Show MDONALD MADE NO PROMISE SIll S-Ill Salt JLakc So He SaysA 1lip Ironic trt Butte Speaking of the McDonaldSylvester glove contest the Butte InterMountain says Shortly after 10 oclock the combatants com-batants came on the stage They had a set of twoounce gloves but some of the officers were there and refused to allow them to be used and a set of sixounce gloves were produced and donned by the combatants They were loudly cheered when they came on but the applause gradually withered away as the mock battle progressed It lasted two rounds and a half and in the middle of the third Sylvester remained prostrate on the floor until declared knocked out The contest was farcical in the extreme McDonald did not receive a single blow in the fight 1 and every time he felt for Sylvester that gentleman assumed a reclining position without reference to the weight of the blow lie bore no marks of punishment away from the fight and the general ver diet of the audience was that the fight I was merely a hippodrome Inc audience set up a derisive roar when the result was announced by Wm Harris who had been selected as referee A number went to the box office to make a raid on the gate receipts but owing to the serving of an attachment the cash was all gone The disappointed gang then went out and returned in a few moments about fifty strong armed with ripe eggs which they had procured in a neighboring grocery Sylvester was still in the dressing room and the boys 1 quietly waited for him at the door Dick 1 Thierman did not want any trouble in i the hall so he came in and turned off the lights Mr Sylvester made his exit from the back entrancoand thus escaped some testimonials of the esteem in which he was held by some of the de luded Dune McDonald was seen alter the ex hibition and said he was disgusted with the whole business and would noi ap pear in the ring again He said he was not making any promises and had not made any in Salt Lake as stated but he intended to quit the business for good I Dune would have had more friends in I Butte if he had put this resolution into effect before goinginto ring last night |