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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-17
JOHN R. GENTRY,
KING Of PAGERS,
HOLDS HIS TITLE
Patchen and Search
light Beaten.
TWO DING-DONG CONTESTS
FIRST HEAT CAPTURED BY ONLY
A NECK
After the Race the Owner Of Search
light Offers to Match Him
Against the Winner for
$4,000.
TWO DlNG-DoNG CONTESTS
FIRST HEAT CAPTURED BY ONLY
A NECK.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Aug. 16.-The little
bay stallion John R. Gentry is still king
of the light harness racers. At the Roch-
ester Driving Park this afternoon the
three greatest pacing stations of tho
American turf-John R. Gentry (2:0012)
Joe Patchen (2:014) and Searchiight
(2:0412)-waged a battle royal for su-
premacy. The attendance was 5000. The
track was very fast, and although there
was a slight breeze down the homestretch
it did not seem to hold the racers as they
turned into the stretch and headed for
the wire.
The first heat was the heat of the race.
The owner of Patchen, w. S. Haws, at
the last moment decided to drive in place
of Dickerson. The scoring was prompt,
and at the fourth attempt the horses
started to pace the race of their lives,
At the quarter Gentry was length and
half behind, while Patchen and Search
light We're on even terms. The leaders
held the same position when the half
mile pole was reached and Gentry had
dropped back another length and a half
All three We're driving at the three
quarters. but ii was not until the stretch
was reached that the mass of cheering
and wildly excited spectators saw COM
ing out of cloud of dust in the rear of
the leaders, who were pacing like a. team
a flash of hoofs and the steel gray cap
and coat of Billy Andrews, who. with
a mastery hand, guided his magnificent
ClIdl &c 70 tHe OutSIue Oh the track ana
shot TO the front like a meteor Faster
and faster, with every fraction of sec
ond seemingly gaining greater speed as
they came on toward the wire, moved the
flying sulkies, until the gap was closed.
A hundred yards from the wire Patchen
went into the air and the driver began to
use his whip. Andrews drove steadily
leaning far forward as if to help his
horse, and the little stallion, with
mighty rush, passed under the wire
neck and a trife more to spare to the
good.
In the second and deciding heat Search
light acted badly few lengths after the
start and broke often, the race narrowing
down to Gentry and Patchen. 1t was a
close battle the whole distance till the
stretch was reached. Then Gentry forged
ahead with comparative ease and won by
nearly length and a half.
After the race was over ". H. Harri-
man officiating, announced that he was
ready to match Searchlight against Gen
try for $4,000, the day, to take place at
any time within the present week. Sum
mary:
Special stallion race;
John R. Gentry. b. s. CIV. ]. Andrews).....1 /
Searchlight br- s. (W Mccarthy ...........2 3
Joe Patchen, blk. 5. CIV. S. Haws) ............3 2
Time, 2o212, 2:04A
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COSTLY WALL PAPER.
Valuable Stock Certificates Adorned
Miners Cabin.

while in johannesburg | saw a sample
Of what was probably the most valuable
wall paper ever used in house." said an
ex-official of the Government, who re-
Gently returned from South Africa. ut
was a stock certificate in one of the rich
est mines of the Transvaai. In the early
days an Englishman who worked in one
of the first mines opened in the Barberton
district, took his pay partly in cash, but
mostly in script or shares of the COM
pany For many years the mine yielded
little, and the company was unable TO pay
dividends. After a time the Englshman
got disgusted with working the pick for
these nicely engraved but unmarketabIe
pieces of paper and left the place for an
other part of the country, where he con-
tinued to work hard for a living, barely
making both ends meet
1.-THE miners wife, who had her own
idea of the beautiful used the stock GER
tifcates along with some odds and ends
of prints and chromos, in papering the
walls OF their cabin, and they remained
there as a grim reminder of the hollow
ness of mans expectations until one day.
a broker newly arrived from England,
hunted up the cabin and made an offer
for the wall paper. The price he men,
toned was so large as to excite the min
er S curiosity, and on Investigation, he
found that he was large stockholder in
one of the most profitable gold mines In
the world. OF course, he kept his stock
and to-day he is one of the mining kings
But even he probably has had no will
paper since that time that represented as
much wealth as did the covering of the
walls of his little cabin."-New York Sun
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-17
SANTA MONICA TENNIS.
