The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-23
Two Gentlemen Who Will Punch
Each Others Heads Satur-
day Night Next
Under the Auspices Of the Helena
Athletic Club at the Tur-
lei Hall.
Five Ounce Gloves, Twenty Rounds More
or Less, n $3.50 Purse and a
Big Side Bet,

The glove contest between Ike Hays, Of
Helena, aud Frank Freeman, OF Butte. FOL
the heavy weight championship of Montana
a purse of $3.50 and u side bet of $500 each,
comes off Saturday night under the aus
pices of the Helena Athletic club, at Turner
hall. Hays has been in training some time
here, while Freeman has been at work In
Butte. He will arrive here to-day and
finish his training at the road house. The
articles Of agreement call for a contest
with five ounce gloves, of twenty rounds or
more, or until one of the men gives up or is
unable TO 60 on with the match. The men
arc to be at the ring-side at IL O'Clock
sharp. The winner IL to take $500 OF the
purse and all the side bet. The loser gets
$3.50 Of the purse. Dune Mcdonald has
has been agreed on as referee. and each
man has posted $50 forfeit money,
which is to go to the club
in case the men fail to live up to the agree
ment. As a preliminary to the big contest
Jack Eyton and Harry Rodgers, who is now
in training at the road house. will have a
four-round 60, as will Paddy Lee. ex-oham-
pion of the American navy, and Jack How
ard. champion of Oregon. These prelimi-
nary contests will begin at 8 o'clock. The
men engaged in them will be under very
critical observation by the members of the
club. with the idea of seeing whether their
work warrants putting up, purses for
matches in the future. For this reason
there 10 no doubt but tnRt inc men Will III
put up a good fight.
Both freeman and Hays will weigh over
1870 pounds when they step into the ring.
the latter tipping the scales at nearer l9O
pounds. HAYS has a record of having
been whipped but once, and that " as In his
maiden fight, with Jack Gleason. lie de-
feated Jack Stone in the first round II
Helena, and knocked out Jack Lovett in a
short time. o. IL. Smith, who once
thought of fighting John l.. Sullivan. went
up against Hays at Livingston, aud lasted
five rounds. Red German, of Butte, went
down in the second round in the Smoky
City before his oolored opponent. Another
aspiring ~pugilist named Valiant lasted
part of one round. Hays had Burns. of
Missoula. badly whipped, but nevertheless
lost the fight on q foul that was claimed
and allowed
Freeman also has quite a record. One of
his best victosies was that over Pat Nc
to RIM up against Sullivan. When he met
Pat Kllien and got the worst of it. be con-
GUIDED to let Sullivan alone. freeman also
wrestled a draw with Muldoon at Fon du
Lao. Wis. Freeman's other record is as
follows: Defeated Charles Metz. of Chi
cago. in six rounds; Billy, OF the
same place, in four rounds; Ed Noble, of
Idaho, in four rounds; and stood before
Joe shsehy, the West Superior giant, six
rounds.
The men will meet on an elevated stage
which is thirty- two inches above the floor
of the hall. The ring for the lighters will
be enclosed in a second ring for the Sec
onds and helpers. By an ingenious ar
rangement of the ropes there will be no
stakes about the inner ring for the CON
testants to run or fall against.
President Hnrrity and Manager Strothers,
and Chas. Dillon and Dune Mcdonald
the committee of arrangements of
the Athletic club, have spared no pains
to make the affair a success. Forty or more
of the Butte sports are expected over.