The age-herald., 1898-11-18
CHEER WON OYER
 THE CHICAGO BOY The Ten Round Go Mas Rather Tame
 Sport. BOTH MEN WERE DISABLED Gier Went in With His Right Hand
 Broken ROWE HAD THE RHEUMATISM Comparatively Unknown Local Man Challenged Gier for Finish Fight Some Clever Boxing Pre-
 ceded Star Event.
ROWE HAD THE RHEUMATISM

Over 150 lovers of the fistic art gathered at the Athletic club last evening to see the ten-round go between Oscar Geer, the clever Brm ngham professional and Arr thur Rowe of Chicago. Geier won the decision and the money easily. He was entirely too quick for his opponent and fought all around him. Geier seemed to land on the Chicagoan at will, and before the end of the fight had the latter's left eye almost completely closed. Rowe hit Geer only two good blows in the whole fight and they were in the last round. At the end of the contest Rowe challenged any man in the club for a fight two weeks off
 Not Fast Enough
 Last nights entertainment at the Ath- letic club was on the whole very satsfac- tory, though the crowd thought that the fighting in the Geier-Rowe match was not fast or hard enough for professionals The entertainment opened with some very scientific and interesting bag punching by Prof. Harry Miles. Dan McDonough anTl Cary Thompson then boxed for three rounds. Joseph Mercure did some fancy club swinging and the comical little col ored "tulu'' pickannnies fought their fam ous fight again, much to the crowds de- light.
 Joseph Mercure and Al Gossett had a hot boxing match of three rounds. Mercure was about twenty-five pounds heavier, but both of them were quick as a flash, and put up good exhibition. Mercure is sergeant in the First infantry of the United States army, and fought last summer all during the Cuban campaign. His regiment is now in Huntsville, and he is in Birming- ham on a sick leave. Gossett is local fighter, whom nobody seems to have heard of before, but the audience liked him very much. He challenged the winner of the Geier-Rowe contest to a finish fight to take place at such time and place as can be arranged.
 The event of the evening then took place. J. D. Kirkpatrick was the referee and Sid Jones and Ed Warren the timers The men fought at catch weghts, and it is not known exactly how heavy each of them was. Rowe appeared to be easily twenty pounds the heavier. The referee gave the fight CTS the usual instruct ons and added that the fight would not be decided from the amateur point of view, that is from the number of times each man was hit, but the stiffness of the blows, and the aggres- into consideration.
 Event of the Evening
 First Round-The opening of the fight was tame. The men fiddled around looking at each other. Geier did succeed in land ing two light blows on Rowe's face, he him. self not being touched.
 Second Round-This round was also unn- teresting. Geier landed two or three times and Rowe once on Geier's back. The crowd seemed to think that Rowe was holding back waiting for an opportunity to let loose all of the muscle which he ap- peared to have. He was very slow in his movements.
 Round three was very warm compared with the two preceding. Rowe would up- percut, and, failing to land, would clinch to avoid punishment. However, Geier kept punching him in the face with his left, and these continued jabs began to tell on Rowe's countenance.
 The most interesting features of round four was a glancing blow on Geier's neck, and the letting loose of Geier's right hand for the first time; still on Rowes face.
 Round Five-Rowe came up to the scratch with his left, eye nearly closed, and other portions of his physiognomy showing dam age. Geier ducked to avoid a heavy rush and fell on one knee. Rowe tried to box his opponent in the corner, but Geer lodged out very cleverly. Geier fell on his knee a second time under heavy rush.
 Round Six-Geier continued his left-hand jabs in Rowes face. Every time Rowe was struck he would go off and spit. Altogether he spat great deal. Each man had two good openings at the other, but both faiied to take advantage, at which the audience expressed strong disapproval.
 Round Seven-Rowe would rush after be- ing hit, and in ducking Geier gave him sev- eral regular football clinches. Rowe let go several vicious upper cuts, but they failed to connect with anything solid. Rowe con- tinued his heavy rushes, but with no suc- cess. The round closed with a rapid swap ping of blows, but no damage was done. Referee Kirkpatrick while running across the ring to break clnch slipped up and came near knocking out both of the fight CTS with his feet.
 Round eight was the hardest up to this stage of the game, both men slugging at each other for all they were worth. Con- tinuous rushing and lodging and fast ex- changing of blows characterized this round. Geier was evidently avoiding Rowe's threatened blows, but he nevertheless found time to get in a number of nice points to his credit and to the discomfort of Rowe's eye.
 Round nine was tame compared with the last. Rowe was probably the more ag- gressive. Both men very tired.
 The tenth and last round was swift and hot. The men turned themselves loose and hit for all they were worth. Geier hit Rowes head repeatedly, almost like a punching bag, and Rowe got in his only two telling blows during the fight. More fighting like that in the tenth round would have made the scrap much more interest ing.
 All during the fight Geier suffered from severely sprained right wrist ana did most of his fighting with his left hand. Rowe is said to have had some rheumatic trouble with the driving muscles of his right arm.