The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-05
WASN'TA pARLOR PRIZENGHT
LOUIS UNTERMEYER GETS 4 BIT
or UNEARNED GLORY.
Didn't Know Till He Read the Paper That
He'd Asked HIS Friends to watch
Fierce Ten.Round Bout with Knock.
out ~ the End--What Did Happeu.

He'd Asked HIS Friends to watch .
Fierce Ten.Round Bout With Knock.
out 81 the End--What Did Happeu.
Louis Untermeyer Of the Untermeyer.
Robbins Company. manufacturing Jew
cllers at 1872 Broadway. awoke yeetei day
morning to find himself famous. He
entertained few young men at his home,
n East Ninety-first street, on Friday night,
and In the course Of the evening engaged
in friendly boxing match with one OF his
guests. Another one OF the guests forgot
that April was several days ago and sent
word Of the encounter TO an evening paper.
The report Of the .prizefght' was brief.
30 the newspaper elaborated II, painted II
at the top Of the bulletin board and spread
II all over the front page Of one Of tho
hourly editions with headlines foot high.
When young Mr.. Untermeyer reached
his office yesterday morning eight reporters
were waiting for him.
Wed like to get the details Of the prize
fight you pulled od In your parlor last night,
said one Of them.
What prizsfghtl- asked Untermeyer.
This, answered tho reporter producing
one Of the very special extras and pointing
to story on the front page.
This is part Of what struck young Inter
meyers eye:
=, len furious rounds with q knockout at
pulled Oh on the parlor moor Of the private
hoLs, AT e. Els. Ninety-tIs. 9 rect.
By Sus
tie invited several young men TO birthday
party las. night and PROMISED that thts,
hp
10 the report
After dinner Mr. Untermeyer told his plan
and Lou Cbristus OF the tower Bowery.
They are the real thing" hid MIR Inter
meyer. and they are going at u With both
ghtweighis Watch 'em get together
Before they got together. however, the
parlor was emptied OF lis furniture
Then Mr.. Untermeyer ran his eye down
a description Of the rounds and saw such
sentences as these:
Eacl tried for face and Barge landed a
straig rig t Il at foored lis opponent
{ ristus was up In an instant and made Q
e SIooi came. T T' CARPET Suffered red with Nth
Barge. Ten Christus got In fierce upper
cut, Barge. went down witt a t.ud. II
mine" Barge staggered TO LIS feet and saved
Himself len a bell rang-it was dinner
bell w.icl was nsed. by It's time muoL
elooi WIS IN evidence and t,e spectators
W"en .e tiniekeeper called the tenth round
Barge was decidedly tie Tres .er OF tae two
Tor, CLristus's Jaw. 1t landed wit. q cracx
ana C..ristus lit tao door .,ard as lie went
a o,ox iui1 ienr.. T.s referee -. counted ~
slopped-Ju ~ vas 10 use. C.iristus was out.
ahu tie ng 4 was at an end.
viii you please give US your description
OF tile ROUNDS III oetsiif' asked one re-
porter.
Cant you come out and let US get q
picture Of you In ring costumes' asked
another.
.Csn't We take a picture Of the blood
stained carpetys asked q third.
Untermeyer then explained. He said
merely had . few frisnds around ana that
he and Philip Bargebuhr had put on the
gloves for frienoiy bout. They pushed
back the chairs in the parlor and IN tho
course OF the scrap, in which Arthur Rich
ardson OF 70 East Ninety first street acted
by a chance blow and took siI seconds in
getting up. Later young Untermeyer got
blow In the eye which slightly blackeiIed
II, and after seven or eight rounds the bout
ended with the BEST Of good humor. As
Exhibit A, Mr.. Untermeyer showed the
Il guess the story got out - 1t appeared
through one Of the fellows letting the paper
know about Il. He did II for a Joke and
! suppose the paper exaggerated 1t. But
the idea OF having . ring In our parlor and
staining the carpet with blood-why. it's
ridiculous.
Mr.. Untermeyer was called to the tele-
phone moment later. The Detective
Bureau wanted to know about the fight,
which. the voice at the other end OF the
wire said, was violation OF the law. Inter
meyer told the detective the facts and that
was all he had heard from the Detective
Bureau yesterday afternoon. He said that
II any detectives called at the house last
night they wouldn't find him at home.
I'm trad of axnlainina he said