The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-23
PEasELL WON ON 4 FOUL
He Was Getting the Best Of It
When Burns Threw Him
Heavily.
The Whole Of the $500 Purse
Given to the Cali
fornian.
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= Fine Glove Contest Before the Helena
Athletic Club With Some Very
Exciting Incldents.

Charley Persell, OF San Tranciaco. wor
the w~elterweigLt contest with Jim Burns
Of Philadelphia, before the Helena Athlete
club last night. Though tho fight was
given TO Perseli en- a clear foul in the tftt
round, ii was evident that he had the bes'
OF IL, and would have, barring accidents
won With the gloves anyhow. The foul
consisted in Burns picking Persell up bod
lily and throwing him down on his back,
where he lay almost helpless. Had Burns los
the CONTEST in any other way he would nave
gotten 800 of the $600-purse offered By
the club. Losing on q foul he got nothing,
and was out his $50 forfeit money besides.
Everybody was satisfied with this de-
cision on the part of Referee MoDonalo
except a few. who made quite q fuss about
st. Nearly everybody who had no money
up on the result and only wanted to see 9
good contest felt more friendly toward
Burns than toward his opponent. II the APP
plause that greeted them when introduced
counted for anything. But the foul was SO
deliberate that any other decision would
have been clearly out Of the question. Ihe
decision was in accordance with the revised
Quaensberry rules of the Butte Athletic
OtuD. Wllcu I6AGs IL SiQb - hRRSAA
its own referee and time keepers, and it has
also decided that any man losing a hight on
a deliberate foul will not receive a cent, and
will also lose his forfeit money" Iheve were
about 400 people present, and the arrange
ment of seats in amphitheater style gave
all an opportunity to see what was going on
IN the arena, The doubIe ring was done
away with, which gave several feet more
room, To prevent serious accidents the
posts were heavily padded.
The programme of sports commencsd
shortly after nine O'Clock, when the 9th
cial referee, Dune Mcdonald, announced a
wrestling event between Charles Eyton. of
Helena, and Jack Lovett, of Winnipeg.
Ihe conditions for winning were two out
Of three falls, with intervals of five min
utes' rest. Freddy German was in the
corner for Eyton, while j. A. Allen looked
after Lovett. D. A.. McMillan was time
keeper. While nobody expected a wrest-
ling match for blood. all witnessed a very
clever exhibition. Both men evidently
knew their business. and there was no ap-
pearance of anything but square work.
Eyton was the lighter man, but proved ex-
ceedingly clever. He won two OF the three
falls in six and three minute respectively.
and was awarded the match. After a brave
struggle for the first fall, Eyton turned his
man suddenly with a quick spin and a
half Nelson, and both shoulders touched.
The second was the most interesting,
Loyett finally forcing Eyton's shoulders to
the ground by sheer weight after a severe
struggle of ten minutes. The third fall
was short. Eyton got Lovett on the floor
ana rolled him a half dozen times until his
shoulders hit the ground. .
The eeoond event, AS long 1t lasted, set
the audience wild with cheering. 1t was
down on the programme as a four-round go
between "Rsd'' German, who was beaten
- D,AA - Jka T{ppaa and T A ALLAN whn
comes from Springfield, Mo-, but has no
Montana record. He is willing to fight,
however, but was in no condition last eve
ming. The crowd saw a whirlwind from the
start though it was very neatly carried on.
The slngglng was dons in q scientific way.
the Other man looked fabby and was short
winded. Each man weighed about 1870 pounds.
Cha lie Eyton was in Gorman's corner and
James Faulkner, of San Francisco, was
bottle holder for Allen. German jumped
from his corner when the gong struck and
smashed Allen squarely in the nose, follow
ing him around the ring and landing about
where he pleased. When the round was
finished Allen had a nasty cut over his eye.
a scratch ON his shoulder, and q raw look
ing bruise on his left cheek. German
showed no signs of punishment. In the
second round Allen proved the AGGRESSION.
forcing German to the floor though not in
AKA 4lLAs j. W. hA9
very well and held honors easy when time
was called. German again took the lead
in the third and made matters 30 warm that
Allen was quickly winded and took his seat
before the gong rung. The crowd Kissed
for q minute when the bout was given to
Gorman.
Next came the event of the evening. BY
the terms of the agreement the men were
to weigh in at the ring side, and either vas
TO lose his forfeit if he tipped the scales at
over $50 pounds. Before the German
Allen bout was started the scales were
placed on the stage and the men ordered
out to be weighed. Just as Burns was pre-
pairing to step On the scales Persell raised
the objection that the Weighing was to be
0 inst before the men started to eight.
The articles of agreement were sent for
and it was found that there Was nothing
TO prevent the Weighing right then except
that the weights had been forgotten and
had to be sent for. When the weights
came tho men mounted the scales and
neither tipped the beam at $50. Though
the actual weights were not given, it is said
Burns was between 148 and 143, and Per-
sell about las. The objections raised by
Persell created Rn unfavorable impression,
and the sympathies of the crowd we're evil
IDENTIFY with Burns, This was evidenced
by the quantity Of applause tt at WAS &C
corded the two men when they were intro
duced.
Burns had Frank Freeman, Chick Rod
gers and Jim Faulkner behind him, while
Ike Hayes and sid Huntingdon seconded
Persell. The latter was trained down to Il
point whore not an ounce Of Ruperfiuous
flesh was visible on his body; In fact he
seemed to have run principally to chest and
shoulders. Burns also looked il the pink
of condition and slightly tho heavier of the
two. Before the gloves were fastened on
Perssii walked TO the front OF ths ring, and
holding up u handful of greenbBeks, wanted
to bet them that he would whip his man.
Someone In the audience offered to bet Gs
much more the Same way, but nobody took
up either Offer. When Timekeepora Harrity
and Mcmillan took up th6ir stations near
the gong, Referee Mcdonald called time,
and the contest was on.
Perseli had not been in the middle of the
ring but Il few seconds whom the crowd saw
that Burns had not only run up against a
fighter but q general" as well. He walked
around BErns for g few times with u con-
temptuous saeer on his face, whieh was syi-
IDENTITY intended to make his opponent mad.
IL had that effect. After he had sizsd his
man mp PerBell led With his left and landed
twice on Rurns' neck. not very hard, but
just hard enough to show that lie under
stood how to do it. There was d clineh,
l. after the rsfs ee got them npare, Per-
sell jabbed Burns in tho face with his left.
following ID with another light one. There
was \ quick exchange in which no ysry
heavy damage was dona md then another
clinch and Il cry of foul as Perssll got
away. From this on to the time tho pono
sounded not q blow was struck, but Perseil
was walking around Barns, sneering and
splitting spitefnily like a tom cat, but look.
ing much the better for wear and tear OF