Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
P||G|L|STS OF
PRESENT TINE
u,w Would They Like to Fight
With Their Bare
Knllckles2
AND FOR THE SUM OF $1,000
90 do II In We Olden Times
But What a difference These
Days.

aaor bow some of our present
.,,nonnure featherweights, ana Aps
1 1,tau in particular, would fancy ns ,a,,,
~ for the lightweight CHAMPIONSHIP, 10y
no ,he hare knuckles, scaling i-o
w." and for the munificent sum oi
pou" s,daq asks George Siler Weh'
CIV hat barney Aaron did on OCT.
- 1873 his opponent being sco''y y,
,,.,,,,n Barney was the son OF oiu
80, Aaron. known as the star OIL
10 oostn who visited this country !"
w Young Barney was born In Lon
don England in 1886 weisneu
uY an condition, and stood feet
- IL, height. "Scotty' was ma
-, Glasgow, Scotland, weighed lzo
was half inch shorter ana
one wear older than was Barney
,,dorable interest was manifes.eu ~
~. sght AS the country-that 49, the
s,arn mart of twas excited over the
3 -, uooron-John Morrissey heavy
n Weight championship fight which was
Il scheduled to take place two DAYS i"'e''
rho llehtwelghts left no stone I'M
n turned to get into the best cohuisiou
a ross,ble. and employed the pest " 1T,
pss abtainable. Barney, because OF ms
elS 1.r,,,,,n science and the fact that ne
a va won his three previous, fGnts, was
n ~ herring choice. and before they pul
# w., tbeir hands he offered TO bet SCOT
"A tI,r IA 10 s25 that he would WIN Scot-
# 90 G,d nat have a dollar TO MS hatlle
IA and his friends, If he had any lhus.
Sd have been IN Scotland, as they sureis
II were not at the ringsiue' pal
"a boweyer bantered him TO pet anu
= mSoot,v" turning TO the sports at his
,i5s ~ the ring. said Barney knows
tbat have no money" A well known
n New York gentleman, hearing the re,
~ mark handed "Scotty' a $50 bill ana
n tnld him TO "go the odds Tor tne
VI amount Barney wanted TO bet only
81 fine original offer but even that assured
"a scottv'' he was not so friendless ~
%be Thought. and the circumstance had
'3an active influence upon him.
s# Point Abino, Canada, was the place
l4iselected to pull Off the fight and the
trowd reached the battle-ground long pc
fore noon Barney won the toss TOT
s;Fchoice of corners. and presented Scot
Mty'' the corner where the sun could have
Il full play on hts face.
i ACCOUNT BY ROUNDS.
q Johnny Roche father Of Billy Roche,
a manager Of the Colma club outside of
4 San Francisco. and Kit" Burns looked
! after "Scotty" and Johnny Mackay and
i Louis Beiral well known ring pat
ron, offclated as referee. sthe fight
was really the first lightweight cham
pionship affair of interest that was
fought during the early days. the ac-
count of 1t by rounds. as published.
probably will be appreciated:
Round 1.-The poses made at the
scratch as the men toed the mark, were
admirable. After a little sidelong sur
yeylng Barney sent his left on the ribs,
but was countered heavily by 'Scotty."
After exchanges both closed and a Sc
we're struggle for the throw ensued.
Scotty's' strength and weight almost
succeeded in getting Aaron on the
crook for cross-buttock. but the latter
ceyery extrlcated himself and yet
could not prevent "Scotty" gaining the
throw, which brought both to the
ground
Round 2-"scotty" led off with his
ett, getting In a heavy flush hit on
barney's right eye Aaron countering
on the body "Scotty" again got home
"a Wv NNNt'f IttbtIf bdIHtN 1911
n slipping over "Scotty's" shoulder,
bringing them TO q close, when another
Il struggle for tho fail ensued and Bar
"a ney again was thrown. When down,
IN Barney, evidently confused, pressed his
n open hand on "scotty's" face, and also
~ caught hold Of one leg. but unintention-
n any An appeal was made on the
ground OF foul" and the referee. az
ler ordering the men to Eight on"
VARIED Barney that a repetition of the
o0ense would not be overlooked.
scoTTY" THREW BARNEY HEAv-
lily.
q found S-Both equally confident,
eYly got home on the cheek heavl-
a"u' jumping back, avoided Barney's