Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-06-20
MusTAIN WINS
IN QUICK TIME

OF Tonopah.
A crowd estimated at from 500 I'll
500 gathered at the arena amongst
which were quite a sprlnkling OF la.
dies. The Tonopah band discoursel
music at intervals. Announcer DAILY
read challenges from Jack (Twinl
Sullivan and Battling Johnson, t.
fight the winner. He then INTRODUCED
several fighters and stated that they
would Hght somebody or something,
somewhere or nowhere.
The preliminary three-round ex.
hibition between Jack Christie, of
Salt Lake, and Slick Merrill, of To-
nopah, was as fast and clean fight
ing as could be witnessed anywher :.
As Christie had been asked to giva
an exhibition the decision was given
as a draw. Jack certainly put up o
good article for the people to diges:
and while not in active training hs
had the coon all to the bad.
The battle royal vas certainly a
side-splitting and laughable o
ter. With Referee Buel and a lar &c
sized padded club, FIVE coons We're
forced to fight very much against
their will. The allurement of a s75
purse TO the man remaining on his
feet in the ring at the end of the bat
tie was certainly most tempting, and
the way they pounced on one an
other, hitting right and left, getting
iolts on the back of the neck and oc-
casionally kicks on the shins, utterly
devoid of science, caused the large
audience to fairly howl with delight.
The winner, Jack Woods, viii now
be the envy OF all the darktown la
dies, while Jim Lindsey will in al
probability have possum at the table
for a few meals.
Then came the main event. Nue.
/, tain appeared in his corner accom-
panied by seconds and trainers
Charles Miller, Dennis Butler, Re-.
Mcfarland and Bud Mills, and iron
all over the house came expressions
of approval at Terry's appearance
Within a few seconds Ward appeared
followed in turn by Freddie Weeks
! Bill Ward, Win Perrini and JacF
/. Ryan. The principals were intro
/, duced as Tonopah favorite and tn
Miners Pride. Arthur Buel, the car
toonist, was then introduced as ref
. cree and apparently gave good sat
$ isfactiou. 1t was announced tha'
: the men would fight Marquis o
Il bloomsbury rules and break at tn
order Of the referee, The most no
tlceable thing in Mustain was hi
quick footwork. He seems TO hav'
.c added so per cent in speed since hi
I, last appearance here. His hittin
y powers are also much greater, an
\ in the coming match with JAG
(Twin) Sullivan II is more than like
lily that the confidence Of his frien
win not be betrayed, for Terry cel
tainly has the maklngs of a gref
fighter. Ward, on the other han'
g while physically a fine specimen, wa
apparently very ervou His jail
i, lacked force and the shortness OF II
fight thoroughly demonstrated thi
he was not In the class with Mustai
The ight lasted nearly two round
:, and In the arst round both SPARE
:, cautiously, and each landed a mi
Der of blows, but none efectlvei
]. The round ended with honors aeo
even. In the second round DO
men advanced TO the center wi
Mustain the picture Of eonhdent
while Ward landed a light tap on 4
law and followed with an upperc
to the chin. Terry then became bu
and hammered the miner With rig
and left with vicious hooks to I
IN Jaw. putting Ward to the floor. ~
on before the final count, after the nj
Dr. fall. Terry again landed a wicked Q
on the miners mouth that sent n
to the floor for the count OF eng
va Rising again, Ward in a Keeling &C
pr dition made q lange towards Ter
IL when the Tonopah man dealt him
he fearful blow on the Jaw that caus
rel his opponent to hit the floor with
ca. crash. referee Buel counted out
n man and awarded the fight to Nj
m tain. Terry was the subject of ma
congratulations from his frien
Ward was carried to his corn
no. where r~estoratives were applied,
acr he undoubtedly will appear for We
Id In the Mizpah in a day or two.
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