The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-30
A Very Tame Prize Fight at Al.
Phelps Road House This
Morning.
Quinn and the Jap to Meet at
Athletic Park To-mor-
row Afternoon.
The Match is for ts5O . Side and Seventy
five Per Cent. OF the Gate
Receipts.

sports went out to AL Philips new road
house on the Electric line last evening to
witness the prize fight. The tip was given
that it was to be called at IL o'clock and at
that hour the principals. Jack Ramsey and
tors were there ready to see the fun. The
Electric cars continued bringing good
sized delegations until 1:3O O'Clock this
morning when the fight began. Ramsey is \
we'll known colored sport who is likely to
make a reputation. He has knocked out the
colored boxers of Helena repeatedly and is
looked upon as good man. Robert has
fought several good men in Denver and
Salt Lake, though he yas never made a very
great name as a fighter. The arrange
ments for the scrap were very bad. No
ring was pitched until AL Phelps appeared
on the scene and directed affairs. Two
cabs filed with ladies we're utilized. The
ropes were stretched from the hacks to the
corner Of the house and a big hanging
lamp was placed in the corner to furnish
light. The spectators were of all classes.
Chief of Police Berry was present and
obligingly helped to pitch the ring. The Jap
sat up in one corner and laughed at the
see that their man had fair play. The
waeers of from $50 to 800 being made
before the fight began. The last prelimi-
nary was the collecting of one polar apiece
from the spectators; about LEO people were
Phelps made another collection he found
that every one had paid. The moon was
shining brightly and the shadowy rays of
the light were paling in the ring when
AL. Phelps. the referee, called time. Both
men Jumped to the scratch from their
bs bed quilts, res each with -. a pair pair
and stripped to the waist.
After an unusual amount of preliminary
sparring Collins got in the first blow on the
Rameey's neck and in front, which was the
only blow struck in the round.
In the second the men went at each other
sayagsly. They clinched and Ramsey got
in one on Collins neck, the latter returning
with hard blow under the heart. The
men came together again, Collins falling
when the referee parted them. 1t was evi.
dent that Ramsey was playing for Collins
wind. '5e
A rafting exchange Of blows followed
noticeable advantage. When the round
was finished Collins showed signs of being
winded.
Collins forced the fighting, raining blow
after blow on the darkey's head. The round
ended with clinch. Collins forcing Ram
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in the fifth, neither doing any damage.
Ramsey danced all about the ring, OCCASION
ally getting in light blow on Collins body.
Ramsey put his head in Collins way and
got four or five blows for his trouble. When
this round was finished one of Collins gloves
was badly ripped. The round was several
times interrupted by yells of foul. The
crowd began yelling. Cleanest knock
down blow, Collins going down in
the ninth round. In the next.
when Ramsey was talking to the
crowd Collins brought down a heavy right
handler on his neck. The darkey had been
playing waiting fight and his man was
getting winded. Collins seeing his own
condition began working for a foul. He
fell to the ground repeatedly and waited
for Ramsey to strike him, but the darkey
was too sharp for him until the tenth
round. Then Collins dropped again and
Ramsey brought his glove down on his head
before he thought. Collins seconds yelled
foul and the referee allowed it.and gave the
fight to Collins. The colored contingent
raised great howl. Ramsey got mad and
offered to whip Collins in ten rounds for
81 900. In few seconds the ropes were
down and the crowd had disappeared. Nei-
therof the fighters were punished to any
extent. Altogether. it was an unsatisfao-
tory affair, and the crowd left greatly dis
gusted.