The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
SUSPENDED BOXERS FIGHT
The Clippers Couid Not AHord 10 Give Up
Their show.

group Of we'll known boxers entering tho
Lyceum Opera House last night. received a
| profound obeisanco from the bystanders.
WHO are them fcllers Z" asked the Police
man on duty
WHO are they ?" echoed tho ticket takcr.
why. they belong to Cuttiss 200. McAlls-
ter's not in it."
One OF the last things done at Friday nights
meeting OF the Metropolitan Association
Board OF Managers was to issue the following
notice:
Any person who boxes against a suspended amateur
will himself be suspended at once. Officers Of amateur
athletic clubs should remember that Of the recent
ly adopted rules of the Amateur Athletic Union is as
follows: No professional contest for any prize or re-
ward whatever shall be allowed Mt any games meet.
ngso entertainments held under the ruea OF ANA
eur Athletic Union" The practical workings OF this
rule Is follows; That professional or suspended
amateur is allowed to compete at any entertainment
which has been scheduled by the metropolitan Assoca.
ton Of the Amateur Athletic Union. The club giving
such entertainment will be suspended for violating the
general rules Of the Amateur Athletic tnlon
Despite this the Clipper Athletic Club gave
its scheduled boxing tourney at the Lyccum
pended uoxers c3imp,seted ,hereat for the same
else. 1t had paid for the hail. printing. and
stand thu heavy loss entailcd by u postpone
mnnt or abandonment.
the nal T"s ay Tr IS1 and TwG S 81
Cunningham. and Joe Harmon und Fred Graft.
did not mnterialize. and il, place The spec
e Tb ths S Was the
young lady. whom tho spsetat4r. .show"red
Murphy n II sent word TINT he was sick: GnnninE
tho little Past mo cham pion III.
g., The rrfereeing was done by Jack Adler Of
NJ Cassidy did the Judging. sam See and
Charles Sonnors looked alter the Aging min
utes OF the rounds
Two ll5 Founders were the first couple to
meet Iiilly loss. the bromising young fellow
iEho o n we hanover a. g.: stacking w. against
Ross banged his man all over the stage. Ho
Q. the round that humane Sergeant held up
his club rs sign to cense hostllities; The
round. Ross was bleeding ireely ut the call of
time e, The Judges liked rim for first money
III mi 'n Epr "pnop 1 went Msnr 100
mounds. next, met ia Hayes. Drsatur A. C..
x% t1nsd the ;fe, ten n?pbnds, mEayier
Of the Judges. and he was first choice.
s, Ihe 6iG-m noG i Ad1nis "t the West
s pan"he y AGanrn on q"
stars. to settle little argument rs to which Of
ne TWO WOulu take the DIX END Of the purse. |
flanagan quit as time was called for the third |
round.
The best amateur or. for that matter pro.
!essional fight seen In this vicinity in years |
followed. the participants being Eddie Pierce
pers Everybody thought Pierce had walk
over, but that young man held hi, opponent
TOO cheap. In the iir st two rounds job smashed
was ten to one against Pierce when time wa1
"a lied for the final round. But in that four
minutes the fighting WAS terrific. Pierce
ought like a demon. and the boys were sntur-
ltel with blood Joh tonk frightful punish
nent bleeding from mouth nose, and ears.
Pierce evened up all the advantage gained by
|oh in the first two rounds. md on Disagree
nent OF the Judges Referee Adler ordered
mother round. In this Pierce simply saugl,s
cred the Clipper man. The judges. however.
disagreed and the referee gave Pierce his