The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
CLEAN FIGHTING
Witnessed by Four Thousand Men and
Two Women in Chicago.

Witnessed by Four Thousand Men and
Two Women in Chicago.
Chicago, Jan. 21.--About 1900 men,
two women and Hadi Aladi, the sui
tan's Lion" saw 81 rounds of excep-
tionally good fighting at Tattersall's TO-
night, including one clean knockout.
Three Eastern scrappers, Patsy Haley
of Buffalo and Joe Butler and Charlie
McKeever of Philadelphia, were among
the contestants, but did not land the
long ends of the purse. Haley and Me-
Keever got draws. while Butler lost on
a palpable foul.
The best fight of the evening was
that between Charlie McKeever and
Charlie Burns of Chicago The men
fought fiercely every minute and Nc
Keever had the best of the going. but
Burns was SO aggressive at the finish
that Referee Malachi Hogan declared it
a draw. They fought at catchweights
and apparently scaled close to $50
pounds. They came together like rams
at the call of time, and hot mixups
followed in quick succession, with
neither man damaged very much. The
same was true of the second. Nc
Keever, in one rally, tripped and we at
head over heels off the stage among
the Spectators. ne ciiIlDeu u1QeT Cne
ropes and resumed, but a second later
went over from right on the jaw, but
evened things by hard right swing on
Burns chin. McKeever went to his
knees twice in the third. Both men
were rather wild. In the fourth Nc
Keever took a long lead. He cut Burns
left eye with jabs and nearly floored
him twice with right swings on the
jaw. He maintained his lead in the
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flush right in the pit of the stoma CHI.
Burns went down and writhed in agony,
claiming a foul. 1t was not allowed
and with his face drawn with pain he
got up and fought like a demon to the
end of the round. 1t was declared
draw.
Haley of Buffalo and Richie of Chi
cago. at catch weights, fought six
rounds to a draw.
Frank Barley of Binghamton, N. v,
and Homer Selby of Indianapolis.
brother of Kid Mccoy, met at 40
pounds. Barley punished his man
badly in the third and fourth rounds
by left swings on the mouth and in the
fifth and sixth had away the better of
the milling. Barley was given the
decision.
Two local men, Pete Powers and
Jack Moffat, met at catch weights.
MOnat scored KNOCK uOWn IN the
first and fourth. finally putting his man
out in the fifth with a right on the
chin. John Root of Chicago and Harry
Peppers, the colored California mid
dleweight, fought six rounds at 156
pounds. In the second round Peppers
fioored Root with a right on the jaw.
The latter got up grosgy. Peppers IVES
unable to land the finishing blow, and
Root recovering rapidly, in turn, put
the colored man down with a right
swing. Peppers was knocked down four
times in the third and fourth and three
times in the fifth round, the gong saw
ing him in the latter round. He man
aged. though very groggy, to stick the
last round out. Root was given the de-
cision.
Joe Butler of Philadelphia and Frank
Chtlds of Chicago, colored heavy
weights, went on for the wind-up. In
the second round, after several hot ex-
changes, Butler lost his head and hit
repeatedly in clinch. Childs was
promptly awarded the fight.