The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-30
THE MANLY ART.
INTEREsTING ExHIBITION At IN
FANTRY HALL LAST NIGHT.
stanton Abbott, Engiand's Light Weight
Champion, Gives an Exhibition-
Other Bouts between Local Men.


Stanton Abbott. champion lightweight
of all England, at 1873 pounds was the
drawing ,rd at the athletic exhibition
given by the Seekonk Boat club last
night In Infantry hail. JACK Falvey or
Newport. spared four rounds with the
champion and made good go OF IL.
Abbott is matched 10 fight Andy
Bowen at the Crescent club In New
Orleans. on August IL, for purse OF
5000, and in the case Of his victory will
meet Jack McAuliffe for the champion
ship of the world. Abbott. since he has
been in this country has appeared In
several exhibitions with unchanging
success. He easily defeated Jack Hopper
and Tom Devlin aud others OF Tho same
class In England he achieved his posi-
tion by yanquishing Billy Valentine.
Harry Overton, Billy bnxtr ana Billy
Reader.
The English champion is a compactly
built man with a resolute. inteiilgent
face. He is very self-poss sssed and con-
fident, doing little or no rushing or sharp
work. lie seems rather TO stuly MS OPP
ponent aud defeld himself aud planting
solid blows whenever openings appear:
He evidently did not at first understan d
FalAey's vicious.rushes at him last night,
ana conJented himself with merely de-
Tending hims ,lf nd wondering IL he was
there To right or 10 exhibit For the nrst
three rounds he barely made a lead.
Falsey did the fighting and made some
very neat rushes for q short exhibition,
but which would have been disastrous iil
a light. When the fourth and last round
came Abbott began to realize that
Falvey was looking for fight, and at
the same time for hIht. So Aob)tt let
himself out u little aud gave the impetu-
~ .r.t nola attssr Al
crushed out some Of his earlier ardor for
glory. Ahbott's style is evidently that
of most English fighters--studying his
opponent anu defending until he knows
his tactics. and then forcing the fighting
at short range. Abbott was not IN con-
dition last night, and evidently ala not
at all worry himself about the Impression
he might give to the audience. Falvey,
though, went In like cyclone. and
rushed about as though he would finish
the Euglishman in jiffy. He did very
we'll, though. and gave pretty exhibi-
tion; in fact, showed what he knew
about the art with much more earnest-
ness than did the English pugiiist. who
exerted himself very little.
Abbott was seconded by his trainer.
Tommy Danforth, and Teddy Wilson.
while JACK Falvey was cared for by Jim
Murray and K Idle Conley of Bostor.
The other set-to's previous TO that OF
n ODOtJ anu pdlVcy WCI0 uctWCCu OuCk
Harlin and johnnie BresllD, Doth Of Bos-
ton, who made a sharp contest.
Boyle aud Nash made spirited 60, and
Joe Walcott OF Boston, aud Tom Coie-
man OF this city gave an interesting se.-
to. Both are colored. Coleman ana
Walcott were very unevenly matched;
Coleman Is tall and clumsy, knowing
nothing OF the science OF boxing, while
Walcott is short with u superb physique
and muscular DEVELOPMENT. and is an
expert sparrer. He Is dangerous man,
and Coleman was afraid Of MIN. Wal
cott was very maKnanimous and re-
trained from Furnishing his adversary, as
lie easily could have done.
Eddie Couly OF Boston and Joe Eaton
of Olneyville met and gave pretty ex-
hibition, although Eaton was out.
matched. Joe Snort OF Chariestown AID
Mike Moody of Boston gave u sharp con-
test, after which Jerry Sullivan OF Provi-
dence and NJ. j. Heenan of Woonsocket
tried conclusions. Both men were pretty
seemed the cleverer and quicker OF the
two. The exhibition closed with q battle
royal between three colored gentlemen,
Coleman, Braidock and Johnson. These
three danced about and made thugs
lively for u few minutes.
hBraddock absolu ly knew nothing about
boxing, Coleman tue same and J0unson
was the only one knew anything about
the art. Braddock, aud Johnson did all
the fighting as Coleman was afraid to X
iu, and after being Knocked down Dy
Braddock deciued ne didn't want any
more and LETT the ring followed by the
hoots and jeers Of the crowd. johnson
was Knocked down at the same time.
Braddock's ignorance OF the art was
as puzznns To johnson as Jonnson's
shiil WAS TO Braddock and after a few
minutes OF futile effort ey lett the ring.