The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10
amateur BOXERS Meet
4 Number Of Lively Boa,S Witnessed at b,
hc dmy ( GusiC
il, ta.a Gr.at Hi ht for the Gxces,.
ors 49, Anthony Gordon, James
judge and Richard Eavers Awarded
Bouts 80 MCGOWAN Ruined His
Chances by Attempting to Wrestle.
The Other Winners.

Chances by Attempting to Wrestle.
The Other Winners.
Over 1000 pOrsons attended the n
nual amateur boxing tournament OF
tho Excelsior Athletic clnb. which
was held at tho Academy Of Music last
uight.
several men who had sent entgi 3
failed to materiali2 a. on the AralenyOf
Music LAT might. but tn.re " =" u
numb r OF rYcsIlHnt boats nOtNi %.
staining. The tournament viii be-
continued ngnn toniS T.
the tournhm ut opSnsd Gt s 80
u'clO. k, when the curtain was rnng a.
and john j. Collins. of h Ex risior
rInb, Introduced II w. Schlirnjrr. o
The Philad lpnin Item. - Tn. "i1 ln
announce, nj z. j Donahue. of the
New York R.cordsr. as the %r'ferr-.
Mr.. Douahus was greeted with pro
IOngsi applans- when his name was
announced w II. Recap, OF Phi H.
'rlphii T.. was clerk of boxing, ana John
Kennedy, OF this city. and Harry Moo
ns, OF the New York Athletic club.
umek-ppers.
Tue members of the Excelsior club
proved their ability 10 cope with any
IT the visiting boxers by winnin
three of the four ti.hts In which they
We're entered.
THE OPENING BOUT
George Ross. Of the l. xington Att
l"rjc club, f New Y rk. anl Dan
o Ncill. OF X Xborou4n club, # Pal
Ielphii, rppr s'ntativ-s Of the lOj
pound elias, Were tn first boxers in
reduced TO the audience. Ross lat
yrar held the bantam weight cham
pionship VI the Atlantic Am ,teur
union and proved the most aggressive
ii liter of the two II also possesses
,ne best physique. ONrill was clever
1t avoiding punishment and showed
that he knew Low to handle his hands
with telling effect. He was not able
to cope with Ross, however. aud lost
tine fitht, though he had the sympathy
of ths Sudience.
The second event was in the sam
class John Callahan, Of New York
and Fred Lown, OF Philadelphia, were
tbs participants. Callahan seem4l
outclaSsed aud rsceivII severe punish
meut about the face during the bout.
In tbs second round the interference Of
the referee prevented him from bai &
kn0cke out. Ia the Thrill round CAL
lahan proved himself K ma to the corr
aud iufl cted sew re punishment on
Lown an won the fight. He will met
Ross tonight.
The l25 pound class was next Gale
and Anthony Gordon of the Excelsior
club Of this city and Peter H4ran o.
the Lexington club o. New York, came
together The men were evenly
matched but Gordon was the eleanart
boxer and in the best condition. Tne.e
was hnrd hitting all during the fghi
which began TO have 4 telling If ct on
Haran towards the clnsA OF the secon
rouni. Gordon was the coolest AM
most sagacious fighter in the thiri ant
won the fight.
ANOTHER EXCELSIOR VICTORY.
James Judge. of tn- Excelsior club.
anu CVO'SN - ne VI tut ~NpnPdIl'l
club, OF Trenton, N. j., entered tn,
ring as representatives. Of tho 1885,
pound class. Judge mad the advautag,
in height aud reacn and Ellis in agil.
lty. They SPARED cautiously ut til,
beginning Of the first Found. but judy,
soon measured the capabilities OF hi
man and had him on the run brfor,
the round ended. In the middle o.
the second Ellis was receiving s-vere
punishment and b.iug forced to tbt
rop.s. H showed signs of weaknssl
AMI X teree Donahus ended the bou
by awarding the contest 10 Judge.
James Donlin. of Nonparisl Club, o
Trenton, aud William Adler. OF Ameri
can Athletic Club, philadelphia
vera OF the l10-pound class. Tn,
first two rounds wsrr marked by som
clever but very cautious sp trrins. DJI
in proving himself the most cleve
aud Adler thu more aggressive. At tGe
end of the thir neither a had de
monstrated lis superiority and \ tw
minute round was ordered by tn,
retsrss in which only straight leads
should count. The fight was award &c
to Adler
ThOmas Mccain failed to appear {
con esl with John Tighe, OF the Excel
sior club, aud Patrick Kennedy ais
failed TO appear to fight James Nc
Gouldrick, OF the Excelsiors,
MCGOWAN WAS A WRESTLER.
The fight ia the middle wsight class
which was rxp ctel to be TIVE event q
the evening, was between Patrick Nc
Gowan, Of the EXcslsiOrs, and Char,e
Mckinley, Of the Roxborough club q
PHILADELPHIA, middle weight ohampio.
of Atlantic union " 1923 McGUwa
forced the figunpg in u vicious IN an
ner in the two frat round
and frequently had MCKINLEY to til
ropes, though he did not succeed in In
fIsting more punishment on MrG,nle.
, than he su,taiued himself. Ths thir
round was v series Of ciipches, aud hs
r tore it ended the referee gave the fSn
to Mckinley for tue reasIn that Nc
Gowan insisted on wrestling instead q
4 boxing.
| The last bout OF the evening was b
tween Middls-wsiRhts REGARD EAver
Of the Excelsior club, aud JOIN Curtil
Of the American Athlete club, OF Pal
adelp ia. Vsry cautious we're IL
boxers in the first AMI tut few blow
were exchanged In It. e scr, nd iighl
ing was more vigorous, but when II
, rcu blended honors were even Hal
hitting marked the third rouul, Etvel
:, irswing tbs opponents blood, AT I'll
. end Of the round he was hy far the bs
> man aud was NV trhvd the fight.