The Portland daily press., 1896-01-20
GOOD SPARRING
1t the Portland Athletic Club Satur-
day.

day.
Lewiston Men Got a Trifie the Best of It
soule of Deering and Mahoney of Lew
iston Very Evenly Matched-spIendid
Work BY Both.
There was a large attendance at the
rooms of the Portland Athletic club Sat
urllay evening when the best sparring
exhibition of the series was witnessed by
delighted crowd. There was good
work from first to last, land if theLewiston
people had rather the best of it, and
there is no disputing the fact that THEN
men showed the most science, and the
marks of better and harder training, still
Portland's showing was nothing to be
ashamed of, but just the reverse. Joseph
Soule, for example, met William Mahoney
Of Lewiston, who is as near professional
as a man well can be while still in the
amateur ranks Patsy Reardon, of
Lewiston, was present, and the men who
appeared were all his pupils.
| Professor Lee was master of ceremonies
and of course the first to step into the
ring were the two kids Flaherty and
Murray, who did such good work at the
South Portland exhibition p few weeks
ago. The work Of the 'kids'' still fur
Their confirmed the opinion previously
| formed that while "Kid'' Flaherty is a
| clever little boxer, t'Kid." Murray is
bound to be sparrer in the near future
| if he improves as rapidly as be has for
the past few months. There is no doubt
that he is a promising little sparrer and
the set-to between the ''kids" was great
ly enjoyed. s'Kid" Murray carried off
the honors, and was applauded to the
echo. 1t was lievely three rounds, and
no other three rounds called out more
applause.
GEORGE MOVES AND "JAGK,
STOLL
went into the ring and it was seen at
once that the men were badly matched
Stoll stripsat 175 and Noyes at 40. Still
the Deering man if outclassed was full
of courage and soon showed "Jack'' that
he wasn't by any means to have things
his own way, and in fact Noyes led off
and got in the first hit and then there
followed lively exchange. The greater
weight and the knowledged superior
science of Stoll gave him the advantage
in the first round, but still the friends of
Noyes had no reason to feel disappointed
in their man. who put up good strong
fight.
The second round opened briskly, Stoll
leading off. The Lewiston man didn't
propose to let Noyes make any better
showing than he could help, and he goi
in face clip that made Noyes vince 4
tritie, but he got in return chest blow,
Stoll having got trife careless Then
they olinehed, and just as they separated
Stol got in one on Noyes in the neck A
second oIinch was followed by a SHARP
give and take, StolI forcing Noyes back
ward against the ropes. Stoll mad 6
sharp contest at the close and rather
bested Noyes.
| It was in the third round that the
g realty superior weight and the better
training of Stoll gave him the decided
lead. Noyes was game to the last, al
though he knew that the Lewiston mar
was too much for him. The close of the
third round was tanner than the opening
and at the close there was general feel
ing that Noyes ought not to have been
matched against man so greatly his SUI
perior in weigAt, but it was a good exhi-
bition and opened the way for what fol
lowed.
ALECK BOWDEN OF LEWISTON
and II. =. Harris then put on the gloves
and time" found both men ready Har-
ris was evidently disposed to force the
sparring and led of finely. getting in a
touch on the neck. Then there followed
some very lively avoiding, each being
disposed to try to get the other off his
guard. Bowden made some dashes that
rather took Harris by surprise and kept
him busy, but there was very little give
and take work.
The second round opened with lively
rush on ths part of Harris who for tbs
moment carried Bowden back to his
corner but Bowden got in a good chest
blow, and Harris. when he tried to reply,
was caught rather badly on the side Of
the face. There was some cautious feel
ing and then Harris closed in and caught
Bowden in a clever way in the face
Bowden caught back sharply, and had
the best of the round, although Harris
held him well.
The third round found Harris ready
and he forced the ssparring when Bow.
den seemed to be a trifie inclined to de
some careful watching for an opening
Both men proved remarkably quick, moi
only III their movements but in taking
advantage Of the slightest opening. Their
Harris slipped and his left shoulder, in
jured three weeks ago, came out of joint
but went back, but OF course it uade his
work during the latter part of the thirt
round drag somewhat. Both proved
themselves to be good men.
| William RauTfaft of EavistoD and VIII