Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23

| brought up in the house of commons to
| adjourn. but was lost. Nevertheless the
majority of the benches on both sides of
| the house were deserted. and many an
! honorable member was an eager specta-
I tor of the contest. shortly after this
event play entitled the '.Benecia Bow"
Il nickname of Heenan's. was produced
/, with some success. Coming down to
more recent TIMES. We have the earlier
fights in the career of John l.. Sullivan,
which were watched With growing inter-
est. until we arrive at the present with
its great tistic carnivals and ephemeral
prize ring championships heroes and
demigods Of modern pugilsm.
Modern pugilism is very significant
term when compared with that of the
past. The brute strength and hattering-
ram tactics of the ring sladiators Of the
old school would hardly prove effectual
in reaching the elusive and speedy fight
ing machine Of today. The great onward
sweep of progress OF the century we are
entering has not left this sport behind
Far from it. An Improvement along
scientific lines has gradually superseded
the old methods. and has done much to
upraise the sport from an equality With
dog fights and cooking mains. AS proof
Of this upward tendency. We see the
Simon PuGas of England, America and
Canada annually competing for their
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loom up On the horizon, possessed Of
herculean strength and the courage of a
lion. hut lacking science, his star would
quickly Wane until such time as he could
bring himself abreast Of the times.
~
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expe,t IN the a,t of scientific. hoxin~
m strupelc fnr existanca in ina ,.;nr
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yiyal az tba fttsSt a, insna.tio, ,f
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can't, II 4 l.nnu-,s1.,a ~ anatomy ,ha
proacr care ana dnyelnnn,e,it ar tha ba7-
4 proper l,nc,>,9dce If ca,,sa and fr=a+
az anpl. L u blows and fejnts . tscnlty
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land III. comp d /, grace ar n bort-tba
dream,;t,d touc,, IN tha n,,i,,t Of ~. !
Jaw. When we find all th4ee qualities
dominating we will not have far IN ,oo,,
for, o,,r WORLDS cham.ian
AS i'm everything else arounents have
been nut forth AGAINST the snort som.
az which have taken tha shaw a. ,,.it,o.. I
the reneal of the Horton law in the st,+a
of New York. The princina1 arsun,ants
seen, TO be hrutalitv had eya,nn,a :,
Young fixing of fights and RING fatalities
With regard 10 the first if il is hrnta1
and degrading to nit two wa,l-+rai,a,
scientific hoxars tnnetber in a tua,tv-
four-foot r;na With .,,,.5 h,na.,,a+
with III laadcavared ceet,. -,
Greece-and under restrictions which =, /
mt ,,arn,it of hi,tip,. ,e1an tbn halt a..
of maltreatin. y ma, whom down ,,a
three. then how much moro brutal and
degrading must be other branches Of
sport
For instance. football, with it's heavy
body checking and rough tackiing which
have laid many a good man hors de COM
bat on the field A branch sport which
is ENCOURAGED by our sectaran and nom
sectarian educational. institutions from,
whence will come the men to UNFOLD the
dignity Of the state in the nations st,na.-
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we a''Ne anu ieaNe II 10 tue reaaef TO
JaaSe "iici' Is more uesraa'hs 10 Wit
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ROUNDS Tor points with chance of a
, Knockout, or to witness the brutal con-
| hicts which some of our football and
! lacrosse matches degenerate into?
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