The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-24
BANTAMS IN A RING
Jimmy Barry and Jimmy Anthony
Fight 20 Lively Rounds.
THE FORMER TAKES THE POT
Latter Is an Australian, and the
Scrap Was Conducted BY the
Club hat Managed the
Fitz-S hsrkey FIasco.

San Francisco, April s9.-Five thou
sand people saw Jimmy Barry aud
Jimmy Anthony, bantam-Wcights. fight
20 rounds before the National Athletic
club, the club that conducted the Fitz-
simmons-Sharkey fight. The arrange
ments were very poor and the big
big crowd was exceedingly uncomfort-
able In the hot arena. The tight was
Tor 5000 purse, 10 per cent. to the
winner. and at llj pounds The men
we're well trained and entered the ring
at 10 o'clock. Very little time was
wasted, as Barry set the pace. He led
time and again and got away without
a return. In the second round Anthony
led, hut failed tu land Barry jabhed
his right and lett into the face IL was
evident that Barry was the Cleverer
man of the two. but his blows did not
seem to hurt the Australian. In the
third round. after Barry had landed
several right jabs without return. An
thony became aggressive, whereupon
Barry swung viciOusly. hut missed and
fell To the floor. In the fourth Barry
led with his right hut was hotly coun-
tered. lie then landed with both hands
thre" times without return and the
round closed with Anthony swinging
wildly. Barry was confident that he
had sized up his man when the NTH
round opened and he landed a stin
right ON the Australians face and fol-
lowed IL up with his right and left on
Anthuny's jaw.
Both came up smiling Tor the sixth.
N b.s.1 10
stopped by a left on the nose. Anthony
poked his left into his opponent's :
stomach and received right In the
face as return. Barry led several
times. but his blows seemed Ia lack
steam. In the seventh Anthony clever.
~ stopped lead and the round closed
with Anthony lighting hard.
Little or no fighting was done in the
eighth. hut In the ninth Anthony
showed signs of Improvement. for he
stopped all his opponents blows aud
landed several times ON the Chicago
boys stomach. In the 10th round both
fought very hard. hut Barry was evil
IDENTIFY taking no chances lie rushed.
but was stopped. In the llth Barry
landed a right and tried again with a
left swing. bnt Anthony made "A quick
duck and got out of the way. The
fighting was slow during the
rest Of the round Barry went after
his man In the t2th aud landed when
ever and wherever he pleased but he
could not put the little man from Aus
tralia out.
In the 18th Barry landed twice on An
thongs nose without "A return and
pushed him hard. Anthony rallied
however. and rushed the ChicaEoan all
over the ring. In the lith Barry poked
Anthony's sore nose again and as thu
gong sounded punched him on the neck
This was Barry's round. In the 18th
Barry did all the lighting. landing
rights and let's on Anthony's head
jaw and stomach. In the 10th Anthony
came up with black eye, hut Was
strong. Barry, just as The round closed
swung his left ON the Australians Jaw
and the latter went to his corner in q
groggy condition.
Anthony came up fresh for the 18th
and stopped a left lead for the face
Barry then Jabbed him several times
ON the nose and then slipped to tho
fioor lie got up quickly and received
light counter on the jaw. Both oI
Anthony's eyes were in mourning In the
18th round. hut he was stili strong. The
only important blows struck IN this
round were right ON the foreigner
Jaw and a stiff left un his nose. Barry
plainly outclassed him as far as clever
ness is concerned.
In the 18th round Barry was much
the stronger 0f the two and cnuntered
his opponent on the jaw. Anthony
landed right hook hut there vas nd
force In the blow and Barry uppercul
savagely The 10Th and last round was
all Barry's He smashed his opponent
ON the eye and the jaw repeatedly. Al
though Anthony was still on his feet
when the round closed the referee an
nounced that, as the bout was foI
points. Barry was clearly entitled t'
the decision aud the purse and was ih'
champion bantamweisht Of the world