55 Th) and Noclting (Public School—52 Ib.) there was hardly enough hard hitting to please the average boxing were clever in aal of their opponents, and in th round, when Bryan get in to fight in earnest, he won. attack, bot the public exe to" the same extent, got in a namber of very usefal coun. won a-very the half way School were leading by fear victories to two, In the majority of the succeeding. rounds the weights ~xere heavy Delbowreo (106 1b) represen bard of the Public ong reach seemed to tell in favour in the opening round. Smith, disposition to punishment which nd_never Tost the ly to close in us, his activity giving him he fight as the awarded the tide for Doughty (10 th) (108 Th.) fought ay test. With the ton alco showed that he has the makings of a decidedly dangerous punch, as fight attacked in the most sporting fashion, coming again the assault after being forced nce to the ropes and that looked as if cut, He was clever enough to avoid most of the hardest aimed blows of his opponent, and was as game as pos-lo to the very end. Tt was, however, un unequal struggle, and another couple of points went to. the Pablic School 'D, Fein (8 Th.), representing the Public School, fought avery. cool harte with Fred Harris (83 1b.) of the American School. Harris was constantly on the offensive, but Fein, with his superior reach, generally suceveded in stopping these before they became dangerous to himself, and won his match, ina fight in which there was a Jot of hard work and a good deal ive and take, A Symons (118 Ib.) secured a further, though narrow, win for the Public School over Taylor (116 Ib.
Tin the second Fast event the hopes of the American School were raised by 'a victory on the part of Ded Th) over the later taking punishment gamely but being out-assed. intense when S, Brown 126 1b.) and S.
School—126 Ib.)
fered the ring. Marco is a very tall lad with a long reach, and this he had the advantage of Brown, Both commenced the fight eautiously, and Marco was obviously out to make Brown do the attacking. When did take place Marco was equal: ly clever in countering, Brown's. rushes, ard then in the second round sd' Rrown to the ropes. Brown back gamely, but Marco's defence was very sound and he repelled all his opponent's. attacks, Phe result was further points for the School, which thas won by a milling contest between the Junior and Northern Schools, ten a side, in which the Northern School won, an exhibition by. the: Harris brothers, and an exhibition of boxing drill by Midget R. Ross of the Public School, At the close of the proceedings Marden presented the to the Public Schoo
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