The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-23

and all others, that when you come before tn
| courts, even in your own defense, it is much bet
ter to tell the truth than --falsehood, the judg
ment of this Court is, that you each be imprif
oned in the Monroe County Penitentiary for tn
term of one year. and that you each pay a fine O
five hundrad dollars or stand committed unit
paid, not to exceed five hundred days, after tn
expiration of the year.
FIGHT with small gloves, for a purse
took place in the East End of London
England, November IS, between Ben Hy
man and Young Page. The fight not bein
under the usual rules governing such con
tests, some OF the rounds were very lon
ones. notably the first and third, nine il
all being got through, during which tim,
some heavy punishment was given on botl
sides, Hyman principally fighting for tn,
body while Page, by his superior length o
reach, was able to visit the head. The first
named, however, stayed the longer, as Page
falling weak after boxing one hour and ter
marks OF each others handiwork At the
conclusion the company present sat dowr
to good spread, and pleasant evenin:
was spent.
| Tom CHANDLER and Frank Glover met in
Battery D, Chicago, November 80, to fight
| six rounds, Queensberry rules. A dispatch
says: Y. In the first round Glover knocked
Chandler down four times, and at the end
| OF the round knocked him to the ropes
| While on the ropes Glover struck him again
Chandler's seconds claimed a foul, which
was not allowed. The dispute over the
| claim lasted about six or seven minutes,
| and Chandler was thereby enabled to come
! to time for the second round. From that
| to the finish Glover forced the fighting
| Chandler doing little but to avoid punish
| ment. In the third round Chandler struck
! Glover below the belt, but the claim OF foul
was not allowed. The fight was declared a
draw"
TOMMY McMANUs, Lowell's middleweight
| champion, had a benefit in jackson Hall
November %, at which the following took
part: Con Heating, master OF ceremonies;
Dick Welch and Johnny Hannigan, Charley
Moran and Tommy Faherty, Jack Grimes
| and Johnny Bagley, Tommy McManus and
Jack Donovan, and the Curry Rros., who
showed their brotherly love by slugging
each other for all they were worth. John
Conley, contortionist, appeared, and Tom
Kavanagh and Jas. Morris, OF England,
wrestled in catch-as-catch-can style. Nor
ris won.
LESTER 4 ALLEN MlNsTREI.s opened in
Wiliamsport, Pa. Dee. 3, to IA packed house.
John L. Sullivan and VIM. Muldoon received
the honors. Sullivan is looking for the man
who reported him shot in Baltimore. Null
doom says of Mitchell's card in last issue of
the Clipper that Mitchell is seeking after
notoriety. Muldoon denies having said
anything up to the present time against
Mitchell, but now states that Mitchell is
"a blower of the worst orier'
Two MORE matches have been secured for
this improving Jack Ashton's boxing. The
apposing princi pals are Alf. Powers and
Jack King the latter Of Pittsburg; each
contest will be for IA purse and fisk rounds
duration, and will be decided at some place
to be hereafter selected. Proprietors OF
theaters or public halls desiring such an at
traction as either Of these meetings must
prove to sporting men can communicate
with Ashton's manager, William Madden,
as his office. The latter desires us to state
that he stands ready to match Jack
against any man in Chicago or the North
west.
ALBA MILLER and Jack Bailey engaged in
a three-ounce glove fight, Queensberry
rules, near Kansas City Mo-, november 20.
Bailey forced the fighting after four or five
rounds. Her weakened by the fifteenth,
and gave up after the nineteenth round.
The winner received a stake OF 500 and
about $500 gate money.
GLOVE contest OF four rounds has been
arranged between George Lablanche and
Joe Lannon, to take place at the rooms OF
the Crib Club in Boston, for a purse offered
by the members OF that organization.
GEORGE FULLJAMEs has reconsidered his
announced determination to retire from the
ring, and he and Jack Lawrence are
matched to fight with gloves to a finish.
near Detroit, Mich, about the middle OF
December.
FRANK CKYsLER and his sidepartner in
the boxing line John Williams, were among
the attractions at Clark's Olympic Club,
Phia delphia, last week. They are both
accomplished in the art and make a capital
display.
DoMINlcK MCCAFFREY will be the next
fistic celebrity to exhibit his shape in
Roman statuary impersonations He ap-
peared with Thatcher, Primrose & Vests
Minstrels in Pittsburg last week.
jim WELDON and Jim Scott punched each
other during the four three minute rounds
in East Newark, n. j., on tine morning OF
December 3. The verdict was ~ draw"
JIM FELL settled Tom O'Donnell, Of
Grand Rapids, in two rounds, with soft
gloves, in Howard City, Michigan, Decem,
Der 2.
Con ToB1N, OF Troy, n. Y. is challenged
by Bob Suttonfor glove contest to the
finish, for gate money.
Denny kELLEHER, of Boston, is located
during the current week at Bridgeport, Ct