The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-23
THE BOY FROM STREA7OR
Billy Meyer, "The Illinois Cyclone"
Knocks Out Carroll at
New Orleans.
Forty three Rounds Were Tough t
and Some Of Them Were
Furious.
Sullivan and Slavin Have all but Made n
Match-A COrbett and Mitchell
Hippodrome.

sons witnessed the great light weight fight
Mt the Olympic club tonight between Billy
Myer and Jimmy Carroll. for purse Of
O'Clock. Myer was seconded by Eddie
Myer, Link Pope and Alf Kennedy. while
Carroll WAS looked after by Bob Fitzsim-
mons, Johnnie Griffin, Austin Gibbons and
James Robinson. Prof. John Duffy was
referee. Carroll tipped the beam at 1851.
and Myer at 1884. The gloves were weighed
by Police Captain Barrett and pronounced
fully five ounces. the weight required by
law. At the request OF the Myer party, the
pivot blow was barred. In the first round
Carroll feinted with his left, but Myer
lodged. Both men were wary. In the sec
ond, Carroll landed heavy left on Myers
ear and another in the stomach, receiving a
light return. The first blood was allowed
for Myer in the third. Carroll landed a
heavy left without receiving return. The
round closed slightly in Carroll's favor. In
the fourth, after rapid exchange of blows.
Myer landed heavy right on Carroll's
face. In the fifth Carroll hit Myer twice
on the nose. Myer was still on the defen-
sive in the sixth, Carroll tantalizing him.
Carroll forced him to the ropes, but did no
damage. In the seventh, Carroll landed a
heavy left on Myers nose, nearly upsetting
him, and Myer landed heavy body blow,
drawing grunt from Carroll. In the
eighth the men clinched, being separated
by the referee. Ninth, Carroll landed a
right on Myers face. Tenth, blows on the
jaw were exchanged, honors still being even
at the close.
>, In the eleventh Carroll landed a left
swinging blow on the stomach, but attempt
ing to repeat it, was nearly thrown by Myer
Mysr received heavy right on the mouth
in the twelfth. In the thirteenth Carroll
nearly knocked his opponent down with a
right on the ear. Both exchanged heavy
rights and lefts, then came to a clinch.
In the fourteenth Carroll landed heavily
right and left on Myers nose, and both
men fell in the rally. Again in the fifteenth
Carroll landed right on Myers jaw,
ducked against Myer' left, and the latter
fell against the ropes. There was nothing
of much interest in the sixteenth, but in
the seventeenth Carroll landed a heavy
right, staggering Myer, who showed anger
and there was some sharp fighting, the
round ending slightly in favor of Carroll.
From this up to the twenty seventh,
while there were number of sharp blows
men appeared to be very cautious. In the
twenty seventh Carroll landed left on
Myers stomach and both men appeared to
be getting savage again. In the twenty
eighth Carroll landed terrible blow on
the ribs, and forced Myer into his corner.
In the twenty-ninth and thirtieth ho also
landed we'll. particularly the thirtieth.
when he landed two heavy swings on
Myers neck and left drive in the stomach.
In the thirty first Carroll landed heavily
right and left on stomach and neck. Myer
landed glancing left on Carroll's jaw,
but received a left swing shortly after.
Myer aimed right and left and Carroll
neck and repeated. The thirty second
was about even. In the thirty-third
Myer received a terrible blow from the left
on the nose. heavy exchange followed
and Carroll slipped to the floor. He was
knocked down and looked groRgy. Myer
was aggressive, there was heavy fighting
throughout, and both men were winded.
with sparring.
In the thirty fifth Myer hit Carroll on the
jaw, knocking him down. Carroll landed
heavy left and right on Myers jaw, where
upon Myer retaliated in a savage manner.
In thirty-sixth Myer was knocked down,
but ne seemed 10 6tand Aeayy work the bet
ter. Myer landed left and right on Car
rolls face in the thirty-seventh, and mo-
ment later received heavy right on
the jaw. Carroll then got al
heavy left left on the nose, which
drove his head back and Myer began fight
ing for the body. Myer invariablymissed
his famous right drives but seemed strong.
He continued to push matters in the thirty.
eighth. In the thirty-ninth Carroll landed
several times and received vicious blows in
return.
Rounds forty, forty-one and forty-two.
Myer landed two lefts on CRrroll's head and
received a stomach punch in return. Car
roll funded a good left on Myers jaw with
\ repeater. Within moment Myer got two
more in the same spot ana knocked Car
roll down with right on the jaw. Desper-
ate fighting followed. Carroll ducked sew
oral times to avoid vicious swings. Myer
forced Carroll around tho ring, receiving
several heavy lefts on the nose while so do
ng.
In the forty.third Myer came up aggres-
live, Carroll weak. Heavy exchanges fol-
owed. Carroll received heavy blow from
he right on the jaw, going down and stay
ng down fully twenty seconds. Myer was
declared the winner amid great cheering.
1e fought fair and manly contest and
deserved the victory for his gentemanly
conduct and fairness.
THE BIG FELLOWS.