New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
VICTOR IN CANE SPREES'CLUB GETS INJUNCTION
Gardner Wins for SOphomoreS
in Columbia Fixture.


Edward NJ. Gardner, a Brooklyn boy,
distinguished himself yesterday by win
ming three bouts In the annual freshman
sophomore cane sprees at Columbia,
which the sophomores won by bouts TO
g. The biggest crowd that has packed
itself into the Columbia gymnasium I'm
years watched Gardner win tho sprees for
his class.
He conquered II. 6. Hutton in the -
pound class and s. Hoffman in the 49,
pound class in easy fashion. getting an
arm scissors on his opponent early I'm each
bout and winning handily. In the li5-
pound class he was outweghed twenty
pounds by ]. s. Bartholow, tho freshman
who opposed him. and the fight was
hard one Gardner was fast and knew the
game thoroughly. He played the az
Gressor all tho time. and had Rirtholow
worrying when time was called AZ three
minutes After q rest the two men went
at Il again, md Gardner. after minutes
work. got between tho freshman and the
cane and by some hard pushing with his
back showed his heavy opponent or the
stick.
Gardner established a new record FOR
Columbia by his victories yesterday.
being the only man who ever won five
sprees He won two hard fought bouts
last year as a freshman.
+. NJ. Simonds was the hero 81 the
freshman team. winning easily in tho
15s-poUnd class and taking a rough bout
from J. a. McKenna in the l7J-pound
: class. McKenna was the heavier Of the
two and was the aGgressor all through
the bout. lie slung Simonds around the
mat for two rounds without either man
gaining an advantage but when tho third
round started Simonds showed superior
knowledge OF the game and kicked Nc
Kenna off the cane by some fast foot
work i'm thirty-two seconds. when the big
sophomore tried his singing game again
at the opening OF the round.
The hardest bout OF the afternoon was
in the lightweight class, where r. W.
McCracken, freshman. took the cane
from II. y. Allen. his sophomore oppo-
nent Allen was the aggressor all through
the bout, which lasted II minutes and Il
: seconds. but he wore himself out and
was almost ready to collapse when Nc
Cracker got the cane. McCracken
seemed to know little about the game, but
stuck doggedly and persistently. in spite
Of the. frequency with which Allen worked
the scissors on him and cut off his wind
He stuck out the third and final round.
in which Allen seemed 10 be about TO win
time after time, and finally worked Aliens
grip loose when the two men were close
together over the cane, and won the bout.
, | The spreee were not decided until the
last bout, and even then the freshmen
were not entirely satisfied on account OF
doubtful decision by G. G.. Sinclair, the
, referee ID. NJ. Claghorn u. n member
2 Of jim Rice's crew squad last year, was
! given the decision over r. H. Osswalt, a
: freshman. in the unlimited heavyweight
: class. Claghorn had things his own
way practically all through the affair.
2 getting Osswalt's left arm In 4 scissors
E grip Just before the end OF the bout. He
proceeded to work at Osswalts right
hand then and was just about to get It
2 off tie cane. when the freshman slipped
his left arm free and grabbed the stick
: again. The referee. however, failed to
notice this. and, when Osswdrs left hand
lost its grip, awarded the bout 20 Clag-
, horn.
fatI Lad to nd HaIA IN,
, to the cane In protest. The crowd re-
fused to agree with Sinclair's decision.
, and he soon found himself the centre Of
, an angry crowd that called him all kinds
; Of names and demanded that the bout be
, repeated. Sinclair declared that he would
not change his decision, however aud the
= sprees went to the sophomores, but the
r referees raw decision robbed the victory
! Of half its pleasure.
3 The summaries follow:
1l5-pound class-R. w. McCrscken. 16.
, defeated II. f. Allen, 10. Time, IA min
utes q seconds
! l25-pound class-E. NJ Gardner. jr, 10,
, defeated II. s. Hutton. 10. Time, / min
l35-pound class-E. NJ Gardner, jr, 10,
defeated $. Hoffman. 'l6. Time minutes
Ii5-pound class-E. NJ. Gardner, IT,. 10,
defeated J. ). Bartholow, 10 Time. 4
. minutes.
l5S-pound class-F NJ Simonds. 1G. de-
feated T. ]. Friedrich 'l5 Time > min
utes 10 seconds.
l75-Dound class-F. s Simonds 10. Ge-
feated j. \. McKenna, 10. Time. min
utes 81 seconds.
Heavyweight class-D. VI. Claghorn. IS,
defeated r.. l.. Osswalt. 'I6 Time . min
utes u seconds.