The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-12
From the Dnily OF Thursday.
TIE SULLIVAN COMBINATION
Fifteen Hundred People at the
.AmphltheAter.
A Magnificent Display Of Science
and Muscle.

A Magnificent Display of sclene
and Muscle.
Long before the doors of the An
phitheater were opened last eveDin
an immense crowd had gathered j
front Of the building waiting for Al
mission OF to catch q glimpse
Champion Sullivan or bis corps
magnificent hitters when they VI
peared. From every portion of til
city conyergiug streams Of huma
beings came and swelled the vas
throng, until when the doors wer
thrown open it was impossible fo
one to make his way in q direc
line to the entrance. The crowd
however, was q good-natured and OF
derby one, and soon found itself in
side the vast building without acci
dent or mishap of any kind. Sew
eral members of the combination
passed in with the throng, byt it wa
nearly eight o'clock before Sullivan
and Slade aligbted from their car
riage and entered the building. AnG
when they did but few recognized in
the two gentlemen, who. quietly
passed into the dressing room, the
heavyweight, champion of the world
and Herbert Slade, the Maori, whom
Jem Mace brought to the United
States to whip Sullivan.
Inside the vast building the scene
was a novel one to the denizens of
this far-of land. The like had never
before been cen in these great
mountains. In the centre of the
room u stage or platform a little over
twen1y-four feet square and about
four feet from the floor. was erected.
This vas enclosed by ropes, and
adorned with American, Irish and
French flags. Even the uninitiated
could tell at a glance it was the ring
In which the gladiators were to meet.
At the north end of the Amphithea-
tire was a still higher stage occupied
by the city band which enlivened
the occasion with strains Of sweet
music. Surrounding the ring seats
were admirably arranged with the
object to afford the audience an un-
INSTRUCTED view of the ring. These
were filled and the gallery packed.
Fully fifteen hundred people, in
Guiding many ladies, we're present.
A few minutes after eight o'clock
Frank Moran, master of ceremonies,
approached the ring from the dress
ing room, followed by Mike Giles
pie, the famous Boston sp.rrer, and
Steve Taylor, ex-champion of heavy
weights of America. The appearance
Of these gentlemen was the signal for
a tremendous outburst of applause.
The difference in the weight of the
two men was striking. Taylor is a
finely formed, broad = shouldered,
muscular man, weighing over two
pounds, while Gillespie
may be classed among the light
weights. Each is a magnificent rep
resentative ofhis class. While Taylor
bis ponderous blows with the
precision and exacthess of a master
of bis profession they were gener-
lilly warded off by the expert boxer
and fell harmless in the air.
1t may be stated here that the ex-
,ibition was simply an exhibition of
IN the "manly art' and not a
'lugging contest for the purpose of
knocking OUT a combatant. A
may have felt disappointed at
lot witnessing heavy hitting, but if
ny one of the number had received
NE of the majority of the blows Civ :
n during the exhibition he would
ave retired fully satisfied that they
Vere all heavy enough for average {
purposes. Four rounds :
7ere fought when the men retired ;
mid laundering applause.
Pete Mccoy, the champion middle l
of America, and Slade, the '
faori, were next introduced to the
udience by the affable master of GER t
monies. Mccoy is a fine specimen c
manhood; active as a tiger, we'll a
luscled, nervy and full of courage. v
lade Is a man of magnificent physi- :,
Ne and although weighing 226
ounds handled himself without ap- t
trent effort. In the four rounds be-
veen these two men the audience ,
treated to a fine exhibition of &,
hence in fistic encounters and when a
le couple retired it attested its ap- z
recitation ofthe bouts in enthusiastic !;
Music by the band and then Moran RI
'peared with the great champion IL
I'd Taylor. When Sullivan was in -
oduced the vast crowd made itself u
lard a block away by its laundering b
Physically, John l.. Sui
van is q wonder. Standing before o,
audience in fighting costume he b.
ggests to the mind of the student al
history the massive form
ID Drawn of Spartacus as he stood 81
aong the Roman gladiators appeal y.
to them to strike for their liberty. y,
, a form of massive proportions, So
rfect In every line and contour, p'
adds a pleasing handsome II
lighted up by an b,
Q As keen and bright as an o,
gle's. His every movement is full r,
grace and his firm tread and easy ~ =,