The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-28

VA a bad mix. during which Lo wis stoppsd
= short arm blow with his nose without
any ap aren't bad feet. He simply smiled
"a oasticnlly when the crowd cheered. and
then landed his lsft with good of sct on thu
KIDS 1885,. A little later Lewis ducksd
and went down, and In thu mix that fol.
lowed the Butte man got decidedly the
worst OF IT. Lewis doing some rapid pan
ishing near his own corner. upporcntting
till his arm got around the Kid neck, he
I'll ped md both fell. They wore up In an
instant and at " hammer and tongs when
The gong sounded. Lewis had n long way
the best OF the round.
Lewis began the sixth round by landing
harl on Gallaahsr's nose; and dueking TO
wa d and Utmost arted head f st between
the Kids legs. There were loud cries OF
foul. but the referee would NOT allow IL.
g ,l.agher now b.gan rushing again. In
one OF tn ID he forced Lewis TO n corner,
but the latter managed to turn 4 ound and
let tho Kid 20 by with such u rush that he
fell in q hsap nndet the rores. Lewis now
took u decided hand in the fight. He swung
his left and planted it on his opponents
head, and thai tushod and landed tight and
left body blows. He ducked to avoid a
counter iuah. and the mon were clinched
when the gong soundel. Az they went to
their corns = Gallagher was showing signs
Of the punishment he had been getting
about the faoe. Blu ms, one of his seconds
took up his cause in \ ,wordy war with
Lewis. who told him that GnlIagter was
''evsn an easier mark than you were"
The seventh found opened with sparrinR
and feintinQ. Tho fist real work was
when Lewis swung his left and landed on
GnlIaQher's neck. nearly KNOCKING him
down. Before the Kid could recover Lewis
was at him, sending in right and left on his
head. A ciinch saved the Kid from going
out right there. left iab in G%allagher's
neck and face followed. Then the . was
another of the same kind, ana Gallagher's
blows all landed on the vacant air. He
managed to get in a light counter as the
round ended.
Lewis went into the eighth round as if to
finish his man. He landed lis left on
q llngher's neck, and followed with the
right on his face. Gallagher then made
what looked like a foul. and some of Lewls'
friends claimed one. Lewis. how yer. de-
clared he didn't want any fight on a foul
any more. and sta ted in to win il the other
way by landing his left on the Kid head.
uppefcutting and othe wise misusing his
opponent, q rush to thu ropes and
q clinch stopping the drubbing
the Butte man was getting. Before the
round ended Lswis had swung his left on
GaIlaghor's neck and sent in his right a
little later. Gallagher was game. however.
and kept swinging for Lewis, who almost
invariably ducked. Both the Kid eyes
showed signs Of closing as the ound ended.
The ninth round was all Lewis' wav. 1t
started with a rush. during which there WAS
q light exchange of body and head blows.
Then Lewis sent in n terrific straight left
hand blow on GallaRher's face and in
getting away slipped down. There was
some kissing At this and Gallagher's
seconds began jawing at Lewis. The
referee made them shut up. Lewis now
rushed Gallagher hard. and hit the Kid aa
ma nlAlAA1. Tina hJnWo Uafa ton fnGt IN
count and must have numbered twenty at
least. Once Gallagher wsnt down, but
bravely got up and staggered all over the
ring, taking punishment about the face
and neck. He was bleeding and
very groQgy.,, and clinch saved
Lewis in the wine after time was called,
but nobody called for a foul.
1t would have been just as we'll had Gal
la.her's seconds not let the plucky fellow
come up for the tenth round. He was
plainly done for, and it was only a question
Lewis fooled with him a little in the center
of the ring and then rushed him to the
ropes. where he rained blows on the KIDS
neck and face. Gallagher was bleeding like
q pig. He wont down under the storm of
blows. but came mp before ten WAS counted
and offered himself once more for q punch
ing bag. Lewis simply hit him as he
pleased. using his left mostly, having hart
his right in some of his punches. Gala
gher hung helpless OIL the ropes until ma
ture gave out and he fell. He staggered to
his feet just as the timekeepers called
ten" and he was out. He had made q
brave fight, but his opponent was too old q
hand at the business for the Butte boy to
stand against.
Billy Lewis-as "Persell' wishes to he
known by his true name hereafter-has q
lighting record longer than most people
l m a hmm dnnvH IN thn -yry -, AhAn<
parts. He is the champion no. ound boxer
OF the country. He alw .ys fights in the
w~elterweight class. His first encounter was
with Jack Hanlon, of Chicago. whom be
defeated In seven rounds in Sacramento.
Cal. His other fights resulted as follows;
at Sacramento, and Harry Savage in ten
rounds at Los Angeles; at FL Paso. Texas
beat Jack Lawrence in twenty rounds,
Hank Norton in three rounds. Sparrow
Golden in five rounds. No ton a second
time in ton rounds. and Jimmy Nichols in
six rounds; at Silver City, n. NJ,
bsat Jack Lawrence q second time in ff,
teen rounds with one hand broken;
at Marysville, CAL. fought Geo ge GreRsor
forty-nine rounds to a dtaw; and fought
another draw with the same man at Sacra-
mento. the police stopping the fight at the
end Of the nineteenth round; at Los An
geles beat Happy Jack. colored, in eigh,
ounds; fought jess Smith. colorea heavy
weight. to a draw of sixty-four rounds n,
Denve beat Jack German in seven rounds
at Hastings, Neb.. and the Omaha Pet,
Eron Storey, iii twelve rounds at the same
place; stood off Charley Turner of Stock.
ton. at Nevada City, CAL, for tine elgh,
rounds in which he was to stop Lewis; and
Dc eated Jim Bnrnsin six ounds at Helena,
winning on a foul. Gallagher, whom lie
defeated last night. had an unb oxen reco d
OF victories up to that time.
Preventing Future Misery.
If there is. in this vale of tears, a more