The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-13
A BRUTAL EXHIBITION.
Another Easy Mark Put Up TO Keep Ike
Hayes Going.

Another Easy Mark Put Up TO Keep Ike
Hayes Doing.
From the exhibition at tho opera house
last night IL would seem that IL 10 about
tlmo the authorities put some restrictions
on tho brutal exhibitions of prize fighting
which 20 on under tho name Of spnHsing
matches In Helena. to the extent at least OF
insiating that they take place ou.aids the
city limits. The "spnrring match" SGT for
last night was neither more nor iess than
nn exhibition of brutality, in which Ike
Hayes md Dick Carroll. tho latter known
Az the soldier" wore the principal actors.
enroll was once In tho regular army, and
had a reputation AZ a rough and nmbls
fighter. Hayes IL we'll known locally. prin~
cipally because Of his inability to stand up
before n scientific boxer.
There was the usual crowd present when
tmo WAS called for the first round. The
mon started In to pound each other. and
kept It up all tho way through. Haves jnb-
bina Car Oil in tho wind with his right and
on the jaw with his left. "lhe Soldier"
punched Hayes in tho mouth and nose and
mad tho negro bleeding Ike a stuck pig
whsn the round closed. In doing go, how
eve, he broke his right wrist, which rem
derad his right hand useless. Though
both men woe winded when tho round
closed. thsv came up fresh for the next
and started In to hammer each other again.
About tho middle Of the round, however,
they got more cautious and began a walk
around which continued till the gong
struck. In the third they started in to
spar for wind. but urged on by the cries OF
the crowd soon began TO mix things up at q
lively rate. Nsar the close of the found
hayes landed heavy left hand blow on
CarFOlPs mouth and sent him to the Iopss.
The gong saved him.
Hayes started out In the fourth round to
whip his man and fought Carroll all over
the ring. The latter avoided deal of pun
lshment by dackinR continually. but was
nearly gone when the round closed. Car
rol had f.eshensd up considerably in the
NTH round and though Hares started ont
as tho aggressor. tho soldier soon began
to mix things" and punched the colored
fellow in the face two blows for every one
received. Hayes was very weak when tho
round closed. but Carroll was winded. Ths
continued until HAYES landed a left
handler on Carrolps mock that staggered
him. Hayes didn't know enough to
follow up his advantage. and Car
roll got his second wind and was
making show of fight, when the
coloied fellow aent in . left-hander on the
neck. followed by right handler on tho op-
posite side, and another left about whore
the frat landed. Carroll foil like q log and
was clearly counted out. He got up after
ten" was called and his seconds were try
ing to chase the stars out of their prinoi-
pals eyes, when some one suggested that
Carroll had gotten Mp before being counted
out. Hayes walked up to tho dazed man in
pretty mnoh the same style A. butcher
would to . steer that hadn't died at the
frat blow. He hit Carroll and tho latte
went down. This time it did settle IL.
he fight was advertised to be for purse
of $500. of which $3.50 went to Hayes fol
whipping his man, and $50 to Carroll fol
getting whipped.