The herald., 1895-05-18
A BENEFIT TO GALLAGHER
A Great Crowd at the Los Angeles
Athletic Club Last Night
The Programme RepIete With Interest-De
tails of the Events - The Bicycle
Races at Athletic Park Today

The Los Angeles Athletic club benefit to
Professor William Gallagher last night
was compete success and Manager
Walter McStay was much congratulated
upon the outcome. About 45o men s.
sembed in the gymnasium to witness
the exhibition and each number on the
programme was frequently cheered.
The games opened promptly at O. clock
and G. Il. McStay and Don Brockway APP
peared in a fencing contest refereed bv
Paul Flammer. The contest was brief
and interesting. the referee announcing
McStay the victor at four points out of
lx, but McStay afterward modestly dis =
claimed victory and called it tie
three to three.
The catch as-catch can wrestling be-
tween young Bibby and Clarence
Whistler, jr., was the next event for the
best two falls out oft hree. Bibby agreed
five minutes. Frank Stock acted as
referee. The two gladiators strained and
tugged and showed up so we'll as to call
down many cheers from the crowd.
Bibby finally got Nelson on his opponent
and had him on his back in ten minutes.
In the second contest Bibby got "a half
Nelson hold and held Whistler down, but
minutes. In the third. Bibby and Whist
Ter were clinched on the mat when the
former threw the latter over his shoulder
and scored fall. The referee, Frank
Stock. announced that Bibhy had made
two throws within nineteen minutes.
but the crowd doubted the last throw and
there was some grumbling and kissing.
f. W. Eddleston then sang The. Son of
the Desert Am |. and for an encore rem :
dered Anchored.
Frank Sentous gave an exhibition of
heavy dumb bell lifting and hand led sew
enty-eight pound and lighter bells with
such ease that he was warmly applauded.
on the bills between Ben Bognes of the
San Francisco Olympic club and Frank
Scott of the l.. a. A. G.
Ray. do you want a deputy?' sang
out wag to Officer Ray Cottle and sew
eral OF his comrades who were seated by
the ring. But everybody laughed and
the incident went for nothing. Walter
McStay refereed the contest. The men
banged each other in grotesque fashion
through three rounds. and Bogner vas
eventually knocked down and counted out
after chewing Il red rag and depositlng
the gore liberally about their bodies and
the ring. Bogner lost his wig in the con.
test. In the third round the two men
pranced around each other ana after Il
spirited scrap" Bonger was knocked
dead out and sprawled on his face until
he was counted out and his seconds bore
him from the CORY field.
V. A. Magnin sang An Old Fashioned
Couple, and for an encore Standing on the
Corner. On q repeated call he sang When
Other Lips and Other Hearts, and was
liberally app'audcd.
Thomas kierncr OF the Burbank favored
the boys with one OF his inimitable sto-
ries. something about Australian Griffo's
adventures in an eastern prize ring.
The event OF the evening was the four
round contest between John Brink. cham
pion amateur heavyweight of Southern
California. and Professor Billy Gallagher,
of local tame. Both men were checred as
they entered the ring. Tom Dermody
ref .reed the contest. The four two-min-
ute rounds were quickly enough gone
tn ough. Tut an interesting exhibition
was given. The weight and skill of
Brink were well set of by Gallagher's
agility and science. AMI the way the
latter danced around Brink was only off
set by the straight. hard blows he got in
return. Brink delighted in patting Gala
CHER over his liver. while Gallagher stuck
to striking his fist into Drinks face.
When time was called both men were
blowing and tired, and as they shook
LANDS the crowd Lroke up, cneaIng them
heartily.
Walter McStay stepped into the ring
and announced the great twenty five mile
invitation bicvcle race that takes place at
Atlletc park this afternoon, III which
six crack riders. Ulbricht. Uatton. Lacy.
Kitchin. Schmidt, jenkins and Foster
Will ride.