The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-28
CONTEST FOR POINTS,.
Mcdonald and McNally Have
a Set-tO.
THE WINS
Some Lively and Hard Hitting, and a
Little Blood Spilled---A
High Jump.

About 700 persons assembled at the Am
nhitheater. last night, to witness the six
round glove contest between Duncan NC
Donald and Miles McNally. The fight was
for points, the winner to take the entire
gate receipts and to defray all the expenses
incurred in arranging for the affair. In Va
dition to the gate receipts there was a side
bet of 5000 a side, made by the two primer.
pals. The fight was advertised to begin AT
8 O'Clock, but the usual ~humbugglng Incl
dent to matters OF this kind had to be IN
dulged in; consequently it was lo O'CLOCK
before the fight commenced. The two men
aopeared in splendid condition. Mcdonald
gave his weight at 1872 pounds, while Nc
Nally tipped the beam at 1853 pounds.
Mcdonald was seconded by John Murphy,
Jack Mcdonald and Jim Bates, while Tom
Manning, Martin Rooney and Maurice
Tracey seconded McNally. Evan Morgan
acted as umpire for Mcdonald, n Billy
Harris for McNally. There was cons!dera.
BILE difficulty experienced in the selection OF
q referee, the choice finally being JackJoiiy.
The time-keepers were Jack Hyland for
Mcdonald and Sam Hoar for McNaily.
THE FIGHT
was conducted according to the Marquis OF
Oueensbury rules, and was a very spirited
affair. 1t was noticed by those present that
Mcdonald showed to better advantage
than he did in his last contest with Nc
Nally. McNally stripped well, and his
healthy appearance was freely commented
upon, Miles wore a green belt, while
Dune sported the red, white and blue.
ROUND ONE.
Both men spared cautiously for a few
seconds, when Dune led off with his left.
hitting Miles a rafting blow on the side Of
his head. McNally followed with a couple
OF light body blows that simply made Dune
smile. After a little sparring McNall.y got
another singing blow, and in return he
landed Dune a blow in the face that sent
him to Mother Earth. First knock down
for McNally. Dune got up looking very de-
determined. and after seeing a good open
ing dealt Miles a slashing body blow that
caused the crowd to give vent to their feel
ines in hearty cheers. 1t was plain to be
seen that Mcdonald had the best OF this
round.
ROUND TWO.
Time was scarcely called for the second
round when Mcdonald sprang to the center
of the ring with a determined look upon his
face, that led many persons to suppose
that he intended to force the fight. They
were not mistaken, for, from that moment,
until the fight closed, McNally acted solely
on the defensive, leaving Dune to do all
the fighting. In this round McNally got a
thump in the side OF the head that sounded
like the thunders OF a Kansas cyclone. for
which compliment he dealt Dune a right
handler in the nose that seemed to knock
the rheumatism out of PATSY" Tickets
left leg. In this round the two men
clinched and some very rapid blows were
exchanged. They fought in the middle of
the ring, at the sides and had got on the
ropes when time was called.
ROUNDS THREE AND -FOUR.
Round three passed off without anything
interesting occurring. both men evidently
sparEing for wind. The fourth round, how
ever, showed some splendid work. In this
round, Mcdonald dealt his man two heavy
blows in the face that evidently raised the
Irish in him. Miles rushed his man to
the ropes n did some pretty good fight
ing. Mcdonald managed to break away
from the now desperate McNally, and
when the middle OF the ring was reached
the two men closed and some heavy fighting
followed. Officer Frank Mcdonald now
sprang into the ring and ordered the men
to break. The crowd Kissed and roared,
and amid the uproarthat ensued, aCornish-
man named Harry Foote, who has gained
considerable reputation as a %rough-and-
tumble fighter, who was seated in the GAL
lery. quickly stripped off his coat, vest and
shirt and jumped into the main hall, a dis
lance of fifteen feet. Running toward the
ring he shouted,
II CAN LICK THE two OF THEM IN TWO
MINUTES"
Officer Mcdonald, having separated the
two pugilists. now turned his attention to
Foote, and with the aid OF another officer
and a pair of handouts Foote was trotted
off to the cooler. The fight now proceeded,
with Mcdonald closely pressed to theropes.
A blow from McNally sent Dune. to the
ground, and some pretty close fighting was
INDUCED in. In this round the friends OF
Mcdonald claimed a foul, but it was not
allowed.
showed some spirited fighting, the two men
raining heavy blows on each other. Two
or three times they clinched and were
ordered to break, an order they were not
in favor OF obeying, and it seemed as if the
fight was a regular old-fashioned scrap"
Blows that would have felled an OK were
given by each, blood flowed freely, and
when the fight was ordered to cease the
large audience was in a high state OF excite.
ment. Referee Jolly announced that the
points stood, Mcdonald 10, McNally Is.
He therefore awarded the fight to Duncan
Mcdonald.
The decision gave general satisfaction,
the friends of McNally Of course feeling
rather sore over the defeat of their man,
while the admirers OF Mcdonald were cor
respondll jubilant. 1t was seen from the
first that Mcdonald had the best of the
fight. Dune forced the contest from the
first to the last round, while Miles acted on
the defensive. 1t was an interesting affair
and hugely enjoyed by those present.
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