The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-27
BUTTE NEWS.
WAS HOLLY CONTESTED
Lafontise Got the Decision Over
Ike Hayes.
1T WAS FURIOUS SLUGGING
The Best Exhibition They Have Ever
Given Butte Audience-Lafontise
Proved Himself the Clever
est OF the Two.
1T WAS FURIOUS SLUGGING

Jack Lafontise of Anaconda was
given the decision over Ike Hayes, the
colored pugilst of Helena, in a 10
round sparring contest at the rooms
of the Butte Athletic Association last
evening. The match was the most
holly contested and most successful
boxing contest the club has yet Civ
en-, and Lafontise won strictly on his
merits, though the doughty old colored
man. who wins more fights than any
Dne, was a long way from being at the
end of his string when the bout closed.
Both men gave the best exposition OF
fighting they have ever put up before
a Butte audience. Every round was an
exposition of furious smuggling from be-
ginning to end. and that they should
both be able to stand the hot pace for
the ten rounds was surprising to their
friends.
Lafontse was considerably the clev-
erer of the two. and confined himself
TO a left jab almost entirely, which he
landed pretty nearly every time he
made a drive for the colored mans
head, many times with such force that
Hayes great staying qualities were all
that saved him. Lafontise had much
the better of the go from point of
number of blows he landed and the
condition of the two men at the end of
the match, and on this showing was
given the decision, but he did not do
all the fighting nor administer all the
punishment Hayes repeatedly return
ed the jabs of his opponent with a
mighty left swim on the ribs, and
countered heavy with his right on La
fontise's head. When the end came
he was tired. but still full of fight, and
many thought that had the fight been
I ,tcI, 1,sc e.fo i
have made him the victor
About 300 people witnessed the
match, and as has been the case with
all the fights the club has given. the
best of order prevailed throughout,
and there were none of the obiectiona-
BILE features of ordinary prizefights to
mar the pleasure of the spectators.
must be the case with anything with
which he has anything to do. saw that
everything was clean and on the
square
Preliminary to the main event, Jack
Rowett and Jack Larney, 1.-The Terri
BILE swede," gave a highly amusing
four-round exhibition. Referee Hoop
er then announced that the event of
the evening was to be a 10-round con-
test between Hayes and Iafontise, the
principals agreeing to break clean.
The men entered the ring very short
1y, and without unnecessary delay
shook hands and went at it. Hayes
was the aggressor in the first round
and at once led in a hot pace. but no
great damage was done in this round.
# The second round opened by both con-
testants pressing the matter, and some
hard fighting was done. with the result
that both men went to their corners
quite tired. Honors were about even.
In the third round the fighting grew
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the best of it. landing often hard on the
colored mans jaws and ribs. He. how
ever, received some pretty severe pun
tshment in return.
Hard fighting was done in both the
fourth and fifth rounds. Lafontise still
having a shade the best of it. At the
close of the fifth round Hayes went to
his corner apparently very tired. but
came up fresh and strong at the open
Ing of the sixth and fought hard. land
Ing heavily on Lafontise's head and
ribs. but not often enough to weaken his
opponent, who still kept jabhing his
left into the coored mans face and
succeeded in holding his edge the best
of it.
The seventh round saw some Of the
hardest fighting of the mill. Lafontise
led and jabbed his left into the colored
mans face with great force, which
seemed to arouse Hayes, and he started
In on the aggressive and fought like a
demon, landing heavily several times on
Iafontise's head and ribs. Though
Hayes forced the fighting, Lafontse
was always waiting for him and rarely
failed to make a telling return. Some
of the exchanges were of the sledge-
hammer character and just as the
round closed. Lafantise put his left in
Hayes mouth twice with terrific force