Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
Boxing Matches at Glen Echo
a Big Success.
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
FIGHTERS LEWIS AND LOWE
PLACED UNDER BOND FOR COURT.
Michigan University May Punish Rose
-Trapper Won New Orleans Special
Gross Country Run.

The Inauguration of the Maryland Mu-
kical and Dramatic Association at Glen
Echo yesterday afternoon was splendid
success. both artistically and financially.
1t marked the starting of good. clean box
ing in this vicinity, and for once the spec
tators were able to witness the sport in
something like comfort. The program pre-
scented was interesting from start to finish,
the expert end of the boxing game simply
swamping the smuggling portion.
The association had secured the big
amphtheater at Glen Echo and notwith-
Standing the short time in which to get the
place in readiness for the entertain
ment the specta tors found that their COM
fort had been looked after in every way
possible The ring was pitched on the
stage, the high-priced seats being directly
back of the roped arena, while the others
ranged from in front OF the stage and ran
back to the roof The place was amply
lighted with electric lights. and from every
seat i'll the Enclosure a good view of the
bouts could be had. The sheriff of the
county, the Glen Echo council and the
states attorney, with about a dozen con-
stables, were on hand when the fun start
ed, but there was no interference If there
was any betting done on the bouts it was
very much under cover and failed to at
tract the attention of any one.
AT the close of the afternoons sport the
officers of the association were very much
astonished to learn that the states at
torney had been diSpleaSed with the feature
match between Lowe and Lewis and had
ordered the boys arrested. The sheriff
promptly issued his orders and both. fight
ers were quickly under arrest taken to
Rockville and placed under bond of 500
each to appear at the March term of court
Mr.. Canaday qualifying bondsman.
The afternoons entertainment started off
with two well-rendered bass and tenor
solos, the singers being loudly applauded
for their efforts.
Then the athletic part of the entertain
ment was 1naugurated with a four-round
boxing match between two colored men,
"Snowball' and the st. Mary County
Bully" Both boxers wore large gloves, and
the fun created was something worth while
Science was lacking, but the way the arms
Were swung and the accidental blows de-
ltvered kept the spectators laughing con-
tinuously. In the fourth round SNOWFALL
got a round-arm swing the "Bully's"
Jaw. and down he went to his knees for the
count. As the referee called six the
Bully got on his feet and the boxing
went on, the bell probably saving the latter
from a knockout.
Two little feather weights, kid Eagan
and Jimmy Farren, were introduced, and
for four rounds 1t is question whether
more scientific boxing has been seen in this
section. The boys were evenly matched,
and, although numerous lusty blows We're
SJIuCht the boxers seemed TO en1OX the
sport. AT the end of the four rounds both
boys shook hands smilingly, and as the
honors were even the referee declared a
draw. This decision met with the approval
of the spectators.
Then came the real fun of the afternoon,
@ battle royal between four stalwart eolored
men. In exhibitions of this kind it is every
man for himself. but one of the fighters,
Alexander Brewn by name, has such rep
utation in this vicinity in battles of this
sort that the other three united forces to
put "Aleck' out But the task was too diff
tcult, and at the end the bout was award
ed TO Brown, amid the applause of the on
lockers. 'Aleck' is one of those under
sized men. built on the muscular lines of
fox terrier, and he never seemed to get
tired, taking a ton of punishment but send
Ing back two tons as interest The other
three men lowered over "Aleck," but when
ever a miX-up occurred the little mans
arms worked like piston rods and were al
most as straight and sure.
The feature of the afternoon, a fifteen
round match between Tommy Lowe of this
city and kid" Lewis of Philadelphia, was
then announced TO the glad acclaim of that
portion of the crowd who had come for
this particular event. Both boxers pos
EeSsed all the sand necessary for profess
sional scrappers, and the affair was of
the fast and satisfying sort from start to
finish. Both boys were on their feet at
the end of the fifteenth round and the
bout was declared draw. Lowe was
clearly outboxed by Lewis but the former
took his punishment with true grit. and
worried the Philadelphia boy considerably
with his body punches. Lewis kept jabbing
away at loves eyes and face from the
start and at the finish the local lads
frontespiece was considerably pulled up
and discolored. At infghting Lowe APP
peared TO be the better man and he demon
strated this in the sixth round. about the
only one Of the fifteen wherein he was
seen to advantage. In that round Lewis
failed to hearken to his managers words of
warning and rushed in for short-arm ex-
changes. This was particularly to loves
liking and he appeared to gain confidence
at once, delivering his short-arm punches
with unusual quickness and strength Lewis
quickly discovered his mistake and finally
wriggled out of his predicament. and from
that time on it was full arm boxing for
the Quaker city lad.
At the conclusion of the entertainment
the spectators found several cars waiting
10 bring them to the city, the railway serv-
ice being all that could be desired
special from Rockville, Md, says
States Attorney Robert b. Peter of Mont
gomery county Md. states that ne has re-
ceived a large number of letters urging him
TO use his efforts to prevent boxing exhi-
billions at Glen Echo Park. In speaking of
the matter the states attorney informed
Star correspondent at Rockville that the
county officers will be on hand at each
exhibition. and just soon as the law is.
IN their Judgment. violated, the proper
parties will be placed under arrest Mr..
Peter declared he had no sympathy with
such exhibitions. He characterized them
as demoralizing, and stated that If arrests
are made he will see that the offenders are
prosecuted 10 the limit The states attor-
ney attended the opening entertainment
yesterday afternoon and expressed himself
OF the opinion that there was nothing
in the preliminary bouts that was viola
tion of the law. but that the regular con-
test which followed was violation. hence
the arrests.