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Third round - Both men fought hard from the beginning, and Page by a round blow floored his antagonist. The bout was given to Page...
...recreation, or as a means of exercise, it is heartily to be commended to any who enjoy it, but when two persons are pitted against each other, before an audience of gentlemen, until one of them is so far hurt that he cannot hit as hard as his antagonist, and is consequently knocked about at pleasure, it seems as if it were carrying things too far. While there can be no possible objection to boxing in private, I think there are some very strong ones why it should not be done in public. When a fellow becomes bloody and weak...
Second round. - Thompson attempted to throw Strauss over his head, but missed and gave the latter a leg hold, by which he nearly succeeded in throwing his antagonist. After a few passes, Thompson secured a firm hold, and again placed Strauss square on his back, winning the second fall and the cup. Time, 2 m. 40 sec. Strauss was wonderfully quick, but his adversary was too strong...
...weights were as follows: Page, 139 7/8 lbs.; Bangs, 138 3/4 lbs.; Lilienthal, 133 lbs. Lilienthal had drawn the bye, and the first bout was between Page, the winner of the event last year, and Bangs. Page was the shorter of the two, and looked much stronger than his antagonist, who, however, made up in agility and skill what he lacked in this respect. Page was somewhat handicapped by his exertions in sparring, while Bangs was entirely fresh...
Second round. - The second round opened well, but it soon became evident that Bonsal was no match for his antagonist. He was quickly grappled and thrown by Cabot in 1 m. 42 sec. Cabot was awarded the bout...