Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-13
Irishnan Is Outclassed By
Mizpah Miner--LaWrence Is
Forced to Take the Count
in the Eighth--Both Fights
Were Classy Affairs.

Before an audience of 1900 fight
fans Kid Dougherty of Philadelphia
went down to defeat in the fourth
round of scheduled twenty-round
fight. The Irishman was outclassed
from the start, the Mizpah miner
having him at his mercy and landing
blows at will upon the helpless fight
er. 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 over 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 Byer, 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
RULES.
/. To be a fair stand-up boxing
match in twenty-four-foot ring, or
as near that size as practicable.
2. No wrestling. or hugging allow
ed.
8. The rounds to be of three min
utes' duration, and one minute be-
tween rounds.
A. If either man falls, through
weakness or otherwise, he must get
up unassisted, ten seconds to be al
lowed him to do so, the other man
meanwhile to return to his corner,
and when the fallen man is on his
legs the round is to be resumed and
continued until the three minutes
have expired. If one man fails to
come to the scratch in the ten sec
,onds allowed, it shall be in the
power of the referee to give his
award in favor of the other man.
5. A man hanging on the ropes in
"a helpless state, with his toes to the
ground, shall be considered down.
6. No seconds or any other person
to be allowed in the ring during the
rounds.
Z. Should the contest be stopped
by any unavoidable interference, the
referee to name time and place, as
soon as possible, for finishing con-
test; so that the match must be won
and lost, unless the hackers of both
men agree to draw the stakes.
s. The gloves to be fair-sized
boxing glove of the best quality, and
new.
9. Should a glove burst or come
of. It must be replaced to the ref
eree's satisfaction.
10. A man on one knee is con-
sidered down. and II struck is en-
titled to the stakes.
II. No shoes or boots with springs
allowed.
IL. The contest In all other re-
spects to be governed by revised
rules OF the London prize ring.
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