Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
A DRAWN BATTLE.
SANGUINARY ENCOUNTER BETWEEN
TWO RIVAL LOVERS.


After Eleven Rounds, in Which Both
Are Severely Punished, They Are Per.
suaded to Call it a D~raw-ThougI
without Training They Fought Better
Than Most Professional Champions
yesterday approached The MINER repre-.
sentative and asked him if he wanted a
good item. He was assured that it was
most acceptable and invited to fire away.
WELL" said he, ~ have just learned that
one OF the best fights eve fought in Butte
took place this morning in a resort not a
hundred miles from Galena street between
two young miners of this CITY,"
what was the cause of it?" asked the
reporter.
Something about a girl. I didn't learn
the exact particulars, but I understand
the. two boys had been after the same girl
for quite awhile, and that they agreed to
meet and fight to a finish to see which
should have the girl"
who were present?''
Nobody but the two boys and five
friends on each side. The witnesses were
mostly saloon-keepers."
Wnen was the match arranged?" asked
the reporter.
ooh, it's been talked of on the quiet for
some time past was the answer. Its
been kept very quiet, though, as the two
men were in dead earnest and meant to
have no interruption once they began the
hight. 1t was arranged to have
taken place near a big mine
west OF here a few days ago,
but they feared interruption there
and SO decided on the place where they
fought this morning. About s O'Clock, /
believe, the party of twelve went to the
room Of IN noted sporting man and awak.
ened him, telling him they wanted the us.
of his back parlor. He agreed they should
have it but stipulated there wasn't to be a
whisper uttered or he would put an imme-
date stop to the proceedings"
What condition were the men in ?'
"They hadn't been trained at all but
they were as likely looking lads as you ever
laid eyes on when they stripped. The light.
est OF them must have weighed over 1SO
pounds"
How did they fight?"
well, Pm told there never was a better
fight took place in Butte. Neither OF them
had any science to speak OF, but they
| OF them could stand any more. 1t was
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finish, without gloves"
WAS there any money up?"
Not a cent, and that's whereit laid over
any OF these professional fights that you
can never be sure are square,. They broke
as soon as they would clinch and it was
nothing but give and take sledge-hammer
blows-no rushes, no hugging."
Did they punish each other badly?"
well, if you'd seen the men when they
got through you'd think they had suffered
considerably. The lighter man was no
with the other man who went at
him swinging one arm alter
another. In one round, when
the bigger of the two fought the other to a
corner, he gave him a blow that laid his
face open to the pom from above the
right eye to the cheek bone. Both men
were covered with blood from early In the
fight. And it was the q~uietest fought bat
tie l ever heard OF. Not a word was
spoken by either of the men, Inc hardly
a whisper was heard from the spectators.
The seconds whispered their instructions
to the men when they went to their cor
ners."
How long did it last?"
There were just eleven rounds fought.
At the end OF the eleventh both men were
so groggy that they could hardly stand
and the sporting man whose parlor they
were using spoke up and said it was too
bad to let two such fine fellows pound each
other any longer when neither seemed to be
getting the advantage and proposed to cal
it a draw. The proposition met with gen.
eral approval and the men shook hands
and quit. The smaller man acknowledged
to the other that he had the. best Of
him and then the affair ended. 1t beat al
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The spectators said they would give SIC
each any time to witness such a fight again
l don't believe the lighter man will get ovel
the fight in a month and he'll always have
o c from that blow on the lace. II they
are not satisfied with 1t they have a right
to be, for no two men were ever more Sc
verely punished in a fist fight"