The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16
IN THE OLYMPIC RING,
The Six Special BoxingMatches
Call Out a HouSeful of
Mem berS.
Much Dissatisfaction Shown Over
Some of the Judges De- q
CiSionS.

l.. E. Hagan OF the olympic Club was
referee, and Charles Cerini of the Reliance
and George H Maxwell of the Olympic
were judges. The timekeepers were
Charles F. Morel OF the Olympic and
Charles Reno of the San Francisco clubs
The first event was between F. Thur
man and ]. Dodd, two 115-pounders from
the Olympic Club. F. H. Smith was to
have entered the ring with Dodd, but as he
was taken sick Thurman took his place at
short notice. Thurman was the taller of
| the two and had letter reach. The men
lasted well during the rounds and
made the last one somewhat lively.
The fight was given to Dodd by the
referee. After one judge had cast his de-
| cision for Dood and the other for Thur
much favor from the club, and Kisses were
mingled with the applause which followed
its announcement.
The second bout was between Frank
Raphael of the San Francisco Athletic
Club and r. Cuneo of the Olympic. The
bout started like whirlwind, neither man
displaying the least bit of science, and
each anxious only to strike without regard
to guard. Raphael was SNUG faced young
| ster, with absolutely no science, and only a
strong swing, which Cuneo did not seem able
! to stop, as his excuse for being in the ring.
Cuneo was very bloody before the end of
| the second round, but he grew smarter
match for the others strength and rushes,
however, and the match was given to
Raphael.
W. Birdsall of the Sacramento Athletic
| Club was slated to box with ]. a. McGin-
! ley for the third bout, but as Birdsall could
not come down to weight, Charles Reno of
| the San Francisco Athletic Club took his
place. both 1SS Mounds
There was no referee and the bout was dis
| tinctlvely friendly one and ended with
! honors even.
The match between L. J. Payen of the
Sacramento Athletic Club and Stewart
| Carter of the OlympIcs was expected to be
one of the best bouts of the evening and
much enthusiasm was shown when the
men entered the ring.
| Payen was at 142 pounds and Carter
at 143. Paven looked much the stronger
of the two. but both were in first-class con-
dition. The first round was tame, but in
the second both men started to mix things.
Carter was cool, but Payen showed up
we'll in his leads, and at the end of the
| round he was in the better condition.
The Sacramento man adhered strictly
to the rule to follow every lead
with counter, and not once did
Carter's fist come out but he had to dodge
or take blow from Payen. The fourth
IOuIlu Was IL lively OIit anu OdTUSI 0Hl-
dent desire to hug Payen close in every
clinch brought the audience in favor of the
Sacramento man.
At the end of the bout one of the judges
| declared in favor of Carter and the other
in favor of Payen, whereupon the referee
instantly declared it a draw. Hoots and
| howls followed the decision, for Olympia
was in favor of the Sacramento man. The
howls of disapproval We're only stayed
! when the next men came IN.
| These were ]. Reay OF the Olympic Club
and Best Brown of the Acme Club, each at
157 pounds. 1t was good fight from the
start. The first and second rounds
showed no material advantage for
either, although at the end of the second
Reay went to his corner considerably
more winded than Brown. The third
round was Browns, and so was the fourth !;
but toward the end the men fought des-
perately and a knockout seemed immi-
nent. Reay's seconds cheered him on and
club members yelled every time Reay raj
lied but when Brown was awarded the
fight everybody cheered and the Acme
Club yell came ringing from one corner.
The last bout of the evening was be-
tween the heavy-weights. J. Kennedy and
Van Buskirk, both of the Olympic Club
and each fighting at about 180 pounds.
Both men we're hard hitters, and both
were willing to hit. The first round
Buskirk mbered up to such degree that
he soon had Kennedy staggering. Ken
nedy's seconds went to his rescue and took
him back to his corner while the fight
went to Van Buskirk.
On the whole, the matches were not up
to what have been given i'll the club What
promised to be the best two fights of the
evening, Smith and Dodd and McGinlv
and Birdsali, fell through, and the bout
between Carter and Payen was one to be
forgotten as quickly as possible. Had it
rested with the club members Payen would
have been given the match without ques-
ton.
During the evening Superintendent Ken
nedy read a telegram from Walter Foster,
at Sacramento, announcing that he had
made two new worlds wheel records. He
rode one-third of mile, paced and with a
flying start. in 80 seconds fat, and one
third of mile, unpaced and with flying
start, in 80 rs.
t'The Last Rose of Summer" one of PATHS
favorite songs, was the work of Thomas Moore
The melody is a very ancient Irish tune, for
merly known as "The Groves of Blarney.,
This tune has been found in collections of Irish
music at least 200 years old