The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-17
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took place In Montana was held yestcr-
day afternoon mt Crystal Springs, near
critical condition. and he chances are
against the recovery OF one of them. Both
are to-day under a doctors care. The
hight was not for money. but for blood,
and the men, both unskilled as far a.
scientific fighting was concerned, fought
like demons.
The fight arose from An old RrudRe.
Jack Ga llagher, one of the principals, has
been for many years employed at the
M MnsssIrf MAGIC sSa s'' M heSfsnss %aa%ss.er Of Of
the foreman of Tuttie's iron foundry.
Gallagher is not only one of the finest
-hammersman i'm the state, but Ii a splendid
dancer and for the past two years has
been a dancing master at Marysville.
this city and engaged G. Ii. ward. better
known as "Parson" Ward, an East Park
street carpenter TO build 2 house for him.
was finished, charged S275 for extra work,
which was paid by Gallagher. He then,
a bin for $3.50 additional This
Gallagher pointedly refused to- pay. They
had over the matter until they
TO n xht it out at Crystal Springs. No
money was put up, and no admission fee
S MEAS ssh" ,Ss a. 3nly 2 si 4sssrss. P simsse.S wi..
four seconds and twelve Others, specta-
tors. No reporters were present, but one
porter this account of one of the most ter
rifle mills ON record:
o,c SaIs a %sp s assi Ssh, on Se sns s ss I s!. rs t.
The principals were equally matched in
sise and each weighed about 165 pounds.
were unsurpassed for brute force and
grit. Golden. who was principal i'm a AZ
round fight at Crystal Springs a few weeks
ago, was chosen referee and Henry Al
6ertson was chosen ~timekeeper. The
London prize rules were adopted. This
made every knock down q round with 10
seconds rest bftNHeeu rounds. The men
wore skin tight gloves and every blow
made it's marx. Ward knocked his mar
third was himself knocked down and al
most stunned in "a chance blow by Gala
Sess t Mara or ma" three @ roe rSuh nlsn'G but up so sms
was himself again and went at il hammer
and tongs. i never saw such fighting; al
most every round ended the same way.
with Gallagher knocked fiat on his back,
but the pounding didn't bother him n bit.
forsiesh n'h nf tsd round a%s passed, and each
man was badly bruised, hut neither would
listen to a proposition to stop the battle.
shown by the way they glared at each
other and the way each swore at the
other, accompanying each blow with An
ssYou take that!"
Ward was the better fighter and had de-
Gallagher's arm was broken II swclled
up To twice its natural size. hut Gallagher
continued to fight III his rsmainins lef,
Mas. and with one arm hanging limp be:
BY. Gallagher. But at the 9th round an ac
Sidcnt turned d tables: Ward
Gaiiasher half way round. Gallagher, a,
he turned, swung his left fist and chance.
knocked him senseless to the ground. A
the ~ninety-eight round. Wards second,
pushed him up into the ring. But he wa,
he was about. He did not even raise hi
arms. but fell over when his seconds n:
. saeE .=a sspeSfissa r n'%; 1t WARD Was SO w Sii'
have fallen over. each time HIMSELF, bu
Gallagher wanted revenge for the man:
times he had been knocked over, and hi
the ground. Wards seconds should hay,
WarG would COME 10 himself presentI
But al round los, Ward fell from q bio,
his feet again. He bore every appearance
of being dead, and in fact for the las
ower a corpse. All means were now use,
to resuscitate Ward, but il was not unit
IS minutes had passed that he came :
Gallagher is about AS badly hurt and is
mass of bruises. He was knocked dow
lasted about two and one-haii hours.
DIR. j. &. Johnston. who is attendin
Ward. was asked by q STANDARD reporte
I'LL lac W -
"He In very badly Oft" said the docto
81 hear he il liable to die" said the n
porter interroGatively.
81 guess that's so," said DIR. johnston.
Ward is unmarried and In about
years old. Gallagher ID about the sam
age and Ia married. He il confined to b
bed to-day. Ward is n member of th
contracting firm of AlthoR q Ward. .
Ward died at 10 o'clock tonight. H
had been unconscious all the time sine
last night. He spoke last at II o'cloe
last night. DIR. Johnston thinks that deal
resulted from conclusion OF the brain,
he finds no fractures.
Gallagher il a mass of bruises and viii
Il 10 not believed that he will die he wi
he unable to work for many month
Wards death makes the crime that
manslauRhter.
City Marshal Macarthur said to-niR
that as the fight occurred outside OF q
= city limits it comes under the jurisdictiS
of the sheriff. Although indirectly
comes within the marshal's province, he b
ing constable. Sheriff Lloyd said that
would arrest all present II somebody W
swear out q complaint. He does not CO
slider Il his duty to make arrests unless
warrant ID sworn out. He says IL is Coun
Attorney Baldwin's business To NAL
complaint. Mr.. Baldwin could not
found tonight.
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Estes Il Connell Mercantile Co. ha