The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-14
! PECULIAR KNOCKOUT.
Square Contest Which Lasted
But One Round and
Half
The Loser Is Put to Sleep by
Falling on a Resin
Box.

A Kattling Fight It the Coliseum Bstwss,
Harry Allan and Paddy Leo
Last Night.
Harry Allan lasted round and q half
last night before Paddy Lee. and was than
knocked out BY resin box in his own cor
| ner. The sports all declared II pretty
light and said II WAS on tho squars beyond
doubt. Before the main event there vas
. thrss-round no between Kid Leonard. Of
Anaconda and Billy Mccarthy OF Helena.
in which the kid got the most points. Allan
was tho first man in the ring. He weighed
Jag pounds. His seconds were the South
Butte Spider and Bid Huntington. Ice sp-
psared few minutes later with Jim Burns
and Red Gorman. He weighed 164 pounds,
Both his hands were bound with strips Of
plaster. snd he had . plaster on his breast.
While the seconds wsIe preparing for the
contest. Lee went to Allan's cor
nsr and showed his hands. Allan
demanded that the strips Of plaster
be taken Of, but Lee said he
would not fight II they were removed. Allan
Withdrew his objection and the men agreed
on Flank freeman for referee. A talkativs
individual in the crowd who had been hol.
lering out questions to Manager Mann and
annoying the audience objected. He wanted
Horace Hughes or man from Nissoula,
Mann told him that tho referee was salts
factory to the principals and suggested that
il he was dissatisfied he could Qst his
money at the box Office and 20 out. A
shout Of approval drowned the kisker's re-
ply. and the men stripped for battle, Lee
looked bulky and was little taller than
Allan. Allan looked big for man weigh
ing 146 pounds. but the weight was right
The frst round opened with both men
sparrina cautiously. In attempting 10 rot
away Allan received heavy left upper eut
in the wind. clineh followed in which
Allan beat the devils tattoo on Paddy's fat
covered ribs with his right. Whom they
broke away the referee warned Allan mot TO
strike again in = olinch. Allan claimed
that he had right to strike a. long % he
did not have hold Of his man. They were
sparrinR again after the clinch looking for
an opening whom Allan drove his right Ike
piston rod landing over Paddy's heart
Both Of them looked frssh at the close Of
the round.
Next came the round In which befsll
peculiar accident 10 Allan and one perhape
which never happened before to prize
fighter in the ring. The men went at il
ssvaRely. Lees blows were SLOW. but whom
they landed seemed to have considerable
force. Allan fought him back hard. The
blood commenced to flow from Lees mouth
and there Was look of distress on his face
after he rushed Allan TO the ropes as the
back of the stage whore Allan fell. He got
up unhurt and commenced to mix it. Il
looked to the spectators a. il Lee was al
most gone. He made . great rally and
Allan was forced to the ropes near
his own corner. Lee landed left on his
mouth, and Allan, aided with the impetus
Of the blow. fell to avoid an uppsrcut. His
head struck one corner Of resin box,
used for the fighters Shoes which his seo-
onds had overlooked and had failed to take
out of the ropes. He lay with his head out
side the ring with Lee standing over him.
One of Allan's seconds started to pick him
up and WAS NIT with savage slash from
Lees right hand which. fortunately, won't
over Sid HuntinRton's head as he duoked.
The referee :, approached Allan also.
swing made by Lee. who seemed
to have lost his head and looked infuriatsd.
In the noise that ensued NO one could tell
whether the timekeepers were counting
Allan out or not. The entire audience
stood up on chairs to got a better view.
After fully twenty seconds had elapsed Les
advanced to the footlights and waived his
hand in the air for silence which was in
stantly accorded him. He said: "Pvs
besn in bed three days, . sick man. /
weigh 164 pounds and should have fought
at 146 to be in condition" He started for
his corner. tottered around and tainted
Sy 10 HoS 10
in minute and was led of
the stage TO his dressing room. Allan was
still unconscious. his seconds holding him
up in a partly standing position and spray
Ing hartshorn up his nose. He was car
ried off in the arms of his seconds to his
soiousness about ten minutes after his pe-
culiar knock out. lie accepted the result
in a game spirit when he learned what had
happened. Dressed only in his lighting
trunks and shoes, he was sitting in big
easy chair presenting splendid specimen
not a mark on him except a
lump on ahs back of his head where ii
struck the resin box. "rhis is my first sx-
psriencs of q knock out" he said. what
did you mix il forP' asked Huntington.
II wanted TO-" he replied. "He never hurt
me at nll when he hit me on the mouth near
my corner. l want to fight him again"
They rubbed his head with liniment and
gave him u good stiff drink Of imported
brandy favored with lemon. He inhaled =
big breath and stood up. Pm all right"
he said. His late adversary was uahered in.
They shook hands, something which puzzled
the unitisted to the WAYS Of puRilists. They
had no hard feelings. All their differences
had been settled in the ring. Allan handed
the brandy bottle to Paddy and told him
not to drink too much OF II, for il was i'm
ported. Paddy felt the lump on Allan's
head. The seconds told him about The
resin box. Paddy said he had noticed IL
and had wondered why the seconds had
left il in the corner. He said to Allan, III
il had lasted another round, old man, you
would have put me out. l was weak" II
was as strong as bull, said Allan. Allan
was dissatisfed with the outcome. sspe-
,ially TO think that he had iost
The fight in the way he did and
lIee for another contest for
twenty rounds. which was accepted on the
,pot and sLe date fixed for January 20,
Charley Pearsell. who ia matched to inset
Kid Gallagher on the eth. and number
IT people prominent in sporting circles. had
Jokes aud front seats. They were unani-
nous in their expressions that il vas q
quars contest. The purse was 500.
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