Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-12-22
PLAYED FOR SUCKeRSl
Spectators Mrsmcrizrd. Then
flim.Flammcd and Robbed.
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= scirn,ihc -xhiln,i"n IT h"ting-~ SrrNrr
held ur hri"r- ~ 'hrT liv"s. tnu-" Nh
attended the flakes" over ~ oli t"w "a
the street ,At com Any's NV dancing
hAll lat night, Will bear ~nnrr- ~ ia"
tact tia, they we're marks fr the must
gisrtng AMI m"ri pr''in'SiiiAi"d h"ld .ur
that has yet been I-tp+irA'"d upon ,h"
sporting inclined people Ut the city.
rhry proved suckers with great big
"s"-hfu' mrsmriiarI, =. drawn an
tia, the pr,c" ct Admirs,"n. a., was all
tina ~aH nee essay To- wItn-sr th""hk-r;
then h~iug hm h.mm-i by h-ing com
I+ll,.l ~ "ri"r lu see the "fnkrn" t."
/ buy seats NJ - cents each after
getting nnii" f the hall. and
then robbed ny collections briug taken up
aud T., -- b.irg Ask-i hctor, the s-v.
rrsl "hk-r" appeared IN the ring
9uu'rlock, with a crowd at Al ra-,
/ l'u people riitiug and standing arr tnd
/ the rIug, we'll known young gentleman
wAs rrlrr' ii tu r,frrrr four round ,uu.
,rr, h-tw--n tAu colur-d weller weights,
Frank ~ Masters and Cornelius BiAdf"ri
ThIr cuntrrt proved interesting, And war
declared. IN the Language of the referee.
"huuurr even " III. hat WAS II rrd
~ sud frr thea. twu hlnk-r and n purse
IT several dollars each wa. made up Tor
them
A man 10y the name IL Lavender then
huuud-d over the ropes into III" ring. i"l-
loved 10y trained dog lie made =
suga .cnsi,Si talk I" the spectators, aud
after putting = lamp "n h,s ioryh-Ad and
squeezing himself through q ring aud
making several high kicks Al cigar boa
held ny by All alleged pug'is, from Hast
ingr. Srb he also pss~ed around the hat
among the crowd and secured his Shar-
II hlm .n.m money, The spectators waited
Tor the contortionist IA continue his Ier-
E,rtnAuc-. but ~ thsir utter surpris- he
t"k III his ugh,r, pullai On his regular
clothes And s,hh 10y the stove laughing
To- himself Ia mute woris, How easily
tue American people ar" duped,"
A murmur then went fi"m mouth tn
mouth among the spectators To- III" effect
that thry were snld again, aud such was
the fact
Cries were then made for the principals
of the celebrated fake" entertainment.
Gibson and Dnvry. The latter r-spond.
81. jumped into III. ring aud Aaked, lis
that man Gibson IT. the housed
! YES" was the reply from several
voices. "He Ia standing back at the
stove"
. Az h~ did not appear incl'n~i to enter
: II was learned that he accused the other
sni-- I"v-y AMI his fri-nds-of doing
him up IN the gate receipts, III. ticket
seller having reported that he only took
in "a snd after paying slj for hall rem,
and SljJO tor outstanding hills, h-
woulh have len the inrignIhcant sum
+. ~ go %. The gentleman al the Ell
trance IL the hall clslm-d that hr
dd IT,, take IN n cent. az course u
numl"r Of pAsrrs were irsnr,i, but still.
I when Gibson lonh-i nv-r the one hun
= drrd and more people. he c"nJnrr' NJ IN
hlH mind the idea that th,e- who were
lacking after his intervals were neg Igrnt,
and tina, he hal been touched "
lie therefore rrfusrd Ia enter the ring.
and several times emitted from hlr irry
tongue tina, he had n "rrputatinn" which
would not allow him Ia go agSinr any
IN N for az small All amount IT the hlthy
lucr-.
lie wsr implnr-, Ia make the contest
people had been faxed" into paying
stree, car farce. admission fee, s-A, rem
aud donated literally Ia the twn previous
"fk-s," and he ought 10 put the tnal
touch to- the fakes" Aft-r much per
suasl"u h- moved up rnwad the ring
aud the crowd grew impatient and fnr n
time !, l"okrNi like tight in earnest h..
tween ,hosr who pa, up their money, an'i
those VIII" were strangers and s,o~i 10y
the slnd,ator- aud ne doubt rHked IN n
"divy."
Finally, Gibson came into the ring,
. mounted n chair. and again stated that
"hr had n reputation at stake and that ht
wAs tighter aud had knocked out four
teen wrlt"r weights IN previous CONTESTS
lie cou'd not fight for the amount 81
money claimed to De IN the hands of IA,
ticket SELLER"
D,yry followed him IN the ring, AMI
e AunuIncrd that he Was willing Ia fight
the imam with the reputation" for any
' Amoun,, for nothing, II he desired, The
crowd at once rallied around Dov.y.
'hhsou WAS again appealed to, and he
tnAl!y ngreed to ~ on with the contest
Tor purse VI $50. T~n we'll known
> sports II the city went Arnunl among the
unrall-n, aud outraged crowd, ami the
! purse was mad. up, the ticket seller
turning over 1850 and Tia" gentleman,
who sold seats At 25 eents Each, a.. IS OF
. the amount
1 A referee was then selecJri, aud he an-
nnuncrd that the contest would b- "to n
finish" lie selected two judge, after
which the principals commenced TIA" fun
To make a long story short, As Ia
rounds, Gibson. the "mAn with r-ru,a
tiou kr knock outs" Was ou,clAss"i al
every stage Of the contest, although h'
, vnt in n few we'll directed blows on do