Miss May Sutton Continues Her Re
markable Playing.

SANTA MONICA, Aug. 16.-To-day
brought an increased attendance at the
tennis tournament, with increased in
terest. Miss May Sutton, the wonderful
young player. was again among the win
ners. The finals in the all-comers singles
will be played tomorrow between Sumner
Hardy of Oakland and Bell. 1t will be
the North against the South Mrs. Ed
Tufts, assisted by Miss Bertha Crouch,
was hostess of the day. The summary
follows:
All comers. gentlemen's doubles-Oliver and
Noel beat Flower and Burmester. 81. Sc
Hendricks and sinsabaugh beat Bennick and
Coons, AS. 6-4, GA.
Bell and Braley beat Youngs and Huse,
Gooding and Oliver beat Britt and Wallace,
6-3, 81, GA.
Pedley and Wilson beat Sutton and South,
3-6. 6-2, 2-7.
Ladies singles-Mss Florence Sutton beat
Mrs. Hendricks, 6-l, 6-3.
All comers, single, semf-fnas-Bell beat
Braley. 6-3. 6-2
Mixed doubles-Miss f. Sutton and Conde
Jones beat Miss Hugus and B. Rowan. &c.
Ga Ga.
Miss G. Dobbins and Hardy beat Miss b
Donnell and Hendricks, 6-l, GA.
Miss May Sutton and Way beat Miss o. Don
nell and Variel, 60. 6-3.
Mems doubles-Paul Rowan ana Variel beat
Lane beat Wayne. rs. 6-s, 6-3.
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Batteries Mcfarland and Duncan: Leeve
and Schriver. Umpires-O' Day and Hunt.
BOSTON BICYCLE RACES.
Results of Contests on the Charles
River Park Track.

BOSTON, Aug. 16.-The racing, which is
an important part of the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen meet, began this afternoon
at the Charles River Park with a small
attendance Two events were OF great in
terest, the third of a mile national cham
pionship for professionals and the quarter
mile national championship for amateurs.
The former went to Tom Butler by a few
inches over Major Taylor in a sensational
finish. The amateur event was captured
apparently by E. w. Peabody of Chicago,
with Albert Taillandier of Paris second
and L. Wilson of Pittsburg third. Five
riders had finished in bunch, and II was
Immediately claimed that Ben Goodson Of
Australia had crowded the others on the
home stretch. After an appeal to the ref
cree 1t was announced that the final was
q dead heat between Peabody and Tail
lander, and it will be ridden again to-
morrow.
In the third of a mile professional the
event was put into four heats, and all
those qualifying went into the semi finals.
The pJettiest fight was in the final with
the two Buffers against Taylor AT the pis-
tol Frank Butler shot ahead, drawing Nc
Carthy and Mcleod after him, leaving
Taylor watching Tom Butler Rather than
risk the result Taylor. at half the dis
tance, spurted. He caught the leaders In
the stretch, but Tom was with him. The
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hartley WINS ON A FOUL.
La Fontise Too Affectionate During
the Clinches.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 16.-Frank Bart
ley of New York won on a foul from Nose
La Fontise of Montana tonight IN the
twelfth round of a bout scheduled Tor
twenty rounds before the Colorado Atm
letic Club. The men fought at l4o POUNDS
and agreed to break clean in the cHnches'
but the rule was twice broken by La
Fontise before the fight was stopped by
the referee, Billy Woods.
The foul was a most palpable one. IN
the twelfth, after having been cautioned
by the referee for hitting in cllnches, La
Fontise lost his temper and getting bart
leys head in chancery, punched MIN IN
the jaw once before the referee could get
to him. The fight was Immediately
awarded to BARLEY, who went over 10
La Fontise's corner and offered him ms
hand. Instead of grasping IT, however
La Fontise jumped up and started TO mix
matters again. BARLEY was willing, ap-
parently. but their seconds rushed In ana
separated the men before any damage
was done.
