Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1908-09-10
FIGHT BY POUNDS
c,ooiaI TO the Monitor:


s,Ior popular and pleasing fistic
.o1nters in the annals of Dawson
o Cum took place in the Court
IT.nsa last Saturday afternoon be-
t tl R. L. Wyman, county clerk
snd recorder, and James Metcalf,
a aEtor of the Dawson County Re-
view.
.tcondition. The betting was light,
y, few knew that the event was to
- nrIIed off. The warm blood of
.tranctb and vigor coursed through
.toir veins. like the Alpine torrent.
potb were eager for the fight. How
+bo Romans of old would have rent
tbo air with their shouts for the vic
tor had the arena been the scene of
combat Then would Wyman have
r.zed upon an applauding multi
fr3e. At this day Wyman must be
coptent with causing smiles and
smiles and miles and miles of smiles.
FIRST ROUND
They both came up strong. AS
MetcaIf entered the office of the
county clerk he threw menacing
Glance at Wyman, which the latter
jucked. Wyman delivered a star
mo stare to MetcaIf. which the lat
ter received in both eyes, causing
him to blink. Wyman then followed
this advantage by a move forward,
bringing him in contact with Met
caIFs left corn, which greatly dis
DIeaSed the editor. Metcalf backed
mtintO the hallway closely follow
ed Wyman.
SECOND ROUND
Wyman pursued Metcalf down
the hall a short distance, but Met
calf seemed eager to end the fight.
He struck the air two hard, rapid
blows which seemed to encourage
him. A look of determination pass
ed over and across his massive brow
and struck with much force against
the wall, when it fell upon the floor
and broke into a thousand frag-
ments. Metcalf seemed to have the
better Of this inning, and his back
err "Dad" Twible, offered two to
one OnhiS man. Before a bet could
bepLaced the third round began.
THIRD ROUND
Wyman bore in on his opponent
and planted, placed and plastered
one on Metcalf's forehead. Metcalf
had an astronomical look. but, any
way he saw stars Wyman seemed
ODE none the worse for the telling
OOWSm the air, that Metcalf had
delivered in the preceding round.
"ymanS jaw was set, his eyes ex-
pressed volumes, and in his mind
mere flashed the thought that he
must end the conflict and return to
hFCo -
ASdutleS. Whether he can be cen
Sufed Tor placing pleasure before
BUSINESS | leave to my readers. The
0IoW TO the forehead turned Met |
Call around until he faced at right |
angles to the right of Wyman. It is
aSname to go on from this point,
put having started to relate the de-
alls' must go forward.
Metcalf up to this time had been
al active participant in the "trage-
raln comedius," but from now on
SCut no more figure than "p" in
pneumonia, for while still facing at
I tsnt angles to the right of Wyman,
. ~g latter drew himself together,
r r.u fostering all of his physical
SIo with his right hand, just
n nae you have seen a mule kick. he
pass9d just one more to James.
A. snlen caught him in the region of
an auricuIar extremities, and he
,o on against the door casing of the
f,o an'y ), commissioners room, and
r. ap, mere into the room. The board
bsr. uO' IN session or Metcalf would | !
Ii ou Deen laid on the table-not of
btaI1 Avn motion, because his giant
snd l,l5c y was on a vacation. This
to ,o eparatlons were at once made Il
from e1 ~! the editor of the Review /
bin tn ais deep, deep sleep in time for
Dana. get out the next issue Of his
d 's and and 50 cold water was sec1r.
shown m apEPlied in the usual we'll /
Ses ber.iiFfe,th ods He was taken to /
but Tor 81 -, ) Office, not for arrest
noned' rest. A doctor was e,1no