The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-23


city went to Bait imore last night to Wit
less The 20 round 60 between Midget
Glyun and Jack War Of Newark, n. j.
There were only SO persons present and
the gate receipts fell below the $3.50 which
the men received.
The gotto was to have lasted twenty
rounds. but as Glynn was overweight,
tipping the scales at III pounds. while
Ward weighed but liz, the Lumber of
rounds was reduced to fifteen. Ward, &C.
cordtng to intention, fought carefully to
save his hands for his match with James
Barry, Of Chicago for a purse of $500
next Monday, and as coflseg uonce there
was TOO little fighting to pleuse the spec
tators. The Lout, in fact, proved to be q
clever exhibition OF the ait OF self defense.
G!yIn essayed several times to do some
offensive work, but found he was constant
ly "up against something. Ward salts
fed himself by meeting Glynn's spasmodic
attacks and rarely did any leading him.
self. The only conclusion that the onlook-
ers could arrive At was that Ward was the
cieyerer OF Tho two both at hand and foot
action,
In rounds and not blow landed In
round GlyEn forced matters little, but
after stepping in once and meeting body
blow he desisted. In the next Glynn land
o u straight left on the face. Sbut 1t fell
lightly, as did the counter which he re.
ceived on neck. Ward then made several
leads for The wind in 40 endeavor to lower
LIS opponents guard. Once Ward thought
he had chance and let his right 60 out 1t
fell short.
IN round five Glynn landed on the body
and face. Neither blow did much hurt. In
the next the Midget reached the wind and
got a rap on the side of the head in return.
n Glynn landed on the body in the seventh
and rushed in. Ward sde.stepped and hit
Glynn on the jaw and Glynn went down.
Glynn rushed Ward to his corner in the
eighth, but could not land, and Ward let
Glynn have straight left on the face.
In round y Ward for the first time let
himself out little. He landed light
tap on Glynn's face, and after enticing
Glynn in he gave him an uppercut. just
then then the electric lights went out.
Ward had shade the better of round II.
He landed a left facer and Glynn broke
ground Ward followed and got in two
more face blows
Glynn rushed Ward in the thirteenth
and met a left blow on the breast, and in
mix near the end Ward got in right and
left
Round l5-Ward landed one good blow
in the early part Of the last round,
Charley McKeever and kid" Lavigne
are matched to. box six rounds at tho
Arena Oh the evening Oh March D,
Manager Barnie predicts great things
for the ex. Brockton twirler, Korwan He
says the youngster is the fastest thing that
ever came out of tho East This is the
man Nash was so anxious to sign for tn o
Phtllies.
At Chicago in the six-day bicycle race
only eighteen of the twenty three riders
were staying In at 8 O'clock TO night. All
vi them looked fresh
At the end Of the twenty first hour tho
score was;
Schneer, 1858; Ashinger 3C6; Hale,
$50, Miller, 394; Lawson, 1922 Stewart,
3U2; Hollsbrecht, 297; Carl Wright 295;
Hansen, 2y2; lift, Qegless rider, 1885,
In New York last night the 10 round
contest between Jack Norton, OF New
York, and Joe Films (coored), of Boston
at III pounds resulted In victory for Elms
Austin Gibbons, of Paterson, N. j.. who
aspired to the lightweight championship
several years ago, and was Jack MoAu-
lit1us leading rival, was knocked out in
the fifteenth round by Jimmie Handler, of
Newark, at the broadway A. c.. last night
In tho presence OF good sized crowd Glib.
bOns came out Of retirement few months
ago, and by winning couple Of battles
concluded that he was as good as ever
But like all pugilists who have seen their
best days. he found the pace too fast III
the early rounds he forced the fighting,
and surprised his friends But soon his
strength began to fail him, and though he
was game to the core, he was gradually
beaten to u ComatOse condition.