The third round was opened in a rattling style. Each man seemed bent on forcing the fighting, and each got in good blows. The punishment told on both, and the blows became weaker. Ashe planted a vicious right on Austin's chin which almost staggered him. Gathering his strength, Austin landed his right on Ashe's nose and drew blood. The round was very close, with the honor perhaps slightly in Ashe's favor.
The decision of the referee and the judges, that a fourth round of two minutes was necessary to decide the bout, was greeted with applause, and a moment later both men appeared on the floor. Austin was the fresher of the two. He rushed Ashe throughout this round, successfully leading almost every time with his left. Ashe was game to the last and made a grand fight, but the punishment had been too much for him. The round was decidedly in Austin's favor. The announcement of the decision that the bout had been awarded to Austin was greeted with storms of applause, which did not cease until, after some delay, the winner came out to receive his cup.
PARALLEL BARS.The entries for the parallel bars were C. E. Loud, '87, and A. T. Perkins, 87. A. T. Dudley, '87, and H. Swain, '88, were the entries for the general excellence prize.
Loud excelled in the different variations of the dip. He was graceful and showed great strength. Perkins went across the bars on the outside, throwing his weight from one bent arm to the other. He also showed strength in his manner of handling himself. Dudley and Swain walked across the bars on their hands and performed other tricks which, though not new, are still good. Perkins was declared the winner of the contest.
FEATHER-WEIGHT SPARRING.Final Bout - Dame and Grew both looked fresh and in good condition as they stepped into the ring to decide the feather-weight sparring. Dame led with his left and Grew replied with a lively rally. Dame used his left and kept away from a good many of Grew's swinging rights. Grew hit several body blows. He kept up the same game in the second round and seemed intent on winding Dame. Dame replied to a swinging right with a straight right and left, both of which hit squarely. Grew forced the fighting and kept trying to land his right. Dame ducked very prettily. As in his bout with Clement Grew did good leading with his left in the third round. He worked for Dame's wind and tried to swing rights on his jaw. Dame countered well with his left and ducked scientifically. His left hand leads were also good. Grew's right hand swings were not as effective as they should have been, because he landed them too far back on his opponent's head. Dame has not had much experience and uses comparatively few blows. Those few he uses very well, however, and he is sure to make a good sparrer. The bout and the feather-weight championship were awarded to Grew.
TUG-OF-WAR.'87 - R. De W. Sampson, A. E. Sterne, W. J. Bowen; anchor, E. S. Litchfield.
'88 - E. A. Pease, K. F. Crocker, C. H. Baldwin; anchor, F. G. Balch.
'87 men were agreeably surprised at the plucky fight made by their team. At the word "heave" both teams dropped without either getting the advantage. '88 got an inch almost immediately. Litchfield's repeated heaves did not change the position of the ribbon. In the third minute Litchfield caught Balch napping and drew in two inches for '87. Balch, however, had his turn in the fifth minute, when he caught Litchfield who had to slip his knot. '88 won by 4 3-4 inches.
The officers of the meeting were: Referee, Mr. G. B. Morrison, '83; judges, Messrs. C. A. Kip, '83, and A. H. Brown; referee of sparring, Dr. William Appleton; judges of sparring, Messrs. J. S. Fay, Jr., and J. P. Hawes.