The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-30
LOCAL SPORTING GOSSIP.

The ficnt between Devine and OsMalley
at Toole's road house III Sunday had thu
effect of arousing new interest in puRilistic
circles. Three or four fighters have come
to the surface. and it is probable that sew
eral fights will soon be arranged. Henry
Mcfarland, a colored lightweight. cAllod
on the sporting editor at this oflce last
evening and left a challenge for tho bene-
tit Of Tommy Devine. Mcfarland will make
a finish glove fight with Devine for a purse
of anything from 500 to $500, or he will
make n match for the same amount q side,
He is very anxious for n fight and will meet
all Corners at his weight, l3a pounds. Nc
Farland can be found at the Silver Leai
club, a colored sporting organization, 10
Gated in the brick block at the foot of
Broadway.
Mcfarland has something of q re-
cord. He whipped Charles Roberts. bet ter
known rs Peck" in six round at Bis
marck on July s, 1889. He finished Albert
McCoy in three rounds at Bismarck in De-
cemher, 1887. He has defeated several les
ser lights and has never vet been defeated.
Mcfarland looks like a tighter. He ia tall
and we'll built and has a good pair OF
shoulders. There are mighty few men of
his size who can train to III pound
stripped. lie weighs about 1io when out of
condition. Ii he makes a match a good
fight may be looked for. Deviae says he is
| willing to meet all corners and Treasurer
Phillips, of the Coliseum. stands ready to
furnish the money. Devine is y good man.
He found no difficulty with O'Malley, but
he whipped him quicker and harder h
any of his most %sanquine friends expected.
Dsvine is quick andsstrikes q hard blow.
He has a broader pair of shoulders than
any light weight of his size i'll this section
of the country.
No man is more anxious for a go with De-
vine than Billy Searles. Searles said that
he went TO Mr.. Phillips last evening with
his money to arrange a finish battle with
Devine but was informed that he would be
seen to-day, when prelimlDarles Will PROB
ably 80 settled. One cause of his anxiety
to meet Devine is because of the ~latter's
bre ak for him at the fight on Sunday. A
fight between these two men would be Il
very entertaining affair. Searles made. a
very clever showing last summer when he
knocked out Billy Weston in tho sixth
force the battle until the right time came,
and then put him to sleep quicker than a
flash. There was some talk that the affair
was q huke, but this is not so. The light
turned out to be a fight, no matter what ar
rangementS were made before.
Where is Frank Shepley? 1t is not neces-
sary for him to travel through the east
looking for a battle. He can find plenty
good men who will give him all he wants in
Montana or in Helena for that matter.
Maxwell, the colored light weight, is in
Missoula. He was the cleverest man of his
weight in Helena last season but might
find matters different now. Jack Stone the
middle weight is out of the country now
and there is not a middle weight in town
who could make anything of a fight. The
light weights are numerous and are good
ones. If Butte can find q fighter from 125
to 1856 pounds he can find all the business
he can attend to by sending his address
and a forfeit to Helena.