Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-23
IN THE ROPED AREN A
Spirited Sparring Contests at the Oolumbia
Athletic Club.
A Drawn Fight Between Glynn and
English-One Man Was
Knocked Out.

The Columbia Athletic Club gave its
members and their friends a spirited exhi-
bition of sparring and smuggling last even
ing. 1t Ia the first affair of the kind that
has occurred at the club house since last
spring. From a sporting standpoint no
fault can be found WITH last nights pro-
gram, except in one instance. That was
where an alleged sparrer, devoid OF merit,
was pitted against an expert, and was
knocked down and out before he had been
in the squared circle more than five min
utes. The program included four bouts
three of six rounds and one OF eight
rounds-and, with the exception noted.
they were we'll contested. Mr.. Robert j.
Elder had charge Of the affair and Mr..
Arthur J. Moore of New York officiated as
referee.
Mr.. Moore, IN announcing the character
of the contests and the rules which would
govern them. stated that to prevent any
criticism of brutality no infighting would
be allowed. With this exception, the
Queensbury rules would be enforced. The
contests were sharp. and although not al
ways decisive. were characterized by
enough hard hitting to satisfy the most
ultra sport.
While doubtless the relative sparring
abilities of the contestants could be shown
with softer gloves and fewer rounds 1t Is
to the credit Of those having the exhibi-
ton in charge that finish fights were not
insisted upon. In most of the bouts when
the scheduled number Of rounds had been
fought the contestants had about reached
the limit of their endurance. Had they
been allowed to continue, more than one
man would have been felled like an OK be-
cause he could not defend himself. But.
as stated, this was not done. and there
were many present who were glad that 1t
was not. There were others present. how
ever, who, Judging from their comments,
wanted all the blood and insensibility that
they could GET Manager Elder, however,
promptly suppressed these Migrant onen-
ders and threatened their expulsion. There
was a good attendance and much enthu-
siasm.
Knocked Down and Out.
The first contest was announced to be be-
tween Lou Dehler of Wilmington and Ed.
Vaughn of Philadelphia, 1O5 pounds each.
When they jumped into the ring 1t was
seen that while Vaughn had the advantage
in height and reach. his opponent was the
more stockily put up. At the call Of time
Dehler proceeded to mix 1t up. hitting his
man with right and left. Vaughn returned
the compliment with interest, and at the
close OF the round had clearly. outpOinted
the other During the minutes rest Dehler
had evidently received instructions to make
short work of his antagonist. and when
they came together in the second round he
went at Vaughn savagely, rushing him
with right and left blows, demonstrating
that the Philadelphia was no match for
him. Taking advantage of an excellent
opening, Dehler shot his right over
Vaugbn's left eye. and the latter went
down as If he had been hit with sledge
hammer His head struck the floor with a
hard thump, and as he was being counted
out he vanly endeavored to rise to his
feet. He could not, however. and was car
ried to his corner, where his second soon
revived him.
A Pounding Match.
The second bout was between Jimmy
Hagan of Philadelphia and Frank Hoffeck-
er of Wilmington, at 125 pounds. Hagan
was very awkward and the other was wild,
so that they were able to do each other
little harm. What both did not know
about sparring would have filled several
volumes. They worried through the six
rounds much to the amusement OF the
crowd, although in the fourth round both
men were so exhausted that they could
not hit hard. They clinched about every
second, the referee having considerable
difficulty in keeping them apart
The referee decided in favor of Hagan.
A Real Sparrins Bout.
UnQuestionably, the best bout Of the
evening was that which followed, In which
Johnny Gly-n Of Wilmington was pitted
against Sol English of Baltimore. They
are old-time enemies, and have met before
In the roped arena without decision as to
which was the better man. They were
scheduled to spar six rounds, at 10
pounds. When they appeared. however,
1t was announced that English was over
weight, but that Glynn had consented to
go on. English weighed in the vicinity Of
l~oI nhA 4
pounds The latter was in fine condition,
and was picked ont by many as an easy
winner. They are both good, clever spar
rers and put up strong fight. Glynn was
the aggressor and did most of the landing.
but English displayed superb fistic skill,
and held his own at nearly every stage OF
the game They fought fast and furiorsly
for six rounds, with the result so evenly
balanc ed that the referee justly decided 1t
a draw. The two fought hard. but with the
skill of experts, and their offensive and de-
fensive tactics excited frequent applause.
Very little damage was done in the OPEN
ing rounds, but In the succeeding rounds
the two came together like battering rams
and fought like veritable wildcats. Each
was struck hard and often, but they were
in such fine condition that they did not
appear to mind the punishment. Glynn
had a trifie the best of the fight at first,
and in the third round he got In a swing
ing Highlander that ioored his adver
sary. English jumped up on the instant,
however, in good shape, and met the
rushes of his opponent with stiff lefts that
knocked his head back. In the fourth
round Glynn continued to force the fight
ing and made several vicious PUSHES, but
most of his blows were wild, and were
easily avoided by his nimble opponent. So
far Glynn had done the most work and
had landed several hard blows, but English
was tough and game, and Invariably gave
a good account of himself when they came
together. In the fifth round English
ar1 In fhn 40 xx-ith hiS
right, end later received one of the same
kind himself which made his teeth rattle.
He showed wonderful recuperative powers
and toed the scratch in the sixth and last
round in prime condition. He then cut out
the pace, and made by far the most points.
His work after the severe punishment he
had received was marvellous, but there
was no question Of the justice of the de-
cision Of the referee. Many persons In the
audience clamored for another round. and
English Joined in with them, but 1t was
properly denied. The bout was for points
in six rounds, and the club wisely declined
to have any more. Taken altogether. 1t
was the best exhibition of the manly art
of self defense that has ever been seen
in the club.
Wore Each Other Out.
The last event on the program was an
eight-round bout between Jimmy Fox Of
pbiIa delphia and PAT Sheehan of Refh1a-