The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-09
ATYPICAL FIGHTING CROWD
NEARLY 1000 PERSONS AT TIE
CONhY ISLAND A. q

Three Battles Occupying Over Four Hours
to Deeide-Piimmer whips Barnett, but
Ks~mer and Sullivan and siddon. and
Pierce Fought Drnw-The Latter
Battle was Evenly Contested.
COMFY ISLAND. Aug a-The three fights at
| the club house Of the Coney Island A. G. to-
night drew out great crowd Of sporting men.
| AS early as o'clock q surGinR mob had
blocked up the entrances to the building.
and 1t began to look as II q panic was i'm
minent When tho doors were opened at 7:30
O'Clock there was some relief felt, but It did
not last. for train after train arrived. and each
| brought Its load Of living freight and emptied
| 1t in the vast enclosure.
At o'clock nearly every scat In tho big
nmphitheatre was occupied. 1t was about as
motley an nssemblage as was ever seen. Tho
| friends OF the mon were out to man. Almost
| the entire Fourth ward OF New York came
| down to see Jerry Barnett Of the Down Town
| Athletic Club. as they fondly hoped. down Eli
| Plimmer. the bantam weight champion.
| Tho Fourth ward was especially well repre-
| sentod In the ring. Jim sullivan. who tried
conclusions with Charley Hammer. formerly
OF the West sido Athletic Club. Is an old Clin-
| ton Athletic Club man. He is pupil OF
Charley White. who introduced come Of the
| best men Into tho amateur ring Eddie Pierce,
| who as an amateur stood without n peer. is an
| Old Down Town Athletic Club man and a
! Fourth wardor. too. His friends were out In
| force to cheer him on to victory. Since Plim-
mcr has made his home In Newark he has
| mado many friends. and his following was
| strong
| Tho crowd. which by actual count numbered
| $500 was coatless throng Tho heat was
| intense and ice water and fans wcre Mt n pre-
MUM.
Tho popular prices had an apparent effect.
| Tor tho attendance was larger than ut the
| DiXon-Johnson fight Tho boxes were crowded
with representative sporting men. There
| were all tho leading turf men. many prom-
| nent bookmators. naval and military officers.
and few professional mon and hackers. us
we'll as club men and men of leisure. 1t was
vast gathering and an orderly one
Promptly at 500 O'Clock Bill Plmmer. fol-
| lowed BY his seconds. Charlie Norton and
| Benny Murphy. entered tho ring They were
followed by Jerry barnett. who was attended
| by Jim Lavcllo and Dan CaulGeld. Tho men
| weighed at the ring side less than l15 pounds
| each.
RorND 1-Plmmer set tho ball rolling by
| landing a straight left-hander on the side OF
| Barnetts jaw. Barnett swung his left wide and
| got lab on the mouth which drew blood. Bar
nett used his Lett wide. and was unable to como
| within two foot OF his man. He was clearly out
| classcd thinner used his straight left twice
without 4 single return. and then landed
II straight right. which sent barnett to
the floor. When Plimmcr Tented 81, crHl times
and let so his left he was prettily crossed by
Barnett. who landed his only good blow OF
tho round az the gong struck. Iavells went
| ovor TO Piimmers corner and insisted upon
| seeing his hands. There was loud kissing
| from tho Fourth wardels present when It was
se"n that Plmner was wearing heavy signet
KuuND 2-Iiarnett looked weary. 1t looked
4s II thS t-hand jabs had tegun to tell on
viciously, He staggered The Fourth wardcr
again and again without II return. lie stepped
nat o ars s
the halt swing peculiar to Barnett. Tho latter
was ,i too SLOW for rimTer and was outgH,n;;
several rle ht and left body blows. and sent his
msn to his corner very groggy. ,
and better, than the most sangune OF his
friends ,antlcipated. Toward the middle OF the
way. and fought Barnett almost TO a stand
showed gamsness and endurance lie tried to
do some work On his own account. but WAS
clearly outclasscd. and was again saved by the
kouND o-This round was also in Pim-
mer's favor. Barnetts blows for the most
part did not land. and when they did they were
ineffective. III mmcf seemed to 10 letting mp
| on his n!un and was apparently moro anxious
many good chances OF landing his quick left
land ban, ja,,s in his attemita to llantthe right on
Barnst WAS n sed ty the s sSns
houND GA repetition Of round in almost
who was really in magnificent physical con,
s stnv bG ana as gnmY as o psGSe wo4I
ana began to light, as m"fii viii
ms two ,sc GOOD sqdy Ilows and stnseT on
Jaw. lic clncheI and Rugged. and in ali did
better in this round than in any of the pre-,
| cedlnE rounds. 1t was too lat. however, and
| flimrler who had only been laying back.
added to his long lead 10y once NOR" sending
| barnett to his corner daHed and almost help
| less.
ROUND s-7,pllmmcr tried in vain to give his
young bull and took his runsnmcnt ghmoly.
| Barnett received seyera, stnEgerinE blows on
thy Jaw and was fairly douDlei " with stoin-
struck. Plimmer Was declared tho winner
amid great cheering; ,.... ,..,,
Sullivan and hammer were introIucGd Ihey
woi9hed In at i1' noun,tS eaci, Suity"n va
Jack Miller aud jack Quinn loo-ed alter nam
konS I,'i i@sullivan started in by landing
shoulder and ribs. Tho blows were wild. and
.hS suS ana HTSa NAM
tainel q respectful distance. Ina rally nGout
the middle VI tho round the men Ro' 10 rlose
! Quurters There were several exchanges but
no effective work. lnnne. was SLOW and
| wary sullivan WAS too Wild. ,.
and WAS badly w,.dcd by his rkertioms be-
toio the round had been in progress minute.
La Il fierce rally hn got in suno good short
arm blows ana in the break AWAY upper cut
hammer with ,errtnr force. hammer landed
left land swing on Inc jaw that put hsm in
passion. Ho sailed IN and give aud take
| bout OF fully minute then enSuod, which
hammsE usnd TO god , rdyan,aEr; some nnS
wild and erIatic swlhss ,iWn! SULLIVAN ana
| round.
ROUND 3.-suilivan startod In more eau,
| tiously. lie stopped leading with his right
and led more with his Ieit, which he
planted time aud again on hammer chest
| without any return hammer followed his man
around and occasionally got In n staRgerer
on Sullivan's mock and INV. once he ssont Sui
| Ivan staggering against the ropes. hammer
appeared 10 be Inyiug Tor a chance to get in u
knock out blow. sullivan prnhdeu away Mt
his wind and lad hammer looking very much
distressed when the gong struck.