Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-11
At THE GLADSTONE.
ConIey Finishes Su|Ii-
van in a Long Battle.
THE MURRAY-BOYLE BOUT.
One Of the Best Exhibitions Of Pluck
and Endurance of Ring History.

The Gladstone Club reopcned its rooms
last night To the admirers of The manly
art, and over five hundred lovers of this
kind of sport were in attendance to wit
ness scientific bouts between Murray OF
Woonsocket and Boyle Of Providence;
Conley OF Boston and Sullivan OF San
Francisco.
IL was an exhibition OF pluck, sndur-
ance and skill, and was, without any cx-
ception. the best sparring contest ever
witnessed In New England.
The directors OF the Gladstone Club
worked diligently in securing good,
scientific men for their reopening night,
and that they succeeded in go doing IL be-
yond question.
Sullivan and Conley are made Of good
metal, and when they entered the ring
they wero in the pink OF condition, as
their battle of over three hours durat ion
fully proved. II was struggle for gain
throughout the contest, and each man
took punishment with nerve and vim,
never tiinching at the upper cuts, cross
counters and straight-arm blows deliv-
cred by each about the head, neck and
body.
The men appeared in the ring shortly
after 3 o'clock, and after n few remarks
by President Jesse Brown, In which lie
requested all to stop smoking and refrain
from loud remarks, he announced Mr..
Steve Nc Maugh as referee. Prior to the
sound OF the gong the men shook hands
a fraI 70 ka,
the bell rang for the battle to commence
they jumped quickly to their feet and
were soon pounding away at each other
like heroes.
Conley appeared To be in the best con-
dition and was soon the favorite with
every one. He rushed Sullivan to the
ropes several times in the first three
rounds, but his blows seemed to have
little effect on his opponents face, which
seemed to be- as hard as flint. In the thh d
round foul was claimed by Sullivan's
seconds but n was not allowed. From
the third to the twelfth round the
struggle was about even, Sullivan going
down often to avoid punishment.
When the thirteenth round opened Sui
livan had secured his second wind, and he
rushed his tall adversary TO the ropes and
reined In blow after blow on the cheek
bone and left eye. He administered the
same dose to the Cambridge boy for the
following six rounds and had him quite
groggy.
After the twentieth round Sullivan
seemed to become quite weak, but he
met Conley with almost as good blows as
he sent. He failed TO deliver telling or
we'll directed blow after this round, and
was continually dropping to avoid
punishment, thinking that upon rising to
his feet he would bo abb, to get in a
chance blow and put Conley to sleep. he
failed, however, for ia the fcrty-sixth
round he was hardly able 10 get up and
was Obliged to succumb.
The Cambridge boy was loudly ap-
plauded and the hands OF many were out.
stretched To him. Sullivan, too, was warm
ly complimented for his pluck and endur-
ance. He left tho ring without scratch,
while Conley's face presented bad APP
pearsnce.
Many fouls were claimed during the
contest, but the referee, who has been at
the ringsidc and witnessed over one thou
sand battles, did not allow them, for he
fully anew that nt times boxer is liable
to lose his head and deliver blow which
Is not intentional.
The ten-round contest between Boyle Of
Providence and Murray OF Woonsocket
which preceded the event OF the evening
was interesting and exciting, Boyle having
n trifle the best Of IL.
The gathering was orderly and the
struggle intensely exciting, and the
Gladstonc's members are happy today.