The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-21
The Prize Fight at Butte.

As number of our readers have ex-
pressed desire to see an account of the
prize fight at Butte, we publish an
account condensed from the Helena In
dependent report:
The fight took place at the race track,
on a platform twenty-four feet square
and raised four feet from the ground. It
is estimated that $500 people attended.
Two ropes were stretched around the
edge of the platform, some distance above
its floor.
THE MEN.
Duncan Mcdonald is a Butte man; is
twenty-five years old, six feet high, and
fought at 1864 pounds. Pete Mccoy is a
New Yorker; is twenty-seven years old,
five feet eight and thre-fourth inches
high, and fought at al! pounds.
The fight was for $500 side and the
gate money, as first arranged, but to-day
it was agreed that the loser should re-
ceive ten per cent of the receipts.
After the preliminary arrangements
the fight commenced at 2:47 p. m.
Mccoy and Mcdonald advanced fir. N
their corners for the first round. The
first blow received by Mccoy full in the
nose, causing the blood to squirt there
from in great profusion, covering his face
and breast. Time was called without
any further serious result to either. The
impression prevailed that the start indi-
Gated knock out of time for either in
few rounds.
In the third round Mcdonald was
dealt stunning blow by Mccoy which
caused him to spin around and stop with
his back toward his opponent. Mccoy
instead of taking advantage of Melon
AIDS position, took him quickly by the
shoulder, turning him around to face
him, and resumed the fight. Time was
called before Mcdonald could fairly re-
sumo. 1t is the general belief that Nc
Coy could have finished the fight in his
favor in this round had he followed up
his advantage as he had right to do.
Between the third and seventeenth
rounds neither man suffered any particu-
lar harm. Between these rounds there
was some very fine fighting done, Nc
Donald remaining on the defensive, Nc
Coy by skillful maneuvres attempting to
draw him into position where he could
deal an effective blow. The enthusiastic
of the respective fighters en-
couraged their favorites by EXPLANATIONS
of clay him out Mac~ "Hurrah for the
18th ward" ''Close his eyesw "Hurrah
for Montana "Close his other eyew
"Go in Petew "Hit him in the gulletw
Put In your work nowv' ."Put him
through the ropes, McDonald~ "Go in
"Be aisy there, McDonaldw
''Put him on the groundp' "Hit him on
the juggler!'
The seventeenth round meant bust
ness, each dealing and receiving severe
blows. McDonald's friends at its conclu-
sion could scarcely recognize their man
on account of the punishment received,
a swollen jaw and closed reft) eye.
IN the twenty-first round both men
simultaneously made excellent lodges
and escaped hard knocks. This called
forth the laundering applause of the
spectators.
In the twenty-second round Mccoy
was knocked down by Mcdonald and lay
for an instant apparently stunned. Nc
Donald, as if satisfied with what he had
done, walked leisurly back to his seat
without following up his advantage. Nc
Donald's seconds hurried him back to
the fight, but time was called, cutting off
any resumption of hostilities. In this
round the excitement was intense, Nc
Donald's friends yelling to him: $50 in,
you've got him.
In the next round fighting was resum-
ed with vigor. McDonald's success in
The previous round encouraged his
friends, who exclaimed: "Send him back
TO New York, Mac!" There was great
excitement in this round, too, Melon
AIDS seconds claiming that Mccoy struck
. foul. Dan Rice. McCoy's second, yelled
ut was no foul I say it
was no foul w The referee allayed the
tumult by deciding, mo foul"
In the twenty-fourth round, Mcdonald
dealt Mccoy severe blow in the ribs,
and McCoy's face bore an expression of
pain, and before he had recovered from
The blow he received another just as
painful blow in the same region. Nc
Coy came back at Mcdonald, striking
him a severe blow on the left jaw. Nc
Donald left the twenty-fifth round with
his left eye completely closed and his
left jaw greatly swelled. In the 18th
round Mccoy gave Mcdonald big deal
in the ribs.
Mcdonald was now suffering great pain