The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-30
Three DR.. VS. at the 0pening Smoker Of
The New Washington Athletic Club.
Brown Working Out Well for The Hard
Game With uldefeat.d Lafayette II.

The Washington Athletic club held It's
FIRST smoker and monthly entertainment
last evening at Diamond hall at Randall
square. the event being we'll attended. The
program for the evening went OF we'll
and there was a good deal of interest
manifested in the several boxing bouts
which had been arranged.
The main bout was l0-round contest
between George Ashley OF Fall River
and Jack Buckley OF this city. at lS3
pounds and the men showed up well.
The decision OF the referee, James Nc
Kenna. that the event was draw, was
approved By all. Both men were In good
form and Buckley was taller and had the
longer reach.
Ashley wanted clean break and as
Buckley did not agree TO this coin was
tossed and Buckley won. so each man
had to protect himself after the clinches.
The boys went at II vigorously In the
opening round. and after n clinch Buckley
made a swing that went wild and Ash
ley blocked Buckley cleverly
There were numerous attacks In the
first, all OF which were followed by
clinches. and there were possibilities OF
damage being done when they broke. but
nothing happened, though the round was
slightly In favor OF Buckley. Ashley
forced things bit in the second and
Buckley blocked him In several clinches
and Ashley ducked away from some
swings that were labelled dangerous. The
men exchanged blows a number OF times
but Ashley did quite as well as his ad-
versary.
The third round was lively. Ashley be-
ing the aggressor and he seemed TO be
more than holding his own In the
cllnches. but Buckley put up sturdy de-
tense and he handed out a hard right on
un
in which Ashley did quite as well as
Buckley. Ashley forced the work but
Buckley kept out of danger and landed
a hard left swing In the Nth. but Ashley
came back with short jolts that made the
account balance
In the sixth round Buckley landed an
uppercut and poked his left into Ashley's
stomach and again he placed his left hard
on Ashley's head. The two following
rounds were fast and interesting, the
work being even. Ashley handing out
couple OF short blows that gave him
slight advantage. The ninth was filled
with quick and lively work and the finish
was as likely a bit OF boxing as one
would care to see. both men starting in
and boxing clean and fast.
Max Freeman OF Pawtucket and Kid
Carney OF Hartford were TO go six rounds
At 100 pounds. but the bout was called or
at the conclusion of the third round. Free
man and Carney mixed IL up In the first
round, but there was no science shown
and the bout did not promise well. Car
ney was the aggressor In the second and
Freeman felt his man out. In the third
Freeman cut loose and was finishing his
man when the referee called the bout off.
Joe Duffy OF Albany and Kid Murphy
OF Lawrence were down the second pre-
liminary and this bout was much OF the
same character as the first DufYy started
In to force the work and like Carney he
run himself out and Murphy went further
and had the best OF IL all through until
the referee called II draw at the end OF
the third.