San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-06
MISSION ATHLETES.
Report of the New Orleans Fight
Recelved-Ama tcurs Enter
tanned tbe Visitors

Report of the New Orleans Fight
Received-Am Amateurs enter
tanned the Visitors.
Last night the Mission Athletic
club room was crowded with mem-
bers and visitors to hear the bulletins
OF the Meyers-McA ulIff fight. There
were present about three hundred
people. I'LL of whom were we'll salts
fed with the: Entertainment furnish
on Ior tnelr Dvnetit. Quo Phillips and
Henry Kinsley opened the evenings
program with some good horizontal
bar performances and afterwards
some high kicking both of which
being splenaidly executed, and the
uoys were oundly applaud.d. Next,
Tom Reilly and Gsbe Cszelle we're in.
troduced to the audience III the puRI-
listic ring made tor the occasion and
they fought eight rounds of very fair
fighting. Reilly is over thirty pounds
heavier than Gabe and his height
and strength were great odds in mis-
favor, nevertheless Gabe made q
splendid fight, as his superior
science lessened tine odds great
ly. At the end of the bout
Uabe mad q lump under mis- left
eye and Reilly's ribs and back were
considerably scratched up, otherwise
they were but little the worse for the
wear. When the bulletins came 10
erything else would cease until
they were read, after which the
sports would go on again. AS the re-
ports were being read it could easily
be seen that McAniiff was the favor
ite OF those present, as whenever he
scored a good blow the crowd would
cheer loudly. Meyer also had some
admirers present, as could be easily
seen when things looked his way In
the eighth round, and quite an ap-
After the fight at the club Reilly and
Phillips gave q splendid exhibition
on the parallel bar. Here Reilly did
things that brought down the house.
Following this came nigh vsultibg
over the horizontal bars by Reilly,
Knisley, Aue and Shorty" Phillips.
Here the first two divided honors.
These boys also did some good work
on the bars, Reilly carrying off the
hOnors. Louis Heder and John Bull,
Two amateurs, next commenced q
catch-as- catch, can wrestling match,
which Heder won easily with three
straight flying falls, making them all
III less than hve minutes. "Shortyn
Phillips was then pitted against
Heder and after q hard struggle
which lasted several minutes. during
which time both men had some mar
row ESCAPES, "Shorty" won the
match. IL was during this last
match that the New Orleans fight
ended. When 1t was read out that
Mac" bad won the applause was
deafening. At ll.20 the visitors had
all departed.
On account Of tonight being
regular meeting night, and that the
club has considerable amount of
business TO attend to, they will not
receive bulletins of the Dixon-Sk elley
fight. There are tifty-three aplica.
tions for membership now on the
board, who are as follow: Geo. Knis-
ley, A. A Wilke, H. D. Bsrnets, Geo.
Dugan, J. Irvine, H. w. Joyce,
Jas. Stevens. Dan Carr, Earnest Rich
ter, Henry Kublman, Nj. J. Hewitt,
r. +. Blair, J. B. Emery, r. w.
Mulally, w. d. Hornaday, Reagan
Houston, F. H. Alling, A. E. Wor-
den, Chss. Heuermsnn, w. H. Weiss,
G. G. Janin, &. l.. Kemper, J. F. Flo.
rian, d. Bitter, A. r. Balkan, E
Arrow, ]. Patterson, J. 81. Hobbs, J.
Suess, r. Tresmus. Alex Feldtmann,
Pete Jonas, Jr.; J. E. O'Dsy, Edgar
Eaton, V. l.. James, r. F. William
son, F. w. Church, E. }. Lloyd, Her
man Heiligmann, r. Strayhorn. 8.
Broussels, w. p. Hendrick, Ed.
RIsche, Jr., and John Gender.
Wednesday night the Sullivan. Cor
bett fight will be given by rounds at
the club rooms.