Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-03
PRIZE FIGHT
THIS MORNING
Ten Round Bout but Police Scored
Knockout Blow.
FOUR ARRESTS WERE MADE
interesting Contest on West Temple
Early This Morning Blood and
whisky Figured.

II was rather early for the event, but
1t was none the less interesting to the
30 or so sports who We're invited TO Wit
ness It, AS early as O'Clock this
morning It was quietly circulated
among the hackdrlvers, messengers and
general nighthawks, that there was to
be something doing over on West Tenn
pie street and at 4:45 the crowd was
at the ringslde watching the progress
Of THE main event
The contestants We're Emil Levine
and Red Robinson The former is
about II years Of age, and a hack
driver by profession, while the latter is
Of the same age and messenger when
not a pug. There has been bad blood
between the two for some time and each
declared he could knock the other out
with one walop. Every time they met
their conversation is said to have been
after this order.
Jaw youse couldn't lick a quarter cent
revenue stamp you a. p 4
HEX - you F! rounds you { 5" t
lIl2 ? youl"
Then the other would make a similar
reply This morning they had their
usual bout Of words and George Law
Ter and a crowd of hackdriyers said the
only way TO settle the dispute was ac-
cording to Marquis Of Queensbury
rules. A purse Of $40 for the winner
was collected among the crowd, and
only the elect were invited to witness
the battle for the hackdryers and mes
senger boys championship. The con-
test was to be unlimited The boys
stripped of and putting on eight ounce
gloves. went at 1t.
In the first round matters were about
even Both boys spared around feeling
out. Both appeared confident and each
was willing TO mix II If the other was.
At the call Of time Red crossed his
right onto Le.ine's jaw and the latter
replied with straight left lab to the
nose.
The second third and fourth rounds
were give and take and each contestant
claimed foul, but the crowd acting
as referee, would not allow IT, and Or
dered the men to go on. Levine shot his
right 10 Reds" nose, scoring the first
knockdown and first blood. But Red"
was game and came right back and
evened up matters in the fourth by a
left to the solar and a right hook to
the law, which put Emil down for the
count,
Both were tired in the fifth and sixth
and neither showed any inclination to
try for a knockout. At the end of the
sixth some Of the spectators happened
TO look towards the windows and
were horlfed TO see four big policemen
"rubbering In at them, But their
presence did not stop the bout for a
minute. They went at each other In
buslnesslike way in the seventh, but
"Red" was sent 10 the flor several times
taking the count at each knockdown, In
the eighth RED" managed to get In a
couple of right hooks to Emils jaw and
a left lab TO the eye. and at the call OF
time had his antagonist going. But the
effort was too much and he was tired
when he came up for the ninth. Levine
rushed "Red" all over the place scoring
three knockdowns. but towards the
close OF the round the messenger landed
a straight left to the hackdriver's face
and followed II up with hard right to
the law that put the driver down for
the count. II Is claimed that the call
of time is all that saved him.
The tenth was fierce 1t was biff bang
all the way through each scoring two
good knockdOwns. Emil succeeded In
landing his right onto Red" and giving
him a good start for a tin ear. The
bout was now assuming a stage when
either one might get in the lucky punch
and take the purse, They were throw
ing rights and lefts and the air was
filed with gloves while the crowd filled
more or less with whisky'so far forgot
themselves as TO let out a few chrleks
and wells. This was the cue for the
bluecoats outside. and with rush they
swooped down upon the pugilists and
spectators. The principals and George
Lawler and Kid Sanburg were arrested
and hauled off to the station The ar
rest occurred at $40 a. m. After deposit
ing si5 for their appearance before
Judge Diehl this Afternoon they were
released. The police retained a pair OF
gloves containing number Of red
hlotches and a towel spattered with
blood. as evidence,
SAY. de bout was a good 'un," said
Percy Peterson, one Of the spectators.
ape boys was good friens all de time.
Dey lust wanted TO see which was de
best. Dey shok hans when dey started
and when we all gets pinched 1t was
lust FER fun but gee! In de six roun' we
see's de coppers and de folst ting we
knows we all gest pinched an II costs
MS IS plunks to get out. But, say,
dat was a good bout, fer sure. We calls
Il a draw and de lads splits de purse"