The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-28
But Under That OF Charley Persell
He Knocked Out Kid
Gallagher.
The Best Glove Contest That
Was Ever Seen in the
Northwest.
II Lasted Ton Rounds, and Was bloody
Eaough for Anybody Before
1t Wa Ended.

known here aa Charley Pc sell. started In
with very few friends on his side to contest
the Nc tana championship with Kid Gal
laRher. of Butte, last night. When he got
through he had made more friends and
shown that no can claim the honor of being
the best welter weight in the fighting bust
ness. He earned the fight strictly on his
merits, and came out of it without IA
scratch, except q cut on his knee, whore he
fell on the floor. He slipped and foil sew
eral times during the ten rounds that the
fight was in progress, and Gallagher's
ftisnds and seconds claimed he did 30 pur-
posely. The fact of the matter 10 that he
depends largely on ducking to avoid
punishment, and though it did
look several times aa though
Lewis had adopted London ring tactics, the
situations were such that he had TO be
given the benefit Of tho doubt. Gallagher,
whatever else may be said of him, is one OF
the gamest men who ever stepped in tho
ring. He showed that he could be very
vicious, too. but he was clearly outgen.
erallsd. There were several cries of foul
during the contest. but if there we're any
prominent enough to decide a fight on the
friends of tho defeated man saw all that
Lewis made. but overlooked those which
Gallagher made. 1t is doubtful If either
man purposely tried to foul the other. and
the referee Ia entitled to credit for not al
lowing any claims Of the kind, and having
the fight decided on its merits. The opera
house, where the fight took place, was very
we'll filed. The stage was just about large
enough for a twenty-four foot ring.
The frat evapt Waa a GrmcO-ROmAn
wrestling match between Jim Burns and
Jean Lafont. Charley Eyton was in Burns
corner and Jim Faulkner with Lufont. The
Frenohman WAS the heavier but sho ter
man. Burns won the first fall in nine min
utes and 10 seconda, getting Il body and
neck hold on the Frenchman while bob
were on the cnrpet. and turning his oppo-
was also won by Burns, in five minutes and
forty seconds. IL was a tough struggle on
the CARPET. Burns getting Lefont's left arm
behind him. what is known as a hammer
lock. and then a half Nelson. and turned
his man over. Oofty Goofty then gave a
Eyton and Ike Hayes hit him on the bosom
of his trousers with a broom
stick without breaking anything but
the stick. There was then a
five glove contest between Chocolate
Jones, a colored boy from the coast" and
IAGu uktOi " "aAOo ~ 11AA h WA
cisco. II was one of the prettiest exhibit
lions yet given before tho club. Jones was
the taller of the two, but Fuller the quicker
and cleveter. Jones followed Fuller around
most of the time and made some very
vicious awnings and nppercuts, few of which
landed, and none of those With very telling
effect. Atnearly every lead Fuller shot out his
left and landed on the colored boys head.
In the last round Fuller ducked O swing
which caught around his neck and threw
him nearly across the stage without doing
much damage. Fuller however. sent in his
left with such effect that he nearly sent
Jones down several times with straight
punches in the face, and did floor him once
or twice in q mix-up. Thu referee decided
the match a draw, but someone who thought
Fuller should have had it threw him a silver
dollar, which tell short and cut q mans
head in the audience.
The event of the evening was now due.
Gallagher was the first to enter the ring.
He was attended by Frank Free man Jim
Burns and Jim Starbsy. The KIDS ap, ear
ance was the signal for II round of ap-
plause. Lewis came a few minutes later
with his seconds, Ike Hayes and Sid Hun
inRton. There WAS Il slight attempt to
raise a hiss at Lewis, which Refe zee Har-
rity promptly checked. Jim Kelly was Of
fetal timekeeper. Duncan Taylor held the
watch for Lewis, and o. Filteau for Gal
lagher. Both men showed that the were
in fine condition when thew stripped, and
they ~eighed within n pound of each other,
Lewis robably the heavier at 145 Eounds.
After sAo usual introduction aud handshake
Lewis walked over to Gallagher's co ner
and holding up n roll of money offered to
bet that he would win the fight. Gal
lagher replied that he didn't nave any
money TO bet. Lewis then walked to the
front of the stage and offered the same bet
to anyone in the audience. Then he
offered to make it $500 to $l75. Nobody
&,ol~ aL,k co.. N.-k Il, ~ ..ol Slpn A.. @ Jsn
and as the Q was no taker he handed the
money to Ike Haye-. The preliminaries OF
tying OH the gloves took but IA few
moments, and then everything was ready
for the greatest fight ever seen in the
northwest.
though to force the fighting. He was smil-
ing'and confident and the applause of his
friends, who were in the vast majority,
egQed him III until l. wis sent in a vicious
u percut with his left and shot out his
right, landing on the Butte mans head
both times. Gallaehe then started to rush
and there WIS a clinch and some short arm
work. and as they broke Lewis landed a
light one. There were several more PUSHES.
during which some sharp intiRhting took
place. but Lewis each time showed his abil-
ity to avoid punishment by his quick duck
ing. In one rush and clinch he fell. GAL
higher was still rushing whom the gong
struck. Lewis was bleeding slightly from
tho nose when he went to his corner, the re-
suit of one of the mixes.
me second round was very much like the
first. Gallagher made the first iush and
catching Lewis about the body almost
pushed him through the ropes. Lewis then
started to do u little fighting on his own ac-
count. After some cautious spprring he
ducked a blow and rushed in. and both
men got in blows on each others heuu,
Gallagher began to sniff up the blood in
his nose now. There were seve al NOR.
PUSHES ana in the last mix Lewis sent IN "A
to ifhc heart punch. DUST before the gong
honuiod the men were walking around
looking for a chance when a flash-light
hotoR aph apparatus which somebody was
working in tho centsr aisle ex lodsd, The
bell runR before any more work WAS done,
and gave the smoke a chance to clear.
Lewis complained that the ioor was
slippery and the referee sprinkled resin on
the floor before the thi d round begun.
This round consist d mainly OF several
PUSHES aud shortarm blows, in which Lewis
dia some pretty upper cutting and got in
nightly with his left and light. and then got
away before Gallagher could counter. IL
was easy to ses by this time who was the
best trained fighter Of the two. LOWS
SEEMED to be able to and as he plensed,
whiie his clever duoking kept Gallagher
pounding tho air and wearing his strength
out.
there wasn't much hard hitting In the
fourth round, but what there was Levi
did. He started out with a hard lef. on
Gallnghsi's head. During \ clinch Gal
laeher got in II sounding blow IN Lewis
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