Joe Gans vs. Gus Wilkie

Joe Gans beat Gustav Wilkie by PTS in round 4 of 4

• Date: 1894-06-26
• Location: Monumental Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

COLORED CHAMPIONS.
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A Number of Baltimore Sparrers in the Ring for Pugilistic Honors.

More than one emulator of the m'ghty Peter Jackson is sorer and wiser today than he was last night. The pugilists learned their lesson at Kernan's Monumental Theatre, where a traveling company known as the Pastime Athletic Club, conducted the preliminary bouts of a sparring tournament. The contests are for the colored championship of Maryland, and medals are the prizes. During the time the show lasted there was as much slugging as possible. The spectators enjoyed the sport if their applause and laughter were any indication of approval. Tonight the winners in the different classes will meet and should furnish great sport. The contests were four rounds each, Marquess of Queensberry rules, and resulted as follows:

Feather-Weight Class--Buck Washington defeated Irvin Crosby and Wm. Collins knocked out J. Robinson.

Light Weight Class--Paul Johnson, better known as "The Kangaroo," made George Brown cry for quarter in the second round, and the Baltimore champion, Joe Gans, defeated Buck Wilkie.

Only one set-to of the middle-weights class was given. Robert Reed knocked Jack Jenkins silly and then knocked him down repeatedly. Jenkins was game and got up after each knock down. Reed won.

George Banks and Alexander Brown, two lightweights, fought a draw after four of the hardest rounds of the evening.

Jack Dougherty, a professional lightweight, who is to fight Billy Young next week, sparred with Young English, a Baltimore amateur. English was fifteen or more pounds the lighter man. The set-to was to have been a friendly one, but Dougherty lost his temper and, as the spectators thought, attempted to knock out his antagonist. The spectators hooted him and the set-to stopped after the second round. Dougherty disclaimed any idea of trying to hurt English.

--The Sun, 1894-06-27.