, 1888-01-01
A RETTY MILL.
Local Light Weights Spar Eight
Rounds Last Evening.
Blood Drawn Once and One Knock
Down Scored.
The Friendly Contest Witnessed by
Enthusiastic Sport Patrons.

local Hgnt weights was on the taps. The
event occurred last evening and was one
of the prettiest contests ever witnessed
west of the Missouri river.
Chas. Erswell of the Western Union
telegraph office and VIM. Winters of
Pearse & McGill's drug store, were the
opposing gladiators.
The contest had been arranged by rep
resentatives of the principals and was
understood from the first to.be simply a
friendly bout with gloves for the local
light weight championship. Both men
express no desire to pose as pugilists and
insisted that the battle should not be a
prize fight or terminate in a knock out.
1t was a splendid exhibition of science,
agility, strength, pluck and endurance.
In company with one of the gladiators
and his second a LEADER representative
repaired to the private hall in the business
portion of the city which had been secured
for the contest. A small party of sport
patrons and club men were already on the
scene and before time was called for the
first round the number of spectators had
swelled to about twenty.
There was an extended wrangle con-
corning the rules which were to govern
the battle, Erswell insisting upon London
prize ring, a la Smith and Kilrain, while
Winters would listen to nothing but ORTIZ
odox marquis of Queensbury. All sorts
of compromises were suggested by the
telegraph operator and his friends, but
nothing but three-minute rounds with
sixty second intervals would be accepted
by the Winters party.
1t began to look as if the crowd would
be disappointed, when Erswcll, deter.
mined that the affair should not end in a
tiasco, consented to spar twenty rounds
marquis of Queensbury style, much to
the satisfaction of the other man and his
friends,a as Erswell is an adept atwrestling,
a circumstance greatly in his favor under
London prize ring rules.
The task of securing a referee and two
time keepers was a short one, Harry
Hynds rather unwillingly, but by unan
imous request eonsenting to act as umpire
while Byron Hopkins and John Chase
held the watches.
Winters won choice of gloves and Mr..
Pearse, his second, selected one pair of
the four ounce mittens. while Jack Ster-
ling, alias the Cockney, covered Erswell's
fists with the remaining pair. The matter
of corners was not considered both men
being satisfied with their positions.
Winters was the first to strip. He is
not heavily musclcd, but had evidently
been carefully trained. Erswell, in his
ring costume, presented a fine appearance,
looking solid and healthy and precisely
fitting the expression the pink of condi-
ton"
When the timekccpers had adjusted
the watches and Mr.. Hynds summoned
the men to the scratch, they and their
seconds advanced to the center of the
ring which had been provided and formed
tn" regulation Maltese cross. There was
fight in Erswell's eye from the moment
he threw up his guard, though Winters
forced the fighting a greater portion Of
the eight rounds, and was clearly the
more clever boxer. The sturdy operator
excelled in ducking, but at times seemed
to forget his guard and allow Winters to
land on his breast and face.
Round There was con siderable a
tons sparring for an opening. Finally
Erswell led and landed, but inflicted no
damage. Winters retaliated by striking
his opponent a pretty stiff blow in the
ribs. Ersweli several times discovered
that his arms were much shorter than he
had supposed. The men were glaring at
each other and moving cautiously when
time was called.
Round 2.-Erswell gave Winters a
heavy tap on the side of the %latter's face,
and saved himself by clever lodging. In
fighting with fair exchange of blows fol-
lowed for an instant. Winters made a
very clean, sharp hit, landing On Erswelrs
face just as time was called.
Round 3.-Both men responded to the
referees call with alacrity. Winters
reached Erswell's eyes. Several blows
were exchanged, the operator landing
heavier. The men separated and again
advanced, when Winters managed to
reach Erswell's face before the three min
utes expired. The drug clerk had much
the better of this bout.
Round WINTERS forced the fighting,
drawing blood from his opponent nose
by a pair of clever hits. This ~maddcned
Erswell, and the remainder of the round
was exceedingly lively, and honors about
evenly divided. The men clinched, and
Erswell would have thrown Winters but
for the interference of the referee. 1t
was Winters round, and at this stage it
was two to one that he would win the
contest.
Round 5-Erswell was winded and
spared to rest for The first two minutes.
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