The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-23
WON SEVEN OUT OF NINE
Nose La Fontise Returns to His
Home From a Fighting Tour.
IT LASTED ONE YEAR
He Tells OF His Victories and Defeats
Has Won a Large Majority of
the Fights He Has
Entered.

Nose La Fontise, the young Montana
prize fighter, arrived in Anaconda yes
terday morning from Denver, Colo, on
short visit with his parents, who re-
side on East Park avenue. He left
Anaconda year ago, since which time
he has gained an enviable reputation
as a prize fighter.
In the last eight months Nose has
taken part in nine contests, seven of
which he won and two he lost. La
Fontise will remain in Anaconda but
a few days, and will return to Denver
on Friday or Saturday, as he is en-
gagged to fight Kid Parker in Cripple
When he leaves he will take with him
his brother, Jack La Fontise, who will
be pitted against the middle weights.
La Fontise's last fight took place on
Wednesday evening. Aug. l6. in Den
Yer. Colo. Noses opponent was Frank
Barclay, and the Anaconda man lost
the fight on a foul. 1t had been agreed
between the two men that they should
break away clean and there was to be
no hitting in he clinches. Barclay was
swung his left around the neck and hit
Barclay with his right on the body.
Billy Woods of Montana, who acted
as referee, stopped the fight and gave
Barclay the decision on foul
La Fontise is in the lightweight class
and fights at 1875 pounds, give or take
two pounds. He says that his health
is good and that training does not in
terfere with him whatever He is de-
lighted with the prize-tighting business,
and claims there is plenty of money
in it for a good man. Yesterday af-
ternoon he said:
Denver is the best fighting town
ever saw. and good man can al
ways make plenty of money there. The
arena in that city is the incest of its
kind in the country, and a good fight
will always crowd the building. The
sports in those large cities look upon
a prize fighter as gentleman until he
has proven himself different The bust
ness is better now because the class of
men who are boxers are more refined.
1t is more like professional baseball
and professional bicycle business, and
you don't hear people talking these
days about fighters being mixed in sa-
loon fights.
I lost two fights and won seven
since l left here. In San Francisco,
Charley Tye was given the decision in
a hard Fought l0-round go, and last
Wednesday | lost fight with Barclay
in the 18th round. In San Francisco |
defeated Mike Egan in six rounds, Jim
LAWYER in seven rounds. Harry Pidgeon
in eight rounds, Mike Shaughnessy in
three rounds and Doc Flynn in two
rounds. l broke Tommy Prendergast's
jaw in the eleventh round. and defeated
him in Sacramento. and at the same
place I knocked out Martin Denny of
Australia in 10 rounds. In Cripple
Creek l beat Dave Reese, the Montana
Kid, in six rounds.
While in California | seconded Haw-
kins when he was defeated by Frank
Erne. l was also in Lavignes corner
when he was beat by Mysterious
Billy Smith.
Andy King of Montana has not been
very successful in the prize-fighting
business He received very bad
beating when he fought his 1O-round
draw with Kid McFadden in san
Francisco. | was in his corner and I
never saw man take so much punish
ment. Some of the best fights I've seen
were the 20-round draw between Tom
my White and George Dixon, the Billy
Rotchford-Yo Corbett fight and the
so between Lawlor and Gus Rubin"