The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
JUDGE WON THE Battle
Defeated Mike buddy After Hard
Fought Contest.
ELEVEN ROUNDS WE'RE FOUGHT
This Was the Star Feature of the TOurna.
mcnt OF tho Nonparicl Athletic Club
ut Weber's Rink and Attracted u
Large Crowd Of Sports.

feated Mike buddy, of Old Forge, in
the eleventh round at the boxing tourn-
ament in Weber's rink, Taylor, last
night. They met in n iifteen-round con-
test for purse of so a side and half
the gate receipts.
Entertainment that was well worth
the dollar price of admission was the
card furnished by the Nonpariel Ath-
letic club, of Taylor, at Weber's rink
last night. In the center of the hall
roped arena, twenty-four feet square
was erected, and there the pugillstic
gladiators engaged in the struggle for
the mastery. Sports from up and down
the valley were among the spectators
The crowd did not total more than $50
The loud checked trouser and festive
red tie We're very much in evidence. IT
had been advertised as tournament
under the auspices of the Nonparicls
and such was the fact: but the attrac-
ton that drew most of the sports to-
gether was the special fifteen-round
"go" between mike" buddy, of Old
Forge, and Steve Judge, a brother of
Scranton.
Men Were In Condition.
The men have been in training for the
past three months and they We're in the
pink of condition. Delay had kept the
entertainment from beginning until 10
o'clock. Then the first event was
three-round bout between Tommy
Gardner. a 1.-THE youth from the EX
celsior Athletic club, of this city, and
Danny Hayes, of Taylor. =. ]. Murphy,
instructor of the Scranton Athletic
club, was the referee.
Hayes was the heavier of the two and
some in the audience pitied Gardner.
but they had no occasion for their COM
miseration. The first round was spent
in parrying blows. but Gardner got in
a few stiff punches on his opponents
proboscis, that made the olfactory or
gan change to the brightness OF a July
sunbeam. The second round was of
the give and take order, but in the third
the fireworks opened and Hayes bit the
sawdust several times. The latter was
thoroughly whipped If not practically
knocked out, and the decision of Ref
cree Murphy. in favor of Gardner, was
mere perfunctory task.
Announced ms n Friendly SettO.
Two members of the club delighted
the spectators with whatth referee said
would be a friendly bout. If friendly
meant a hammer and tongs slugging
match, then indeed it was quito friend
ly, They parted in the last round with
peeled noses and the claret flowing free
ly. The sports went out and refreshed
themselves in the intermission that fol-
lowed.
1mpatince was shown in the shouts
and stamping of feet that awaited the
coming of buddy and Judge. At 11.15
they entered the ring. buddy wore
black trunks and had his hair shorn
Judges body was almost bare. Cham
pion James Judge and Richard Eavers
acted as seconds for Judge, and Tim
Murphy. of Rendham, and Thomas
Murray, Of Minooka, performed a SINH
lar office for buddy. The latter tipped
the scales at 130 pounds and Judge was
a quarter of pound heavier. They
tossed for corners and at lily Referee
Murphy ordered the men to shake
hands and begin the debate. Joseph
Geueke, of the Nonpariel club, was
timekeeper.
First ROnnd in Duddy's Favor.
The first round was slightly in Dud-
dy's favor and twice Judge clinched to
avoid punishment. Blows rained hard
and fast and the excitement became
so intense that Chief of Police John II.
Evans threatened to put an end to the
if better order were not
maintained.
The second round was spent In vigor-
Gus infighting and buddy got many
on the face, but he delivered
hard body blows in return. The
buddy received seemed to have
no more effect than water rolling off a
ducks back, but buddy got the worst
of 1t.
Judge had q smile on his face since
the ring, but the confident air
left him.
The third and fourth round both were
pretty well winded. At this stage it
looked as If the battle would be decided
before many minutes.
Both spared cautiously in the open
ing Of the fifth, bu buddy rushed his
and sent h 4 to the ropes. In
this round buddy DR. first blood and
it ended with terrible 'ghting.
buddy Begins II Weaken.
The seventh, eighth ar,1 ninth rounds
We're rather tame, but in the tenth the
men came together and fought with
ferocity. buddy was weakening, and If
time had not saved him he would have
gone down TO defeat.
When the eleventh round opened