The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-03

New ORLEANS, March 2,-The olympieS
Club inaugurased its carnival tonight
with an innovation in the shape Of q
twin contest The curtain raiser was a
boxing contest to finish between Billy
Kinds, of Providence, and Billy Nc
MILAN, OF Washington. The,purSe was
$780, 1t was a cheap fghtS and Nc.
Mcmillan won in five rounds,
The other attraction was the wrestling
match between Evan Lewis and Ernest
Roeber, both we'll known.
There were probably 3,00opoople in
the seats when the Hinds-McMillan
fight began. Judge Anthony somola
was the master of ceremonies and John
Duffy the referee. The men came into
the ring at a quarter past eight and
very little time was lost in arranging
the preliminaries.
Prof. Robertson. Henry Baker, George
suetigi and John A. Sullivan were be-
hind Kinds, and Andy Bowen, John
Frost and Henry Kerns were in Nc
Millan's corner.
Both menhad apparently been care
fully trained and looked big welter
weights.
The fight was rough affair, neither
man displaying much science, but each
manifesting q measure OF pluck. Tho
men went 0t,each other in an awkward
manner and pounded each other at
will. Kinds appeared groggy at the
end OF the first round.
There was an abundance OF hard hit
ting in the second round, which was
telling rapidly on Kinds, who was badly
winded.
The next two rounds were about the
same as the preceding ones. Mcmillan
seemed to be doing all the effective
work. He got first blood by hard
punch on Hindss nose.
The fifth round began rs usual, in tho
centre OF the ring, the men jabbing
away harmlessly; There was mixing in
the ccntro and hot exchanges of
rights and letts, Kinds evening up
somewhat in the rally Kinds
rot heavy right hand heart punch and
McNlillen fought him to the ropes,
Kinds barely saving himself. After u
clinch Mcmillan landed hard and Kinds
fell at an offpost, completely exhausted.
He was counted out and the fight was
given to Mcmillan.
After the McNlillan-H Kinds contest, the
club attendants prepared the ring for
the event OF the evening.
Before introducing the wrostlers,
Referee Duffy announced that it had
been agreed that the strangle hold
should be barred. There was the cas.
tomary exchange OF salutation at the
center OF the ring before tho battle be-
gan. 1t was beautiful match.
The men were graceful in all their
movements and struggled desperately.
Roeber manifested weariness and worry
and Lewis showed superior strength.
Ultimately Lewis got a half'Nelson
and leg lock, and calling into service
his great weight, bore Roeber to tha
CARPET, both shoulders touching in full
view OF the audience and the fall going
to Lewis in 10.
Tic second bout was GraeCo. Roman
and was ferccly and dcterminedly
fought.
Several times Roober came very near
succumbing, although this washs espe-
cial style. Finally themen, lying on the
carpet with Roeber on top, turned COM
pletely over twice, Lewis landing under
Meath with ROBBERS left tightly around
his waist.
After fierce struggle tho German
pressed both shoulders down and was
awarded the fall in IS minutes and 81
seconds
The third bout, -as.catch.can,
was trile longer than the first at that
style,
Tho fall was secured in 1900. There
was short and decisive struggle.
Lewis gotta grapevine and neck hold,
aud Roeber in less than two minutes
was flat on his back.
Roeber after the match was over an.
nounced his willingness to meet any
man in tho world Mt Graeco.lto man
style.
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