Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-11
JERRY MCCARTHY
WHIPS CHRISTIE
Dlsgraceful Exhibition at the Close
Of Last Nights Contest,
FREE FOR ALL SLUGGlNG.
Boxing Game In Salt Lake Receives n
severe Setback at Hands
OF the Pugs.

A huggng match a game of tag an
Alphonse and CASTOR stunt followed by
free-for-all fight IN which everything
from pulling hair aud gouglng to ham
mer locks ana half Nelson's went, Just
about sums UP the dolngs at the Salt
Lake Athletic club last night
What was to have been a boxing con-
test between Jerry Mccarthy and Jack
Christie. Of 20 rounds duration, ended In
the ninth when Eugene Thompson, for
Christie, tossed a water soaked sponge in-
to the ring as the sign Of defeat Christie
was real angry and did not want to quit
and banged away Wildly at the lrishman,
who returned the compliment as best he
could, Then Mccarthy decided that he
was entitled to the gloves worn by the
contestants and sent Thomas to get them
nom Christie When the demand was
made, Christle's reply was q vicious
Swing for Thomas The latter tried 10
tangle with the enraged boxer and then
Eugene Thompson took hand and also
half Nelson and threw Thomas to the
foor The latter said afterward; DE guy
nearly tore me block OF" Mccarthy then
tried 10 get the gloves and there was an
other mix-up, Thompson took strongle
hold on Jerry and brought him low, Then
II began 10 rain fists and policemen. The
sherin's Office was also represented Sher-
~ Emery crawled through the ropes and
clamored long and loud for recognition,
but the chairman ignored him until he
Jumped over a few heads and, SELLING
Christie marched him downstairs. In the
meantime the spectators were trying 10
break few blood vessels by shrieklng
foul XIII him" and tear his bloomln
block off"
The main bout, from q pugilistic stand
point was about the rankest ever pulled
on In this city. and the fight fans had
reason to expect one OF the best. Both
men were Wild both committed fouls, and
Chrlatie was badly scared when he first
entered the ring, II he was not a fright
ened man, he gave one Of the cleverest
limitations ever seen in this part OF the
country.
In the beginning Jerry doubled up like
q ball and Kept forcing his way In while
Christie iabbed and stabbed away With
his left This was followed by clinching
and Wild swinging. In the mixups
Christie WAS worsled slightly but
no damage WIS done and for seven rounds
not more than two clean blows were land
ed. In the eighth Mccarthy held Chris
Tie and lambasted him a couple Of times
and Christie yelled foul. He tried to hold
Mccarthy of and make explanations to
George Gibbs, the referee, at the same
time, but found IL a difficult job as Jerry
pounded away on the theory that time
and tide walt for no man" Every time
Jerry swung, Christie asked the referee
u he saw II, But as no damage was done,
Gibbs refused to allow the foul Some one
IN the bleachers advised Christie TO use
his knee. Christie thought the suggestion
a happy one and started 20 follow out the
advice, but managed to come to his senses
in time to avoid II.
Ri0ht hapa "a ukAts11 10 oh
the referee. Gibbs is apparently n good
sort OF fellow and no doubt tried to be
fair, but he simply lost his head and
pranced about the ring In bewlldered
manner. The fighters paid no more at
tention to his instructions and warnings
than they did to the cries OF the peanut
vendor. Some raised the question Of job
berry. II there was any job, Christie re-
ceVed the present. that was as clear as
mud In wine glass. A more reasonable
View Of the affair Is that both fighters
forgot what they knew about the game
and took advantage Of a referee who also
forgot some things. 1t seemed to be a case
Of leaking memories all around. While the
men were wrestling around the ring.
Thompson gave Christie several shower
baths which, according to the rules Of
iisuana, we're fouls and Just cause for
Jack losing the contest, But fouls had
been committed by both, and Gibbs prob
ably did right in letting everything 80
except biting and kicking. once McCar-
thy roughed Christie through the ropes
and when the crowd yelled. Jerry polite
ly assisted his foe to his feet
To sum up the condition OF the two men,
II must be said that Mccarthy was by
far the stronger. he was the aggressOr
and had all the better Of H. In the sew
enth, eighth and also the ninth Christie
was webbing on his under pnnlng, and
a good blow would have finished him
swings and hooks went wide of the mark
The light ending as It did has done the
game no good, and the ring followers who
were present fear that Il has received a
blow from which II will take long time
20 recover, The prelimlnaries were not
passed up,