Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-04

Given y n d er the Articles or
Agreement, as Both Men Were on
Their Feet-Burns Had the Adj
vantage over His Opponent
Throughout, But Stolzer Is a Won
derful Stayer-Some Dtssatlsfac-
ton Expressed.
Buck" StolZer succeeded IN making
a draw of his twenty round bout with
Charley Burns, before the Bridgeport
Athletic Club, last nigxt The term
succeeded" is used advisedly, as 1t
was apparent after the fifteenth round
that his chances of winning by put
ting Burns TO sleep were about
equivalent to a mans chances of Sc
curing a prize in lottery It was :
contest between science and grit
If the qualifying clause 'or more
had been inserted in the articles Of
agreement for a twenty round contest,
the final result is problematical. AS
1t was, the provision that the confess
be declared a draw in the event that
both men were on their feet at The
end OF the twentieth round undoubtel
ly saved Stolzer an adverse decision.
He found it impossible TO get through
Burns guards or TO place the business
end of his right arm in the spot, o.
with the force necessary to put the
a., Is .e
pheus. Burns persitently jabbed and
uppercut with his right and claims to
have broken his left hand in the fourth
round He made the same mistake as
Farragher, of persistently hunting fo.
the jaw After a few more draws
some of the pugs may discover that
blows in that spot are what Stolzer
lives on, and they have no more effect
than so many hot tomalies in the
to find a boxer who would hunt. for
his ribs.
Charley Bunrs fully sustained his
role of Beau blummel When he Was
not fgn;iug he was posing. Several
times Buck" warned him that he
came dangerously close TO foul blows,
and each time Burns remarked with
all the gentility and suavity of
knight of the medieval ages-'I bsg
your pardon StolZer appeared in the
new role of Jack the Hugger. He
was as persistent as d lover in cold
room with the mercury in the Their
mometer hugging the freezing point.
But his display Of affection was not
made because he has particularly
warm feeling for Burns, but was in
tended as a mark of respect for Char
ley's right arm
If the audience had been close
enough at the beginning Of the TWEEN
tieth round when Stolzer whispered
something into Burns ear, what he
said might have sounded something
like, make this a draw" Burns is
The most accommodating man on
earth, and he nodded his head and
smiled. Of course Stolzer might have
remarked that it was lovely evening,
Or he might have asked Burns if he
heard any late war news, but there is
strong cireumstantial evidence 10 sup
port the first mentioned proposition
At least that was the way it struck
nine out of ten persons who noticed
the little whispering seance, and that
also explains why the audience urged
the men to mix up in the final round
and Kissed them because they did not
do so.
The spectators cannot complain
however, that they did not get value
received for the samoliens which they
deposited in the hands of the ticket
seller. 1t was a good, hard fought
battle-but then some people would
advocate an AK as a substitute for the
fist. Stolzer deserves praise for stay
ing the twenty rounds, and Burns de-
serves the major portion of the credit,
because he did most of the fighting
and landed often with few returns
The contest was witnessed by a very
large crowd
The first preliminary was between
Burley and Stein, the little fellows
who have appeared at the NJ. A. c.
They gave general satisfaction. The
next bout was between two colored
boxers Wesley Carter and mccarthy,
the first black and the other yellow.
The boys made it exceedingly lively,
and the decision was given to the yell
low fellow.
The last preliminary was four
round so between joe Bruner, of Gin
cinnati, and Tommy Graham, of In
dianapolis. Graham was light
weight and much heavier than his
plucky little opponent. In spite Of
his disadvantage in weight and reach
Bruner inflicted the greater punish
ment, and proved himself to be the
more clever boxer. Graham repeatedly
clinched, and held Bruner by the head
and gloves. In the last round BruneI
went at his man hammer and tongs
fashion, and landed two jabs on the
jaw. He had Graham going when the
hell sounded No. decision was rem