St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-23
Coney Island Club Spreads a
Feast for Metropolitan
Sports.
George Reynolds Puts Mike
Leonard to Sleep in Nine
Rounds.
Billy Ernst Disposes Of the
HayerstraW Brickmakep
in Eight.
Jim Daily Gets Knocked Out in
the Sixth Round by Joe
Butler.

CoNEY ISLAND, n. Y, June 22.-Th
three crack bouts scheduled to tax
place before the Coney Island Athleti
club tonight proved very attractiy
drawing card for that organization
| Every one of the six men was thorough.
trained, and they were considered s.
well equalized in fighting ability that i
was a difficult task 10 pick th
winner, and the betting Oh
each event was pretty nearl.
even. Mike Leonard was iavorit
over George Reynolds. Billy Ernst
who is also crack Brooklyn fighter
also had a large number of admirers
but BiliyVernon, the Hayerstraw brick
maker, was too we'll known to be over
| looked by even the Brooklyn people
and in the betting he was Sigh
favorite over Ernst, Jim Daily, be
ing the former sparring partner O.
| Jim Corbett, had, of course, a large fol
lowing. but the fact Of Joe Butler, tht
colored man, having knocked Joe God
uard down twice in a four round con
test was stumbling block for them il
the betting line. The Philadelphia
men were almost TO q unit Oh the col
ored man. This bout, being to finish
was considered the leading event OF the
evening.
The First Event.
There was representative sporting
audience of 5000 from this and other
ia
begun. A mighty shout went up at
twenty minutes to 8, as George Key
nolds and Mike Leonard opened the
evenings entertainment in the
first bout. They fought at 13(
pounds. 1t was a rattling night
OF the give and take order for nine
rounds. Both displayed considerable
science and were gluttons fsr punish
ment. which was freely administered.
Leonard was the stronger i'll the ninth,
and, after opening up big cash III Key
nOldS' cheek, pounded him about the
ring until he had him out.
the men had scarcely left the ring
when Billy Vernon, the Hayerstraw
brickmaker, hoped upon the stage and
took the corner vacated by Reynolds
He was heartily applauded, and while
the crowd was still cheering, Billy
Ernst and his seconds came upon the
stage. Both men looked to be in
the very pink OF condition
This bout was also refereed by Z. j
Donohue. The men opened cautiously
Ernst eyading several terrific right
handlers and sending his man to the
floor with swing in the first round
This was
A Purely Scientific Contest.
no rushing OF mixing things up. Botf
men were quick as cats. A lead Inva
riably got return counter, and three
rounds were fought with both mel
smiling and the fight anybody's. Ii
the fourth ErnsG started to force mat
! ters, but Vernon was so clever
that he made little progress, the
latter contentIng himself with evad
| ing the swings and getting
in an occasional left-hand jab. The
! fifth round Witnessed some lively eX
changes, with honors still easy. In the
sixth Vernon kept jabbing away at hi:
| opponent till he had him rushing
around like mad bull. Vernon had
! decidedly the best of the round, al
| though his opponent was as STRONG
as a lion, and fought as though hi
| very life depended oh the result. Ii
| the seventh round Vernon continued
his jabbing tactics. and ducket
every counter that Ernst made. Ems
appeared to have freShened up conSld
erably. He started in to rush matters
and fought Vernon into his corner, ant
when they broke it was apparent tina
| Vernon was becoming groggy. In th'
| eighth and last round Ernst went at hl
man in a determined manner. Ht
| showered right-handers upon Vernon
until he knocked him out and mad 10 D'
carried from the ring. This was pro
nouneed one of the prettieSt exhibition:
ever seen here.
The Final Bout
| of the evening, between Jim DAILY, o
| Buffalo, and Joe Butler, of Philadel
phia, was put on at 1880 p. IN. 1t wa
| to be twenty rounds or more for $500
John p. Eckhardt refereed the contest
| Daly's seconds were Dan Gallagher, o
| Brooklyn, and Charles Gleason, of Buf
taio. while Butler was looked after b,
| Jack Fogarty aud Benny Murphy.
| Round One DAILY feinted several time
! lowed up with smash in the belly ant
| landed his left hand OH the colored man
| Jaw. DAILY reached his stomach again ant
was countered lightly blythe colored man ol
| the jaw. DAILY was bY far the cleyerest b'i
| could not draw his man out. Inc roun'
| ended tamely.
! Round Two-Daly was the first to lead il
| the second and caught the COON three o
| four times without d return. They sparre'
| cautiously for some time and then began T.
| mix matters with honors even. just at IN
| call of time Daily landed on the stomach ant
| swung with his right as the bell rang.
Round Three--1'his was a terrific round, il
| which Daily was Knocked down repeatedly
| He got up gamely each time. however, ant
fought back, although SO weak on bis fee
| that he
| Could Scarcely Stand.
| 1t was almost a miracle that Daily laste'
| through the round. His punishment wa
! something terrible.
| Round Four-Daly made some yieiou
swings and landed his right heavily on th
| colored mans jaw and wind. The Grove
| yelled for DAILY to keep away, and amid th
| widest kind of an uproar he started in u
| mix matters. He landed several times OIL
| Butlers wind, and had the colored man al
! most as weak as himself at the call Of time
| Round Fiye-Both men came up weak
| The colored man forced him to his corner
| where Daily slipped and reil. Butler followed
I'D his advantage and punched his man al
| over the ring. Both men were very tired
| and at the call of time the round ended il
| favor of Butler. who was the stronger an(
| doing most of the lighting.
| ROuHQ oIA-DaiS LAY ~. al pSHi.i5 an.
| swung his right on the side of Buffers heaC
| with good effect, but he was too week to hole
| ont against so powerful all opponent
| Butler rushed DAILY across the stage
| iabbing him with the left in the stomach
and swinging the right on his jaw, sendine
| him to the floor with great force
| DAILY was groggy when he got up, and it wa:
| then only a question of time. Daily was
| knocked down seven times more in rapid
| Succession before he was put out, each time
| growing weaker and weaker. The time OF
| the last round was two minutes and ten
| seconds.