The daily sentinel., 1907-05-22
DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHT
HOW Morgan Williams Did up Jack
Chrlsty the Other Night

The following account of the bout
between Morgan Williams OF this
city and Jack Christy of Salt Lake
city, which occurred at Park Citv
Gtah Monday night. is taken from
me sporting department of yester-
/ day Salt Lake Herald:
Park City, May 20.-After six
rounds Of terribly fast fighting. dur
ing which time Jack Christy was COM
neLed TO use all his cleverness. he
nhaily went down and took the count
Iust as the gong sounded for the end
/ OF the sixth round.
Christy staggered to his feet at
that, but he was hopelessly beaten
and the decision was awarded to Nor
4 gan Williams by Referee Byrne
Christy didn't know what happened
I Tor several minutes after he had been
helped to his corner. In the sixth
round Christy was sent down for
the coun three times. Each time 1t
was an overland SLOPPY right to the
Jaw and each time he started to his
feet only to get another in the same
place before he was fairly straighten-
/ ed up and was totally unable to de-
fend himself at any time during this
period.
Scarcely had the fight started be-
fore 1t was seen that Williams was
too strong and had too much ring
/ generalshlp for the Salt Lake man.
| The Cripple Creek miner discovered
early In the first round that he could
not hope to beat Christy except by
I gradually jabblng him down.
Williams right was utterly useless
against Christy's stiffness, and
thereupon Morgan began and kept
up a steady jabbing with his left to
Christy's left eye and jaw, and kept
this up until the fifth round. when
Jack began to weaken. Then It was
all over but the finishing punch.
The Salt Laker managed to stave
off the fatal blow until the next round
when three rapid blows on the sore
jaw did the business. Jack was able
/ to jab Williams at will and frequent
/ ly let go a right that fairly caught its
mark. Williams did not vince and
/ seemed to pay no attention whatever
/ to these punches, with all steam that
| Christy had behind them. Christy
proved the assertion that he is fast,
clever and game, but not rugged en-
ough to fight 1t out with a man like
Williams. The crowd was with the
I Salt Lake boy and cheered him in his
rallies, but the old stagers saw early
/ in the contest how the fight must end.
Before the main event two prelim-
/ inaries were pulled of. In the first
Burris and Link of Salt Lake went
! four rounds. Link was knocked out
in the third round, but through a
mistake was taken to his corner and
allowed to enter the arena again in
the next round. Burris, however, got
the decision at the end of the 60
The second preliminary was a go
between Wright of Murray and Price
of Salt Lake. This was also fierce
affair from start to finish. Price got
his man with a terrific right up to the
Jaw fifteen seconds before the end
of the final round, making It all three
knockouts for the evening.
a delay was caused at the start
owing to the small house. Williams
refused to go on without being guar
anteed $500, win, lose, or a draw,
but finally consented to cut this TO
500. Christy came forward then
and announced to the crowd that he
was ready, willing and anxious tc
fight, according to the original agree
ment. or winner to take all, or any
way that Williams chose. 1t began to
look as though there would be no con-
test, but Just then It was whispered
around that Williams would have to
go in and fight It out or that there
might be something doing in the Of
ficer line which would materially pro-
long Williams stay In Park city. VIII
liams then consented to fight for co
per cent of the gross receipts. This
demand was met and the fight was
on.
While the crowd was a small one,
the two prellminaries and the main
event did more to boost the game in
Park City. than any contest that has
H.. Ia,