The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-26
GREAT LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST
Billy Meyer and Jimmy Carroll Fight
Il Battl" Royal in New
Orleans.
Meyer Wins the Fight in the Forty
Third Round Amid Great
Applause.
Al Are" That lie Made II Clever,
Manly Fight Witnessed by
Thousands.


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i'y. Carroll and Meyer wrr" weighed at
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fighters and seconds MS to no" ih"y
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men ana rea" 'hrH' Il i"h" l'c'or'' '"SI
before battle began ii WAS rumorcd
ouonn thp club members. that lo, winner
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, the weight required 10y law. Il. NJ.
+ Erori, y,s chosen official timer for the
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, leonard of Memphis for Carroll car
} roll entered the rlhg at o:'2' meyer !"i
t lowing few minutes h'Ir' ''o'
Clark of Chicago. VINO hao Ju'l
arrived ON the limos CrniraI was
also invited to keep lilhe lor hiiiy meyer
, by ALT Kennedy by consent OF the I var,
: rol party. meyer "ouho sliiaii paroaSc
t around MS wrist at the request OF th'
J. Meyer party. fsv9t piow was oarreu.
The men scaled accordinS TO agree
/ meht al unoer ito pou1e's' ''' Ah"'o"
: ross was forineu AT H'l2. :, H..
= hounu one'-CarIoii le'i'lcu WIN nLs i,is
left ana meyer uoosco away; ,i, nt
very first rounu lhdlcaleo Una.
both men were extremely wary an' Ho'
o blow was struck curing !h,s Io'nt'
8 found TWO -Carroil ieu li9h.lS WIN ii's
u left but did not land. ne lahoeu again
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: be landed lett IN lhe stomach anu re
cciveo iSht return. ,or+
Hound three iio'h hit ll%ht alu i"l'
III" first blood was c'aineu an" a'oWru
; for Meyer. Carroll ianucu Il hc"NN ri'
again anu got away WIN
I out return. quick eXchaHSc,
s were made. No heavy blows were la!l"c''
p and the round closed Just little pit II
|. favor of Carroll.
Round four Carroll landed hcaNy LEI!
and got away without return "i 'l'
rapid exchange OF blows, with hohor'
y even. Meyer landed il heaVy riSlt ol
.r Carrolls face, drawing Il H'iic bioo'
from an old cut Carroll AIMED Vlci,n
IT. blow at Meyer but it landed on h''
lc shoulder.
If Round tive-Carroll landed ligh
u, left without return. Both landed
light left and Carroll hit Meyer twice OF
~ ~ the nose, done purposcly to vrS Meyer
N Myer led for his opponent stomach aux
:, :, got in light tap with his rlsn,' !,
lc Round six Meyer was sun on TN
" defensive and worked hard 10 pun ou'
Carroll tantallzing him with ms lI'ila
tion OF a windmill movement WIN ~
right Carroll landed llght bl"" III III
~ stomach without return mr!eI i"',u,'
OF right in the stomach without re'ur
GO and Carroll forced him to the ropes, D"
%. did no damage.
Round seven Carroll forced his or
ce ponent around the ring and lan4ed
C. heavy left on his nose, which nearly ul
r set Meyer. 1t made Meyer mad and Ii
is attcmptci right boly blow. ne rn"n
a grew red hot and both hit hard. Mey'
landed IA heavy body blow which drew
prunt from Carroll. Never attempted
left lead for his face, but was ncatl
m stopped. Still eten.
~ Round eight Carroll landed IA left o
his opponents nose and missed, both c'
- changed fair blows but did no apparcI
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