The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-03-20
A DISGUSTED CROWD.
The Much. MOOted ClOw-Murphy Fight
Ends in q Fizzle.

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It was murdered and inferred last night by
the Clow-Murphy fiasco at the Amphi-
theater, and it's resurrection will be
difficult, if not an impossible undertaking.
At o'clock about 700 men were sem-
bled to witness the ''scrap." Glow was
advertised to stop Murphy in six rounds or
lose $3.50 and the entire gate receipts, and
was to win $3.50 and the gate money if he
fulfilled his contract. The price OF admis-
sion was 81 to the gallery and 81 so to the
dress circle, and about $500 were taken in
at the box office.
THE USUAL HITCH.
Assoon as the principals and their seconds
took possession of the ring, the usual
wrangle over the selection Of q referee
began, and for a weary hour and a half
was it cor tinued. The matter was finally
compromised by each faction selecting a
referee from the spectators, and the crowd
cheered as Jerry Clifford. chosen by the
Murphy men, and, gentleman named
Russell, tho choice of the Glow
people, entered the ring and read the rules.
Then another dispute arose over the selec-
tion of gloves. CLOVIS trainer had thrown
a couple of sets of mittens into the ring,
and Murphy's hackers objected to using
one OF them. The rul called for new
gloves, and the Murphy brigade was willing
that their man should fight with new *
ounce gloves, but Glow 8 hackers objected.
Each crowd was repre- ented by their chosen
referee, and at length Mr.. Clifford announced
that if the new gloves were not accepted he
would declare tn, fight and all bets "off"
and advise the spectators to return to the
box office and receive their money back.
His speech was followed by a rush Of
humanity to the box-otice, and the pugi-
lists returned to their dressing rooms, ac-
companied by their hackers an seconds,
where in few moments they had removed
their ring costumes and resumed their
everyday ap, 'arel.
SOME EXCITEMENT.
Meantime all was excitement in the
vicinity OF the box office. The gate-money
had been taken in by the hackers OF the
pugilists, and they found tie task OF re-
funding it any thing but an easy one. The
crush around the window was something
terrific, and the men in the office discov
cred. after they had paid out about $3.50,
that it would be an utter impossibil!ty to
satisfy the demands of the crowd, as
several dishonorable persons had received
their money back tenfoId and were clamor-
ing for more, whi,e those in the rear OF the
crowd were unable to get near the window.
Zone at time, gentlemen, and you'll all
receive your money" yelled the men in the
box, but the ''gentlemen" pushed. scram.
bled and swore, and some OF them went so
far as to draw revolvers and threaten
death to the paying tellers ii their money
was not refunded in full and at once.
Then Sheriff Sullivan was sent for,
and when he arrived with posse OF dep
uties the mob was being held in allegiance
by a promise that the fight W ould take
place just as soon as the excitement should
subside and the angry men return to their
seats. Sheriff Sullivan promptly took in
the situation, and told the managers of the
affair that he would arrest all concerned in
the 'hippodrome" if the people did not
either have their money returned or witness
a contest between the men whom they
came to see fight. So after considerable
dilly-dallying Glow and Murphy re-entered
the ring, equipped with six-ounce gloves,
and gave
AN EXHIBITION
of their fistic skill. The crowd good
naturedly jeered them and ut -ered sarcastic
remarks as they SPARED around each other.
All interest in the pugilistic abilitr OF the
men was destroyed, and the contest
assumed the shape of Il burlesque. Neither
OF the pugilists seemed to care much
whether their efforts were appreciated or
not, and the six rounds were concluded
without having developed any remarkable
fstic skill on the part OF either Glow or
Murphy. Then the throng filed slowly and
sadly from the rink, with an unanimous
resolve to attend no more glove-fghts until
assured beyond all doubt that they would
receive the worth OF their money.
THE RESULT
of the fasco will be cessation OF
glove-ighting for gate-money in Butte. OF
course the Glow men blame the Murphy
men for the fzzle, and OF course the Mnr-
ply men say that theClow men are entirely
responsible for it, Both parties triumph.
antly point to the rules as
sustaining their respective positions,
and both endeavor to convince
the public that they were only too eager to
have the fight take place as per agreement.
But neither party can convince an
Intelligent people that it was necessary
to have a wrangle over the Sc
lection OF referee and gloves after the
people had pal their money to witness the
fight, or that all the preliminaries
could not have been arranged previous
to the ght. In other words, it
is Impossible to convince the people who
paid their way into the Amphit heat ter last
night that they are not the victims OF a
prearranged swirdle.