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earned decision. The lads were tre-
mendously cheered as they left the
ring.
Dan Sullivan (Hawthorne club, and
J. Lahey Olympic club, 125 pound
class, then entered the ring. Sullivan
and Lahey gave another interesting ex-
hibition, the Olympic representative
gaining the decision in the third round
| it being apparent that he had his man
beaten. Lahey was floored in the first
round. but he stayed the round out
and after that went at his man fol
keeps, winning easily.
The next contest was between NJ
Augusta (Brooklyn A. c. and Mat
Ryan (Wonder A. c., 125 pound class.
Augusta was declared the winner at the
end of the first round. He outclassed
Ryan at every stage of the game.
John McCarley CHaWthorne club and
]. Murphy Olympic club, followed.
They fought in the 125 pound class.
Murphy received the decision after
three tame rounds of fighting.
oliver l.. Kirk, Missouri Athletic
club, st. Louis and 1. w. Letcher
Hawthorne club, then stepped into the
ring. Kirk is the present amateur
champion in this class Q25 pounds).
Kirk won in the second round, sending
his man to the floor twice for the
first round was about even, being q
give and take affair, both landing
hard rights and lefts to the jaw and
body. Letcher was very groggy at the
end of the contest.
C. p. MCGOWAN, Boston Athletic
club, 125 Founders, We're next. Nc
Gowan succumbed to Edwards in the
first round. The men indulged in con-
siderable rough tactics and frequently
hit in the clinches AS they emerged
from a clinch Edwards brought his
right to the jaw and MCGOWAN toppled
to the floor. He was groggy when he
got up and Edwards was given the
verdict.
James Ford, Olympic club and Antoine
Lagrave, Hawthorne club Obs pound
class) came on next. Ford received the
decision at the end of the third round.
Both lads mixed it viciously throughout
and fought at close quarters most of
the time. Ford incurred the enmity of
the spectators by hitting his opponent
as the men shook hands at the start
OF the last round.
Joseph p. Lydon, Missouri Athletic
Olympic club, 135 pounds, were next
called. Rodney Won from Lydon in the
second round after a fierce engagement
The men had set "A furious pace
throughout. In the second round. as
they fought to the center of the ring,
Rodney suddenly shot out a terrific
right which landed on the jaw and the
Missourian went down as though shot
Rodney was declared the winner at
once. 1t was practically a knockout.
Then came the 135-pounders, the first
of whom were James Bradley, Olympic
club, and NJ. kenney of the Hawthorne
club. Bradley won the decision in the
third round. A systematic use of right
and left swings to the jaw and head
throughout the contest did the business
The next pair were Matt Granfield
Olympic club and William Exley
CKeystone club. The men fought in
the 145-pound class. Grantield dis
posed of his man in the first round.
He sent Exley to the mat for the
count twice with straight rights, and
the battle was stopped.
William Mcdonald Olympic club
and j. Young CHawthorne club, 49,
pound class, came next. Mcdonald
won in the first round. He had things
his own way and after shooting a
hard right to the stomach that almost
floored his antagonist, the bout was
stopped.
William Woerner and Ed Dulleau,
both of the Hawthorne club. 1885,
pound class, were then put on. Dulleau
received the verdict in the first round.
Then came Frank Flores. Olympic
club, and William Wolfe, Ariel Ath-
letic club Q35-pound class). Olympic
sustained its first defeat of the night
when Wolfe gained the decision over
Flores at the end of the third round.
1t was one OF the best and most even
contests of the evening. Flores had a
lead in the early stages, and looked like
a winner, but Wolfe, by a constant
battering of the Olympic mans
stomach, forced the latter to clinch to
avoid punishment and was given the
decision.
l.. j. Lefranier of Chicago. and Gene
Mulligan of the Brooklyn Athletic club
Q35-pound class) were next on the pro-
gram. Lefranier was given the de-
cision after about a minute and q half
of fighting. Mulligan was llopelessly
outclassed. lie was foored twice in the
short spell of fighting.
Harry Peck, unattached, and Lew
Powell, Olympic club Q35-pound class,
followed shortly after. Powell Is the
Pacific coast amateur champion in his
class. The Olympic champion was
given the decision in the first round.
Peck apparently was afarid of Powell
and continually ran about the ring,
hotly pursued by Powell. The men
were in the ring about a minute.
Henry w. Flncke OF tne olympic
club and Henry Myme of the Haw-
thorne club followed. These men
fought in the 15S-pound or middle
weight class. The bout was of short
duration Fincke winning in the first
round, A right swing to the jaw gave
Myme his quietus.
Charles Augustus (unattached) and
James ELLIS of the South Side club
quickly followed. They fought at 14J
pounds. Ellis earned the decision in
the second round after flooring his
man with right to the jaw. 1t was
decidedly amateurish contest.
Joe Doyle, Paragon Athletic club,
and Charles J. Hawley. unattached
Gas pound class), then went on. Haw-
ley secured the decision at the end of
the third round. 1t was very tire
some and clumsy bout.
George Murray (unattached), and w.
F. Geschke, Missouri Athletic club, st.
Louis, entered the ring next. They
fought at 1853 pounds. This bout was
q fierce one from the sound of the gong,
and resulted in some terrific exchanges.
At the end of the first round stimuli
taneous with the gong the local fighter
drove a fearful right to the jaw apd
Geschke wobbled a bit as he went to
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