The record-union., 1894-09-11
THE ATHLETIC CLUBS TOURNAMENT.
Payen Wins the WeIter-Weight
Championship.
Spanjer the Lightweight. and Charles
Reno of San Francisco the
Feather Weight.

The Sacramento Athletic Club held its
amateur boxing tournament for 1894 last
night, several entries from San Francisco
as well as this city having been made, for
the championship of the coast. Only
club members were admitted, and large
attendance was present.
George II. Clark, ex-President, an
nounced the officers for the occasion as
follows: Committee of Arrangements
Charles L. Bauer, G. o. Strobel, l.. S.
Upson, e. j. Kay, A. Y oerk, b. Ripley,
c. w. Haub; Referee, B. Ripley; Judges.
V. McClatchy and a. Kleinsorge; Timers,
Ira Robie and Charles Kleinsorge; Mas
ter of Ceremonies. George ii. Clark.
The first contest was the lightweight,
135-pound class, between C. Muller of
the San Francisco Athletic Club, who was
seconded by NJ. Sullivan and j. Conway,
and II. J. Spanjer OF the Sacramento
Athletic Club, seconded by c. Strobel
and II. Alexander. The contest was
four-round one. The contestants were
evenly matched as TO hight, Muller being
a tritle heavier. Muller is a right hand
fighter, while Spanjer is very clever with
his left. IN the first round Muller fought
for the body, landing some heavy blows,
while Spanjer landed repeatedly on the
head. The men clinched repeatedly, the
referee having to make them break
away.
In the second round Muller took the
aggressive and landed some stingers ON
the body, while Spanger repeatedly
reached his head, neck and body with
both hands. landing more blows than his
| opponent. There was heavy intighting
III this round, and the referee had to re-
| peatedly make the men break away
| from their cllnches.
| The third round was hot one, Muller
playing for the body and Spanjer land
/ ing repeatedly with both hands. Muller
was game, however, and came up to the
| mark determinedly. In this round he
slipped to his knees, just missing a heavy
| blow from Spanier's left. Then there
were lively exchanges and iptighting
! Spanjer landing heavily on the head.
The fourth round opened with fast and
/ furious exchanges, Spanjer landing on
the head and Muller on the body. 1t was
| a lively round and Spanjer was declared
| the winner of the contest.
The second contest was a four-round
| one for feather weights, at 125 pounds, and
/ Wells Birdsall OF sacramento and Chas.
! Reno and William Daily of san Francisco
were the contestants.
Birdsall and DAILY were the first to don
/ the gloves, leaving Reno to confront the
/ winner. Daly eXceIleu IN night and
reach, and had a curious style OF holding
/ his left arm and using it that was very ef-
fective. Birdsall, however was much
| the heavier hitter and possessed more
! stamina.
In the first round Daily landed two
| blows on i5irdsalPs neck, BirdsaIi return
| ing on the body. Then followed a pretty
exhibition of sparring, followed by some
heavy innghiing, in which BirdsalI
slipped and ieli.
In the second round sparring was fol-
! lowed by smart exchanges. Blrdsail land
! ing on the head and body and having the
best OF 1t.
In the third round the longer reach OF
Daily gave him the advantage. Birdsall
hitting more heavily and DAILY oitener.
The fourth round opened with cautious
! sparring by both, which soon resulted IN
| warm exchanges. Birdsall having the ad-
| vantage.
| The decision was in favor of Birdsall.
The third contest, a four round one was
the welter-weight class, I45 pounds. The
contestants were j. j. Burke and G.. 4.
Bates of the San Francisco club and l..
! Payen and ii. j. Spanjer of the Sacra-
mento club.
Burke and Payen were the first to don
the mittens. Burke was half head the