New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
THOUSANDS SAW TIE BOUTS.
LIVELY srAIR1NG AT THE MAMMALIAN ATr.
ITTtc GLUE.

LIVELY srAERING AT THE MAMMALIAN ATU'
LET1C CLUE.
A few moro entertainments OF the kind given by
the Manhattan Athletic club last night and the In
dcbtedness OF the Cherry Diamond organization will
soon be swept away. Lovers Of sparrng enjoyed an
evening Of fair sport. and probably 5000 people PAID
from 81 to - each 10 be present On raised plat
form in the centre OF the gymnasium professional
prlzc fighters of some diShcd up in
pnirs for the edicatlon OF the onlookcrs. Some Of
tho contests were interesting. but ono or two were
poor.
The battle between Gibbons and sncc and the con
tcst between Dunn and Ncwmclcr were tho best Of
the night. The gymnasium was packed to Suhoca-
ton the air the balcony being Ike that H the hot
room, Of a Turkish bath. The ring was stlkcle>S
one the ropes being 50 arranged that "A defeated
gladiator could not take header AMI disturb the
equinmlty Of the spectators. \ cluster Of "hl'c
hight were suspended Just over the rms and Al the
other lights were put ont while the contests were III
progress. Eonlnick NcCaHreS acted ~ referee ana
Me,,rs. Avery Hughes and Van schhck ofhclaiei A.
timers There no judges.
The frat bout wa between John Quinn, called inc
scottish Hstc champion, and W. Farley Of I'rooSly u.
The men were said TO weigh l3j pounds, but LOOKED
heavier Farley was almost knocked ont IN the
second round but recovered and pluchly Kept Al
work He was however no match for the sco''hhl"''
and Quinn was declared the winner. Little sciehuh'
sparring was displayed.
The next pair Of bruscrs % enter the ring maze
sorry exhibition Of themselves. They were sailor
Brown Of Brooklyn the victim Of many bottles
and lame, Glynn, who Is also at home when IN
nrooslyn. If there was little science display eli
in tho first bout, there was none 1T al
In this one. Gynn tripped and threw brown IN INC
second round II was a palpablc foul. and while
McCnfrey admitted the foul. he thought II best 10
allow the men 10 continue. The hshuns WIS even
more unfair in the next round. Brown delivered ms
fsyon,e pivot blow which against the rules
An Instant later the mems legs were locked. ana boh
fell 10 the floor. They hustled from the stage
and the fight declared Of
The battle between Pete Mccoy and william Wallace.
said 10 weigh about l45 pound, each. was much
letter exhibition Of scientific sparrine. Both H."
were clever. cautions and weItrancd. There was no
dsgnst+nr singing mccoy taller than DIS
rival Lad a greater reach Of arm and when ne re-
ceivcd the decision Cobody gTnmbed
Tie next battle was Jewel Of priceless value com
parod 10 the contests which went before Inc h'''o
was between Bilf Dunn Of Jec' 10y, co %,l ~ .
~, The Cherry Diamond clubhouse In many DAY WI
man was TO have fought Dunn but ne ad mo- NO.
anneor Newmcver taking Germans place AZ ~ II
app,"' notice The men spared cautiously IN the
0rst round. but IN the second TIE lehu,s g. carly
T., me- round but recovered and had Dunn u'"mnh
in "Oueerst " When time was chHcI b"', o, r
were TOO tirl to do mnch fighting IN ,hc n . bcns
In the nth the men rushed at each othcr nho p Th
80 80 The forest The sixth round was also tame Inc
hattie was declared a draw. cn,. rrx,l.,
The battle between Austin Gibbons a,,p uahn'
Of note and Martin snee. Of Haven't rr.lmi !;
Woss.' was the last, and the rd Ton,s
was something Of surprise G6bonS ,n Is a Gibbons
received the decision but snce was sun hnrs cnum
tbe conclusion Of the sixth round ," pD ~ n,wnd
NM hmmanity than Is generally The case, and re
trained from delivering a knockout blow