngan's
stomach. In the second round Dugan
quickly sent out his left and landed on
Norton's nose. The latter retaliated aud
landed repeatedly on Dugan's wind. The
latter retaliated and landed repeatedly on
Dugan's wind. The third round was a
fierce one. Norton was the strongest
at the end of the round and received the
decision.
The fifth bout was between C. Duck.
witZ, Brownsville "A. G. and Paul
Blakely, Brooklyn A. c., W no weighed in
the 125 lb. class. The former was aggres-
sive and did the leading in the first round
In the second, Blakely made Duckwitz
the target. In the third round 1t was give
and take in rapid order and seemed TO be
even, but the judges agreed on Duckwitz.
The decision did not meet the endorse :
ment of the audience as IL was met with
Kissing.
The Sixth bout was the first in the 1856
lb. class. The rivals were W. Goggins,
Clinton A. 9. and H. Grohe, West Side
A. G. Goggins is short but is quick
and game. Grohe is an experienced
and hard fighter In the first round each
secured knockdown. In the second
round Grohe effectively used his right
and punished severely his opponent, but
Il did not disturb the plucky Gogxins.
The third round was intensely exciting
The judges disagreed and. the referee
justly gave the honor to Grdhe.
The next ana last bout was between
William Monahan, Wayne A. c., and
Charles jackson, Palmetto A. C. They
are in the 135 lb. class. In the first round
Monahan rushed jackson to the ropes
and punished him severely.
In the second round Monanan again
rushed. but was successfully met by
jackson. Monahan slipped and fell and
jackson went down with him. In the
third 1t was a constant exchange OF blows
and The men did not hear the call of time
and kept slugging until the referee sep
arated them. The judges disagreed and
the referee ordered an extra round
of two minutes. This did not
please the audience, who shouted
for Monahan. In the fourth the
two men were weak and tired jackson
got in few light blows and was given
the battle, which did not please the audi
ence. The battle was one of the best ever
seen in an amateur exhibition in this
city.
The officials were:-James f. Larkins,
referee; G. A. Burrell, Pasrime A. c.,
and John L. Dougherty, Clinton A. c.,
judges; Robert Stoll, N Y. A. c.; M. J.
O'Sullivan, Lorillard A. c., and Sam D.
See, Acorn A. c., timers; Fred Burns,
Varum b. c.. Master of Ceremonies.
The final bouts will be decided at
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