, 1908-07-06
The SOARING Exhibition.

one OF the attractions OF The cele-
bration for the Fourth of July was
the sparring exhibition at the Opera
House Friday night, when three ex-
cellent exhibitions of the manly art
were pulled off, followed by n OF the
most ~laughable set-tos ever seen in
the t~wenty-four foot ring. The exhibit
ton started at 10 o'clock with Willard
Mast and George Gebhardt, both of
Laramie, who gave q clever imitation
of real boxing with more practice.
Neither was knocked out, the match
lasting for three rounds, although each
showed cleverness with the big mitts
that delighted their friends.
Maynard and Spencer.
The second event was a battle royal
between Jockey Maynard of Pueblo,
trainer of Charlie Surivan, and kid"
Spencer of Denver. both weighing in
at 1O3 pounds. Maynard Isl a much
older man than Spencer, but he show
ed excellent form and went the five
rounds with ease, o~utpointing his
younger and nor sprightly opponent.
However, Referee Frank Erwin de-
clared the match a draw and both men
received hearty applause for as clever
IN exhibition as was ever witnessed
here.
The Principal Event.
The leading feature of the exhibition
was the ten-round bout between Char
lie Sullivan, the featherweight cham
pton of Colorado, and James Carney
of Denver, a clever young boxer, from
whom other word will come before his
fighting days are over. Maynard ref
creed this bout, and introduced Gar
vey, who announced that he would
meet any man of 1913 pounds in the
world. Both fighters were warmly re-
ceived, both having many friends at
the ringside. The fight went ten
rounds, giving the audience an exhibit
ton of genuine sport in the squared
circle, a clean, scientific exhibition Of
the manly sport, nothing brutal and
little to condemn from a moral stand
point, with everything to commend
from a physical standpoint of careful
living, through training for the best
in muscle, wit and discernment.
sullivan's Clever Work.
Garvey led the fighting for the great
er part of the match, although Sulli-
van was at no time wanting in PROV
ess. Garvey has a tremendous punch,
which he delivered frequently. but 1t
was generally parted by Sullivan or
wasted in thin air. Sullivan, on the
other hand, was great at intlghting,
delivering laundering blows with a
short left upper hook that brought
groans from Garvey when they landed
under the chin. as they did frequently,
Champion Finishes BraveIy.
Not until the seventh round a the
featherweight champion able to make
much showing against the strength OF
his lengthy antagonist, the rounds be-
ing any mans until that time. After
that, however, it could be seen that
the vigorous work was telling on Gar.
vey, and Sullivan had mucn the better
of it, showing his ~generalship in his
line of defense in the earlier stages O
the game, and at the end of the tenth
round, when the referee raised Sulli.
vans gloved hand as a sign that he
had won on points. the decision was
greeted with many outbursts and long
applause. Sullivan, the audience saw
was the cleverer of the two, although
he had not a walkaway by any mean
Some Local Fun.
The closing number was a bout be
tween Fred Greenbeck and Smith Bon
mel for a purse contributed at the ring
SIDE, and furnished an immense
amount of fun for the spectators. The
mill was not brought to a finish in the
usual way-just quit, as it were, witt
Bonner still in the ring, ready to NEE
anybody on earth that wanted to &
against him.
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