The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-24

SCOTS SCRAPPERS.
Four Lively Bouts and One
Ended With a Clean
Knockout.
JERSEY CITY CLUBS TOURNEY
ReIish's Team Met Its First Re-
Ferse-Wheel and Gun
Notes.
JERSEY CITY CLUBS TOURNE'

The second monthly boxing tournament
of the Scottish-American Athletic Club
was held last night at Woods Hall.
The popularity of the clubs Journeys
was demonstrated by the presence Of
about three hundred of the sporting fra
ternity. There were 'rooters'' present
from clubs of New York, Brooklyn, and
Long Island City.
A fine card was presented, and the
night proved a disastrous one for favor
ties. This was particularly true in the
cases of Dickey onnor and Steve
Bloome, whose colors were lowered.
The specials were preceded by three
tiresome exhibitions. The club has not
yet apparently learned of the discon-
tent exhibition bouts cause among guests
The first ''go' was between George
Rush and Gus Metzler, who is to fight
Joe Craig in private for ten rounds or
more if necessary or Novembsr Z. The
second was between Jimmy Colohan and
Jack Clark and the third between Dan
McMahon and Paddy O'Brien.
The first special was put on at 9:45.
Andy Hart was selected as referee and
T. ]. Brennan of the Ravenswood Boat
Club and Mayer Cohen of the N. Y.
A. c., timers. Charles Rode of the S.
A. A. C. was booked to meet young Gal
lagher. The latter was unable to go on,
and Peter McGroyne was his substitute.
Roden had a cinch. He put his man out
in two minutes and fifty seconds.
Steve Bloome next tried conclusions
with Jack Murphy of the Star Club of
Long Island City for six rounds. Bloome
demonstrated one thing very plainly, and
that is that punishment does not please
him. Murphy is an old time fighter, and
enjoys the reputation of having put
four men out in one night. He has an
effective left and pounded Bloome in the
wind without interruption. Bloome coun-
tered on the head and peck effectively
but he might as well have tried to knock
down a stone wall. He was game, how
ever, and at the conclusion of the SixtG
round. although his face was covereu
with healthy colored 'claret" he was as
fresh as a daisy and wanted more. Muir
ply is one too many for him. His left
requires more watching and lodging
h Rloome can give it.
The fly little Peak Barry of the
Lenox A. c. next went on with Billy
Thayer of the Scots. Barry has lost all
his cid time c~leverness, and has begun
10 resort to the despieable trick of MAX
ing his opponent chase him around the
ring. He couldn't have put Thayer out
in a week. Thayer is a clever boy, has
an effective straight jab, only he appears
afraid of hurting some one il he hits
hard. Thayer had the best of the bout
all the way through. Andy Hart sur
prised everyone by giving the decision
to Barry. 1t was such a tame. uninter-
esting go that no one cared who got it.
Barry was inclined to De fresh after the
decision was given and he wes made to
swallow a bitter pill when an offer was
made to stack Charley Kelly of Ho-'
bolen against him at any time. AT this
time it was announced that Joe Craig
the pride of the Scots, would meet
inal bout of the evening was between
MgrtYr MeCuen of the Scots and Diczey
Cofiiors Of the West Sides. MeCuen
was in the pink of condition and Con-
nors was stale.
In the first round McCuen went at
him like a cyclone, landing when and
wheferhe pleased. Connors was by no
means slow and landed a side-wheeler on
McCuen's neck which sent him Keeling
under the ropes. He was up in an in
slant and returned the compliment by
making the willy Dickey sit down in the
middle of the ring in a lump. Honors
were even. In the second round McCuen
made a vicious rush. Connors ducked
and when he came up blood was flowing
from a nasty cut in his forehe I. He
wentfat McCuen with his old tim nerve
but his terrific swings seemed t have
no effect. AT the end of the round Con-
nors,it was believed would be put out in
the next. He probably would had not
the police stopped the bout. AS a whole
the show was an excellent one, and
everyone went home well satisfied with
the sport. At the next tourney some
stars will go on and some fine fighting
may be expected.