The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-23
BILLY AFTER THE COIN
Promoter of Sports Will Do
Something for Himself.
HURLS FORTH HIS DEFY
Declares That He Is Ready to Meet Any
Pugilist in the Northwest-His E.
forts to Encourage Athletics
Have Been Fairly Successful.

Billy Woods, the irrepressible, has de-
| cided to go on the road" He said yes
| terday that he had been in Butte for
| seven months, all of which time he has
| devoted to creating a healthy senti-
ment in favor of athletic sports in this
| city" that he has succeeded in a meas
| ure in promoting, and that now he pro
poses to do something for himself.
Il have worked faithfully to promote
| a health sentiment in favor of athletic
| sports in this CITY," said he. land while
l have not made cent, | feel that my
| efforts have been rewarded 10 the eX-
tent that instead of no sentiment here,
there is pretty good showing of en-
thusiasm in all branches Of athletic
sports. l began my work in a field
where not even a little bit of athletic
sporting sentiment existed, and grad
ually brought a large number of men
around to my way of thinking. | have
not earned a cent, but | care nothing
about that. My aim was to establish
myself here and show to the people
that l have tact and ability in my spe-
cial line of work. | am a pugilist
Now l propose TO challenge all COM
ers in the northwest. That's business,
amt it? Well, that it what l am go
ing to do. / intend to make a few dol
lars for Billy now. I've tried to work
up field for athletics here, and have
succeeded in a measure. | have seen
couple of clubs spring up under my
efforts. The armory is pretty well
equipped and there the police and fire
men can go and exercise according to
their own desires. 1t is theirs. The
armory was locked up tighter than a
drum when / came here and there was
dust on the windows. Now all is pol
ished up.
Yes, 1 have succeeded in establishing
myself and Identifying myself with
sporting matters here. So / will now
turn the field over to the public and
go out and make some money. | am
a pugilist, and will meet all corners.
You hear of boxing contests all over
the country. Some jay comes along,
gets up a scrap, walks off with lots of
dollars and that's the last of him.
with me it will be different. ! pro-
pose to make Butte my home. Butte is
where / will hail from, wherever | may
be. | will meet any man in a limited
number Of rounds, any place in Mon
tana or the northwest / want to make
a few hundred dollars before winter,
as l have some relatives dependent up
tana looking for a go with some rep
utable boxer. These men l will meet
any time or place.
After | clean up enough money l
will return to Butte and open a first
class gymnasium and boxing school. /
will be known as Billy Woods of
Butte"
Woods came TO Butte last fall with
the jay cncuS9 from Denver. The
show broke down here and Woods was
thrown upon his own resources He
began by givingSa turn" at the I'm
perial with the Illuminated clubs and
his exhibition made hit. His club
swinging was clever. At the same time
he would spar a few, rounds with any
man who happened to he in the room
and cared to be knocked down. but he
declined to engage in a prize fight, al
though it was conceded that he could
give any of them a stiff game. Rather
he preferred to establish a gymnasium
in the city and secure the management
of it. In this endeavor he has spent
seven months, and the best he has re-
ceived is cement to keep on try
ing. At last he yields, and Is now
ready to go out into the world and
box for living and anything over he
can make. His friends in Butte will
wish him luck on his tour and hope
that success will come to him in the
shape of big stacks of the long green"