The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-04
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SPORT.
ANOTHER DRAW.
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,",,, HE bridgeport Athletic Club last
's.,lsr in the presence ofabous 800 poo,
SI, was between Buck slelser, OF
r,,onbu,. and Charley Burns, who .
-, 10 fame as the Clnclnnati"fa
knoS ni,,s" Durns landed three TO one
iSapp~snu,. and should have knocked
, .", he Columbus boy. put when' on
". .ssr,r,l occasions he had the German
49,, he would lack tho gttam 70 put
-. .srI,hlnS touches 10 a job well be-
70: H+ Ansr the tenth round, there were
ta, Nina ina, draw would result, md
NJ. was ultimately tho outcome. both
va ,snaIn,ng on their feet at the end
" ne stipulated number OF rounds,
twenty. -, . Z n. :, -. :, I,
..,s,m Of Indianapolis. and fast little
y v,aSer, the Cincinnati bansam.we!slit.
r,t one Of the most interesting p.ellm.
,.,v bouts ever witnessed IN this vi.
i1st;y Graham Is taller and come
ss.ysr than l'runer, but. he did not
.Ssr any speed at oil. and at the end OF
~ tsIrih and last round Graham was
s,s,r wlnL!l, and another punch or.
,ro would have put him In the land "
4 Nod for keeps /,
"a, an iaiermIssI0n OF ten minutes.
Then came the principal bout OF the
evening, twenty rounds between rash
IAN pi,te" Charley Burns, OF Cincinnati,
III "Buck" stelzer, OF Columbus., ,Stel-
,s . seconds were Jake Hart. Jim Ber-
nor Bud Deeman, "Kid"t Wanko and
fnke Reilly. In Burns corner were tho
foIhyIng: Joe Bruaer. Harry Burns
and George Nau.
Roth men weighed in NJ exactly 40
4 rounds. Burns got on, and the beam
.gurg a. the figure named: then ,S;elzer
tt,pped on the scales. and the beam
| cir,e Up without the change OF an ounce.
PJ. Gavin, OF Wheeling. was intro
duced as referee, and asked the audience
/ n refrain from coaching their favori,es.
lie also announced the coming contest
before the Metropolitan Club. between
4 Et3,, Gardner. OF Omaha. and jack Nc
C,elland. OF Pittsburgh.
A telegram was received from Ed
uIe BQNtIb, " NultiiiIbuS, NudHcHSIlg
Joe Brlner, Uf Cincinnati. for n contest
at 10 pounds.
Burns entered the ring at BIAS, and
Seller came on Ave minutes later. The
Columbus boy got q hearty reception
from The auilerce & Z. h y
s:szsr won the toss for corners, and
took the one he occupied when he battled
WIKI Farraghe.. The bou. began az
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Fist round--They fiddle, and Burns
tw.ngs wlckeily. nearly landing. Stel-
rer leads and falls short. Burns leads
and lands on body. Stelzer lands two.
then Burns lands two hard ones. Buck
tTings wildly twice. Burns jumps In and
forces matters, sending Stelzer into a
eo.rsr. They are at It hard and heavy
!. the close, with honors with Burns.
Second r0rnd--They cllnch. and then
S.elzer PUSHES twice wildly. Burns lands
atsrrifc right on body, and Steizer falls.
but is up at three" Then Stelzer
swings. bu. rrtsse. Then Burns Is at him
hot and heavy, and Buck receives a ter
rife amount Of punishment. being, hit re-
psatedly. It looks as though he is going
70 be defeated, but as the bell rings he
Iecovers and rushes Burns 10 the ropes.
The advantage Is with Burns.
Tiird round - Stelzer rushes, but Is
hit Burns Is on the aggressive, and
lads repeatedly. Buck Is ciinchInS NEST
o, tie tine Buck finally lands twice
In PUSHES. Burns catches Buck on the
neck for hard one. Buck swings wild,
and misses, and Burns lands on the face
with terrific force. It lokos like Burns
coates; with ease. i.sl-g
Fourth roUnd-S;elzer rushes, and Is
lucky enough 10 land twice. Burns lands
O light upper cut. Stelzer Is the recelv-
lag end Of hard one In the face. Burns
Tshfs. and gets In three hard ones. but
stslzsr Is far from beaten, being very
active. Buck lands lightly on the body.
Then they exchange blows with force on
body l5
Fifth round-They meet In a scrim-
mage In which Burns has the better OF
IT. Roth swing wildly. ESteizer. is appar-
eaily on the 20, Burns landing repeated
y. There are frequent cllnches and
.ast work. Stelzer is In one.ot his char
acteHstic wild PUSHES when time Is calf
cd. The boxing IS too fas, to ast long
az the pace. n Sc L ~
Sixth ronnd-They exchanged body
s!oRs. Burns MISE swing that would
nave counted. but lands an upper. Burns
ELS In a very hard upper, and repeats
!. twice. Bucks Blows lack force so
iir. They meet In an exchange, and
sielzer Is sent to the floor with hard
one IN The face. He gets up at mine"
OUT Is s:oSgy at the call OF time. Burns
whistle. - : - : = : :
Seventh round = Burns gets IN n
"6eaut." but Stelzer returns hard. Stel-
"a IS standing up under lots OF punish
meht- Stelzers rushes are very wild
aGl ineffective. Stelzer meets two hard
AUS %ishou: return, and then another.
2selzefs head goes back frequently.
sui al the hell-tap Burns gets In on the
mead with little force. g Z ;,
AShth Tound-Rushes and cIInches
aEs tAt order. Burns lands a hard uppcr
Cn lace. Another futile rush by SteIzer.
marcy laHda a hard right. Then Stel-
zss sushes repeatedly without much ef-
80. - ate S4use, DUCK ruSnes, ana
s ., N Or on the face, but Burns returns
back. - -. ~ .'' ''' 2 ' As''a
MINT, Hin,a rounG-Burns rushes into a
...aen, which Is repeated. Steizer rushes
eau lands three light ones. Buck As
sss ,g matters, but without result.
?. Is receiving blow after blow, blu.
Nc sands up In phenomenal manner. !,
,o,s ea'n round = Burns uppers with
p tS,ee. s'elzer barely evades a swing,
o n.,hS pushes matters. and appears
- -Uasliaehi, laughing at Bucks lnetectual
e., Eleventh round-Burns repeats his
upper tactics with success. Both swing,
a aad Burns lands hard StelSer PUSHES
s ~ra hisses, and Burns. misses a wicked
. z'.a N return. Another typical "Stel.
s O.. tush marks the close OF the round,
h bu'H I mas apparently the better OF It,
" T. me SENS TO lack steam just now. q
,I twei'ih round--Burns rushes, and as
SI. uSl Iands. Then Stelzer PUSHES the
M S.nc.nnati hoy to the ropes twice. There
nv, Tequent clInches. Just as the bell
!, np No., buFas misses a hard swing. but
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