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Show THE FIELD OF SPORT. Jack Ashton Defeats Noble at the Golden Gate in live Two Minute Bounds. THE EACES AT THU PAEK TODAY. General Sporting News, Local and from All Parts of the World. , About two hundred ' gentlemen assembled as-sembled at the Golden Gate Athletic club on Saturday night to witness the ton-round contest between Jack Ashton . and an unknown, tho conditions of the match being that the latter was to receive re-ceive $250 for standing up to the end of the contest. , Prior to the event of the eveuiug, Mes-songer, Mes-songer, one of the leading club swingers of the country gave an exhibition which was enthusiastically received. Seldom is such work seen anywhere and Messenger Mes-senger was greeted with a storm of applause. ap-plause. Then Oscar Block and young Williams Wil-liams sparred four rouuds. The latter was evidently too much for his gamy little antagonist, but the former, nothing, noth-ing, daunted, planted somo very wholesome whacks on his opponent's bread basket and perfume detector at various stages. Messenger then performed his great cannon - ball act to the immcuse satisfaction of all present. He is an expert iu his line and is deserving de-serving of much credit for his work. Frank Fitzgerald and Leonard, the champion of Fort Douglas, next sparred four rouuds. Frank had no picnic for, oh, doctor! what a lively little wad of tissue that soldier is. And that south duke. It's a daisy. Fitsi went in to give him a doso of boxing that would make him sick, and began by putting his jaw against the soldiers' left with considerable considera-ble force. Then he took a smash at Leonard's head but he didn't hit it. Oh no! it wasn't there. The young man took it out of tho way and reminded Fitz that he was in it still by giving him a straight drive in the neck that made him seo more stars than there are on tho banner of this land of the free. Round two brought the soldier to time slightly winded, and Frank had much tho best of it, although the corporal cor-poral made a good showing. But iu round three he got his second wind, and then, oh then, he put that velvety off hand of his light up against Frank's nose, and, sad to relate, it bled just a little. Round four was lively, each man get ting in some pretty work, and then the boys shook hands and retired ami compared com-pared notes in the dressing room. Strader, of Park City, and Young Wilsou then sparred' no, it wasn't sparring; it was something else three rouuds. Wilson is a middle-weight and made a monkey out of the heavy man. Why. Strader is no earthly good with the mittens. Wilson Wil-son can knock him out. It is said that Strader is a good wrestler. Ho ought wrestle and leave fighting alone, tor never as long as the waters of the Jordan Jor-dan pour into the great lake of brine will he ever amount Id anything in the squarred circle. This is not said out of malice, but as a matter of fact. Strader is as game as '-' any man on earth, but what is- the use of fighting on the forlorn hope principle just to convince people that one is not afraid. ' The event of the evening was next in order, the unknown proving to be Noble of Iowa. This man is said to be a ffood one, but he hasno business with Jack Ashton any more thau "Spider" Weir or Tommy Miller would have. Both men showed up in fine form, but it was plain to be seen that Ashton was the better man of the two. He has the mug, the fig, and tho carriage of a lighter. The ecclesiastical Davies and Jim Williams were behind him while Davis was behind Noble. Fd Kelley was referee and upon announcing the contest stated that it should be eight two-minute rounds. It wouldn't have made any difference had it been two one-minute rounds for Noble was outclassed. out-classed. Iu round one Jack contented himself with light sparring, accepting a few blows with evident good humor, apparently appar-ently guaging his man up. In round two ho stood up and let Noble rush him, and when the latter left au opening he calmly knocked him down. "Go easy, go easy," ejaculated ejacu-lated the "Parson." "All rightl old man," was the reply, and to tho end of the round Jack didn't hit him a blow that would have smashed a fly. The same might be said of round four. fIn the fifth round Ashton sent in a half-arm blow that sent his man to the floor, where ho remained until counted out, preferring to sit there until time was called and save being knocked out. Noble made a very good showing, but it was like a dolphin fighting a whale. .Some people may not be aware of it, but Jack Ashton iu a row is a very awkward man for tho other fellow to run up against. He has a very disagreeable disa-greeable habit of punching his opponent oppon-ent right in the nose and hurting him. Ho is as quick as a cat, a hard man to beat, and has a license to fight anybody. He has made a good showing with John L. and is a good man. Besides, he is a gentleman, a trait very few pugilists have. He and the parson left yesterday for Denver. |
