The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-03
hURpHY-HARLAN.
The Eagle Rock Fight Monfana's MIL
die Weight Champion Victorious
in Two Rounds.
| Tommy Garside and r. X Pierce right
to a Draw HOrse-Raeing I'M
Other Sports.

nrize fight between John Murphy. idle
weight champion OF Montana, and =. J.
Harlan. mitidle-weight champion OF ldaho'
came off at Eagle Rock, Idaho, last Sunday
afternoon. Murphy is well known in Butte
sporting circles as a game, eooi-headed'
hard-hitting fighter. His record OF veto
ries in a twenty-four foot ring was never
broken until Frank Owens defeated INN IN
this city, in one Of the most ~obstinately
contested battles ever fought in the West.
Since then Murphy has taken up the broker
line OF his ring triuimphs in other engage
ments in which he came off conquerer. lie
will be a good man that can wrest the md
dle-weight championship of Montana from
Murphy.
OF his opponent in the fight, y.J. Harlan,
but little is known in this Territory. In
California he gained some reputation as a
pugilist by defeating Chicago Red in Rineon,
New Mexico, and besting Tom Wailing III
San Francisco. Harlan is a stonecutterhy
trade, is 30 years OF age, stands . feet "a
inches in his stockings, and weighs los
pounds when in fighting trim. lie came
from the Pacific coast a few months ago,
and has been in trainingforthis mill several
weeks. As Wallirg had bested Murphy sew
eral years ago. and as Harlan had since de-
feated Mailing, Harlan's friends were conf
fident he would.
WIN THE FIGHT
and have plenty al wind to spare. Harlan
was trained by Tommy Garside and sec
onded by him and William Pugh. Murphy
was trained and handled by Harry Page
and seconded by Il. K. Pierce and Ben
Wakelee. Murphy is 81 years Of age, stands
5 feet G.. inches and weighed 16S pounds.
THE RING
was pitched on the bank Of Snake river,
Just south Of and outside the town limits.
1t was inclosed by high board fence within
which were raised seats c~apablesof seating
1000 people. The attendance was not
large only about BOO being present. the
crowds expected from Butte and Salt Lake
failing to put in an appearance. by 8
O'Clock the crowd was seated and in ten
Minutes afterwards Murphy, accompanied
by his seconds, appeared in the ring and was
received with the usual greetings offered on
such occasions. A few moments later Har-
Ian, followed by his seconds, confidently
bounced into the arena and, amid the APP
plause OF his friends, took his seat in his
corner. The preliminaries were arranged
by selecting William Nuttle us referee, Ed.
F. VIM as time keeper, Joe Walters,
'~",f:ire for Harlan and Dave Jones, umpire
,:.,hy. All being ready the men add
yssllyst: to The scratch, clasped right hands,
and while in this position were photo
graphed by Messrs. Haynes and White,
photographers at Eagle Rock. The men
were then ordered to their corners, When
the referee stated that the fight was for a
Marquis of Queensbury rules %togovern, and
that he should insist on d square fight, that
the best man may win. This announce
ment was received with cheers. Time was
now called for the
FIRST
when the men with a bound met at the
scratch. But little time was consumed in
sparring. Murphy soon led with his left
which Harlan cleverly stopped, but he
Immediately afterwards got in one OF his
terrible right handlers under IIarlan's lug
which seemed to shake up the Idaho man
and make him realize the size OF the con-
tract he had taken on his hands. To make
quick work OF the Job Harlan rushed in and
hard hitting on both sides followed. 1t
was give and take and ended in Harlan
being sent to grass. Springing quickly to
HRS feet the Suiury fdaiIo ChsrIHpfOH Hsa1h
went after Murphy like a quarter horse on
the home stretch. The Montana boy was
ICdSlN q Hill III NtbllI So h' AS'S
landed a terrific blow on Harlan's jaw
which brought the latter to a sitting
posture in the sand. While Harlan was in
this position Murphy sent another stinslng
right handler under the l~dalloan's lett
pepper which knocked his remaining senses
out OF him. Cries OF
"ForL FOUL
were o heard upon every side. Harlan
a taken to his corner and Murphy retired
TO his. After the clamor had ceased the
referee entered the ring and stated that as
the blow was sent while Harlan was iii the
act oil falling and that as it was not an
intentional foul he should decide mo foul
and that the fight must 60 on. Time was
called for the
SECOND RDlT;D
and although each responded with the
promDtness OF Observation-Disclosures wasan
anxious look upon !iarlan's phiz, while
Murphy's was o~yerspread with q grim yet
confident smile. No time was wasted by
Murphy in sparrillg. He now knew le hiti
the best OF the fight and he rushed i'll To do
up his man in short order. Harlan seemed
but IL child in his hands. He was knocked
down when he staggered to his feet only t"
be Knocked down again. Rising slowly he
was met by a right-hander from Murphy
Wnltl :lSitIl still iiItt " ~ IA> I'i tiihiN -
he WAS made to kiss the ground when Muir
ply handed him one on the neck which sent
him spinning to his corner where helandea
fairly on his chair-a badly whipped and!
completely used up man. When time was
called Harlan was still modelling in his seat
unable to rise and the fight and stakes were
awarded to Murphy. 1t wasa
RATTILNG FIGHT
while it lasted, but much too short to sat
isfy the crowd. 1t wanted more sweetness
OF the same kind but long drawn out. The
material was on hand, the incentive was
all that was needed. Billy Nutt}e passed
the hat and Il purse OF twelve or fifteen dol
lars WAS raised. Tommy Carside, Harlan's
trainer, and Il. X. Pierce, Murphy'ssecend,
had blood in their eyes and wanted to get
together. One declared he was all wool, Il
ward wide and weighed seventeen hundred
pounds, while the other as positively as
serted that he was a doubla-barreicd, back
action, stein-winder, and that he woul be
ay-blown in ten minutes ii he couldn't get IL
fight. The purse was held up for the best
man to take. In less than five minute the
bows were stripped and ready Tor thefray-
the old referee, umEireS and time Keeper
agreeing to serve the blood-thirsty puglt1Sts
and time was called FOR
THE FIRST RoUND.
Although the BOYS declared they were
ready and anxious for a fight; they seemed
to have lost all appetite Tor the Tray when
they came face to face. Each danced
around the other for some time,
neither giving nor receivinsa blow: Finally
Garside let go his dukes and landed Il few
MOSQUITO killers on Pierce's bread basket
and potato trap. These brought the ire OF
the r%edoubtable Pierce to a white heat ana
then the fun commenced. Genuine, unadul-
teroted slugging followed, in which Pierce
got the worst of it. III the midst OF the
slugging, a white bull dog, nearly aslarge as
a y%earling steer, seeing that fighting was
going on and wanting to take q hand NM
self. rushed into the ring, and Selling Car
side behind, below the belt, attempted TO
drag him to the ground. This unexpected
attack on his rear works confused Harslde,
who turned to fight the dog. Pierce was
not slow to see his advantage, and while a
bystander was pulling the dog by his tail,
and the brute was pulling Garslde back
wards, Pierce rained blows thick and last
the defenseless head OF his opponent.
This misilaD came near settling the flSnt III