Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-05

His Unexpected Arrival Yesterday In
the Great Silver Camp.

John E. Dempsey. OF Brooklyn. New
York. champion middle-weight pugilist OF
the world, arrived Unexpectedly last even
ing in Butte. He was accompanied by
Thomas CIeary, the 14O-pound champion
Of the Pacific Coast, and Dennis Costigan.
a noted lightweight OF New York. Immed-
lately upon their arrival they repaired to
Pat Conlan's, on Main Street, and were
the center of attraction for a large crowd
| OF people, eager to catch q glimpse OF the
man who never LIST a battle in the thirty
fights in which he engaged. A great many
doubted thefact Of the pugilist being in Butte
| but on their return from the dining oom
to the saloon the exclamation.
"n Is DExPsEY'
| could be heard on every side. After this
| announcement men Of all ages, boys and
even women cautiously glanced from the
| outside to set a glimpse of the middle
weight champion. After supper the party
repaired to the ST. Nicholas, where tina =
will remain during their s~ojvnrn in Butte.
| a representative OF THE MINER was on
hand and had q short interview with Mr..
| Dempsey. ALI that could be cleaned from
| the champion was that he had simply come
to Butte to take look around, that be vas
on his way to Portland. and would engage
in business there upon his arrival. He
intends to have the finest resort for gen.
tlemen OH the coast, having the refusal OF
one of the best locations in Portland. 1t
is also rumored hat he will form a part
nership with a pretty gill of East Portland
and quit the prize rig.
HIS history AND BATTLES.
John E. Dempsey was born in County
Kildare, Ireland, December u 1asa--Hs
stands ( loot 8 1ncues IN height, and scales
in condition $50 pounds. He first became
known as a collar-and- eltow wrestler, but
after he was defeated by Eddie Meehan, OF
Fairfield, Vt. at Concert Hall, Boston, lii
January, 1883, he quit wrestling and turned
his attention to pueilism. His record OF
winning fights since that time is as follows:
April Z, 1883, beat E. Mcdonald, 81
rounds, Long Island, Ny. purse:
August IA, beat Jack Boylan, % rounds,
Long Island. n. Y, purse.
October Is, beatJack Boylan, 6 rounds,
New York, purse.
March 6. 1884, beat " .Dacey, 9 rounds,
Coney Island. n. Y, $500.
April 25, beat j. Hayes, 6 rounds, New
York, purse.
July 20, beat G. F~ulljanes, % rounds,
Staten Island, n. Y, $4,000.
October 8, beat B. Turnbull, 8 rounds,
New York. 1925.
October "A, beat T. Henry, 6 rounds,
New York, 5000 aud gate money.
November 6, beat T. Ferguson. 4 rounds,
New York, medal.
November 20, beat ". Frazier, 4 rounds,
November 80, beat II. Mallon, 2 rounds,
Philadelphia, S24O.
March 10, 1855, beat &. Bixamos, 8
rounds, New Orleans. $3.50 and gate
money.
May 4, beat T. Barry, 5 rounds, San
Francisco, gate money.
May IL, beat T. Cleary, 5 rounds, San
Francisco. gate money.
June 5, beat j. Carr, 8 rounds, San Fran
cisco, gate money.
July 20, beat j. keenan,, 2 rounds, San
Francisco. satisfaction.
August 20, beat w. Manning, Z rounds,
Los Angeles, gate money.
September Is, beat T. Norton, 4 rounds,
SACRAMENTO, gate money.
November 2, beat D. Campbell, 3 rounds,
Clarke County, Washington Territory,
50. 900.
December 16. beat T. Barry, 5 rounds,
Portland, Oregon, gate money.
January Is, 1886, beat T. Henry, 4
rounds, New York.
January 10, beat ]. Murray, 4 rounds,
New York.
February 3, beat j. Fogarty, 2 7rounds,
| New York, Sc. 600.
February "a, beat P. Mccoy, 6 rounds,
jersey City, New Jersey. gate money.
March IA. beat 6. lie Blanche, - ROUNDS,
Larchmont, New York. $500.
April 80, bea j. Ryan, 4 rounds, Phila-
deiphia, gate money.
In glove contests Dempsey has bested
Ryan and Billy Frazier in four rounds
each, January IL, 1885, in New York City;
stopped Ned Mccain in four rounds at
Philadelphia, April 26. He failed in an at
tempt to stop Charley Mccarthy in four
rounds at Philadelphia, April %.
His record Of drawn fights is as follows:
September 3, 1883, H. Force, Ill rounds,
Coney Island, New York, 500.
November 25, r. Turnbull, 8 rounds, New
York, purse.
September Is, 1884, ]. Ryan, 7 rounds,
Philadelphia, gate money.
December Is, 6. Wilson, 4 rounds, Phlla-
dHlphia, gaze money.
Dempsey has never been defeated. He
challenges any man in America, bar John
L. Sullivan, to fight him with bare knuckles
or skin gloves in the prize ring for $1,000
or $4,000 a side, Charles Mitchell, OF Lon
don Eno1on1 proforrod