Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13
"Bates kept sitting on chair and talking

"Bates kept sitting on chair and talking
briefly, but could rec he hadn't any too
much confidence at the start. Hawkins
tramped up and down the meadow with an
ulster on and holding his head down so no
one could see him. When the men took
their corners he was as cool as a cucumber.
He has cold grey eye and pitiless look
OF infiexible determination about his
mouth. round which cruel smile was never
| absent. Bates had a business look about
him that showed he was going to DO his
| best. The first few rounds were unimport-
ant, consisting OF feiDting and
GREAT DEAL OF GUYING
on the part of Hawkins, who pulled some
OF the worst mugs l ever saw. This put
the crowd in good humor and made it
pleasant all round. First blood was
clsimed and allowed for Bates who got in a
tap on Hawkins chin in the second round
followed by a little red streak. Hawkins
explained he had been shaved too close
Bates got in several face blows in the early
part OF the fight, but they made no i'm
preston on Hawkins, whose skin looked as
tough as leather. Hawkins blows told |
every time they landed on Bates face
which they began to do unpleasantly often
in the fourth and fifth rounds giving /
Jimmy's claret a chance to flow. In |
the sixth round Bates was nearly /
knocked out bv terrific right-hand |
anve on the chin from Hawkins
which sent Bates to grass. He got up,
however, and continued to the end OF the
round. From thence out he had the worst
of the fight. When time was called he came
up groggy and WAS knocked into his own
corner, Hawkins jokingly cautioning him,
Mind your business, Jimmy. There
were several close counters after this, Bates
receiving several
SMASHING FACE BLOWS,
and the claret flowing freely down his
breast. Several times Hawkins had him
1t his mercy and could have ended the {
light, but seemed disposed to give the spec
iators the worth of their money. At all
lines he was, as all about me admitted, :
most gentlemanly. He had no occasion to be :
otherwise, as he had the fight in his own !
land almost from the start. In the ninth \
nHiftg after several blows had been ex- !
hanged Hawkins let drive with his left for =
3ates' body, when the latter threw down 4
lis arm, the blow touching him lghly about /
he belt. Foul was claimed by Bates n
econds but not allowed. In the tenth =
ound Bates got in lightly on Hawkins 4
aw and nose without any result and Haw- i
ins got back on his mouth twice in sue Il
ession that made the claret fly. In the !,
leventh round Hawkins was warming up :,
0 his work, evidently intending to finish ;,
be business when he tripped Bates with q
is foot which brought the latter on his q,
ands and knees. He didn't strike him, a
ut instantly q claim OF foul was raised by =,
ates' seconds who seemed too anxious to
AXE advantage of the techincality. Bates
as not bit the worse for it, but In,
TECHNICALLY IT WAS FOUL
nd the referee decided it in his favor In y
antly, a scene OF pandemonium let loose :
lowed. The Hawkins men uttered the :. .D
ost fearful threats and imprecations on bf
Ie referee, and Bates and his hackers and al
else. Several fights were immi- th
mt, but it all ended in talk. At the same al
me it was the rankest decision | ever al
,ard. Hawkins had Bates beaten so W,
IDLY another round would have finished II
M sure. | understand that Bates backer th
Ouldn't accept the stakes and all the bets GU
know OF were drawn. No one would take Sc
ly mans money on such decision under Pl
e circumstances. A collection was taken tn
, for Hawkins on the ground which co
TIED him over $1OO, and the th
9Td iE sStBfRgad ESsttBfRaadd Ia a t had ended in free
hit, so severe was the disappointment OF ia
e Helena men, who saw Hawkins have tn
e fight his own at any time, you might M
y. OF course, technically the referee was Sc
Int, and having given his decision he had
stand by it. But Bates ought never to
we taken advantage of it. He either
ght to have acknowledged himself fairly @.
ID squarely beaten then and there or e'
ne on with the fight till he'd had enough Dc
it. But it's my impression he'd had eit
ough OF it long before that" ne