The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-24
Ii Account OF Corbstt's Career
Which Says He Whipped Dunno
Mcdonald.
The Fact ID They Made q 8tando6
Ia Six Very Lively
Rounds.
Had the Bettsr 81 II. But the
Rsferes Declared the Fight to
i liz . Draw.

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Sullivan fight At New Orleans, the New
York World published several pages devoted
No the new 6stio champion. In it, account
Of the puRilistic career Of Corbstt, the
World had this 10 say: 'In 1884 he made
bis debut A. ! full flsdgsd knight Of the
knuokles. His frat professional Engage
Enent was with Dave Eissman, and Corbstt
disposed OF him very handily In two
hounds. He next defeated Duncan Nc
Donald, Of Butte. in four rounds" Now.
Duncan Mcdonald 10 at the present time
the proprietor Of the Belvidsre hous 10
Helena. He has given MP the ring for good.
and whom he retired it was with the sHtis-
faction of having made a good record. he
does not care to have the idea get abroad.
even at this lats day, that Corbstt knocked
him ont. whom such il not the fact. The
truth of the matter is Mcdonald and Cor
bett fought a draw. They met At Shit Lake
citv on ths night Of Wednesday. July ID,
1886. Corbett at that time and
for that occasion going by the
name Of Jim Dillon. The Salt Lake
Evening Democrat OF tho following
day had the following account OF the hRht
by rounds: I'm the first round both spared
for some time. when Dillon struck At Nc
Donald, who guarded off the blow very
we'll. After a short spar, Dillon made :
heavy strike at Mac, who, instead OF step
ping back, rushed straight forward and
passed to the other side of his opponent
without being touched. Dillon then got in
a tap on Macs chest, which was returned
by = solid blow planted under the right
arm OF Dillon. At the beginning OF the
second round Dillon planted . good one ON
Macs breast. but the latter immediately
returned the compliment with two sound
raps on Dillon's ribs. After scaling each
others heads = few times Mao gave Dillon
a good one on the right shoulder. and re-
ceived in return a blow on the head. Mao
then struck Dillon in ths mouth, and fol-
lowed It mp by one straight from the shout
der against Dillon's right cheek. Dillon
got another in the ear and time was called.
"The third round opened by Mac hitting
Dillon a stunning blow on the forehead.
Mao then got it in the ear, twice to billions
once. After several light exchanges Mac
put in two on his opponents nose. and they
then began to clinch. n had to be separ-
atsd by the referee. The fourth round was
begun amid cries of Dillon! Dillon. and
the young Californian responded by hitting
Mac ON the ribs one OF the olsanest and
hardest blows of the evening. This was
followed by q series of close blows. and
presently Mao gave Dillon a pretty sound
rap in the side. Dillon threw his arms
around Macs neck. and the round ended in
a clinch. In the fifth round Mac got 1t in
the neck and then jumped past Dillon.
when Clinching was started again. and Mac
fell to the f1oor. Getting mp again, they
gave another hug, and both fell. Getting
mp, Dillon seemed completely exhausted.
and Mao was but little better. Time was
called before anything moro Was done.
1.-THE sixth round, being the last, caueed
the excitement to run very high. and the
spectators, like the fighters, were breath
less. Mac got in the only blow worthy the
name on Dillon's breast, when exhaustion
began to toll on both. Dillon staggered
about the stage like a baby learning to
walk, and paved at Mac as fast as he could.
Mac was on the defensive. and in his weak
condition had all he could do to ward of
the patter of Dillon's fists. The round was
very exciting, and though many clean blows
were struck by both men, they were 90 light
and in quick succession that it would ba
difficult to say who got the worst of 1t. The
referee brought the two men up to the front
of the stage and said: Gentlemen. l can
only decide this match by calling it a draw.
The two mol had to be literally carried OF
the stage by their eeconds to prevent . fight
to the end.
From a seat ON the stage it certainly ap-
peared that Mcdonald rot the better of 1t. y
So it appeared that Duncan Mcdonald.
of Helena, shares with Peter jackson. OF
Australia, the credit Of making a standofl
with the man who afterwards whipped
Sullivan. PIT,