Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-10
PRACTCED ON GARCIA.
GARDNER GETTING INTO SHAPE
FOR HIS CONTEST AT GIN
CINNATI TONIGHT.
EUGENE WAS AN EASY THING
For Oscar, Who Could Have Fin
fskcd Him Earlier-WheelinE Up
Against Hard Luck at TOiedo-Hte-
suits of Interstate and National
League Games Yesterday-Other
Sporting Matters.

Oscar Gardner is to meet Barney
Furey in Cincinnati tonight.
Last evening he tried himself
out on an old time boxer
named Gene Garcia, who never amount
ed 10 much in his palmy days in the
ring. 1t was snap for Oscar, and he
took things easy Tor two rounds in or
der to give the spectators who had
leen charged a dollar d seat, run for
their money. Gardner and fast man
make good fight. Gardner and dub
are worse than disappointing. Spec
taDors compared the preliminary with
the main bout, to the disadvantage Of
the latter, and it was fair comparison
and fair verdict. The crowd was the
smallest that has ever entered the NJ.
A. c. to witness a bout with Gardner
as one of the principals. Gardner has
lest none of his box-office magnetism,
but not one lover of the game in ten
thought well Of the match.
The curtain raiser was a bout be-
tween Young harris, the Steubenyille
colored boy, and Buzz" Auber of this
city. They were well matched physic
ally, the Wheeling boy having slight
advantage in weight The referee was
P. f. Murphy.
"a e,Lo M 4 !, in, l,Ics
ness fashion and Auber got an advant-
age in the miX-up. Buzz" set the
pace, and went at a merry clip. Har-
ris gave blow for blow, but his cOun-
t9rs were comparatively weak To-
ward the close of the round the colored
boy showed up stronger than Auber,
aud gave greater punishment.
They opened up cautiously in the sec
ond. Then Auber rushed his man to
the ropes. Harris came back vicious
iy, and planted several good ones,
while Buzz" was resorting TO ducking
tactics. Both were weak toward the
close and they wrestled against and
through the ropes.
The fast clip told on the strength of
both boxers, but the third also opened
up lively. Harris showed a big lump
over the left eye. Buzz sent several
stiff punches to the face. Then the
colored boy quit claiming to have
broken his wrist.
Morgan Nau and Eddie Gardner at
tended Oscar in his corner, and Frank
Collyer, Higgins and others were be-
hind Garcia. Referee Murphy intro
Guced Collyer, who is to meet Eddie
Kennedy on the 9th inst
They shook hands and opened up
with lively mix, during which Oscar
sel,t in some body jabs at close range.
Garcia also played for the body In
another cllnch Gardner continued his
Jabblng in the ribs. Clinches in the
opening Of the second also resulted in
Oscars advantage. Oscar sent right
and left to the body. Against the
ropes Gardner sent two rights to the
stomach. The round was rather tame.
Gardner drilled in in the third round,
but his blows, which landed frequent
ly enough, were rather weak. In a
niX-up Garcia landed on the head and
Oscar sent in a few more rib-roasters.
Gardner sent a left hook on the jaw
and Garcia went down. He was up at
the count of nine, and went down
again with another blow in the same
place. When he arose the second
time he was completely at the mercy
CT Gardner. Oscar sent a left swing to
the jaw, and Garcia fell backward his
head striking the floor hard. The bell
Targ at this point, and Garcia was car
ried to his corner. He revived, but not
sufficiently to come to time at the
sound of the gong for the fourth round
Gar0ner WAS declared the winner