Show THOMAS BESTS MHTTGH He Won a Eightround Fight In Eureka Special Correspondence Eureka May 16Eureka Is fast getting a reputUion for square sports which was of material assistance In gathering together a goodsized crowd last night to witness a onl between young Thomas and Frank McHugh The light lasted eight rounds and was fast from start to llnish McHugh did some good work In tho first three rounds and In the fourth survived some hard punishment In the llfth Thomas got In two knockdown knock-down blows on his opponent In direct contradiction to the declaration of Mc I Hughs admirers that he could not hit hard enough to win a fight In the sixth there was much clinching and little lighting but In the seventh McHugh played pretty hard on his opponents ribs and Thomas rushed him to the ropes where he administered a vicious punch before time was called In the eighth round Thomas started In to finish his man which he accomplished by another rush by which he got McHugh Into the corner and with two rapid blows on chin and neck sent his opponent down for the last time McHugh was game and mado two Ineffectual attempts to come I to taw Thomas proved himself an agile shifty fighter and Is quite the pride of the town Both men were In training here and considerable I con-siderable money changed hands on the result Herbert Slade the Maori I refereed everyone the light to the satisfaction of I t |