The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-16

The unexpected happened, last night,
lightweight, Dave Barry, lost his fight
to Nose La Fontise, of local fame Til.
decision came at the end of the last
round Of a twenty round go, at the
Opera house. 1t was popular, too, for
though the wise sports had confidently
expected Barry to easily dispose of his
man, they We're convinced when it was
all over that the Chicago boy had been
out fought.
This much must be said for Barry. He
was not the same boxer last night when
he stood up for a draw with Kid Parker
when he got the decision over that
clever fighter, Rufe Turner. Barry ac-
knoWledged that He says he is sick
and has been since coming to Butte. He
said last night that had the fight been
with Turner instead of LaFontise, the
colored fighter would have put him out
in five rounds
AS fights go, the mill last night was
good one. Barry showed up much the
cleverer, but he lacked vim. La Fon-
tise made good use OF his left to the
face and head, but that was all. His
right seemed tied except for blocking
purposes. He landed frequently, but he
did not know how to punch and there
was never enough steam behind any
blow to make Barry fear queer street,
In fact there was little damage done ~
either man during the entire fight,
though Barry's proboscis suffered some
and shed considerable claret. It looked
as though the fighters We're afraid OF
hurting each other, particularly when
La Fontise, after being guilty Of some
petty tricks, would apologize.
One thing in favor of La Fontise must
be said. He showed a greatly inn
proved form and at no time lost that
confidence, so essential to winning prize
fights. His victory is creditable and he
can congratulate himself on having got
the decision, over one of the cleverest
fighters of his class.
The first preliminary furnished a give
and take punching match, with XIII
Foley in ch;lrse of the decision, at the
end of the sixth and last round. Young
Thomas, who helped do the punching.
was more clever than his opponent and
would have won had he not received
Jolt on the jaw, that sent him to the
mat just as the last round ended. Ref
cree Began had announced at the end of
the fifth round that matters We're then
even and that he would render his de-
cision on the outcome of the last round.
In the following bout, Jack Wade of
Salt Lake, took on meal ticket fighter
in the person of Jimmy Daily of Frisco,
and what he did to the Golden Gate City
pug was a plenty. He landed hard and
often, twice on the jaw and the result
was that Just two minutes and fifteen
seconds after the first round opened,
Daily was down and out with his
quietus in a bunch. The main event by
rounds follows:
First Round-They spared for an
opening tented with rights and
clinched. Nose lead frequently and was
head and they clinch Barry forces
Nose to break ground and lands lightly
on stomach gong sounds.
Second round-Sparred for opening
Nose send left at head and falls short
Barry sends light to head. They clinch
Nose misses left TO head. Clinch. Barry
does some clever blocking. Nose rushes
and ducks right skiing. Clinch. Nose
sends right to body and gets left on jaw
in return. Nose sends right to body ant
left to head. lightly. Barry sends RICH
to body hard. They clinch.
Third round-Barry leads to head
They spar and clinch. Nose sends lef
to body and Barry puts left in face Bar
~ sends right to body and they clinch
Nose feints for head and sends right t
body. Mix up and Barry sends right t.
ribs and then puts right and life TO head
draws first blood.