Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-08-15
.%DOughertY is
Knocked Out
by Weeks


round of a scheduled twenty-round
fight. The Irishman was o%utclassed
from the start, the Mizpah miner
having him at his mercy and landing
blows at will upon the helpless fight
err. The end came in the fourth,
when Weeks smashed him right and
left, sending him clean through the
ropes to the floor. With a crash that
could be heard oyer the entire arena
Dougherty's head hit the floor. Ply
sicians at once came to the mans
rescue and administered restoratives,
but it was fully ten minutes before
the defeated man came to. He was
bleeding profusely, while the miner
bore but few marks.
The fight was rather late in start
ing, although Manager Miller did his
best to get the men in the ring. The
arena was filled with a most orderly
crowd and the classy matter doped
out to the fighters will insure a much
larger crowd If fights of the calibre
of last night are put up.
Booze Dyer, who refereed both
preliminary and principal events,
gave complete satisfaction. Some
question on the Interpretation of
Marquis of Queensbury rules was
raised last night. For the benefit of
the public we here reproduce from
"Siler's Book on Pugilism:"
Regarding what is now termed
straight Marquis of Queensberry
rules | will say there are no such
rules in print, and that, instead of
there being, what there is of them,
Marquis of Queensberry, they are the
rules interpreted by me at Carson
:. City, Nevada, for the heavyweight
championship battle between Jim
Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons.
MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY
u RULES.
1. To be a fair stand-up boxing
match in a twenty-four-foot ring, oil
as near that size as practicable.
2. No wrestling or hugging allow
ed.
3. The rounds to be of three min
:, utes' duration, and one minute be
tween rounds.
4. If either man falls, through
~ u-aolynaee -. otharufeo he oo,,et 40
UP unassisted, ten seconds to be al
lowed him to do so, the other ma
meanwhile to return to his corner
: and when the fallen man is on hi
!, legs the round is to be resumed an
continued until the three minute
have expired. II one man fails t
come to the scratch in the ten SEE
onds allowed, it shall be in tn
power of the referee to give hi
award in favor of the other man.
5. A man hanging on the ropes |
= a helpless state, with his toes to tn
ground, shall be considered down.
6. No seconds or any other perso
to be allowed in the ring during tn
rounds.
Z. Should the contest be stoppe
by any unavoidable interference, IL
~ referee to name time and place,
nc soon as possible, for a finishing Co
las test; so that the match must be We
lor and lost, unless the hackers of boi
al men agree to draw the stakes.
PIE 8. The gloves to be a fair-siz,
boxing glove of the best quality, al
seS new.
oi 9. Should a glove burst or cor
ing off, 1t must be replaced to the n
eree's satisfaction.
10. A man on knee is CO
Sc. sidered down, and If struck is c
- titled to the stakes.
an II. No shoes or boots with sprin
an allowed.
and ~. The contest in all other
rise spects to be governed by revis
rass rules of the London prize ring.
/ to Announcer DAILY read a telegrI
this from Terry Mustain that II he v
successful in his coming bout W
Joe Willis that he desired a fiji
with any good man in Tonopah
1ree Labor day. Kid Heffron, who defe
of ed Menney at Goldfield, challenI
note any bantam weight in the world
orn- also challenged the winner of
the Weeks-Dougherty fight to a mat
Gar both men to make 100 pounds.
Tart- The preliminary between Cd
,use the fighting miner, and Kid Lawre
and of Joliet, warmed up the crowd
the principal event. The
ent had picked Lawrence
a winner. but odell was the aggret
I inn throughout. In the eighth he
hing the wallop to the Joliet mans
ed II and he took the count. Consider
money changed hands, Lawrence
For ing the favorite at z to l, which