The Portland daily press., 1894-12-03
GOOD sPARRlNo.
First Glass Exhibition at the Athletic Club
Saturday Evenins--Leahy and Mack OF
Boston. Contest With Local Men.

Saturday Evening--Leahy and Mack OF
Boston. Contest With Local Men.
The Athletic clubs fourth sparrine exhi-
bition Saturday evening was very inter-
esting event. to lovers of the manly art.
There was large attendance of members
and their friends in the gymnasium. which
is an admirable place as the running track
gallery is a very convenient place to look
down upon the ring il all the seats around
it are taken.
Prof. Lee of the Athletic club. and pupil
of his. Harry Davis of Portland. entered
the ring first, and did some lively work that
reflected such credit upon Prof. Lee, as a
teacher that it looked as if it might reflect
too little upon lis ability as sparrer.
Certainly Davis held his own remarkably
we'll, but then, Toby was saving himself
for his bout with Leahy of Boston. later
on. The second bout WAS between Jack
Keirns of Portland. and Mack of Boston.
keirns was to have spared with Macarthur
of Boston, who did not come because of i'll
ness. Mack out-classed him in weight, being
fourteen pounds heavier.
From the first Mack showed superiority.
re is very aggressive boxer ard has a
peculiar way VI pttWiuB LILO Oil Inv eeAi
angry buck, that lis enough to scare man
to death in ITSELF" as an on-looker re-
marked. Although Keirns exhibited his
usual good work there was no show for him
at all with Mack In the second round he
did get in vicious straight jab in the face
that the Boston man felt, and as n result it
looked. for moment, as If there was to be
no more Keirns. Prof. Lee reminded Mack
that he out-classed his opponent and Mack
responded good naturally that he, himself,
wasn't punching bag, which was quite
compliment to Keirns.
The bout ended more quietly, Mack re-
straining himself.
Prof. Lee and James Leahy of Boston,
gave an exciting exhibition. They appeared
together in the same ring last year and
both, had wholesome respect for each
others prowess.: ueahy is strong, agrees
sive boxer, who indulgesin no false move
nents, but always goes straight to the
point; which proved to be the end of Lees
nose in the first round last evening. There
was little blood. but in the second round.
Lee received Leahy's 1ushes in fine style.
defending himself and repelling The attacks
with more than full measure.
He is a better sparrer than Leahy. and
got in more blows. more skillfully. but the
latter is stronger and has a better wind and
was in better shape at the end of the bout.
Joe Wiley and Jimmy Dickson of the
Athletic club, gave the liveliest exhibition
of the evening. They are both lightweights.
agile and wiry and lost no time in using
every blow and parry known and more to.
Wiley proved himself the superior in point
of skill, protecting himself and surprising
his opponent in the give and take and
dodge that constitutes sparring. Both men
were pretty red liz the face when the bout
was over, but Dickson had received the
most punishment.
Leahy and Mack of Boston closed the ex-
hibition in the hardest fought contest of
the evening" They were two of kind,
both trained down to hard muscle, great
endurance and grim, direct methods of
warfare. 1t was rush after rush and clash,
bang and clinch. Both men were possessed
of much GOODNESS and good nature. Leahy
was determined 10 make the best showing,
but he couldn't do it. Mack was more than
a match for him i'll strength and skill. and
in a contest for a decision could surely
have come out the victor.
Both men are very gentlemanly, cool
headed sparrers, and their splendid exhibit
ton was warmly applauded. Following is
the records:
James T. Leahy. lao pounds, weller
weight, Riverside Athletic club. defeated
Con Dougherty, one of the best welter
weights in the country; defeated D. J.
Sullivan, j. I. Karlen, Frank Kearney in
three round contests liz one night at Union
hall, Cambridge. and also out-sparred Lud-
low Rukley in four rounds at Riverside
park He is now matched to SPAR j. j.
Lynch. December % at the Boston Athletic
association.
Jack Mack. 1876 pounds, light weight, de-
feated j. Mclaughlin in three rounds, j.
Sullivan IN two rounds and Tommy Kelley
in tour rounds at Father kelleys gym
nasium. Cambridgeport. The referee was
Mr.. Elmer Woodbury. and Mr.. James Lynch
acted as time keeper.
Harvard Freshmen IL, Yale Freshmen q.
Boston, December THE Harvard Yale
Freshmen foot ball game at Cambridge this
afternoon was one of the best exhibitions
seen at Cambridge this year. The game was
clean and well played, with no attempt at
slugging, the tumbles were few and only