The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-23
SUCKERS IN SACKCLOTA.
Billy Myer, the Pride Of the Prairie,
Used Up by Andy
Bowen.
Eight Vicious Rounds are
Fought Before the West
End Club.
Billy Suffered from . Sprained Wrist-He
Had tho Best of 1t Toward
the Last.

NEW ORLEANS, may Zz.-buly Myer, tno
'Streator Cyclone,'' met Andy Bowen, a
local lightweight, in finish fight for 5000
with five-ounce gloves at the West End
Athletic club this evening. Bowen won the
fight in the twenty-ninth round. Both
men entered the ring apparently in good
condition and fit for hard fight. Consid-
cradle money was up, most of it being laid
with odds of two to one ON Myer. Pat
Kenrick. prominent local sport, was
chosen referee and a great crowd was pres
ent. People, in fact, began to gather be-
fore o'clock add at there were over 5000
in the pavilion. including many notables in
the sporting line. Jake Kilrain was greeted
with great applause.
Bowen weighed in at 1909 pounds Myer
at 1885,. When they appeared in the ring
much delay was occasioned by disputes,
right wrist, which he hurt in fight with
Hopper three weeks ago.
Bowen opened the first round by leading
and hitting Myer on the shoulder. He then
rushed him and hit him again. Bowen
had the best of the round. In the second
there was some lively sparring, Bowen
getting in four lick's to Myers three.
In the third both men got in telling blows,
but both seemed about even. In the fourth
Myer hit Bowen terrible knock on the
neck and Andy retaliated, Myer bleeding
from one eye and blowing. In the fifth,
after some hard infghting, Bowen threw
Myer and had the best of the round. The
next two rounds were taken up sparring for
wind.
From this to the sixteenth round alter
mated cautious sparring and short spurts,
sharp infghting, no severe blows being
given. In the sixteenth Bowen did some
hard leading and hit Myer on the neck and
terrible blow under the heart. In the
seventeenth he hit Myer on the face, but the
Streator boy came back at him, and after
some vicious infighting the round ended in
Myet' favor. In the eighteenth Bowen
landed on Myers ear and followed with a
sWipe in the neck which staggered Billy.
They clinched on the ropes and Bowen got
the best of it. In the nineteenth both men
were considerably tired. but Bowen sue
ceeded in landing a gond one on Myers
neck, while Billy crOss-countered.
In the twentieth Myers chased Bowen
around and told him to come up and fight.
Bowen hit Myer on the neck and got him on
the ropes, and then after sharp infghting
powerful blow on the neck. In the twenty
second Bowen seemed fresher. After some
sparring for wind he smashed Myer square
on the nose. In the twenty-third he led
and hit Billy in the chest.
In the twenty-fourth Billy did some lead
lk anu u1U bowen III Lue neck, a1ter WQlCl
there was some hard fighting. In the
twenty,hfth both men were very cautious.
Bowen hit Myer in the breast and then in
the mouth. Billy made a tremendous
lunge at his opponent and missed. Both
men were bleeding freely. The round
ended in hard infighting. In the twenty
sixth Myer had terrible cut on the left
eye and blood on the breast. Bowen lead
and missed. Both men strike each other,
but Bowen gets the best of it. Myer made
a terrible lunge for a knockout blow but
Bowen ducked and got away. At the end
of the twenty-sixth honors were about
equally divided.
Twenty y-seventh-Both men fought like
demons and clinched. The round ended in
Myers favor, with ring full of police Of
fcers. It looked as if Myer had won.
Twenty y-eighth-Bowen led; Meyer got
away; both men are exhausted; Myer got
Bowen on the ropes. The police separated
them. When time was called for the twen-
ty ninth round, Mr.. Cheney, Myers back
er, came forward and gave the fight up. He
claimed that Myers hand gave out in the
tenth round. The referee gave the fight
to Bowen, ending in the twenty-eighth
round.