Up to the time of the foul the fight was
fast. both men doing clever work, win
honors about even. BARLEY was the
more scientific of the two and gained the
only knockdown-in the fifth round. lie
repeatedly left his guard wide open, en-
deavorng to draw La Fonttse, but was
only partially successful La tontise
fought hard and willing. He rushed Bart
ley continuously and only the latter
cleverness saved him on several oc-
casions. Joe Choynski officiated IN La
FOntise'S corner
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ON NEWPORT COURTS.
Eastern Champions Beat Western
Tennis Experts

NEWPORT. R. l., Aug. 16.-In the ma
tional tennis tournament to-day Racket
and Allen met Ward and Davis in the
doubles After the first few games Allen s
lameness began to show itself and the
Western pair could not meet the pace of
their opponents.
In the singles the Huntington-Little
match attracted considerable interest and
close scores We're the rule, though Hunt
ington won in straight games.
One of the hardest fought and most
interesting matches of the day was that
between ]. P. Parret and NJ. G. Chace, who
made his first appearance on the courts
for many years. PaTret won the contest,
but Chace nevertheless showed surpris-
ingly good form for one who, il was
thought, was badly out Of practice.
Championship doubles. final round-D. Davis
and H Ward, champions of the East beat
John A. Allen and Harold H. Hackett. cham
pions of the West, 3-6. -6-3. 6-S. 81
Championship singles, first round-J. p
Parret beat NJ. G. Chace 3-6, 10-S, Go: 6-S.
r. P. Huntington beat R. D. Little, "a, Sc,
6-
". s. Bond beat ]. s. Bridges, s-1. So SO
Second round-D, E. Ware beat Alfred Cod
G. l. Wrenn Jr. beat J. S. Taylor So, So,
Kreigh Collins beat W C. Grant. 81. ST.
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COURSING DRAWS.
Open and Puppy Stakes at Union
Park Saturday and Sunday.

The drawings for the Saturday and
Sunday coursing at Union Park took place
last night at Pythian Castle. The stakes
and draws are as follows:
Puppies-Forty eight entries-First, $50; run
ner up. $780, third, $40; next three, SIS each:
next six SO each; twelve at So each.
W. c. Glassen's Terrorite VS. T. Voight' s
Fairmont Prince; T. Halls Lily Dawson VS. r.
f. de B. Lopezs Wanda; j. T Lynch's (names)
45l Hlgh DE VS. H. Z. de b. Lopez's Wonder;
ers Beer Brewer; p. MeCabe's Boney Boy VS.,
Pasha Kennels Right Arm; J. Ferris (namesj
Honor Bright vs.: B. Lennihan's Lady Kenny;
II. Lynch's Lexington VS. Connell Brothers
MANY Pleasant: r E de B. Lopez's Mime
patra VS.. A. Johnson's Bald Eagle; II. H.
Gray's Reno Pasha Kennels Royal Ann;
+. A. McCombs Lord Lytton vs.. James Sheri-
King J. J. Edmonds Whisky Hili Russell
Allen & Wilson's Julius Caesar VS. F Roth
mans Justice; James Sherdans Forest King
VS.. Pasha Kennels Roundabout J. j. Ed
mond's Go On VS. p Mccabe's Sky Blue;
tins Firm Foe; Russell Allen & Wilson's Miss
Penuan VS.. Aeneid Kennels Aeneas: Pasha
er: r cooneys Modesty VS.. Aeneid I'D Kennels
Agamemron; D. J; Healys Grenada VS.. ]. An
HSrsy Pf9 R.%s Rbsys bSrsa sup Trq Tr9e ns
Craig Boy VS.. Aeneid Kennels Athene ]. Nc
CCormacks Primrose vs. r; strahls Three
GheeTsi g fI BaTtel Brothers Ball Room Belle VS..
Open stake, ffty-four entries. first 800; sec
seven at sI2 80 each: thirteen at 81 50 each.
D. ]. Healy's For Glory VS. Pasha kennels
Metallic; Pasha kennels Firm Friend VS.
