The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-02
LEON WINS ON POINTS.
HE DEFEATS JACK WARD At THE
NEW FIFTH AVENUE A. q.

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For Twenty Rounds the Local PuEni.t Docs
Nearly All the work-Oscar Gardner Knocks
out Jack Graut-sam Tonkins Stops steve
McMahon-A Large Crowd mt the show.
A new boxing club, the Fifth Avenue A. O.,
located on the corner Of Ninetioth street, was
successfully opened last night. Casper Loon Of
this city received tho decision over Jack Ward
Of Newark in the star event, a bout OF twonty
rounds. Leon did nearly all the work, and sim
ply outclassod his antagonist, although Ward
displayed considerable cleverness.
The club house, which was originally the Fifth
Avenue Riding Academy, was crowded to an
o%vorhowing point. A band of music was sta
toned In the gallery, and behind tho horn
blowers several women stood on tiptoo during
the three encounters in the ring. The roof Of
the building was also thickly populated with
dcadheads, who hung through the open sky
lights.
Oscar Gardner, the "Omaha Kid" and Jack
Grant Of this city put on the gloves for
tho first preliminary of ten rounds Mt catch
weights. William Muldoon was the ref
cree. Gardner took things q trife easy in
tho first round, and Grant, who had q good
left hand, made his mouth bleed with several
hot jabs. In the next two rounds the "Omnha
Kid" got down to real business and sent in so
many hard cracks on Jacks nose that he began
" oiocu, tOu- uaEuhcT pckhu " III ulb
man in the body In tho fourth round,
and 30 far outclassed him In every way that the
crowd laughed. Gardner landed some awful
swings on Grants jaw and stomach in the fifth
round, but Jack took his medicine pluckily and
got In some stiff counters.
In tho sixth round Grand landed a heavy left
upper cut on tho kids" face, and there
was a great cheer from the spectators. Still
Gardner had all the advantage. In the
eighth round Gardner, who had on q
times. and the referee, thinking ihipiEiin tSat it S Wss in.
territorial, warned him. Grant lost his temper
upon Gardner sailed led in with Vieioa. blows,
which made Jack weary.
When they came up for tbs ninth round Gard
ner dashed In with some tremendous smashcs.
Grant cloan out, the time Of the round being S.
Tho announcement was made that the referee
had stopped the bout and awarded the dcci-
crowd that Grant had been "knocked down and
Two weller weights, Sam Tonkins of Astoria
s sSiSRa W RsR5i the MS SiFa To S sG 's az E fesst ts at
spite Of this handicap. forced the lighting.
Just before the first round ended Tonkins had
P RIs %ed h hfinh'a Down Sa0% With 'a' body oahs' punch ana mail, 81.
Mahon was saved from a certain. knock
out BY the bell, Il took .Tonkins
round to knock all the fight out OF the Phiiedei-
phian, ,who was on the point Of taking. u short
gave Tonkins the decision. 1t turned out a few
moments later that Police Captain Dean had in
When Lee Leon ae's and : Ward gMd '& came 91a' on for their
twenty'round argument at liz pounds the bet
ting was about 8 to > in favor Of the former.
K RtHE AZ w aS, %reeen TE' d sSe1ne h silPy P Piimm sa% %as
matched, and from the star. there was an album
dance Of science. Wards tactics consisted OF
but IN n'i the n second sf'nF Found %i'n L &,e rigid I'D
some neat jabbing with his left in
the s,od feG &. h Ward seeming to be unable
the third round, and. with a right-hand cross
counter on the jaw, he sent Ward to the floor.
man TO the ropes In vain, for Casper's defence
was nearly perfect.
fourth round. which was easily in his favor. In
the next two rounds Leon continued to do the
Leading = but Wards counters on the stomach
the seventh round, one Of Wards heavy
cheek bone. WaSrd's left ear began Hnsp to bleed IN
the eighth round. and his neck directly under it
bling was offset by hard counters, Ward appear
ing to put additional power behind his punches.
-o Ward xs re% hs melon on ii the c , defensi w htnndthhSs tenth
blows which left their mark. Leon staggered his
opponent in the eleventh round with a clean left
advantage and Jack recovered in u jiffy. Both
boys punched hard in the twelfth round. Icons
blows being more effective. In that they
landed on the jaw and mouth. In tho
next two rounds Ward improved in his
work, although Leon still kept in tho
lead by reason OF his willingness to set the pace.
The fifteenth round was an even break, as Ward
consented TO mix IL up and landed some stingers
on Icons tOmach.
Wards play in the sixteenth round was to get
In a right-hand swing. but Leon was too clever
for him, and wound up, the round with
teenth round Ward was almost wholly on
the defensive and Leon followed him around
the ring, trying to throw in another sup
ply of jabs. Leon had the eighteenth
round all right, but in the nineteenth Ward bc-
gan to cut loose. His rally did not last long.
though, for Casper was fast on his feet, and then
resumed his lefts in the face with surprising
frequency. Leon wound up the last round in
good style and won.