Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-12-07
BILL AND.SPUR.
The Enterprise and Sutr0 Discus
sion Settled by a Fight.
A Most Determined Contest Be.
tween Two Famous BOOSTERS
at Dayton, Last Evening.


at Dayton, Last Evening.
AS Is we'll known there is no end
at which some of the Dayton boys
will not go to back an opinion or
have favorite come out first best.
For months there has been going on
q controversy between
A PROMINENT COUNTY OFFICER
and an equally prominent citizen of
Dayton, that involved the discussion
of the merits of the Sutro Tunnel
and the official character of its pro-
jector, on the one side, and the just
ness of the fight waged against the
apparently invulnerable Adolph by
C. C. Goodwin of the Enterprise.
So
BITTER AND INTENSE
had this discussion become, that it
had entered into every ordinary
topic of the town in the canvassing
of which the belligerents found
themselves from time 10 time op-
posed. Last evening, however, after
hot war of words over the Tunnel
Enterprise question, the two parties
agreed to permanently settle their
antagonisms by an appeal to fowl
play-taking it for granted that
"EvERYTHINa IS FAIR IN LOVE OR
WAR;"
Not wishing to enter the pugilistic
arena in person, and each being the
owner of fine game cock, it was
arranged that the chandeliers should
be put into pit, without gaffs, and
allowed to dispose of the long waged
difficulty undisturbed, the respective
principals agreeing to abide by the
decision arrived at by the result of
the fight. If the Tunnel mans
rooster laid the other out, then the
Enterprise man was to knuckle and
forever after keep his peace, and
Uice versa.
THE FEATHERED CoMBATTANTs
were respectively named "Sutro"
and Goodwin, the proper referees
selected from the large crowd of
spectators, and the chickens put in
the pit.
APPEARANCE OF THE PUGILIsTs.
The rooster named "Sutro" was q
bulky, full fledged old fellow, with
good deal of "beef around his head"
and with very large blunt spurs,
that to our reporter looked more fit
tor irritation than infiicting any dan
gerous wound; still the old cock
looked we'll fed and full OF endur-
ance, and as he strutted about the
ring preparatory to .'a n.y." crowed
Justify in accents which plainly
determined dis importation from
Poland or some other foreign cline,
though trained eye could detect
through all his strutting and bra
vado, lingering disappointment at
not observing his wonted dung-hili
The other, which had irreverently
been chrislened s.Goodw in," was not
pretty 10 look at though to conuois-
seurs gave evidence that
HE HAD BEEN IN THE RING BEFORE.
His why, we'll muscied body, his
keen and penetrating eve, and his
long scimetar like spurs added to his
cautious, determined tread about the
arena, struck terror to the hackers Of
the German fowl, and when, at last,
he made fly at his big antagonist
the spectators stood breathless 10
see the result. "Goodwin" had
struck the old rooster full in the
stomach and the "thnd" was fol-
lowed by coarse squawk telling
that the blow had penetrated the
most vital part. The Odor of the
arena at this time was not exceed
ingly pleasant, rs no sand was found
in the craw of SCOT 70. But the old
cock rallied and went in again and
again only to be as often knocked
down by the we'll directed bows of
his more scienced antagonist. FIRE.
Quent shouts of
"DRAIN HIM OUT, OLD SCOT"
"$2 ton on Soot," "Go for the big
veins, old Soot," and "Hit 'em
again, Good" "Blast his bulkhead,
cave him in, Good, and in the
meantime both were doing their
level best. So the fight waged for
fifteen minutes, until it became ap-
parent that the Polander was weak
ening and that his troubles would
soon be ore. This proved to be the
case, and though the German fowl
tried to take a dirty advantage by
striking over one OF the "Goodwin"
hackers, he was at last placed hOrs
du combat, and the sponge thrown
up. 1t was
AN NOTORIOUS DEFEAT
For the Sutrooster and good win
for the Enterprise side OF the pit, to
whom the money and decision was
awarded. We do not approve of
such contests, and heartily wished
that the "cruelty to animals" law
could be enforced, but suppose that
other fights of the kind will follow.
The rooster fight, as we have