The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-22
THE PINEAPPLE CUT UP
Kid Kelly Lays HIN Low in Just
Three Rounds.
FUN FOR ALL THE SPORTS
IL Was Eight For Blood. a FraII
Female and $24-The Pine
apple Had Been Living
Too High.

A fight for "blud" occurred at the Road
r house yesterday afternoon. The princi
pals were pineapple" derry Allen and
kid" Ed Kelly, who have several times
had encounters over the affections of q
tickle female known as Dottie.
Pineapple Jerry was the first favorite
OF Dottie's, but whom the police ran him
out OF town for vagrancy he went to the
wood camps up the canyon, and was sup
planted by Kid Kelly, piano player in
Con Peoples saloon.
One day, about two months ago, Jerry
came down from the camp and on visit
ing Dottle found Kid Installed in his
place. He at once proceeded to pound
; Kelly over the head with a beer glass, in
ficting dozen cuts in his scalp.
Jerry escaped to the hills and doctor
attended to Kelly. Deputy Sheriff Bren-
nan captured Allen a few days later and
he was sent to Deer Lodge for go days for
assault and battery. Yesterday his time
expired and Jerry, who had nursed his
wrath, came direct to Anaconda and
challenged his rival to a finish fight.
sports took the matter in hand and ar
ranged the details, and yesterday after
noon variety of vehicles, hacks, spring
buggies, lumber wagons and bicycles, all
loaded with passengers, wendell their way
down the valley to the rendezvous at the
Road house.
A ring was improvised, and Dan Rice.
who was in the ring at the celebrated Nc
Coy-McDonald fight in Butte, was ap.
pointed referee.
The principals had had no training, and
seemed to be about equally matched, ex-
cept that Jerry Allen had been living high
at the county's expense for 60 days and
was fat and hearty, while Kelly had been
jumping sideways for meals and dining
at free lunch counters with an occasional
feast on ham and egg sandwiches from
the Little Montana Cart" or hot tamale
from the prowlers' kitchen. This was to
his advantage and he was trained down.
During the morning, too. he warmed up
by punching the bag at the park for sew
eral hours.
Scotty Murray, lightweight, was be-
hind Allen, and OKeefe acted for Kelly.
Before the fight the Pineapple's friends
were confident of victory, and when the
referee announced that a purse of S24
had been raised and asked how il should
be divided, the Pineapple said:
II don't want no money. / amt in dis
fight fer stuff. see, an If get licked don't
want nuthin'. De man dat's best takes
de whole works. de stuff an de
lady. an de udder Teller, if it's me, don't
go back to town; he keeps right on
going"
This little speech seemed to settle il,
but the referee gave it out that marquis
and mo kicking, gouging or biting al
lowed"
Time was called and the men met with
out any preliminary fencing. In a few
seconds Allen landed on Eds jaw and
sent him to earth heavily. Kelly was
game, however, and responded to the |
count of the referee in good season. Allen
had the best of the round and his seconds
were jubilant.
'Il's jes pie fer us, dis is" shouted
Scotty.
Kelly's seconds claimed foul, which |
was not allowed.
In the second round both men toed the |
scratch, Jerry confident and Kelly deter
mined. Honors were about even in this |
round, though the smuggling was fast and |
furious, and when il ended Allen was |
badly winded. He had not recovered when 1
time was called for the third set to. Kelly |
was bleeding badly at the nose, but was
gritty.
The third round was a hammer-and- |
tongs affair. The Kid got a black eve /
"iike q hearse," but IL seemed to make /
him madden, and he made a vicious swing |
at his opponent and landed on his chin. |
Jerry went down like a log and was slowly |
counted out. Scotty threw up the sponge |
from his corner and the fight was awarded |
to Kelly.
Allen recovered shortly after, and last
night neither of the men showed signs of /
serious punishment. Since the fight it 10
learned by the scrappers that Dottie, the
woman in the case, is in Jail in Philips
burg. where she went after serving two
Neither, therefore, seems likely to see .'de
ady" soon. Kelly and his friends had a
genuine sports good time while the $24
asted, and this morning are broke as
Usual. About 100 sports and gamblers
saw the fight.