Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-31
TEXAS ON TOP.
lhe kugIy House Of Montague Shows
BOsting Culture How 10 Win
a Beauty
Graphic description Of Prize Fight
D. Between Two Young BlOods
e. at Harvard.
The SON Ola Texas Cattieman Flights for
the Favor OF Lady and
WINS.


Special to the Gazette.
BosroN, Mass, Dec. Colt a wen
known that Harvard boys are great favor.
ties with the girls, that is some girls. but
one young lady In this city has Tor some
time laid claim 30 more than her share
This will be so no longer, however. That
little matter Is settled. Harry Montague.
the son OF a Texas cattleman, and Charley
Edwards have for some time past relieved
the monOtory Of Latin particles aud
Greek roots by paying court 10 the same
girl. Her name Is Maude Halcomb, She
is pretty, and lives IN sumptuous apart.
ments at the South End. Although Young
(she Is only twenty-three), Maude has
seen something OF the world. 1t doesn't
appear that the girl objected to this double
courtship; N factr IL Is Nirmisea
that she rather liked Il. For some time
all was serene, so far as the Young men
were concerned, but finally Charley
! seemed To think Harry was getting more
than his share OF the young lady's atten-
ton, and filed demurrer He gently but
nrmy requested his much.eourted lady
love TO give Harry the cold shoulder, as
be was only "duffer' anyway, and not
III company for young lady who was
honored by his attentions. That was
what he thought. She thought otherwise,
for on the following day when Harry paid
his customary visit, she quietly informed
aim OF Charley's request, and bravely
asked what he was going TO do about
1t. Harry returned to the classic
shades Of his alma mater, In what the
old ladies viii call "a frame OF mlnd,r
and, burning 10 assuagc his wounded
! honor, immediately dispatched his chum
10 challenge his whilom partner in court
| ship to meet him In battle according 60
4 the code propoundeA by the marquis OF
! Qaeensbury, sole right and title TO the
girl 20 be the yictor's guerdon. This
'deflp was promptly accepted and both
went into training for tho mill, which
was to have taken place on Sunday last,
but 1t was postponed until late last night
A room was secured and the pugillstic
lovers met with five Harvard friends on
each side, In all the glory Of banged hair,
| collars a-la-dude, al.d red neckties
| Stripped to- tr--S waist with knee
! pants and rubber shoes, Harry aud Char
| ley entered the ring, They were very
evenly matched In height, weight and
beauty before the mill Later It was
quite another matter. Montague was
| 1--WE feet six inches tall and weighed 1873
| pounds, while Edwards stood five feet
four inches and tipped the beam at l2l
| pounds. well-known member OF the
short-haired fraternity was selected for
referee and time-keeper, and informed the
men that the fight should continue uDtll
one cried quits. Starting of IN the usual
style, the referee shouted, "Shake
hands, but this was too serious
matter TO begin In this way,
SO this little formality was omitted,
"No,n said Harry, "wait until / lick
him; then Wen shake hands,
"Time,n shouted the referee, and at II
they went like couple OF young ROSTERS.
Savagely they fought for a minute, Mon.
tague resembling very much Yankee
Sullivan in his prime, and jammed
Edwards repeatedly in the face,
turn, but this was hot work, and both
began TO breathe heavily and spared
cautiously for an opening. Finally Ed
wards planted hot ono in the pit OF the
stomach, making his antagonist double
up like jack-kniie. He failed to follow
up his advantage, however and killed
| time by running away from Montague.
Both came up smiling at the call Of time
for over minute, when the referee called
out: 'If yeZ have come here TO eight, stop
yer fooling, or else You'll be clubbing
about here all night" This woke them
| up little, and they laid on the body blows
thick aud fast, regardless Of science.
In the third round Edwards turned tall
and ran, but received rlght-hander on
| the ear which sent him spinning To the
ropes Both slugged viciously until time
was called
During the fourth round each man got
| In some telling blows, Edwards flooring
Montague with a flush hit on the throat,
At the opening of the flfth round Ed
wards landed left.hander on his oppo-
nent's jaw, with the classic remarks
"Ain't that q daisy?n He attempted TO
do The trick second time, but was heay-
| lily countered on the nose, causing the
blood TO flow lightly.
| In the sixth round, Edwards got IN sew
eral good staunch blows, but In return
received vicious upper cut, which made
! his teeth rattle. lively exchange fol-
/ lowed, when Edwards received crush.
! ing blow on the bridge OF
his nose, which enlarged that
| organ and caused blood 10 spnrt out IN
streams. The painting Harry dropped his
/ hands while the referee said: "Geutle-
men, his royal nibs, Mr. Montague, wins
! the girl" Then the party quietly dis.
persed, while Edwards was taken out OF
the ring and large beeisteak placed on
his damaged nose 70 reduce the swelling
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