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Show SLADE GETS BEAT. He Refuses to Enter the Ring in the Twelfth Round. The Contest a Hot and Heavy One and is Witnessed By Over a Thousand Men. Special to the Morning: Dispatch. Salt Lake City, July 3. The fight between Lange and Slade at the Electric Elec-tric Light Hall to-night was w itnessed by 1,000 men, who came from nearly all the walks of life. It was a great battle, and was won by Lange, alter eleven rounds had been fought. Both men were in good condition, and both tipped the beam at 216 pounds At 11 o'clock Colonel Jim Donaldson called time, and the men came together. The first round was spent entirely in sparring, spar-ring, and little was done. In the second sec-ond Slade led, and landed lightly on Lange s neck. 1 he latter countered on his jaw. No damage was done. In the third round, fighting commenced in earnest. After heavy exchanges both men clinched and fell, with Slade on top, followed by another clinch, in which Slade got in some roasters. The round ended with honors even Lange opened hostilities in . the fourth, and followed "it with some terrific swings On Slade'3 neck and jaw; After a clinch, Lange knocked Slade down with a right hand swing, end could have knocked the Maori out as he arose, but he used poor judgment, and Slade saved himself by clinching. Both men were winded when the fifth round opened, but towards to-wards the close Lange got stronger and closed on Blade's right optic, and dislocated his jaw. Nothing was done in the sixth round, but Lange was in much better form. The Maori gathered gath-ered all his strength for a final effort in the seventh round, and succeeded in fighting Lange to the ropes. The round ended with heavy exchanges, and both men were covered with blood when they went to their corners. The men came up groggy in the eighth, and Slade repeatedly clinched to avoid punishment. pun-ishment. Lange got at him, however, and sent him to his corner in bad shape. The Maori presented a pitiable spectacle when he came up for the tenth round. His jaw was swollen, both eyes closed, and he was bleeding ireely, while Lange had scarcely a scratch. Slade showed great courage, however, and was game to the last. Everybody expected to see him knocked out this round, but by good generalship ho ayoided punishment. punish-ment. The contest Was announced to be ten rounds, but the referee ordered the men to continue, and the eleventh round commenced. Slade acted entirely entire-ly on the defensive, while Lange was looking for a chance to deliver a knock-o knock-o utblow. The Maori gave him no opportunity, op-portunity, and although he was badly battered, he stayed in the ring. The referee ordered another round. Slade refused to go in, and took off the gloves. The referee, therefore, awarded the fight to Lange, |