The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-25

| New YORK, Feb. "A 1t was known that
Jim Cor bett would not be at Madison
| Square Garden until nearly midnight. be
| cause he bad to appear in Gentleman
jack" in Harlem; but there was, never
| theless. a crowd of ], GOO people around the
| garden doors soon after dark this evening,
| who wanted to see the champion and give
| him one more greeting This wish was
enhanced by the knowledge that james j.
was to put up his hands at the same time
| that Charley Mitchell presented his, in a
scene that was. according to the manage
ment. reproduction Of the surroundings
in a certain recent event at Jacksonville.
The show had been arranged by the
New York World to augment that
papers free bread fund, and fine pro-
gram had been ARA uged. Boxing bouts
comprised the majority OF the numbers,
but the strong men, sucn as Attilla, who
has give COrbett points on how TO get
strong and stay SO; wrestlers. like Mul-
doom and Roeber and Hugh Leonard and
Professor B. A. McF Faddeu of st. Louis,
and broadsword scrappers, like Duncan T..
Ross and Professor Zarlimi. were on the
bill Among the others announced were
several top-notchers in their respective
classes, including the kangaroo who was
tralian compatriot. So there was no
reason why there should not be big
crowd Reason or not, the big, brilliantly
lighted arena held nearly 5000 persons at
s o'clock. OF course all the regulars"
were there.
Muldoon and Roeber wrestled in Graeco-
Roman style tor ten minutes without
scoring fall.
The next event was a catch-as catch-can
wrestling bout between Hugh Leonard, in
structor of the New York Athletic club,
aud Professor b. A. McFadden of ST.
Louis. This bout appeared to be level
Leonard was the aggressOr and the clev-
erer He had the st. Louis man aloft
several times, but he could not accomplish
fall within the ten minutes limit.
Two lis pound New York lads, Jack
Levy and Casper, went through three
tiresome rounds, and then kangaroo did
his act with Tully. There was laughter
over this, if nothing else:
A good go was looked for when Tommy
Ryan of Chicago, the champion wslter-
weight, and Billy Vernon, the Haverstraw
On. W lightweight, were announced.
Ryan had the better of the touching
in the total, but, in justice to Vernon, it
should be said that he spared with q
broken thumb.
Duncan C. Ross, in armor clad, engaged
in broadsword combat with f. 5. Costel-
lano of Brooklyn, Professor Zarlimi, the
Italian, having failed to show up. Ross
easily scored five body blows in sue
CessiOn.
George Dixon got rousing reception
when he was intrOd duced to spar Eddie
Loeper of Brooklyn. They created the
first rousing enthusiasm Of the night.
Loeber looked scared, and acted so when
he took the center; but after a bit took
courage, and hit the feather-weight cham
pion of the world q couple of times, aud
the mob at once lost its head. Loeber
tones. And he did try In the second round
and got more cheers. The third round
was all at mixing 1t up. Four arms were
moving necessarily during all the three
minutes, and 1000 tongues urged the
Brooklyn boy on. Loeber did Very we'll;
but when the round was over he was
breat hing hard, while Dixon retired to the
his corner easily and smlllngly. But the
shouters were happy.
Corbett, in pink shirt, white knicker-
bockers and blue stockings, now mounted
the stage and the crowd received him
royalty, but no more cordially than it did
Mitchell, who fought with him. When
the men were introduced they were again
cheered about equally, and John Kelly,
the Jacksonville referee, and Snapper
Garrison, the time keeper, also came in
for whack of the applause. A speech
WAS many timts demanded from the
champion, but Jim would only bow.
The two men spared four friendly
and short rounds. during which Mitchell
was scarcely able to touch Corbett at close
quarters. The Engishmau was repeated
iy advised to ''get an axe" but things
went off smoothly.
Between the rounds Eurt Burkes yelled
out that Walter Campbeii, the PhiIad l.
phia 130-pounder, had offered to spar
young Critic, and would bet 800 that he
weighed no more than Critic. Critic
would not bet.
1t was also announced that Fitzsimmons
had challenged Peter Jackson, and that
Parson Davies had replied that he would
match Cboynski against Fitzsimmons for
S, ,000 or against Denver Smith for the
same amount.
After that the big affair. which had
yielded 5000 to the end desired, dissolved.