The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-23
BOyING Ar THE M. 4. q
Fraser No Match for Jack NcAunHr
George Rcynolds Defeated.


When the Manhattan A. G. announced that a
boxing show would be given Mt the club hou Sc
in almost the last week in june there were
many criticisms as to the advisability OF the
move. 1t was said by many OF those who
know It all that June % was in altogether too
hot O season to permit tho gathering OF big
crowd These knowing ones were in the way
OF knowing just too much, for the big spar-
rinE room was crowded to the doors last night.
Men from nil walks Of life were there. The
members Of the club turned out in forco and
thcic friends came along with thcm. 1t was a
great gathering. II the boxing had been OF a
high order the whole show would have been
great. The timckeepers were George Avery.
Eugene Van Schaick. and c. c. Hughes. Dom
mick McCafrrey's name was mentioned as the
roferee in the first two bouts OF tho evening
and tho inference was loft that John L. Sulli-
ven. who had been several times referred to
during tho week as tho Judge been the final
pair. would act in that capacity.
There lad been some doubt as to the Big
Fellows willingness to serve. After John
refereed n 60 between George Godfrey and
Joe Lannon in Boston O couple Of years ago,
he said he would never again act as u referee.
Tint bout was said to have ended rather In
Lannon's favor. but John L. would n OF decide
for Lin. in fear that the public would say that
he gave it against the Niger" He made it
o draw.
But all doubt was dispeied when, q few
minutes before 10 o'clock. tho Big Fellow en-
tered the hall and took seat alongside the
stage. between Mr.. Avery and Mr. Van Setback.
On his entrance tho big crowd got up and
yelled at him. When. a little while nfterward.
Fred Burns announced that "the only John
l." would referee the bout between Jack Nc
Auliffe and Billy Frazer. the reformed preach
er. there were more cheers. Sullivan smiled.
as though very much pleased at Burns's style
Of OIL introducting HIM Then the house called
platform, He didn't get chance to say
word for half a minute. but when the noise did
Gcntlomen. don't know why I should
make any speech on an occasion like this. II
80 III only say that l am glad to he among
you. and thank you for. your good will in ask
ing me to be here to referee this bout"
tor corner and let the ropes hold him up. Ito
didn't seem to De quite at home in the delay
that happened before McAuliife and Frazer
~ The first bout was between Al. o'Brien o;
PhiladelI hia and George Reynolds Of this city.
at the Manhattan house and elsewhere. during
the last year. that the crowd looked upon him
as to . shot. Moreover. there was an i'm
preston that O'Bren. smart as he is known to
going against the New Yorker. Others thought
man beaten. It is true that the referse was was
everybody is liable to make a mistake. Among
those who were sitting close to Reynolds when
the New Yorker went down for the last time;
smile as he lay with his head under the ropes.
there was certainty Of opinion that Reynolds
able to do more If he had not cracked his head
on the floor when lie was tirs knocked down.
George went down six times in the first
hp N fwN
body blows. and q left handler on the breast.
in q clinch. O'Brienp fought foul, and once
stomach with his knee.
In the second round Reynolds was done
during time a" DID no
work. the New Yorker smashed tho Quaker on
The jaw with his left. and f"! from the force Of
The second bout was between Billy Vernon.
the hayerstraw brick mnker. and John A. sui
This sullivan. like his greater nalnesake is
With With Vernon that il is well he called himself
while the bricklayers blows were not hard.
bleed from q cut under the right eye after the |
fourth round. Vernon kept on plugging un-
DER snlliyan.s eye; and won the hont after ten
prottgcs
What was expected to be a great 60 was that
three osnas fAA asy s MTH;
" made q sucker" OF the old man. Frazer |
went to work like good fellow at first but he |
gould never land on tho agile Brooklynite. |
McAuliffe punched him here. there, and any |
keep his end up. but it was inlp, ,ss6ls for him
10 find the young fellow. Frazer had trained |
for tho event. and showed his work 10 his APP |
pearnnce. McAuliffe looked like q $50 pound |
man. II not heavier. The men had met twice |
before. once when McAulife won in seventeen |
rounds. and again in PHILADELPHIA. six years |
ago. when draw was declared after four |
rounds.