Handy g. Smiths Dauntless: Collin Bros Log
Boy vs.. Lowe & Thompson Jessamy; ]. Ken
nedys Night Time VS.. William Cramer's Jesse
Moore; Handy & Smiths Magic VS. Taylor &
MaSwells Wild Lassie; Sterl & Knowles Wag
VS.. George Slarman's Miss Skyrocket; J. Ken
nedy's Ever Shore F. Schon's Precede: D.
j. Healy's Amarosa VS. p. J. Rileys Warship;
Lowe & Tnompson's Prince Hal VS. Pasha ken
nels' Rest Assured; J. Seggerson's CandeIaria
VS.. Pasha kennels Emin Pasha: r. E. de B.
Lopez Winona VS. H. w. Rike's Nancy R;
Conne Bros Senorita E. NJ. Kellogg 5
Iowa Boy; J. H. Harrison's Hot Haste VS.. H.
a. Deckelman's Flyaway; Taylor & Maxwell, s
Bounding Belle rs. r. E. de B. Lopez Roehes-
ter j. Mccormacks Woodbine vs. J. Dennis
(names) The Devil; Sterl & Knowles Sleety
MIST vs.. Handy & Smiths Petronus Taylor 4
Maxwells Lamplighter vs.. Seheper e. Powers
Matehless; j Kennedys Wine West VS.. t.
Hals Annie Laurie; Lowe & Thompson's st
Oran VS.. Z. & r. SCOTS Lord Byron; H F
Andersens Crawford Lad VS. F. A McComb' S
Royal Flush; Fl. A. Deckemans Lawrence VS.
Aeneid kennels Pretender: ]. D. O'Bren's
Statesman VS. W. H. Hinchman's Mona:
Aeneid kennels Maid OF Erin VS.. D. ]. Healy' 5
Maoriland; Aeneid kennels Van Cloie vs. j. J.
Edmonds Morning Glory; Handy & Smith S
Ida VS.. J. Deans Gladiator; ]. Dennis October
Woodcock VS.. A. Johnsons S Lowlander: w C.
Glasson's Borders Valentine VS.. Handy &
Smiths Twin City Girl
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DIAMOND NOTES
AND GOSSIP OF
THE TW|RLERS
Umpire Question an
important One.
HOT RACE FOR FIRST PLACE
HOT RACE FOR FIRST PLACE
LOCALS AND SACRAMENTO ARR
NOW IN THE LEAD.
Gala Days Are Expected Saturday
and Sunday, When the San Fran
cisco and Sacramento
Teams Cross Bats.

'Tis the umpire again. and the league
players are losing themselves in howls
and ieers Mr.. Long is the target of a
reproachful attack by all concerned, and
they want to know what chance is left
them when balls are mistaken for strikes
and bases for clods of earth.
In the game last Sunday between Oak
land and San Jose the Prunepickers' in
dignation and impotent wrath working up
at lightning celerity within their breasts.
left the field just because Mr.. Long or
dered Twfrler Borchers off the field.
Long received the support of President
Moran in his authoritative stand, and
Borehers went. The public sided with the
player as a matter of course, and the rest
Of the game was full of opportunities for
the small boys on the bleachers. This is
not the first time that the umpire ques-
ton has demanded the full attention of
the league officers. Not many weeks ago
Cahill was the mark of the Dudes, and he
resigned before President Moran had the
opportunity to bid him good-by.
Long made a fizzle of his work on Sun
day last, but fortunately no detrimental
consequence marred the natural result of
the game. The umpire may have been
firm and triple-bound in steel as far as
his own introspective belief went, but he
certainly erred in many decisions.
This difficulty is natural one, and al
most an essential of baseball match,
but II may be remedied TO suit the popu-
lar demands as we'll as the players.
Three weeks ago the race for pennant
honors was most intense. To-day the
same conditions exist, and next Saturday
and Sunday will see the two leading
teams of the league in deadly combat at
Recreation grounds. Just 10 per cent
players, in consequence of which either
team may or may not lead the league
after the series of games at the end of
the week. The rivalry is at boiling
point and good baseball should result.
