New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
ODDS AND ENDS OF SPORTS.
SPARRING AT THE LENOX LYCEUM.
CONTESTS GIVEN BY THE CLINTON ATHLETIC
CLUB-POLICE CAPTAIN REILLY CON-
urxrS DI-TY AND PLEASURE.

CLTD-POI.lCE CAPTAIN If1ILI.N COM
BINES DUTY AND PLEASURE.
There was some excellent sparring at the Lenox
Lyceum. Fifty-ninth-st and Madison-ave. last
night 4 large crowd present. as the preln-
inares on Thursday had shown that the finals in
the different classes would insure exciting con-
tests Police Captain Reilly sat upon the stage In
the rear of the twenty -four-foot ring. lie was
there in the interest OF law and order ana II MS
facial expression any criterion he was com
bining keen enjoyment with business The tour
nament was under the auspices Of the Clinton Ath-
Ietic Club w H. Robertson the referee and
p Keefe and J. Adler the judges The tournament
shows that there are plenty OF c!eVer amateur
sparrcrs in New-York in spite OF the wholesale
dlsqt:a hca ton by the Amateur Athletc pon iast
year The Nfurray v Crowley battle was one or the
best Of the tournament. Murray winning after an
extra round.
4 Hart Clinton Athletic Club. and f.. Moore.
Pastime Athletic Club. furnished a spirited battle
in the uO-poupd class. Hart had the best OF the
contest during the first round but IN the last TWO
Moore showed that he had a clever left hand. ahd
his straight blows were remarkably effective. W.
Thayer forfeited TO ". J. Sriben. and d. Bough
forfeited 10 H. Gleason.
Two heavier and clumsier men then entered the
ring They T.. Crowley Jackson Atheuc
Club and W. Murray. Williamsburg Athletic club
The first rounds all In crowley's favor.
In the third round Murray did excellent work, and
made matters even. An extra round was ordered
and the Judges disagreed. The referee gave the
battle 10 Murray. The winner was loudly ap-
plaudod Crowley "slugger pure and simple
The contest between +. Murphy. Hanover Athletic
club and NJ. Ryan. Union Athletic cub, IN ne
same class was not clever. Ryan proved the
better man of an Indifferent pair
Il Donovan brooklyn Hand Ball Court, ana
Arthur Carter. Empire Athletic Club. went At each
other not unlike two wildcats with a grievance.
Carter was sent the floor in the second round
In the last round the fcdCht untl they we're
forced to stop from sheer exhaustion. DDnovan won
II Hunt forfeited to II. Conncrs. g. WeiEsdrth'
Essex County Athletic Club. and William Lester,
Union Athletic Club. the next pnir In the l-O-
pound class. Lester was clean-cut, clever siarrrr
and Wengarth may not be able 10 see straight Tor
a week
In the I25-pound class H. Fisher Washington
Athletic Club. antaliZng smile right thrOuFn.
and the harder he hit >. Murray. Clinton Athletic
Club the he smiled. Mr. Murray did not
from g jackson on forfeit The meeting between
-. German. Union Athletic club and i. sheridan,
Pastme Athletic club hurricane battle.
More blows struck In the first round than !s
usual in six ordinary rounds. An extra round was
ordered and the battle had to be- called n draw IL
would have taken axe 10 stop Forrnn
p L4han. National Athletic Club. and T.. Moore.
PastIne Athletic Club. battl,d in the llo-pouni
class. Ichan has remarkable chest Development
and after n scientific bout he was declared thr
winner. VI. j. Stuben. Hanover Athletic club. and
H. Ciearon. Star Athletic club. met In the same
class Cearon seemed the more scientific OF tho
two, but the judges did not SEQ The matter in
that light. and they awarded Stuben the contest.