The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-23
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Amateur Boxing at the Metropolis
Tournament Last Night.
SCOTT DEFEATS HOLIDAY
Bobby Burns VIII Attempt to Stop Mar
celIus Baker I'm Ten Rounds Tonight
The Next Athletic Meeting at Paw
tucket, April s-sporting Gossip.

Fred Scott, OF the Metropole CLUB,
achieved another victory last night and to
the title of amateur heavyweight cham
pion of New England added that OF cham
pion of th Middle States, by defeating
the big, brawney New Yorker, Ben Hob
day, who was looked upon by his towns
men as "world beater." 1t all happened
at the amateur boxing tournament of the
Metropole Athletic Club, which was held
in the clubs gymnasium last night An
audience of 600 men. young and old, and
representing all branches OF trades ana
professions. They saw some rafting sport
for any one Of the bouts was a whole show
in Itself, except perhaps the last. which
was only a show OF hugging and was care.
lessly lost when the better man had 1t all
his own way.
1t was the first amateur boxing tour
namcnt the club has ever held, and its
success in every respect is guarantee
that il will not be the last Harry Cornish
of the Boston Athletic Association was
master of ceremonies, Jesse Brown referee,
Frank Peters of the Boston a. A. and
Jimmy DAILY of this city, Judges, and
Frank Aver timekeeper.
IL was $50 o'clock when the sport began
and Joe Eaton of this city and Nelson OF
DOSiOu, ioD lntN, WCIo VIC iTeb PuAi tP-
Eaton showed his superiority as a good,
straight clean hitter and his left hand es-
pecially was a menace To the Boston boy
who did not appear to know how TO- get
away from his continued straight Jabs.
Nelson is of the rushing and swinging
order and landed several times with effect
on Eaton who "tumbled" TO his game and
thereafter met him with straight rights
and lefts The judges disagreed, even
after the extra round and the referee de-
cided in favor of Eaton.
A special in the 135-pound class between
George Barnett OF Pawtucket and Joe
Walcott of Boston was the next event. IL
was short and sweet, and in just one
minute and thirty.fve seconds of hurri-
cane work Barnett got his fill, and when
he got Highlander on the jaw that sent
him down. He laid there and quit.
I. j. Kelly Of Boston and +. ). Cave of
this city were matched in the middle
weight 15s-pound class. 1t was Caves
second public appearance, and although
the decision was against him he showed
that he possessed plenty of that quality so
necessary in a boxer" sand"
Johnny Heffron of Boston and Tom
Cooney Of this city came together in the
105-pound class. Cooney had far-and-
away the best of the first two rounds,
which won the decision for him, when
Heifron broke even with him in the third.
Coonev is fast coming to the front as a
bantam boxer, and his work last night
impressed all with the fact that he will
make the best of them hustle ere long
l. Moriarty of Lowell, and Billy, better
known as Coon" Tracey, met in the 12o
pound class, the latter taking Bouchy's
place, who, after winning the preIimina-
ries, decided not to go into the finals. The
Lowell man punched the wind out of
Tracey, and then began swinging on his
jaw. Tracey went down three times, and
on the fourth was out. 1t lasted min
ute and half.
Then came the event Of the evening be-
tween Ben Holiday of the Clinton Athletic
Club of New York and Fred Scott of the
Metropole. Holiday was just under the
Sops zoo Pound mark hand. and Scott scaled ar 100
Scott rushed from the start and hit the
New Yorker almost at will, landing
straight rights AID lefts on Holidays
neck, face and body. The latter tried to
respond and landed one terrific right-hand
smash on the side OF Scott's head but it had
no effect. The Providence boy kept right
at him. and Holiday began wrestling to
save himself At this game too, Scott
proved the better, and every time they
went to the carpet he was on top. Scott
kept driving HOLIDAY TO the ropes and
forcing the fighting like steam engine,
and after minute and forty seconds of
this kind Of work, put his left into Hob
days stomach and straight right hand
on the jaw just as Holiday clinched, and
they went down together. Scott was up
in a moment but HOLIDAY was not, and
when the ten seconds were up was still in
dream land. Scott was declared the win
ner amid a storm OF cheers which shook
the building
The wind up was between William
Hand and Joe Edwards in the l45-pound
class. Hand had it all his own way from
the start and Edwards kept hugging to
save himself. Hand sent his opponent
through the ropes and as Edwards was
getting on his feet, found him, aud the
prize was given to Edwards.
Tonight at the Metropole Club Bobby
Burns will take upon himself the task of
stopping" Marcellus Baker in ten rounds.
IL is pretty bi g contract for anybody to
take on his hands TO stop" man OK Ba
ker's experience in the ring i'm ten rounds.
but Burns feels confident that he can do
it. Time alone can tell whether he is
right or wrong.
PROF. Walkers fifth atheletic exhibition
will take place on the evening of April Sth
at the Pawtucket Sanitary Gymnasium.
Pawtucket. He has secured as the star
attraction for that occasion Maffit Flah-
erty and Tom Giblin, both of Boston.
Giblin is n new conner He had bout
with Flaherty at Dixon's benefit aud gave
good account of himself. They will ap.
pear in six round 60 aud il is safe to say
that it will be "A great go" There will
be four other interesting bouts.
The Boston baseball team started South
yesterday.
William Perrin OF this city has gone TO
Syracuse, y. y. where the meeting OF the
Eastern League is TO be held tomorrow.
He carries with him the Sl25 as annual
dues for the Providence team, which sum
has been advanced by prominent local
men interested in the national game.
4. w. A.