Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 99, 28 ʻApelila 1894 Edition 02 — ATHLETICS. [ARTICLE]

ATHLETICS.

Two Exc8lleat Sparring Contests. ■ 11 ■

I . I Since the springing into exist* enee of tbe new Atbletic } tion nnder tbe anspiees of tbe Yuoog Men’s Cliristi , ia Associ;i- . tion, thcre b.»8 been a sligbt boo.ii in manly excerc sca the latest of whieh are two sp-4rrirg conte«ts whieh toot plaee Iast evening. and beforea select party of loeal penple who believe in the manly nrt. The contests were nnder tbe contiol of a enpahle busines.s m:inager t and were most succes5fnily carried tb»nngh īn e«ch of the two events to a satisfactory finish. The first event was heiween proie8sion.il !iniers. Niek Barlay 1$0 !bs, «nd Jrtrae8 Barrington 135 l!»s. The :idvantrtges in weig!it. he»g!it nikI leaeh were »11 with Bnrl«y, bnt being o fri*ndly contest the spect»t is looked for science. not I fig!tt. Tho j.dv»ntages pr«;ges.sed by Bnrl»y sent B »rringt.>n ont in i f.mr r< nnds the defe.*ted man : lanehin»; grnod natured!v at his ~ O " unexpccted ■‘kn.'iekoiil.” riioclostug eveut was a most interesting 1 exbibitioc of science <>ver weight aud grit- Jack Frasier nn 133 ; Ibs man faced Ch .rley L-mey who tipped the sc;i!es at 145 | B.irrington and Bnrlay wero in Frasier’s corner whi!e G. W?ilti r W. was mentor for L iuey. 8evt-n ihotronnds were gone throngh, j nnti 1 j ;st b»-fore tl.e end <>f the i latter r»und. a LeBlanche swiug ; from Fr:isier sent his heavier. i less scienced. bnt as plucky op- ; | ponent, t<i s!eep for the uecessrtry teu secondg. The exbibition w?is one whieh was inost iu>tice:ible f.»r t!io thoroogh good temper { displayed by tlie contestHiits and was very ci editable to the mana- | gement.