The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-31

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MIssOULA. Dec. D.-About 80 citisens of
Missoula composed OF bankers. lawyers,
doctors and sporting men Sum
grand stand at the race track tn witness
the fight tn q finish Tommy Foy
and Sill for q purse Of 500. Frank Cook
was chosen referee and e. H. Clarke, a
great ~favorite with he sports, was chosen
time keeper. Foy stripped Mt I'D pounds,
while Siff tipped the scales at las. Time
wrs called at $40 p. m. and both men APP
preached cautiously. SiR. opened the
made a clever duck and sent i'm two well
directed blows ON Sifr's stomach. Some
intiRltin0 finished the round.
SiR commenced rushing and received
some clever taps on face and body with.
1%, coa an. = i MS"n ~ f snsee' four an"
Al the opening of the sixth round the
"Kansas City KID offered tn bet 800 tai
opened this round with his rushing tactics
f"rcinv foy to the ropes, a clinch followed
and Foy b .d his right arm injured.
previous rounds, SiH rushing while Foy
was doing some very clever fighting.
SO dark that no poimts could be observed.
Rounds 16 and Il were fought by the light
given by matches. chips, paper or any
ttttIk tuht - skeCtSttoG cNDuII hkuItes ~
the end of the 18th round both principals
and seconds were willing to call il N
draw ON account Of darkness but the
They wantesl blood, and dispatched a
man ON horseback to town for some can
dies. A huge bonfire was lit that kept the
party warm until the courier arrived.
The remaining twelve rounds were
fought by candle light. When time was
at IL. Stiff striking for the face and head,
Foy leading for the body. At the close "a
this round Sif landed "a singing blow ON
Foy's right eye that almost closed that
In the 18th round Foy's eye was closed
seemed winded. Foy did all the leading
i'm this and the next round.
Foy forced the fighting in the 2lst round
forced lin to- the ropes twice. In
rounds % and % Foy had the best OF it.
In the oath round SiH lead with his left
on Foy's already much abused optic and
escapes without IL counter. The round
closed with some infighting.
both men seemed fresh but induigcd i'm
no hard fighting. At the end of the
twcnty-eighth round Sif complained of
Foy's gloves being too hard, causing n
The twenty-ninth round was rather dull.
When time was called for the thirticth
round Siff refused To fight unless his OPP
poncnt's gloves were changed. The ref
cree gave him ten seconds to come Ia
time, but Stiff refused and the III was
TIE friends Of Sill allesc that the
gloves were changed during the time the
fight was suspended. The fight lasted
about two hours. The decision of the ref
cree met with the approval of the audi
eiics.
A rumor has been circulated here foi
some time that the Missoula Mercantile
company had sold out their mercantile
business to am eastern synd cate. A. b
1 was seen tin . afternoon by
the STANDARD tie de
MED that there was any truth in the state
ment. but he admitted he had heard the
ruTnor from various sources. Notwith
standing the denial of Mr.. Hammond
there is no doubt but that there is sorns
nda for the rumor, as il ia wei
known on the outside that the firm i.
willing to sell out and that some partie,
have been negotiating for the mercantile
business during the past month.
A writ of attachment was issued Satur
day night about IL o'clock at the instanc,
of the Missoula Mercantile n
against John Anderson. proprietor of the
Rocky Mountain saloon. The amour
claimed is Si25. Anderson gave IA check al
the bank for twice the amount He denie
that he owes the company IA cent, and |
due reparation is not made him by th'
company for this injustice he will com
BY special request of n number of Mis-
to remain one more night at the Bcnnet
opera house. Several hundred peopl
were unable to gain admittance tonight
Tuesday night Bandmann will produc
his new play "Narcisse.'