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...next event was the first bout of the Middle Weight Sparring, in which Messrs. C. Brigham '80, and S. Bullard, L.S. appeared. The contest was rather tame at first; but in the last part of the second and the third rounds, a number of good exchanges took place, in which neither seemed to have a very marked advantage. The bout was finally given to Brigham...
...first bout of the Light Weight Sparring came next, and brought out Messrs. J. J. Thomsen, '80, and G. H. Heilbron, '83, the latter the captain of the Freshman Nine. Thomsen outweighed his opponent by nearly fifteen pounds, and this gave him a decided advantage at first; but in the last part of the bout he became demoralized, and Heilbron got in so many telling hits that the judges were unable to decide as to the respective merits of the men, and ordered them to spar another round. This resulted very much in Heilbron's favor...
...What yer writin' 'bout? "The maiden raised her head...
...second encounter, Messrs. Gaston and Hawkins were drawn together. For a time the match was too much in the former's favor to be exciting, but towards the end Mr. Hawkins showed signs of improvement. Mr. Gaston, however, easily won the bout...
...last, and most interesting feature of the day, if we judge by the excitement and applause it produced, was the bout between Messrs. Burr and Guiteras. The first round of this event proved to be by far the best display of skill given during the afternoon, and at almost every blow Mr. Burr succeeded in getting the better of his antagonist. But during the second round both men grew rather excited, and then science gave way to frequent locks and heavy battering, in which Mr. Guiteras, apparently the cooler of the two, got in a succession of powerful upper-cuts...