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BOXING.
INTERESTDfe CONTESTS
Promoted by Messrs. Keys and- Lewis*
bonng emhsuiasts were provided with a
p-od programme _ the Esplanade Gardens
last evening, when a nnmher -.r in-,i 1.3:
u-aca memseivei within .the hempen square
There was a parsuaiarly larsc attendance'
and there was not a dull inomeni for tie'
cortesw were f*st «r4 vrillin; thronffhout
The principal match of the evening was the
ten rounds out between ?'Sailor' Wim
bridst; (9.0) and Ja.-lc Dennis (9 0) ba
il did not ?o iho full distance. Dennis
who is a doughty opponent outfousht 'iVim-
bridge ahnnst Xrvim the slart. and tho la.tter
was hanging on (-on.-iiderably in the fonrtli
round. In the followiay round Win] bridge
went down for e%ht — the gong savins him ?
and his second* dr.isx-ed him to hi. (wrner
where he w»s revived. At the opening of
the cixth round Wimbridge aturked viffor
ously, but a monrent btrr he received a liloiv
over the heart. ai«l falling to tho floor took
the full count. In the first preliminary
Kid Lewis (S.i) sained a^oinks decision over
Jork Thomas (H.-l) in a closely fought tussle.
In the nret bout Yonns Xorraan (10.1)
knocked out 'Kid' Lowe (1(1.0) in the first
round, with a heavy b-tow ,-n -the forehead.
J-'red/iie Kiliott (0.5) was down for the count
of nine in the opening round arabsl u toueh
fighter in 'Jim' -iough ('J.I), but thu
former showed pl«nt- of pluck. The crowd
appreciated his camenesj. but at tho end of
the second round he was showing ihe effects
of sovcre punishment 'nd he wisely retired.
Owing to the mam match concluding sooner
than expected, the promoters immediately de
cided to stage another contest, ami Young
Sornraa (10.0). the vanquisher of Lowe,
entered the ring against Peter F.ustii-o
(10.3.) It proved one of the mow willing
contests seen for some time, both men fichl
ine like demons from the outset. Each was
'ettins home with telling blows, and iu the
fourth, round Eustico scored with a knock
out.
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