Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-04

appearance library tables, into faro lay
outs and roulette wheels, while cards were
produced and a poker game started for
those who preferred TO WOO the Goddess
of Chance In that method.
One of the freQuenters of this exclusive
gambling resort is said to have been Fritz
Augustus Helnze, then in the zenith of his
career as a copper king, and quite a noted
gambler in his time. There were also 9TH
er kings and princes of the copper world to
be found there occasionally. Quite often,
too, magnates from New York, London and
Paris, in Butte on BUSINESS. were intro
duced at this place. The stakes often ran
into huge sums as the wine flowed and the
players warmed VI 10 the spirit of the gam
ing.
Chips 500 Apiece
One evening, it Is related, Marcus DAILY
and some of his wealthy friends were sit
ting in a quiet game at one of these more
elite Butte institutions, when a salesman
representing some big eastern house, So
journing in the Copper City. entered the
room and saw the game in progress. Being
possessed of none too much knowledge of
the world, or tact, he essayed to take a
place in the game. Producing a one hun-
dred dollar bill, ne flourished 1t and said !:
N"Let me have a hundred dollars worth of
chips. please"
Marcus DAILY, looking up from his hand,
said TO the man acting as the banker, Give
the gentleman a white chip 1t was a fact
thp Aht III SipC hoN a faaAC Va WV
apiece.
Possibly one of the most famous gam
bling houses in Montana was the house In
Butte operated by a man by the name of
Morehouse and his partner, whose more ia
miliar name was Dutch Henry" 1t was a
mamoth institution. There were often 1000
or more playing the various games at the
same time. On mine pay days, several hun
dreds of thousands of dollars would change
hands here In a single night.
Fight 105 Rounds to Death
Many old timers, especially those living
In Butte can recall the famous 105- round
pugilistic contest which was fought at the
old Crystal Springs roadhouse, q few miles
out of the mining city, December 10. 1889,
in which G. H.. Ward and John Gallagher
were the principals, and as the result Of
which Ward died of injuries received.
Many who now are inc med to think that
15-round boxing matches with well padded
gloves are brutal will be interested to
know that this match was fought without
gloves and was under the London Prize
Ring rules, which stipulate that a round
lasts until one of the fighters Is knocked
off his feet.
Ward was a carpenter and Gallagher a
miner. They had had a dispute over a bill
for services which the former rendered to
the latter or else, reports are confusing in
this respect, as 1t was said by some, one of
the men had made a disrespectful remark
about a woman, a relative or a friend or
LIE Az ~ Nab ~ thdI thC Atth
would settle their differences by fighting
a finish battle for a side bet. Finish prize
fighting was against the territorial laws
at that time, so preparations for the event
were made with the utmost secrecy. The
men were both tall and broad shouldered,
muscular fellows, weighing IT'S to $50
pounds each.
The spectators were limited so that each
side would have precisely the same number.
in the event that a battle royal might re-
suit.
AT s o'clock In the evening everything
was In readiness. Ward seemed to be sup
erior to his opponent and for a long time
had his opponent at his mercy. Gallagher
was the first to fall, ending the first
round. In the forty-eighth round Gal
lagher's left arm was broken between the
wrist and elbow. For 40 rounds more,
suffering almost inconceivable pain, Gala
CHER fought on, his body becoming a mere
mass of bruises and each round, 81 straight,
ending with him being knocked to the floor.
In the 9Sth round Gallagher caught Ward
off his guard and delivered a terrific right
handler. Ward fell senseless, but partially
revived and fought seven rounds In a half