The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-05


vince Tom Butler of Montana that he didn't to meet
John L. Sullivan All this happened last night at the
Occur d Aene theater where Sullivan is still proferrng
5000 to any who stays four rounds with himafter
the man has stayed four rounds with McComick.g
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That challenge hung up by foxy Frank Hall is fist too
good for anything. Really, with what happened la night
to stand as criterion it's like taking candy away fom
babies &. i
A who wants that $500 and the renown of meeting
John L. badly that he will take chance of winning $50
by staying with Mccormick four rounds certainly needs
the money.
Butler evidently needed it. !,
He got his N. /
The way it came upwell think Kid Reel failed to get
his moneys worth when he took the bunc from Butler
Butler wanted to some money. He told Reel he
could fght-and the kid believed him. 1t was anything
to keep the date.
There delay in stretching the ropes and get
ting referee.
But it happened that Lee Meyers had brought Barney
Mun back alive from Burke, Ida and discov-
cred that Barney was in the house
Then they called for Barney. John L. introduced Bar
ney as right feer.'' Barney from Boston-after
John l.. left
Barney up and sad
''Soy, Jonn, introduce me-"
John made his spell.
Then Kid Reel, to be introduced as tmekeeper.
The Kid got real close to Mr. Butler because he look
ing for that quarter of century which it had cost him to
get Butler up on the stage.
And, by the way Reel is good loser He smiled when
the punch came
Butler came up on the call Of time and fdded Then
Jim fddled
Mccormick had expected that he was going to have a
when RutI lot If wild
swings, Jim looked dazed.
When Butler started rambling about lawmakers, Nc
Cormck smiled sckly smile and let loose stiff right It
caught Butler way back the neck but Tommy thought
it was his time to go down.
Barney counted about five and stopped to hear what
Mccormick had to say When Mullin understood he stop
ped counting because Jim apoogzng and declared he
didn It hit Butler hard enough to put him out
Butler came up about the count of fourteen and
started in though it was piece of gameness
Mccormick dropped him twice, with left hook
and the final with solar plexus which hurt
Then Tommy had the cheek to come up again.
1t all off
Mccormick reached right over in funny mixup and
Mr. Butler had sense to stay the floor.
1t rotten that it funny all the way through
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McCormick may have chance to show what he can
do tomorrow night when he is to stop two in 10
rounds
When those begin to understand that Frank Hall is
|payng Mccormick 500 week to that nobody fights
the old lad from Bostonthen perhaps they won't look for
that fifty
was talking to Jack ONeill today. Jack has his neck
bowed. He has it in for Marsh hard that he can't
anything but Beingham Swedes in his Dreams
Jack that if Marsh throws Two Feathers
tonight he will bet any kind of money that the Belingham
cannot stay through three falls with him. That is
something that looks like chocolate drops Marsh who is
II bigger and heavier than O'Nei
Tonight will determine whether O'Neill has winner
in Two Feathers. The Indian has gone well with eastern
wresters 1t has been years since the chief first
matched with Marsh and Spokane will the finish.
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be matched with Frank Gotch instead of Mcmillan if the
Marsh and ONe feud can be forgotten long enough to