New-York tribune., 1901-04-26
BOYING AND WRESTLING.
AMATEUR BOUTS IN HOBoKEN AROUSE
MUCH INTEREST

The preliminary boxing and wrestling bouts OF
the Metropolitan Association Of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union were held under the auspices of the
Valencia Boat Club. at the Lyric Theatre Hobo
ken last night. There a large number OF
spectators present. who manifested the noisiest
of enthusiasm in the contests.
AS usual with the amateur boxers. the con-
tesants. who were limited three rounds of three
minutes each to show their skill went In to de-
feat each other in many of the bouts without any
ceremony. and the results that there was
fighting of all kinds INDUCED in.
B. ]. Diamond. OF the Union Settlement Athletic
Club. who has always shown up well In previous
bouts of the union, met Michael Burke, of the
Warren Athletic Club. and had the latter's face
covered with blood and in such a weak condition
that the referee stopped the in the second
round. f. Tiebold, of the st. Bartholomew Ath-
etic Club. knocked C. Waldheim of the Grace
Athletic Club, in the third round Tiebold also sent
his opponent TO the floor In the second round
The tournament was begun with the wrestling
after which the 1l5-pound class in boxing was tried
rnG rne wfesxns % was put or again and when the
the evening more of the boxing it was some NJ,
time before they could be queted because of their
the more interest.
An exciting wrestling match was that between
A. Mellinger. of the St Bartholomew Athletc Cluh
and and c; Mitchell Mitchell of the Knickerbocker Athletic
Mitchell had his arm hurt The summaries I'm sn Sfe
are as follows:
WRESTLING
one hundred and hve pound casF-Fohert CT
George A. c. defeated August Klrchner National Turn
Neren I1ne-O56. Claude L. Halgate National Turn
Neren defeated George Bauers. OF the club Time
Weisner. Of the club Time-G:0O William Kori
Iastime. A G. defeated Ar Nielsen. Norwegian Turn
Society. 1 A"ih
one hundred and fifteen pound class-August Wester
1r National Turn Society. defeated Cairns
brooklyn A. g., in two bouts Time-9oo. J. Miller
New West Side A. C.. defeated John Murphy Avonia
A. c. Tlme-2:39. ". /. Nelson st. George A. c. de-
George Mehnert. National Turn Verein. defeated "
Foresman. Pastime A. G.. in second bout Time. 10
David Bisgier. St Bartholomew 4. C.. defeated Harry
Scanlon. New West Side Il. g. Tme-3ag '''
one hundred and twenty five pound class-N Lewis
National Turn Society defeated Charles saedier Ma
A. c. Joseph Renhel St George A. c: EGwsd
". Knscherf. National a. G., defeated Sney Time"
2:25 Harry Hansen, Norwegian Turn Society defeat
benjamin bradshaw. Boys Club Tme-52:O0 " NJ
ans Grace a. G. defeated NJ. Wechers New West Side
A c. Time-30l. j. Niiot. Fastme A. c. defeated
John Herschel, Xavier A y. Time-5:2l. Louis Dorm
back. National A. G, defeated Joe Labino. German
One hundred and ifty-eght pound wrestlfng-C Peder
son. NoTWe gan Turn Society defeated W Brown Pastima
A. {. Ine-o52 Melinger, ST. Bartholomew A
C.. defeated {. Mitchell IN second bout. 80
BOXING.
One hundred and fifteen pound box.ng-W Hughes
ATonla A G., defeated +. Barret New West Side A. g
Union Settlement A. c. B. J. Diamond. Union Settlement
4 c; defeated Michael Burke. Warren A. g: r. Adler
New West Side A. c.. defeated A Backer PastIme q
= Tiebold ST. bartholomew A. c.. defeated c. Waid'
helm. Grace A C. a
The bouts will be continued tonight