The standing of the teams is as fol-
lows:
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finish was terrific clip, the Major losing
by a few inches. Frank Butler brought
up the rear. Summary:
Third Of a mile national championshlp-
1- ~ on oy 1oHl buusr' Canbridge; Major Iaylor,
Worcester. second Angus Mcleod, Chicago.
third. Time. AZ %
one mile, novice two heats and hnal-won
by P Logan Boston. Time, 2:47 is.
Two-mile tandem handicap, amateur-Won
by W. II. Stevenson and F. A. Josephs De-
uoit 8 yards; George /. Leander and (. W.
PEABODY, Chicago, % yards, second: c. D..
Brown and c F. Queen, New York. 45 yards.
third Time, AIS 40
Quarter-mile national championship amateur.
four heats, seTni-hnals first heat-Won by VIII
Moran. Chelsea, third. Time 30
Second heat-Won by A. r. George, South
3tTiea; Brown Pittsbnrg second: Fred Hooper.
philadelphia, third. Time, :32 1-5.
Third heat-Won by Peabody. Chicago In
graham. Lynn1eId, Mass, second; Taillandier.
Paris. third. Time 80 40.
Fourth heat Won by Ludwig Chicopee
Mass; Ben Goodson. Montreal, second; Harry
Edwards. Dorchester, third Time. 81 4-5.
First semi-finaI--Pea body first Wilson sec
ond. Hooper third. Time 81 3-5
Second Observation-Disclosures first, Goodson
second Ingraham third. Time. 80 seconds.
be ridden over.
McDufee rode three miles, motor-paced, in
5:QS 30. Time by miles-l:4O 10. LA 40,
Matched Australian tandem pursuit. five
miles, four teams competing-John l. Colyan
and Charles a. Church caught the Butler team
1lebars paced in 2:o7 So
Chelsea, Mass; owl Club. Cambridge, Mass;
Press Club, Boston, and Chicago Cycle Club.
Won by Chelsea Cycle Club in l1;10
dale, Mass; Denver Wheel Club, Denver; Dor
chester, Mass. and White Cycle Club SPRING
aeld. Mass. Won by Denver Wheel Club in
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-17
CIRCUIT RACES A SUCCESS.
Competition Is Sharp in the Different
Glasses and the Attendance
TarOa

The meeting of the Pacific Coast Trot-
ting-horse Breeders Association at Santa
Rosa is a pronounced success.
The opening day was all that could be
desired. The weather was ideal; the at
tendance in both grand stand and field
was large, and great racing resulted
mer days successes, and furnished even
more sensational performances. The
whipping finish at the conclusion of the
2:30 pace was of such an exciting char
acter that the spectators in the grand
stand rose to the occasion and cheered
themselves hoarse. The first heat of the
The two days racing, was of the phe-
nomenal order, and all indications point
to the fact that there will be no cessa-
tion of great performances throughout
the entire week.
After the finish of the two-year-o trot,
which was won by the filly Eula Mac,
by a prominent horseman and asked to
name a price on her. He was asked if a
Thousand" would buy her. Mr. knight
declined tn the a: 3Sr The mare has been
race Tuesday was her maiden effort. Mr..
lIogoboom has won more stakes with
other one trainer in California. Eula
Mac went the first mile in 2:2Tla, and could
have stepped in 2:20 If her driver had been
so disposed.
on Friday and Saturday excursions will
be run from all points along the line of
the railroad.
On Saturday Rudolph Spreckeis Will
start his great pair of mares, Marguerite
and Annie Rooney, to the pole to bicycle
wagon. They will be driven for a team
record Charles Jeffries, a capable reins-
man, will handle the pair on that occa-
sion.
Silkwood, the guideless wonder, will also
be. sent an exhibition mile on Saturday.
Sikwood goes without a pacemaker and
wears no boots nor harness excepting a
light bride and surcingle. He is turned
loose, scores for the word and if not pac-
ing true and strong, returns to the wire
at the tap of the bell. Under these con-
ditions within the last two weeks he has
paced mile within a half second Of his
race record with driver up,
The meeting now being held at Santa
Rosa is one of the greatest light harness
meetings ever held In California.
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ANACONDA IN FRONT.
Wins the 2O4 Pace at Glens Falls in
Straight Heats.

