Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-20
THE HAWKINS BENEFIT.
sparring Exhibition by the Fancy Mt Rem
shaw Ha1l-Local Sporting News.

Sparring Exhibition by the Fancy Mt Rem.
shaw Hall-Local Sporting News.
The sparring exhibition for the benefits oil
Billy Hawkins came off at Renshaw Hall on
Sunday night in the presence of q couple OF
hundred spectators. The beneficiary did
not make much out OF it, as there was only
about $50 over after expenses had been
paid. The chief interest centered in thu
bout between Barry and Hawkins, but un-
expected interest was developed by the set
to between Kestler, OF Anaconda, and Nc
Keown. Six-ounce gloves were used Pre-
| vious to these events the spectators were
entertained by some local sparring talent,
and very pretty exhibition of club-swing-
ing by Pat Harmon.
Kestler had accepted McKeown's offer OF
500 to anyone who would stand up before
him for four rounds, and when the time
came for them to appear McKeown sailed
In and found his opponent better man
than he anticipated. The latter expressed
himself afterwards as surprised to find his
task easier than he expected and declares
that he is ready to put up $3.50 that Nc
Even can't stop him in ten rounds, Mar.
quis OF Queensberry rules. He is bridge
builder by trade and is going to work at it,
but will stand by his wager at any time.
The Hawkins-Barry match Was last.
There was an understanding that their right
hand should not be used as Hawkins right
was still suffering FROM the effects OF hia
fight with Bates. Hawkins hit Barry with
his left and knocked him down. Barry was
nettled at this and hit Hawkins on the
side of the head with his right. At this
Hawkins stepped to the front and ad-
dressing the audience. said there had been
an agreement only to use the left, 'but II
rights goes, let her go, Gallagher" After
this explanation Hawkins heeled his oppo-
nent with his left hand and kept him back.
Barry is neat sparrer, but the opinion
among the spectators was that Hawkins
was fighter.
GENERAL NOTES.
The result OF the McKeown- Kestler con-
test was to create the impression that the
former is not the knocker.out he processes
to be, though he is game man.
Ketsler's work was generally admired
and he evidently had the sympathy Of the
audience who openly encouraged him. He
kept close to his man all the time and pre-
vented the latter delivering any full arm
blows.
Barry says he came up here to make an
fight with somebody and is
open to any proposal that can be made in
reason.
Smith and McEwen have made q match
10 fight ten rounds for the gate money at
Helena next Monday night.
Hawkins yesterday received $500 being
MS share OF the gate money in the fight
suckers aSR s now admit Mf9s ZEE tPat the 500 side
vas not up at the fight, at least so Bates
said yesterday
Hawkins, McKeown and their crowd
eft for Helena by yesterday mornings
E:20 train.
A meeting took place yesterday between
icKeown and Morgan Evans, acting for
'lattery, at which the former offered to
,ut up 81 600 and meet Slaettry half way
,etween here and Manitoba. The details
we're discussed between the parties, but no
etinite result was, reached. The offer OF
icKeown would bring the battlefield some
Fhere in Dakota and this Evans will not
gree to. He said to a reporter yesterday:
You can say that fight between the two
nen is certain, and that all that sin doubt
3 the battlefield. When that is agreed
pom, then the rest can be adjusted with.
ut dficulty." Evans and Hawkins have
haken hands and agreed to bury the
atchet.
Articles OF agreement were drawn up last
ight between George Kestler and Jerry
attery, to meet each other in a glove
optest towards the latter end of next
lonth in some public hall iu Butte to
par fifty rounds