The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-26
The fistic Ring.

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to-, ek.sea @ witness 5 enSrrirs
Ora.. Ment. gathered IN Renshsy
~ 1vugo sunday eyoninr ~ 80.
- the latest wrinklea Is ~ r,.. ~
g. = ohown by Professor Doneir.nyy
sn9 ne corps OF volunteer, 100
oo.ofe : O'Clock the han ~ crcwSa4
Win On enthusiasts andiencs VA
sslli tne people kept comincs H.S
sne ampitheater or peyilion hasr
socure0 the chances are thev wonid
nave been filled to overfioVinr. al
Onsracsers were present. mGnv 49,
PIE VINO would not think Of sttarJ-
,ng . genuine slu9gipe msfcb
ALL Ihonsplcoo9s ~ their presence.
on ,ser me crowd had worn Themselves
Sus 20 humping and pounding the
2 and indulklng in the usuai cat
CellinR and yelling incidental to ~
a1alr OF this kind, the manarement
raised the rag, which disclosed to
view the feather pillows with which
tne deadly(O and vicious (?) vork
was TO be done. The master Of oere.
monies made his appearance nom he
mind one Of the wings and at the
same time introduced to the asaem.
Dlaye Messrs. Woods, from st, Louis.
AND Jack Mcdonald, who were to de.
light the audience with . four.rOund
contest under Marquis Of Oueens-
bury rules. The men, when thev eot
near enough to one another. az.
played tair science, but Woods, being
the smaller man, stood no chow with
bis wiry antagonist, who was able to
get to him when and. where he
pleased. The second, third and
fourth rounds were but repetitions of
the first, no gore bSlng observed on
the stage. But the crowd thus far
was satisfied, ~ the browning event
was still to come, and with admirable
foresight on the part of the head
pusher, was put of until the last
thing.
The next gentlemen introduced
were Messrs. Frank Mcdonald and
John Carkeek. These acquitted
themselvest in flne style, and fire.
quently brought down the house.
Mcdonald, stripped down, is . model
for an artist, while Carkeek is q
young Hercules. Some fine sparring
was indulgedin by the two men and
some lively encounters had. Nc
Donald showed himself to be very
active, and in . contest for points, il
the equal of any man In the city.
On retiring after the close Of the last
round the crowd again demonstrated
their appreciation Of the men bv
giving them hearty rounds of APP
plause.
The crowd was on the tiptoe of ex>
element when Prof. Donaldson and
Dune Mcdonald came forth. The
former did not meet with q very
hearty reception, but the crowd,
yelled themselves h0arse in their ap-
plause for Mcdonald. But little
time was lost In prelimlnaries, be-
cause no prellminaries were neces-
sary. Tommy Rogan was chosen
referee, but no umpire or time keep
ers were appointed. Even the ira
ditional bucket, sponge and bottle
were missing.
The men advanced to the center of
the stage, shook hands and retired to
their respective corners. When time
was again called the men sprang
nimbly to the scratch and went to
work. After the first few passes 1t
was evident to everyone that Dom
aldson either could not or did not
wish to knock Mcdonald out. AS
far a. Mcdonald was concerned his
whole object was to get ont of the
way of Donalds0n's blows for 1t he
stood before him four rounds he was
entitled to 500 by the terms of the
match. He succeeded for he was
not knocked out nor did he
receive any damaging blows. In ex-
PLANTATION of1the tame outcome OF the
affair, Donaldson says Mcdonald Is
q better man than he thought he
was: that he was out of condition,
not having eaten anything for two
days, and that the high altitude here
40 affected his breathing apparatus
that almost any one could have
knocked him ont. We give the Pro
fessor's explanation a. he gave 1t to
u.s.. merely adding that If no one
wishes to lake any stock in 1t they
have still their own opinion about
the affair to fall back upon. The
Professor is one of the most gentle.
manly scientists of the "manly art"
In the country and II he has
sscooped" the boys they have the
con ISOLATION in knowing they were
not shaved with q dull razor. How
ever If any of our sluggers think
thew can "hest" the Professor In Tour
rounds. or In q match to the finish
he viii accommodate them, rs we
nnderstand he will hold out his sign
in Butte . few days longer.