| Show OPENING OF THE MYERS CLUB averhardt pv erhardt gets a decision over ernst eckhardt of new york was referee ana over people witnessed the combats albany N Y dec I 1 the opening ot the ayere athletic club in abis city tonight wag attended by one of the argest gatherings ever seen at a local letic tournament ment the referee was john P eckhardt Eck bardt of new york and the official time keeper was john mack ot albany about 2000 people witnessed the contest the elret bout was between mike me manus of albany and geo diddona ol 01 chicago it was for tea rounds at pounds was awarded the decision on points the second coateen was between abas joanson of Minnea oolie and wyle evans a colored youth from california it was an easy victory for johnson who knocked afa man out in the second round the principal bout of the evening was between jack everhardt of new orleans the champion light weight of the eoute and billy ernst of brooklyn both men weighed earla in the evening at pounds it was one of the finest lastic encounters ever seen in this section and met with the approval of of the most prominent sp ortin men in the country everhardt bad at his back charlie Jo lineon of minneapolis and al lunt of philadelphia as seconds and fred emerick as bottle bolder ernsts seconds were dan gallacher and fred erfft of brooklyn while geo burke of brooklyn held the bottle among those present were paddy ryan jimmie dime larry burns joe burke fred ernet baider killrand Kill yand jack ahanley of philadelphia it was announced that the winner of the bout would bo matched against any light weight in the world for a purse of to be put up at once by the man tb eMyers club bound l r everhardt got in two rights on the neck and ernst fouled lie landed on Ever hardle chest and after a feint which everhardt ducked gave upper cut emit was fogt everhardt ducked a right and received left on the chin round 2 both men went in with some vicious junges lunges ernst landed an excellent upper cut on the southerner retaliated wibb a squeaker a blow which touched ever badts windpipe this was followed by a facer bruet bad the best of the round bound 3 ernst landed heavily with his right on face it was a case of business on both sides from this out ernst fought eberhadt Ever hadt to the ropes but nothing resulted from the breakaway everhardt rallied and made ernsts already bleeding nose emit more claret aberco denting indenting in closed the round round 4 everhardt tried a swing but Bliss cd his opponent followed suit and landed in a clinch ernst made what appeared to be a foul and was hissed he effot a short rib roaster in return everhardt kept up bis left jaba until he landed on the face of the brooklyn boy honors even 5 A fierce upper cut from everhardt reached ernsts face and made him stagger Bt agger two others landed ou his body the louisiana roan land ed on the but clinched to avoid further punishment round ernst got down to basinets and everhardt Ever bardt was equally anxious for a final settlement ernst punched bis opponents face at will while everhardt got in a rib roaster with bis right andret another stunning facer ernst hits made two overhand which toll on both sides of the face even round 7 ernst landed and when they clinched struck everhardt Ever bardt A cross counter resulted in a clinch and ernst landed again A quick interchange of face blows at short corners delighted the audience eberhardt ET hit squarely in the face and received tor his pales two right upper cuts round 8 everhardt Ever bardt rushed but got a stinger paying back with a left in the face la return a bunck in the neck made him flinch everhardt Ever bardt played for ernsts nose landing tour times in quick it a round round 9 everhardt started for ernsts again but missed he avoided a heavy ewing und continuing hie effort landed twice on his opponents noce quick interchange of face blows followed everhardt bit his right and left landing on ernsts head at will struck the bloody nose until there wa s no semblance ol 01 such an organ on his face round lo 10 lett s ruck ernsts nose at tho outset and two more followed suit ernst was looking to land a chin blow and neatly with a right upper cut byplays by plays at countering wound up the round round ll 11 again made savage for arnais and rot a bacer and bean blow in return ernst picked up courage and got in two blows but tool in return a punch on the neck round 12 ernst landed left on chest and neck and followed with a rush that ended in an upper cut an the southerners souther nera face skillful nj was exhibited by both corn batanus ba tants everhardt began bis face punching tactics again while ernst tried b law blow with no the lat punch was a soaker on ernst bloody nose everhardt bad the beet of it thus far hound 13 this was a fierce round everhardt landed hie right five times he went for ernsts chin and a lanch followed the southern man o ced ernst to the ropes repeatedly and sl inched resulted round 14 ernsts lead took ever on the neck and in the clinch arnst took bis opponent on his aboul iera interchanges of blows followed ernst landed left and right ou the body ind went in to knock hie man out lie was clearly the stronger 0 the two men it this time everhardt picked op a little courage towards the close touched the hornpipe twice before time was called honors even for the round round 15 ernst began with body blows and landed once both men were tired when the round closed and it looked as it neither could stand the fierce infighting much longer lourid kept up the leading but bis blows bad no more effect than so much water on a bucka back there was very little fighting done round 17 everhardt lost no time in forcing matters landing his left on the nose at the outset he fiot a right on the neck in return and for a time fighting was fierce the round was clearly everhardus Ever hardts round 18 everhardt landed on bis opponents face and neck with left and right respectively then came a jab on the note and ernst got in with a good face blow and upper cut on the jaw this made jack mad and he nearly had ernst out when time w as called round 19 jack began with body blows had ernst met any one 0 these lunges made for the face it would have been all day with bim the round closed with a neck blow from ernst round 20 everhardt pushed the fighting from the start first be landed on the neck with bis right and he immediately followed with a letter ernst countered a bad right only to receive a slap on tho left ear jack forced ernst the ropes that was the of the end from this time to the close everhardt bad the at bis mercy using his bead as a punching bag he rushed him down and when ernst arose be was like a rag and fell eaily at Everhard ta right bander As the brooklyn lad was unfit to continue time was called and everhardt declared the winner |
