St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-17
SKILL AND STRENGTH
A Splendid Exhibition of Both
at the Phoenix Club
Soiree.
Some Very Clever Demonstra-
tions Of the Results Of
Trained Muscle.
The Wabashas Bowl Down the
Printers in a Slow
Game.
Frank Thayer Meets His First
Defeat at Balk
Line.

The entertainment given by the
Phoenix Athletic club month ago was
so excellent that the verieSt enthusiast
never dreamed that it would be placed
IN the shade by another, the present
season, at least. But that event goes
down in the history of the club as sec
ond to that given by the management
last evening. 1t was the monthly soiree,
and the club feels encouraged by the
universal appreciation of the efforts of
the management, and it was announced
that no entertainment will be allowed
to fall below the standard fixed last
night.
James j Corbett, the champion of
champions, was an hOnOred guest OF the
club. When he entered the exhibition
rooms he was greeted with lusty cheers.
The scene was inspiring. There IS some
Inherent quality Ill all men toat electri-
ties them in the presence of gladiator.
Upon the champions entrance the
audience arose as with one accord, and
would not be appeaSed until the con-
quefor OF the great John L. stepped
into the squared circle and announced
that he had last night been matched to
fight Charley Mitchell. This was the
signal for another ovation. but the gong
sounded and the admirers of the cham
piOn were soon absorbed in the progress
OF the programme.
The attendance was larger than usual.
The club allowed each member to intro
duce limited number of friends, and the
number perhaps exceeded the intention
of the management. The programme
was a long one, and the first number
was announced shortly after s O'clock.
Everything went off with snap, and
like clockWork. Event followed event
with rapid sequence.
The feature was the scientific glove
contest between Dick Moore. the st.
Paul favorite, and Harry Jackson, the
Detroit Cyclone. Both were confident
of victory and the purse, and the clev-
crest kind OF work enSued for three
rounds, when the official referee, II. W.
Seelye. of Minneapolis, announced that
Moore had won. it WAS all easy snap
for the st. Paul lad, and he now an
nounces that he is ready TO meet any
man i'll the country at his weight before
any first-class club for the biggest purse
that will be offered.
Ed Shepperd and John Flynn spared
eight rounds in spirited fashion, aud
hOnors were easy. 1t was pronounced
draw. Little Arthur McGuon made all
admirable showing with HAIRY Lemons,
the colored lad from Denver, vino won
a contest recently at the Olympic from
Kid Burns. McGuon scored the most
points in the ten rounds, and was
awarded the victory, to the satisfaction
of the club members and guests. A
comical event was the glove contest be-
tween John Thompson and John Tay-
lor, two colOred men. The former won
in two rounds, and John McDonOgh
won from Pat McDonough in four
rounds.
The clever little Appleton brothers
also spared. They gave a three-round
exhibition earlier in the evening and
then when the heavyweight champion
came, they went on once more and won
rare enconlums from the "big 'un."
Then there were other athletic events
of unusual merit. The Phoenix hung up
an elegant club championship gold
medal for heavyweight lifting
and cannon ball Juggling. There
were three entries-Louls Zobel.
Hank Colson and Ed Crosse. Zobel
alone showed up for the test, and he
gave all unusually fine exhibition. To-
day he starts on the road with COM
pany opening in Saltwater, and he
wears the championship medal of the
Phoenix, and will post 500 that no man
in the world, Of his weight, can wrest it
from him.
There were also three round settoes
between John S. Barns and Morris
Self, the Phoenix instructors, between
the Blum Brothers and Nook Richards,
and Fitzpatrick, of Chicago; and
Andrews, the high jumper, made leap
OF 4 feet and inches high.