The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-01
JIM WILLIAMS VICTORY
HOW The SALT LAxER KNOCKED
MAHAN OUT.
The san Francisco PusiIist Was No
Match For the Utah Champion
williams May Fight Reddy Gal
IaSher.

Friends of Jim Williams, the champion
pugi1ist of Utah, were elated yesterday
! on learning through The Herald OF thelr
favoTite's easy victory over Billy Mahan'
and they will be interested in the follow
ing details Of the fight given by the Dem
yer Republican:
! A Knockout glove fight between Jim
Williams, of Salt Lake City, and Billy
NIahan. of San Francisco, took place in
the dance hall of a Jefferson county re
sort northwest of Denver between II and
! u O'Clock last might. Williams agreed TO
stop the San Franciscan in six rounds
for 500 a side and the gate receipts, but
Mahan was put to sleep at the close of
the third round. Tickets of admission
cost $3.50 a. piece and about fifty sports
from Denver patronized the affair.
The articles of agreement stipulated
! that the fight should take place between
and 10 o'clock, but owing to the arrest
of one of the principals by the police at
in the evening the hour was set for
ward Billy Nathan spent half an hour
! in the city Jail as a sort Of finish TO ms
| training.
| Late in the afternoon word of the COM
ing scrap was carried to Chief Arm
strong. The selected BATTLE-GROUND was
reported 10 be within Denyer'S limits,
and the chief determined 10 stop the
fight.
juggling
He left instructions with Detective Col
by to that effect and a. plan was deter
mined on to carry them out. About s
o'clock Detectives Dougan and Schlott-
man put 1t into effect
After a Short hunt they found Billy
NIahan on Larfmer street, near Seven
teenth, and without any explanations
marched him to the city Jail, where ne
arrests suspicion of burglary and safe
breaking were charged against him. The
hackers of the fight made every effort
to get the pugilist free and finally LIEU
tenant Jones released him on q. $500 bond
from Caters court. But this precaution
did not satisfy the lieutenant. So when
the hack containing Mahan and his Sec
onds started for the scene of the fight
Detective Colby and Officer Cross fol-
lowed In a. buggy and escorted the fight
ers' vehicle outside the Denver boundary.
! Williams. his seconds and hackers, to-
gether with a. crowd of sports, were
awaiting Nathan. 1t took some time to
fix I'D an 1S-foot ring, and then the other
pTeliminarieS were arranged.
Opening Ceremonies.
Ben Daniels and Jerry Haley were
chosen as Williams seconds; Billy Smith
and Jimmy Lewis took care of Mahan's
: interests. Al Burns, of Kansas City, act
: ed as referee. The watches were held
by Denver men.
Four-ounce gloves, Queensbury rules,
; and the man who fell without being
punched TO lose the fight were the ruling
time was called.
| The first round opened with a weak
lead from Mahan, who Clinched and
Rugged. They broke and Williams plant
{ ed his left on the side of Mahan'S head.
Williams rushed and NIahan punched his
ribs and clinched again. The referee
pulled them apart and Williams landed
| ! twice on Mahans neck, the light man
counterng feebly. Williams pushed him
off and Ma99an fell under the ropes. The
| round ended amid cries of foul, to which
fha referee paid no attention.,
Clearly OutcIasSed.
Round opened lively. Williams had
measured his man and started to slug.
After a little sparTlng he jabbed his right
straight into Mahan's mouth, and the
blood flowed. Mahan staggered but re-
turned with his left and got two right
= handlers in the neck in return. NIahan
clinched again and again, evidently being
l afraid of the big man. Williams used
both hands, receiving only light short
arm blows from NIahan. who was decid-
edly groggy: The round closed with a
swinging left and right from Williams,
which sent NIahan into his corner in a
; limp heap, bleeding freely. Time was
{ called luckily for the welterweight who
came near being counted out. The regu-
: lar claim of foul was disallowed.
: Williams led and AIalan clinched to
avoid punishment. Short-arm work fol-
5 lowed. Mahan continued his hugging tao
. ties and giving the referee much trouble
: TO break the clinches. Nathan rallied,
. landing his left twice on Williams face
: and brisk miX-up took place 1T ended
= by Maihan's going down at "A light tap.
t More claims of foul were made. but VII
| liamS did not want to win that wav, and
continued to go after his man. Mahan,
, weak and Winded. staggered away from
= the lushes of Williams, but could not
= save himself. The Salt Lake man was
2 cool and fresh and followed Nathan
e around the ring, dealing him sledge-ham-
5 mer blows.
Letting Him Down Easy.
Finally he knocked the San Franciscan
g against the wall with a right swing in
: the jaw, and AIahan dropped. Time was
called and OIaInan's seconds carried him
to his corner.
The game but much out-classed NIahan
was done for. and his hackers saw it
Wishing to save him his second stepped
e the sponge. He saw that another round
would end the fight and only increase
Mahan's punishment without benefittine
E him any The knocked-out man feebly
y tried TO rise and continue the fight, but
was scarcely able to stand and was
helped outside the ropes. The referee
l gave Williams the decision.
S The winner of last nights bout viii
today challenge "Reddy' Gallagher to a
g match. finish or limited number ot
= rounds, and has the financial backing OF
J big stakes. He is in the middle class
!, and has a good record. In Stockton, Cal.
| he knocked out Charley Turner, the col.
: ored lad who was champion middleweight
p of the coast at the time, besides whip
, ping other good western men. He me-
{ Denver Ed" Smith in Salt Lake city
\ in the fall of 1893. and the big heavy,
4 weight failed to put Williams out in :
four-round smuggling match. Afahan wax
out of form and out of his class, but
with men of his weight has done good
4 clever work, his last bout here being
4 with the Saginaw Kid" whom hi
knocked out in a twenty-one round
. match. NTahan and Williams never me
= before last night.
FAvORS THE PATTERSON BILL.