The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-10
THE CLARET FLOWED
Plucky Fights by NoVices
at the Columbus Athletic
Club Tournament.
GREENVILLE DUCK HUNTERS
A Journey to, Long Island That
Was Almost Barren of Results
Football Gossip.

The entertainment provided by the Col
umbus Athletic Club at its first novice
boxing tournament last night at Wooas
Hall was all that could be desired. The
hall was comfortably filled. The boxers,
as a whole. proved themselves exceed
ingly clever. There were two clean
~knockouts and one quit"
Andrew Hart took the platform as
referee; T. ]. Brennan and F. Evans
acted as timers, and Thomas Cummings,
F. J.. Grody 3. Flynn were the
Judges. Patrick Murphy performed the
duties of announcer in a creditable man
ner. The bouts were all three rounds.
The first pair to go on was T. Weieh
of Brooklyn and ]. Pitts of New York
Pitts forced the fighting from the start
and won the decision handiiy.
The second pair was ]. Morgan OF the
Carlton Clu and G. Delap of the Dol
phins. Morgan went at his opponent
with a rush. Claret flowed freely ana
at the end OF the first round both men
were weak. In the second Morgan was
fresh, and landed some telling plows'
while Delap punched holes in the ar
In the last round Morgan punched ms
man all around the ring. Delap's race
was covered with blood. He was game
TO the last, however, and punished Nor
gan severely. Morgan won the decision.
II Mayo of the Biff Athletic Club ana
]. Lewis of Brooklyn went on next.
Both were small boys, but struck heaNy
blows. Mayo, particularly, threw ms
whole body weight in every straight Jap
Lewis took his punishment without
ninching, and in the last round decorated
his opponents eye. Mayo was awarded
the bout.
TIE fourth pair was ]. Browne OF
the Standard and H. Jordan of New
York. Browne fought under protest, oe-
clering that he considereo Joruan
ringer" The fight lasted one round;
JorGan forced the fighting, and punished
Browne severely. In the last naIt OF
the round Browne suddenly let hlmsel
out. landed two right hand swings on
Joraan's jaw, which mada him stagger
abott the stage a moment and then he
dropped down in his corner a beaten
man. much 10 the satisfaction OF the
audience. who missed him for working
into a. class of novices.
Phe fifth pair was T.. Lee of Jersey
City and E. Carroll of the Cathearal
Club. One was afraid, and the other
didn't dare It was an undressing
bouC. and referee Hart was asked TO
kick them out OF the ring.
The sixth bout brought G. Fagen OF
the Nile Athletic Club and S. Londrigan
81 New York. The boys went at it ham
ner and tongs. and the three rounds were
har5 fought ones. Fagen won.
TIE seventh bout was between j. De-
laney Of the Suttons and z Gooabody OF
the Cartons. They shook hands at the
cal. OF time. There was a rush. Good
boIy landed a right hand swing on the
law, and Delaney dropped as II kicked
by ! mule. He was out, and only one
shot fired
OF the Atalantas and NJ. Conner or the
West Sides together. The bout lasted
one round. Connor coaxed his opponent
into the middle of the ring, and then
punched him at will, decorating his
rose in great shape. Enright quit, and
Conner was awarded the bout.
II the ninth bout c. Jurgens of the
LIZ Toscas ov~erweighed in the 15 pound
class and entered the rs. He went
against J. Cullum of the Hoyt Athletic
Club. Cullum could have stopped him in
the first round. 1t was a fake, and
Culium won.
The tenth brought a real hard man
in the ring in the shape of j. Grove
against H. Voehl of Elizabeth. Grove
was a l~eft-handed, foul fighter. In the
first round he landed on NoehPs nose,
and sent him down, and while he was
put him to sleep" Referee Hart push
ed him back in his corner. In the sec
ond round Voehl again went down on
a left swing on the neck. In me thiro
Voehl rallied. Grove mace several fouls
and was ruled out, much to the satisfac-
ton of everyone. The bout was awarded
to Voehl.
The eleventh and concluding bout was
a farce so far as science was concerned
The fighters were H. Sipp of New York
and ]. McGinn of G%reenpotnt. MeGinn
won. i
The entertainment will be continued
next Friday evening, when even better
snort is OmiS