The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-19
FIGHT ON THE FLATS
C1ssY LOTUS AND MAN NAMED
:, BUCKETS" HAVE 1T OUT.
GO FINISHES IN THIRD ROUND
Scrap Is Result of a Difference of Long
etanding-Hundreds of "Sports"
Witness Contest-Cissy De-
clared Victor.


night with the devotees of the fstic
arena.
1t was go without preliminaries, and
the usual sparring with the jaw bone,
which customarily precedes such en-
counters, was done away with alto
gether.
several days ago Cissy Lotus, one of
last nights principals, stood Eliminating
before the big blackboard in one of the
local poolrooms, and in an aside to HIM
self said that Adnoor could beat any
thing in the bunch of races chalked up
for the next rum
Buckets" another follower of racing
forms, was standing near, talking to
some cronies, to whom he had just made
a contrary prediction.
lie thought that Cissy's assertion had
been meant to reach his ears, and
promptly doubled up his fist and let it
fall with resounding whack in the
region Of the latter's jugular.
Friends jumped between the two bel
igerants, but there has been a pro-
nounced feeling of animosity ever since
that time.
Trouble Is Resumed.
Last night in party, of which the two
men were members, the matter was re-
ferred to again by some of the others
present, and this started the two to be-
lifting each others fighting prowess,
After they had succeeded in getting
thoroughly angry, negotiations We're
opened for a scrap to a finish and the
whole crowd betook themselves to the
flats, where they made a human en-
closure, and the fight began.
Round One-CiSSy perambulated to
the center of the ring, and stood looking
at Buckets" in a sort of a mystified
way, as if wondering what was going to
happen. Buckets" made feint, and
without striking, and without waiting for
Cissy to make a move, shot backwards
like a crab to his corner, where he fell
over the footlights and bumped into
those standing near. Cissy seeing his
opponent out of reach, punched his fist
into the air with such vigor that he
sprained his wrist. Buckets then
rushed to the center and clinched. IN
the break away Cissy sent his right to
the head, and the men broke away TO
either side of the ring, when they STOOD
sparring for wind. buckets came IN
again in a cloud of dust and started
punching with his eyes shut, landing re-
peatedly on the air. Clssy got leo nv.
smack on the smeller, and stood as II
waking three guesses where it came
from.
Cissy Forces Matters.
Round 2-Cissy was given the red sig
nal by his nose, and started 10 lorce
matters. Buckets" by this change in
his opponents tactics got in a wonder
or two in turn. Cissy took a couple of
GOOD stiff punches at the face of the
man before him, and then took recess
Roth men did a two-mile squirt around
the ring. while the by-standers made
guesses as to who was the chased and
who the chaser. They got Disguised and
took a minutes intermissiOn at some nat
walls without any chaser. The men got
together again then, and Cissy tried to
push Buckets watch through his
backbone. The round closed with
Buckets" groggy.
Round S-Cissy went to his man like
a bad debt getting away from a bill
collector. He proceeded to dish them
out so fast and furious to Buckets
that the latter stopped to puzzle whether
he had accidently got in the way OF a
steam thresher. A sudden jolt in the
Jaw made him feel tired, and he accord
ingly laid down to think 1t over. He
WaODl0u 10 Ills lCCt d6aIAAs AO"S'S'' ga"
grabbing hold of Cissy started to tell
him how it was. But Cissy's fighting
blood had gotten the best of his SYM
pathies by this time. and he was in n"
mood for explanations. His right and
left began to work like piston rods in an
engine running down mountain side.
and the butt end of his good right arm,
happening to catch Buckets" with a
fearful welt under the chops. the latter
bit his tongue, and then laid down and
hit the dust. While he was engaged in
this delectable occupation he was
ounted out.
Cissy escaped practically unscathed,
and the self-constituted referees decided
him the cock of the walk. The sports
rewarded Cissy with 800 bank certifi-
cate, while poor Buckets" ratified
around in his palm naught but $50
gold piece.
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