The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-23
NIKE LEONARD BEAT BUReE,
nat the sire. Hzs,,r Dt,sstisnes. Wants %
Fight 90 q Finish.

nat the Ere. Ms,.- Dt,sstirfed. Wants u
| FtRht 20 Flash.
About ffteen hundred sporting men occu
pied expensive seats around the roped aren,
in the Clermont Avenue Rink. Brooklyn. las
night the occasion being a testimonialto Bill!
Plimmer, the champion bantam weight pugi
list OF the world. Denny Costigan was referee
Paddy Walsh and Arthur Walker both o
Australia. opened the fun with n three unt
exhibition which fairly teemed with love taps
After the mon had left the ring gentleman
with q willie jag" on who sat close to the
| ropes arose and asked maudlnly. who wor
| that 1ght2" for which he was guyed on al
sides and told to sit down.
| Tim Murphy and Maxey Haugh were next
introduced as prepared to fight four rounds
ION their merits" Murphy was In better
trim than usual. and fought his man with
| great cleverness using his left most efTcc-
| tiVely. Haugh. who depended upon n heavy
right coppered Tim on the Jaw in the third
round. and made him wobblo bit; but that
| was the nearest Maxey came to doing dam
| age. 1t was clearly Murphy's fight. but the
stanton A 6',,t. ,England,s .!liight.weieht
Brickmskor," followed with pretty warm m ex !"
| hibition OF three rounds. Vernon showed UP
GARCIA and "rrR
sullivan Of Kings Highway was next put on
the boards. but 1t was too tame for the sports.
Just after the men left the stage. Charley
Mitchell; accompanied by several friends.
side. He was generously but not enthusi.
asticaly applauded. He took n seat and held
ths watch while he was introdqGed as one Of
.,Austraian Billy Murphy and Jack Grace OF
Murphy rushed viciousy and hammered Grace
Hereby. The police were compelled to stop
The referee said Murphy won the fight but
Tor some reason best known to himself. tho
Hons aa bssn MSud s
that the referee thought Murphy had had the
better Of the argument
Marion Wilson. colored. OF Vincent. Ind. i45-
FOUNDERS followed with q forr-rouni battle. to
round Young landed four Scautiu Upper eTt cuts
on Wilson'S neck and chin that proved eye
OPENERS . Wilson on was 5is bit wary afier that
round. and had the colored man grogGy at the
end OF it. Wilson tried 20 rush matters in the
diet; 1t was the best fight Of the night 50 far.
Man. and Nike Leonard Of Brooklyn entered
the I'll. ring; Ifis was supposed to be the light
On sr tho and R. n pS nsay @ e.
ss 5n mad h ss H5s Sas IN vim
left ON the chin. lIonors about even.
SECOND RoCSD.-Nike started with rush, aud landed
right and left handlers on the head. Burge used a
straight lett effectively, and swung couple of rights
'ss' red Ss SH
the ring delivering series OF left and right handlers
that were bound to tell in the end. burgess round.
THIRD Rousn-Mke's Judgment was better in this
round lie kept away. and worked his long left in
great shape He poket his right the ribs
his left on the mouth. and hammered both gloves on
The neck but stu Burge came up for md
weakened. 1t was l.eonard's round.
FOURTH RoUSp-Burge let himself ont. and Nike
coming too near; got pair OF swingers on the neck
though. and gave jim many good rap But the Iron
Man showed better generalship"
FIFTH ROUND They began at close quarters, with
Burge having the better Of 1t. When they apart
ing Burge several tunes with great force stu Jim
came up for more ana smiled in spite of it all
SIXTH RorSp.-1hey went At each other hammer and
tongues Both were bleedin from numerous cuts and
headwork. lie used his left well and upper cut his
man repeatedly. Burge was right in the game no W.
ever. and fought the Brooklyn boy back gamey.
Leonard was the winner, although the an
nouncer seemed to take some exception to
Costigan's ruling Then Timer Sam See an
nounced that somebody rang the bell one
minute and two seconds before the final round
should have ended. Burge wasn't satisfied.
and offered to back himself to fight Leonard
TO finish for $1,000.
Billy Plimmer and Kid Hogan wound I'D
with four rounds for scientific points only, in
which Plimmer took things easily.
Jack McAuliffe will he rendered a benefit at
the Clermont Avenue Rink week from to-
night. He will meet some good light weight.
Mitchell will also meet a heavy weight