White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-11
.CURLEY RHUE KNOCKED OUT
in SEVENTH BY CARPENTER
Came as a Pebble to the Last, But Il Denver
Boys Fight After the First Roun6 Although
CurIey Was Fighting at the Finish

formerly or Denver, knocked out
Curley Rhue of McGill last night in
the seventh round before crowd
numbering in the neighborhood of
six hundred in the Ely baseball
park. Curley made gallant fight.
/ but there never was any doubt of
the result after the first round. Carp
enter out-fought him and outgener-
allied him. 1t was a slugging match
| just the kind that the McGill boy
wanted; but he got more of 1t than
he had bargained for. He made a
splendid showing in the first round.
and while he proved as game as a
with the punch, and 1t was seldom
that his blows were effective.
Carpenter did not make the show
ing that he put up with Sailor Cor
don, and did not seem to be in as
good form; but the further he went
! the better fettle he was in, and he
was strong at the finish: apparently
stronger than at the start. He
proved himself at home roughing it.
stronger and cleverer at it than was
Rhue; and mixing things was Just
his game. lie fought fair all through,
and Ii must be said to his credit
that when he saw that he had Cur
ley going, he was merciful. The
gruelling punishment he administer
ed to the McGill boy in the last round
was forced upon him. and Curley's
seconds should have thrown up the
sponge long before the final blow
was admins, cred
He was obliged to knock Curley
down seven times before the Mculll
lad suceumbed; and it was evident
to those at the ringside that the first
right TO the chin was the finish
Carpenter begged the seconds to
throw up the sponge every time he
knocked his man down. but whethe
they were following instructions of
Curley, or whether they believed ne
had a chance, they let the fight go
the limit. refusing to throw up the
sponge 1t was simply case of Cur
ley getting up to be knocked down
again, and Carpenter evidently did
not want to throw hie weight into
the blow. He feared to do so. but
in the end had to send in one stinger
to end it all, which he did with his
right. Curley fell to mis- knees fer
the seventh time and rolled over into
dreamland.
The arena was crowded comfort
ably long before the gladiators made
their appearance in the ring, and the
distinction between daylight and
darkness had hardly been made when
the time arrived for the sound of the
gong. Crowds had arrived on the
specials both from McGill and the
mines, and there was how-do-you-do-
ing and helloing across the ring; jok-
ing and jollying. calling for the prin-
cipals, calling for others.
The district was well represented,
and that is a fact All classes of peo-
pie were there from everywhere, and
they were with the spirit of contest
in their nostrils. There were bets of
even money made on the quiet. and
there was careful inspection made of
the fighters when they made their
appearance in the ring; and both were
accorded a generous ovation by the
spectators. Announcement was made
that Curley Rhue weighed In at the
ringside at three in the afternoon,
and tipped the scales at 1877, one
pound above the demanded weight of
las. Jack Carpenter weighed 143
pounds, and had to pay a forfeit of
$50 for his excess baggage.
The Hon. Joseph Murphy, who had
Deen seleetou 10 ieiciSe was oSSoiu
ed a cheerful hi-hi when he stepped
into the ring, and bowed his acknowl-
edgments with the grace of Bat
Masterson. or Eddie Graney of old
Clark, who had been training Car
penter during the most of his work
out came on crutches. having fallen
victim to the rheumatism in the past
few days. But he disregarded the
sticks when he climed into the ring.
He was accompanied by Farley Smoot