GLENS FALLS, n. Y, Aug. 16-The
second day of the grand circuit races was
marked by fast racing with well-t1lled
fields, on a perfect track and under a
cloudless sky The attendance was over
5000. The first event on the card was
the unfinished 2:2S trot, which was easily
won by Paul Pry. Just previous 10 the
final heat while Van Meter was working
out Paul Pry, the horse fell backward on
the suky, totally demolishing it, but not
injuring himself or the driver, The
Queen, ruling favorite in yesterdays bet
ting did not start to-day on account of
lameness.
exceedingly close, Anaconda leading un-
der the wire. with Chehalis and Frank
Bogash less than a length behind. At
the opening Frank Bogash sold at $50 and
conda was SIS and the field $l7.
In the 2:24 trot Owyhee sold for $50,
Royal Baron $50 George Carney $l5, the
IN In The 2:15 class pace Maximilian sold
at $50 Blaze Boy and The Shah, $40 each.
1eld. SIS Helen won II the # first heat heat
ing heats Blaze Boy had his own way
Results:
2:2s class, trot, purse s2ooo-Paul Pry, won
second. fourth and NTH heats heats Tine 5;aA,
second Princess third The Queen was with
drawn in fifth heat, won third heat in 2:15-
2:04 class. pace, purse s2o0O-Anaconda won
in. straight heats. Time, 2:95A, 2;o5A. 2;o44'
2:e5. Frank Bogash second, Chehalis third.
Borough Park also started.
2:24 class. trot, purse s15oo-owyhee won In
straight heats. Time. 211la, 2:1319, 2:11l2 Lady
Geraldine second George Garne third; Royal
Baron, Brandywine, Gold Lace, Shedd Wilkes
and Helene Simmons also started
AIS class, pacing, purse $150o-Blaze Boy won
second, third and fourth heats. Time 2:101s,
2:1l, 2I3L. Helen r first heat in 2:124
and was second The Shah was third Maxi
milan, Mr. Shed, Gyp Walnut and Scapegoat
also started.
9 80 trot purse sl50o-Betty Hamilton won in
straight heats. Time. 2:S3h, 2:3112. Lenora
second no others
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Outcome Of Bout With Frank Mcconnell
at WoodWard's Pavilion.
The Cincinnati Athlete Suffers Conclusion of the
Brain as Result of Knockout Blow Referee,
Mcconnell, Club Officials and the
Seconds Arrested

| 70 come to his aid. he was removed to the
Receiving Hospital, where necessary ap-
pliances could be had.
Franey was beaten at his own game.
He insisted on being allowed to hit In the
ciinches, and this in the end proved his.
undoing. Mcconnell had the worst OF
some OF these exchanges, but hnaIly
worried Franey so much that he appealed
to Referee Hiram B, Cook. He received
no sympathy from either that official or
the spectators, who jeered him when he
entered the ring 1t seemed as though there
would be no contest. Mcconnell held that
the articles they signed called for them
to break clean.
QueensberEy rules, permitting hitting
with one hand free. After a half hour 5
controversy Billy Jordan announced
that they must not hold and hit. Franey
was aggressive from the start, keeping
at his man continually. Mcconnell con-
tented himself with jabbing and keeping
out OF range of some desperate swings
In the fifth round Franey forgot all about
their agreement and hit in the clinches.
In the sixth Franey dazed Mcconnell
with an uppercut as they broke away
Franey to the foor. The seventh was a
hurricane round, F'raney rushing McCon-
nell TO the ropes in dazed condition.
Mcconnell recovered and had Franey go
ing when the bell gave both a much
needed breathing spell. It was in the
tenth round Franey complained Of Nc
plant was unavailing, as he was the chief
offender.
From then on the action quickened
bringing the spectators to their feet. Few
denly Franey backed out of a clinch
dazed. Mcconnell was quick to note his
condition, and ended the bout with blows
that would have felled an OK
The preliminary bouts were good, Kane
getting a we'll merited decision over
Dick Flynn and Jack Ennis being
awarded his bout with McMahan. This
was not a popular decision Ennis had the
best Of the last round. which gained him
the coveted honor. The attendance was
not large.