The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-23
THREE INTERESTING MILLS
Lively Fighting at the COney Island
Athletic Club Last Night.
George Reynolds Bested BY Nike Leonard.
Billy Vernon by Billy Ernst and Jim Daily
Knocked 0at by Joe Butler.

CoNEY ISLAND, N. Y. June 22.-The
crack bouts scheduled to take place before
the Coney Island Athletic Club. tonight.
proved a very attractive drawing card for
That organization. Every one of the six
men was thoroughly trained. and they
were considered SO well equalized in fight
ing ability that 1t was difficult task to
pick the winner. and the betting on each
event was pretty nearly even. Mike Leon
ard was favOrite over George Reynolds.
Billy Ernst. who is also q crack Brooklyn
tighter, also had large number Of ad-
mirers. but Billy Vernon. the Haverstraw
brickmaker. was too we'll known to be over.
looked by even the Brooklyn people in the
betting. He was slight favorte over
Ernst. Jim DAILY being the former sparrinR
partner of Jim Corbett had, of course. q
large following. but the fact of Joe Butler.
the oOlored man. having knocked Joe God
dard down twice in . four-r0und contest,
was q stumbling block for them in the bet
ting line. The Philadelphia men were
almost to o unit on the cOlored man. This
bout being to finish wac considered the
leading event of the evening. There was
representative sporting audience OF five
thousand from this and other cities present
when proceedings were begun.
A mighty shout went up at twenty min
utes TO o'clock as George Reynolds and
Nike Leonard opened the evenings enter
tainment in the first bout. They fought
at 1870 pounds. 1t was q rafting fight of
the give-and-take order for nine rounds.
Both displayed considerable science. and
were gluttons Tor punishment. which was
freely administered. Leonard was the
stronger In the ninth. and. after opening
up IA big cash In Key nolds's cheek. pounded
him about the ring until he had HIM out.
BILLY VERNON, BEsTED.
The men had scarcely left the ring when
Billy Vernon, the Haverstraw 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 evading several
terrific II ght-handers and sending his man
10 the floor, with SWING. In the first round.
This was q purely scientific contest; no
rushing or mixin q thing up. Both men We're
quick as cats A lead invariably got
Il return counter. and three rounds were
fought with both men smiling. In the
fourth Ernst started To force matters but
Vernon was so clever that be made iIttle
progress. ths latter cOntentiDg himself
with evading the swings and getting In an
occasional lefs-hand jab. The fifth round
Witnessed some lively exchanges. with
honOrs still easy. In the sixth Vernon
Kept jabbing away at his opponent. whom
he had rushing around like q mad bull.
Vernon had decidedly the best of tho round.
although his opponent was as strong .
lion and fought as though his very life de-
pended on the result. In the seventh round
Vernon continued his jabblng tactics, and
ducked every counter that Ernst made.
Ernst appeared to have freshened up
considerably. He started in to rush
matters. and fought Vernon into his
corner. and when they broke it was ap-
parent that Vernon was becoming groggy.
In the eighth and last round Ernst went at
his man in q determined manner. He show
cred right baDders upon Vernon until he
Knocked him out, and he bad to DO carried
from the ring. This was pronounced one
OF the prettlest exhibitions ever seen here.
DAILY KNOCKED OUT.
The final bout of the evening between
Jim Daily, OF Buffalo. and Joe Butler, of
Philadelphia. WAS put on at 1880 p. NJ. 1t
was to be twenty rounds or more for g, 500.
John p. Eokhardt refereed Che contest
Dsly's seconds were Dan Gallagher. of
Brooklyn. and Charles Gleason, OF Buffalo,
while Butler was looked after by Jack
Fogarty and Benny Fogsrty.
Round 1-Daly Tented several times and a
clnch followed. DAILY followed up with sinasn
In the belly and landed his left hand the col
Ored mans jaw. DAILY reached his stomach
again ana was cOuntered lightly By the colored
man on the Jaw. DAILY was by far the ceverest,
but could not draw his man out. The round
Round 2-Daly was the first to lead in this
round and caught the negro four times without
q return. They SPARED cautiously for some
time. and then began Ia mix matters, with hon
| ors even. Just at the call or time Daily lanoed
Oh the stomach ana swung with his right tile
bell rang.
Round 9-This was q terrific round, I'm
| which DAILY was knocked down repeatedly He
| got up gamely each time. however. and fought
| could scarcely stand. Ii was a marvel that
DAILY lasted through the round. His punishment
| was something terrible.
swings, and Landed his right heavily on the col
| ored mans jaw and wind. The crowd yelled for
| DAILY 10 keep away. and amid the widest kind OF
| an uprOar he started III TO Tx matters He land
| ed several hot ones on Buffers wind. and bad
| the coiored man almost as weak as himself ar
the call OF time
Ronnd Both men came up weak The
| colored man forced him to his corner where
DAILY slipped and fell Butter followed mp his
advantage and punched his man al over the ring
Both men were very tired, AMI at the call o.
time the round ended Ia favor OF Butler. who
! was the stronger and doing most of the lighting.
1
swung his right on the side or Buffers head with
good effect, but he was too weak TO hold out
| against powerful Oh opponent Butler rushed
DAILY across the stage, jabbng him with the left
I'm the stomach ana swinging the right on his jaw
sending him 10 tho floor with great force. DAILY
was groggy when he got up. and it was then only
| 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.
Quinn aud Burns Matched.
| Special TO the Indianapolis Journal,
BLoOMINGTON, Ill, June 22.-The chal
lenge of j. Il. Quinn. of San Francisco, now
| here, to wrestle any conner. catch as-catch
can. for $500 side. was accepted by w. H.
| Gibson. of Rock Islaod, ILL.,. on behalf o1
Farmer" Burns. A forfeit of $50 as de-
| posted tonight on behalf of Quinn The
match will probably tnke place here.