The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-27
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ONLY FOUR ROUNDS
Fought at the Athletic Club Last
Night

The big glove contest, about which so
much has been said and which mas been
talked among the sporting e!ernen. for sew
eral weeks, ended rather disastrous!y last
night, in more ways than one. t'r the
management of the athletic club and the
reputation of both contestants -one more
50 than the other.
TIE cubs arena was packed to the CELL
ing lcng before the time FOR the calling
Of the preliminary bouts, and a crowd Of
Late ccners continued to- ar ave hong sfter
the principal event of the tournament had
begun.
The first event was called few minutes
before o'clock. Manager Murphy stepped
into the ring and announced that the
opening event would be a four-round bout
between Kid Kelley and Black Diamond
Goth colored). The two were heavy
weights and were evenly matched. the
Kid taking the whole four rounds in an
easy, matter of fact, wak-around- the
ring style, occasionally giving the Dia-
mond a back handler that sounded like
big wet swipe from an old dish rag. The
Kid was too long in the reach for his
antagonist and the four rounds were very
tame and ended in a decision by the ref
cree as draw.
The second event was very much more
satisfactory three-round contest for points
and an occasional solar plexus from Nc
Coy in the. first two rounds added to the
interest. Ehis bout awakened the 49,
siasm of the spectators and considera bic
cheering and hand clapping was INDUCED
in 1aIya q. in,
two rounds, being very scientific and
clever. He IS cut out for a good light
weight and seems to have the science and
pluck to take plenty of bitter medicine,
bat lacks wind. which was TO be expected
IN an amateur event. The bout listed
three rounds and in the third Johnson had
some the best Of it. It was plain to be
seen that had the bout been for eight or
ten rounds Johnson would have no doubt
gotten the decision, but under the decision.
as given by the referee, the event was
called a draw.
The Big event was the next on the pro-
gram and Manager Murphy stepped in the
ring and announced that the men would
give a twenty-round boxing exhibition and
that the rules and regulations OF the club
would govern in making the decision. Il
was then announced that the Rosebud"
had failed to appear and that substitute
would be put in Rose5ud's place against
Eddie Close and when the name Of chic
Hawkins was announced as the man who
would meet Close, the crowd suspected
that everything was not according 70 the
program and did not relish the substitu-
ton. but when the first round Was over
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cheersd and yelled and came 70 the FUN
realization that Hawkins vas n every
vay the best man NJ 20 hat time Ire
second round was fast and fu-.'us and
ended in Chlc's favor. The third ROUND
was tame and both men exhausted their
whole time IN spar-.ng FOR time and WIND
Just before the gong sounded the men
mixed things I'd a lirtls and clinc7et-
some Of the spectators cld-Jn thzt they
saw Chick whispering II Closes lex e.
but as the previous rounds seen'si 10 have
had some merit and genuine science IN
them nothing was said
The crowd was just beginning 70 get set
tied back in ,heir seats and .SAt-1g fresd
gars when the gong sounded time AID
the tw0 men came 10 the center - TIE
ing. full Of renewed ygor. snd began
lively cho2-stsck. see-saw kind o. pauc1irg
maueuvor. when Close reached out and
caught Hawkins q stH uapereut taat
landed a. l.ght as d feather IN the pam
% Hawkins g.oyed hand Hawkins made
a drsmailc taI. covering his PACE xsth his
hands until the crowd oega1 20 yell KIN
disgust. and instead q Referee M1-pay
counting the nan out n took rhe Jas
20 more fully realize That me club mana
gsrs and al. dad been reies2ted 20 tas
rear. THIS waS Through 10 taHii u Man
ageT Murphy. who wzs As naascA surprised
as any one y ,ae several hundred sser-
tat3rs. wh3 piled out INFO the street yell
ing. some day yoa.n &C. youE Eoa@T
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