The morning call., 1892-05-20
LADIES Night.
An Excellent Entertainment at
the olympic Club.
Bczing, Wrestling and Fencing That Excited
Much Interest-A Sharp Bout Between
Corbett and Day

The warm weather did not deter the fair
sex last evening from attending the excel
lent entertainment which was gotten up by
the officers Of tile Olympic Club for their
edfication and pleasure.
Ii was ladies night" and long before
O'Clock, the hour selected for the opening of
the exercises, there was not seat vacant
in the gymnasium or gallery.
Probably larger gathering of ladies and
their escorts has not been seen within the
building since it's occupancy by the club.
The entertainment Well, it was supe-
rior in every respect to anything of its kind
heId heretofore in that handsome athletic
compartment
Tie boxing, fencing and wrestling bouts
were very spirited. especially the conclud-
ing feature, three-round bout between the
ex-boxing instructor of the club. Professor
James COrbett, and James Daily.
CoRBETT SPEAKS.
C0Tbett made brief speech in which he
stated that he was sorry he could not re-
main long in this city as lie had a "smalI
contract" on hand in the East which would
monOpollZe his time until after September
next.
The fencing, especially the bout with
f0lls between the handsome and agile
young ladies, Miss Rosa Holbridge and
Mme Alne ROthelOt was very interesting.
1t was the fist time in the history of the
club that ladies appeared in public ex-
hibitiOn in any branch of athletics, and in
deed, the members, and particularly the
ladies who witnessed the bouts, took
especial interest in them. This is the intro
ductIon of feature in club entertainments
which will eventually become the most
popular of any athletic event, that is "On
ladies' night"
The single-stick exhibition between the
expert fenceTs. Professor TrOnchet and
Captain A. de Sinet of the Austrian army,
was something well worth seeing.
Both of these gentlemen accomplished re-
markaby swift and clever WORK with the
sticks. The sound of the blows which fire.
quently landed on their head and face pro-
tectors resounded through the hall. The
exhibition was watched with much interest
by the officers of the Austrian corvette
Fasana. who were the guests of the club
Ben Bogner and Young Woorich a juve-
nile boxer gave most laughable Imitation
of professional boxing match. B0gner'S
inmltable fall in the last act of the
knocked our lugiliSt was great hit.
EDITORS TO BE INVITED.
President Harrison took oc aston to re-
mark that a number of gentlemen, editors
OF Eastern papers, would soon visit this
city, and he asked the club for its consent
to invite these gentlemen 10 be the guests
of the club on the evening of the Goth inst,
on which occasion the club will hold very
interesting entertainment.
1t was granted; consequently there will
be none but members of the club admitted
on that evening.
The entertainment last night consisted of
the following events: Wrestling between
c. A. krelling and L. S. Van Court; Fl. B.
Graham and G. j. Wellington; NJ. McNulty
and G. Carr QuveDiIesl; Walter Hcgg and
A. Gilfellan 0uvenileS).
Boxing between L. BulO and w. F.
Henry; f. Pau and S. Yicinee F. l.. Cooley
and r. Macarthur; a. Mccarthy and Joe
Healey Guveniles); Professor Danny Need
ham and a. Hampton; c. NJ. \ ates Jr and
NJ. L. Espinosa; James Corbett and Joseph
Daiy