The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-12
HOWLING IN DISGUST
The Crowd 1t Last Nights Fight Do
mand TheiP Money Back.
mitchell Claims . Foul In the sixth Round
aud Reenses tn Gontinue the HAT
tle-The Fight 1beelarsS
. DRAW.

swearing RONaIs rOttl0 O0tIbS. TOT ~ hGrA
around the air was heavy with the fumes
OF sulphur and birthstone. These men
said they had been swindled out al n dol
. lar apiece and they wanted their money
hack. but the man with the money was
not i'm that vicinity. The expectation was
universal that there was going tn he u
good, square honorable light to n finish,
ar according tn the carefully wortied
dodgers, for Sd rounds, between thc Boui-
der Kid. of this city, and Harry Mitchell,
of Ogden. The spectators were given
just grounds for belief that at least one OF
the fighters was going to me knocked into
kingdom come, and they settled down I'm
their chairs i'm the anticipation of an even
ing of rarcst pleasure.
The light was advertised to begin at s::D
o'clock, hut il was after y before the cerc-
monies were under way. Prof. Pat Sul1i-
van called the assemblage tn order and
stated the object Of the meeting. The two
~gladiators appeared and took chairs i'm
their respective corners of the ring, heavy
ill such time as all was ready. Mr.. Nit
chell weighed 12S pounds. He wore dark
trunks, brow u stockings anda faint smile.
The Kid weighed about the same, hut
looked "a tritic heavier. He vas dressed
in dark striped trunks, black stockings,
Mitchell. aud while his arms were not SO
long as those of his antagonist they looked
twice ms big and muscular: OF the two the
Kid appeared tai he in far better condition
and i'm nearly all RESPECTS the better man.
The betting was about even.
JACK hurity was aGreeu upon IT TeI-
cree. doe ShadwcIi and Morg Thomas
OBLIGATED as seconds for the Kid, and Har.
~ smith and Dick M:S;nirs' psrfprT.,i
livan and Charlie keefe were the time
keepers. When the gloves were tossed
stepped inside, and picking them up ear
ricd them To Chief of Police Mckinney
s wsivh Sheriff nn ". 3JiiSisS y , Sa% h sss.sa u 'S %ar
claimed that they weighed two ounces,
and in the absence of any scales they
were permitted to pass unc''ailenged. At
First round-Both men sprang quickly
cautious :" sho fs;n;s ant" the KID led FOR Mise%eli's
wind but fell short. He repeated the at
tempt with mo better result. A little later
good style and gained the first knock
down. Mitchell got i'm "a little one on his
S Sr.nhinc again ant" a" IN. "e command mn "f In:
referee. Mitchell followed up the Kid and
the round ended with the Kid undo the
Second round Mitchell reached for his
adversary's head. hut the Kid made n
piaudcd. Mitchell received two blows,
one on the neck and one ON the side of the
heHhi the ,n,;"r a singer; s,cc..,.1 +,
administering two vicious thumps ON Og
dcn's ribs. The referee cautioned Ana.
conda not tai strike so low. One Of the
wipes was suspiciously low. but Ogden
said nothing. In this round the Kid made
his head. Mi,chcn began To act on the
defensive. The Kid chased him around
the ring. trying two or three upper cuts
Fourth round the Ogden bo.
acted purely ON the defensive. while the
and visor. The men clinched once, bm,
broke away again. Mitchell tapped the
Kid once m the face. This round was
Fifth round.-The Kid kept chasing
Mitchell around the ring and final!
, pounded n''n him '"'" on %as S%'' s%ice. "' Wne %s
Mitchell ut last got o,t of the corner hs
was ma sr1 , E ,S,n eyer IT, % %ss s ,a$ f ;S ;io, n n.
clining position, for, although he was no
down. for "a second or two he made ns
advantage and smashed Mitchell al
awful one square in ti.. face. Then thert
were cries of foul" hut the rcfcrr.
! Sixth round Kid seemed tn puncl
Mitchell with ease and freedom. Mitchell
fell over forwards i'm such n manner tina
he rested ON one knee and one hand
which position he nr,sentiy changed :;
hands Were free. While he was in thi,
position the Kid smashed him with all hi,
might and main: Mitchell claimed . foul
The referee would not allow "a foul, ans
Mitchell began to take or his gloves.
! The referee said hc would not allow
would he award the Hight to the Kid. III
ordered the men to go on aud fight or IN
t.p. The crowd fairly h"wi.d with DISCUS
and .derision. They had com. tn se'
blood. and they wanted blood: hut yer.
little blood had been shed So far, although
Mitchcll's lip was bleeding. Mitchell sale
he would not fight with Hurley as thu
referee. Hurley offered to IN Ia
favor of any man Mitchell and his friends
might select for the position
Mitchell rejected this PROPOSE
! tion. claiming that he had beel
foulcd, and that he could not get q TAI
show in Anaconda anyway. as the peoPl'
were prejudiceti against him. The fiHh
was finally declared n draw, and IL wa
announced hat il would he finished al
! Friday evening. The crowd wanted 4
! know IL they would receive tickets to TIN
. Friday evening show. but no esponse VIA
made. They waited around the door de
manding their money and cnrsing TIN
7 manager. the fighters, and everybody con
: ucctcd with the fizzle until the lights wer,
turned out. The gate receipts. whicl
were tn have gone to the winner togethe
with an advertised purse, of $40. had beef
attached 10y Losee 4 Maxwell for "a deb
4 which the Boulder Kid owes them.
{ Mitchell said tn "a STANDARD reportc
that he had purposcly acted ON the dcfens
i've i'm order To wind tn" Kid. He said IN
was certain of accomplishing his purpos'
il he had "a fair show. He said he wa
foulcd five times. In the opinion of TN
!, crowd the Kid was altogether too mncl
!, for him. Good Judges said that Mitchell