Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-29
PROFESSIONAL SPARRING
Lively Ex' ibition Last Night at the
Columbia Club
Two Local Fighters Get the Worst Of
the Contests Joe Bateman
Succumbs to Glynn.

succumbs to Glynn.
The Columbia Athletic Club East night
gave the people OF Washington something
decidedly new in the line of an athletic en-
tertainment. Evidently on the theory that
friendly sparring bouts of not more than
four rounds between amateurs have lost
their powers Of attraction to the local lovers
OF athletics, the club concluded to offer
their friends a purely professional sparrng
entertainment. The experiment was tried
at the club house last night. 1t was de-
cided success financially. There were four
events on the program--three of six rounds
and one scheduled for eight rounds, but
which really lasted but one very brief round.
All the participants were professional prize
fighters and the sparring was OF a scientific
and Furnishing order. The occasion marked
the entry into the professional ranks OF
Joe Bateman, the pride of the George own
sports and the prize boxer of the club. He
entered the lists against pugiiist from
Wilmington named Glynn and suffered a
disastrous defeat, Notwithstanding he had
the advantages of height and reach over
his opponent. The fight was full of ginger.
and the local favorite did his best, showing
great gameness under the terrible punish
ment he received. but the little lad from the
city OF fighters was too clever for him.
Another surprise in store fer the local talent
was the humiliating defeat OF Billy Young
by Jack Daily of Wilmington.
Baltimore Wins.
The first fight was between Brown of
Wilmington, Del, and Lucy of Baltimore.
The advantage of height and reach was
with Brown, but otherwise they were well
matched. Brown was the aggressor from
the call Of time. and Lucy cleverly evaded
his rushes by running tactics. Brown was
the first to lead. landing in the face with his
right. but missing a wicked right. Lucy
got in a good one on the wind and the first
| round closed with no real hard blow struck.
In the second round Lucy put In a hot one
over the heart but went down from a left
swing. as he endeavored to get away.
Brown missed a hard left. and Lucy planted
two good ones on the wind. that evidently
being his one objective point At the open
ing Of the third round Lucy showed a fierce
left In Browns face, repeating 1t a moment
later. but got a hard one on the body for
his enterprise, and also left on the jaw.
Lucy was. however, the aggressor. and the
round ended in his favor. The men mixed
1t up from the start in the fourth round.
Brown forcing the fighting, but missing
several excellent chances in his anxiety.
Lucy again and again put his fists on the
wind, and poked Brown hard on the nose.
drawing blood, having his man somewhat
weak at the call of time. Brown began the
fifth round by rushing Lucy to the ropes,
but the smaller man planted his right on
| the sore nose with good effect. They then
mixed 1t up, Lucy going for the wind and
the damaged nose in fine style. At the gong
both men were doing lively work. In the
| sixth and last round. Brown showed the eff
fects Of hts punishment and became wild
and careless. Lucy was very cautious and
taking no chances pounded the bloody nose
time and time again. Brown weakened
rapidly, and just before the close of the
| round Lucy landed a rafting good one on
the jaw, receiving a hot one in the face as
the round closed. The fight was promptly
| awarded to the Baltimore man.
Bateman Defeated.
The next fight was the event of the even
Ing, being between Joe Bateman and
Glynn Of Wilmington. Del The boys fought
at 112 pounds. and while Bateman was two
or three inches taller and with a longer
reach. the Wilmington boy was more stock
lily built. and somewhat more active and
clever. The sympathy Of the crowd was,
of course. with the Washington boy, but
the cleverness Of thewilmington lad secured
him many admirers, and at the start al
most it was clearly evident to the unpreju-
diced observer that Bateman had met more
than his match
At the call of time both boys INDUCED in
much cautious sparring, but Glynn sudden
him right and left. Bateman responded
with hot one on the body, and Glynn re-
turned the compliment by hitting the
Washington boy savage blow over the
left eye, raising great lump. The second
round opened with a lively exchange. Glynn
putting another on Bateman's eye They
rushed together. and Bateman banged his
opponent hard on the head and then put
two fierce ones in the Wilmington boys
face, the round closing in Rateman's favor
Considerable fddling followed the call Of
time In the third round, both being cautious
and somewhat tired. Several light blows
were put In by both. when Bateman rush.
ed the stranger, cleverly landing several
face blows. Glynn, however, was not to be
caught mapping. and doing a little rushing
himself, landed terrific right on Bate
mans damaged eye causing the blood to
flow in a great stream down his face and
breast
In the fourth round Glynn opened HOSTILE
ties and landed a hard blow on Bateman's
damaged optic. reopening the wound and
causing 1t to bleed afresh Bateman struck
Glynn a hot one on the body and Glynn re-
talated on the sore eye. rushing Bateman
to the ropes and landing right and left. In
the final exchange Bateman got in a good
right on the head, but 1t did not seem to
phase his tough opponent.
The same tactics marked the two sue
ceeding rounds. Both showed the effects of
their hard work, but Glynn was much the
fresher Of the two. In the fifth round he
made a series Of fierce rushes and the tap
Bateman from a knock out. There were
several rapid exchanges in the sixth and
final round. with the honors slightly IN
favor Of the Wilmington lad who. however
seemed to be satisfied that he had already
won the fight and that ii was not necessary
for him to force the fighting. The referee
gave him the fight without moments hest
tation. Glynn seemed to have escaped with
out scratch, although he received many
hard raps.
Daily Whips Young.
The bout between Young of this city and
Daily of Wilmington was the next event on
the program. 1t was somewhat of a disap-
pointment and at times had the appea rance
Of fake For the first four rounds the
men seemed to be playing with each other
end had made the most ludicrous attempts
to land knockout blows by striking the air
At the beginning of the fifth round, the
referee informed the two men that this was
not sparring match and that he would
decide in favor of the man who did the most
fighting. The two pugilists did better after
this warning and really tried to hurt each
other. Daily got decidedly the best of the