The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-10
BOXING. & CYCLING.
G GARDNER in THREE ROUNDS.
The Wheeling Fighter outclasses
Gene Garcia, and Wins With Ease.
Auber Won From Hnrris in the

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After "a three months vacation the.
metropolitan club resumed business at
its Fulton stand last night with Eugene
Garcia, OF Brooklyn, N. Y, and Oscar.
Gardner tho stellar attraction. The
crowd was slim but the show hardly
merited more.
1t took Gardner but three rounds to
send Garcla3to Dreamland. Except for
pardonablc generosity on Gardeners
part the bout. would have been briefer.
Garcia was as clay in the hands Of the
potter. 4 81 +. 4
AS is often the case; the preliminary
overshadowed the big attraction. 1t
also went three rounds. each of which
was a fight in itself. In the round up
for the. fourth round Auber's opponent
took to the woods. Since Oscar Card
me- has hard fight on tonight at Gin
cInnati with Barney Furey. a light
weight, last nights cakeIwalk afforded
him some preliminary practice. The
Metropolitan Club win have something
with keen relish August %. for in the
Kennedy-collIer contest it has what
will be decidedly the warmest that ever
came down the pike.
The preliminary was between Buzz
Auber, of this city, and Tommy Kelly,
of steubenville, colored. The lads were
evenly matched in all respects and as
expected their clash was full of ginger.
Buzz started out with the intention Of
finishing his man, but he soon found the
colored boy could meet him at every
stage. The first round was fierce. Both
slugged 1t with vengeance.
The. fast pace told in.thc second
round, each becoming exhausted and
they were falling through the ropes in n
clinch at the gong.
The third round showed q let-up on
Kelly's side and Auber had him golng.
When the bell sounded for the fourth.
the dusky pug refused to leave hts
chair. He claimed that his wrist was
broken. The crowd jeered him with
cries OF rabbit The three rounds
were interesting and Auber earned the
decision awarded to him.
After tho customary long walt the
main bout materlalIzed. In appear
ance. Garcia is short, stocky and dark
complexloned and with broad chest
and shoulder measurement. a Ia Johnny
Van Hest, giving him 4 top-heavy
look. Frank Coiyer. OF Brooklyn, intro
duced us Eddie Kennedy's opponent be-
fore the club August q. received fiat
tering reception, which he modestly ac-
knowledged.
When the principals shook hands, os-
car'had an apparent advantage, though
slight, in size. over the pug with the
Cuban name. Gardner was a cool,
heady aggressor. Garcia working wind
,Fmill fashion in defense. .t''s'i
~ Oscar had little trouble'in landing on
Garcia and the first round was an easy
proposition. which would have been
easier had he been disposed to force
matters. ~
Several hot rallies at. close quarters
enlivened the second. Oscar punished
Garcia with short arm swings.
!. Garcia developed a fondness for
clinchrs in the third round and Referee
P. F. Murphy was busy breaking them.
This was followed by some listless
work. Urged to mix It up, Oscar swung
on Garc!a's Jaw and the Brooklynite
wont to the floor. fiat on his face. He
got up In a few seconds. Gardner push
ed him down again.. On his third ele-
walton to the floor, Oscar rushed In
savagely and with q swinging straight
Jolt flush on the jaw. Garcia dropped
to the floor like a shot, his head strik
Ing the edge of the ring with 4 cracl;
that was audible throughout the build
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The knockout was clean and 1t hurt
Garcia. His seconds worked on him
several minutes before he rcgained con-
seriousness. In falling for the final tina
Garcia's body brushed the ropes. partly
breaking an extremely sudden and
heavy fall. The finish was the real
thing In a one-sided affair.