The sun., 1898-02-04
He Gets the Decision Over KID
jones, the Crack Fighter.
JOHNSON Is A BIG STIFF
At the Tuxedo Athletic Clubs Show
Last Night the Sports Had a Hard
Time of lt-..But Nevertheless
They See One Good Fight.

The Tuxedo Athletic Club gave their
second show in Pyles Cycling Academy
last night.
The show was failure in one way as
it was one full OF wrangIes from Begin
ming to end.
This was not the fault OF the manage
menr but of Mr.. johnson pugilist of
Philadelphia with reputation SO he
thinks. But it would be hard to find
any one in tnis city who thinks as John
son does.
The trouble started in this way. john
SON agreed to fight in this city for half of
the gate receipts but when he got here
there being but thirty dollars as his
share, he made kick and wanted fifty
dollars.
The management, not to disappoint
the people, took upa collection and got
the other twenty dollars. Then JOHN
son and Russell who were to fight got
into the ring.
Then Johnson was afraid he would
not get the money and they had to get a
business man to hold the fifty. Next
Johnson kicked about the referee,
Horace Mcdaniel who everybody
knows is the squrest man in the city.
Now the question is how much money
johnson usually gets in Philadelphia.
Ii any club gives him more than $l.O
they are stuck, as he is the most no ac-
count fighter that ever stepped in a
ring in this city.
Who caused the trouble in the fight
between johnson and Mysterious Billy
Smith in Philadelp phia is not known
here but it is known that Johnson is a
dirty, foul fighter, as last night he hit
in cilnches, used his elbow and to clap
the climax he hit his opponent after the
bell rang.
Now to turn to the fights. The first
one was between two dark gents, Black
son of Chester and Gibbs of this CITY,
but it did not last long as in the first
round Blackson threw Gibbs and his
head hit the floor and he was groggy.
This made him quiet and another coon
named johnson of this city was substi-
tuted and amused the crowd by his funny
position and looks, the two lads put up
six hard rounds and at the end Horace
MCDANIEL the referee gave his decision
as draw.
The next fight was the plum OF the
evening and was announced as ten
round affair. between Eddie Lenny, OF
Chester, and Kid Jones. of Norristown.
They started to fight at the very begin
ming Of the first round and they had it
hammer and tongs all through the round.
This round was an even thing between
the two men.
In the second round Irnny forced the
fighting and landed right and left re-
peatedly This was Hnny's round.
The third round, Jones sailed in and
did all the leading, and by hard fighting
won the laurelS OF this round. This
angered Lenny and in the fourth round
he went at Jones like a ,laI bull and
punched Jones all over the ring.
The fifth round opened with Jones
looking very weak and LAnny taking
advantage Of this sailed in and by several
lard punches had Jones nearly out and
1t he end OF the round the Kid could
hardly stand and the police stoppcd the
ight
Now comes the fight that the people
we're willing to chip in and raise twenty
iollars to see big stiff, with a name
light and what did they see when they
saw him?
A big nothing After they stepped
nto the ring it was easily seen that
Johnson was about twenty pounds
heavier than Russell. In the first round
Johnson toed the Stratch smiling but a
good stiff punch from RrsSell changed
he expression on his face then they
,lnched and johnson tried some of his
'uui tactics and the crowd Missed him.
This round was RusselPs. The second
round started with Russell having more
confidence and johnson more cautious,
Russell landed a good left on the jaw
hen they ciinched and on break Russell
ands Il good right on the body, they
Doth were fighting hard when gong
sounds. This is also Russelrs round.
In the third round johnson let him
self out and tried to fight. Russell also
lid little himself and the round WAS
III even thing.
The fourth round started like Il hurri-
,ane both men landing hard with right
md left 1t was give and take till
Johnson with left hand swing landed
N Russcll's jaw. This made Russell
lizzy but the gong saved him, but John
;on paid no attention to the bell and
:ailed in and hit Russell until the ref
rec and police stopped him.
This ended the performance.