The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-07
FOUGHT -FOUR
FAST ROUNDS
One Of the Best Fights Ever
Seen in This City.
PULLED OFF LAST NIGHT
FRANCIS MIERS BEsTS CLAUDE
SKATER IN FINE CONTEST.

A select few Of salt lakes fight fans
We're put wise that there was something
doing last night. and now they are happy
Good reason have these same sports 10
feel that way. for they witnessed one OF
the best fistfc encounters ever pulled
off in this city.
II was a case Of two amateurs in the
ring. merely fighting for the satisfaction
OF seeing which was the better man, and
one Of these. the victor, came out Of the
arena with the extreme satisfaction ot
having convinced the crowd that he can
whip any man OF his weight. Some might
lhiuk that this would make the youngster
in question a worlds champion, but "a
anyone knows Of any 100-pound youngster
that can whip him he can make good
money by coming 10 salt Lake and trying
him cut
The yCupgster in question is Francis
Aiiers, the same who won the Ive-mile
skating contest the past winter dis an
IagOpist was Claude ShaffeT. VINO has
the reputation around the city OF being
able TO lick any man IN town within ten
pounds of his weight This he may be
able 70 do. bar one-that is MieIs. Snar
Ter has a number OF friends who think he
can go some, and in q rough and tumble
street scrap he has done wonders ind It
is said once whipped q deputy sheriff
double his size Last night his friends
were at the ring side, but they ack-
knoWledged that Miers outclassed their
man.
Francis AIiers is a pupil OF Eugene
Thompson, and is conceded to be one or
The cleverest. boys in the city. He weighs
lv4 and Shaiffer weighs ll4. ShaffeF
agreed TO stop Miers IN ten rounds, mere
IL for the satisfaction Of proving he was
the better man. He didn't, however, ana
took the worst beating ever given local
lighter before ne quit at the END OF fouc
rounds.
The fight was 10 settle a question
which might be put as follows: Re
solved. That a scientific boxer can whip q
street scrapper any day in the week.
Niers had the affirmative and won In q
walk As a scientific fighter he is a
wonder. One of those natural born scrap
pers of the Eddie Hanlon type Slender
and quick as at cat ne has WallOp IN
either hand That IS not saying that the
Smarter KID did not have q sleeD-produclng
punch. but he cOuldn'r land It. Miers
walked right into his opponent and with
q straight left Jared the whole top Of
Shafters head. and then brought IN the
right. nearly lifting Shaffer off the
floor.
The first round saw shaffer ready and
anxious. 4 few walops. however went
wild. and every time one was started
straight left landed on Skaters face.
The round was about even with the
crowd and Shaffer wondering what the
latter was up against In the second
Shaffer started To rough matters, and I'm
% was simply bIff, bang. and Shaffer
stopped 10 wonder what had happened
followed him around the ring, sending in
straight lefts aud right hooks that did
the business.
In the thir# round &c could be plainly
seen that Miers would be the winner.
Jumping in and out me hit Shaffer at will,
and sent q left hook to the Jaw that
fioored the larger youngster Shaffer
was weak and groggy at the call Of time,
while MieTs looked like a meek school
boy. in the fourth Miers went in to
finish che bout. He nearly closed both
Of Skaters eyes and started a stream of
rlaTet Sheffer. however, was game 10
the core, and took the punishment with
grin. Half q dozen times the ropes saved
Shaffer from beiuS knocked off his 1eet,
and he was all but out when he went 20
his corner. His seconds threw mp the
sponge. and then the two youngsters en-
hraced each other, ShaffeT acknowledging
0fiers was the better man. Shaffer
claimed afterWaTd chat his hands went
back on him. which was probably true,
as afl of his blows were stopped by Miers
elbows and arms. his body never being in
danger
Harry Smith aud Lawrence Mangum
save d clever three-roUnd preliminary.
The bout took place in 'ChompsoH's gym
nasium. There Eera about fifty persons
present. There swas no purse, and no
admission was charged