The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-23
Especial to Inter MOuntain,o

OF the Pugilstic game saw Nose LaFon-
tise of Butte beat down Charlie Johnson
Of Philadelphia in the twentieth round
last night and again win the welter-
weight championship of the West.
The contest was pulled off before the
recently organized Billings Athletic club.
Che managers of which had prepared q
program of two preliminaries to spice
the main event.
The first was q four-round sparring
exhibition between Jack Wade and Kid
Oglesby. This was followed by wild
and woolly bit Of smuggling between two
colored men. who were sufficiently funny
in their awkwardness to put the crowd
In a good humor.
1t was II o'clock when the principals
entered the ring. Dune Mcdonald OF
Helena was chosen referee. The men
had weighed in at O'Clock in the after
noon. and johnson just reached the stip-
ulated weight, 14O pounds, LaFontise
being little light.
Eddie Croot. Frank Freeman and Kid
Emalley were in Johnsons corner. with
William Aughey as timekeeDer. LaFon-
tise's seconds were Jack Wade. Jack La
Fontise. Kid Oglesby and Billy Langdon.
with DR.. Ironside keeping the time. Wal
ter searle was the official timekeeper.
From the beginning LaFontse showed
J,
second when the result was in doubt. In
fact, had LaFontise tried he could have
ended the fight several rounds before he
did as he deliberately ignored several
openings for knockout blows.
Johnson put up a game fight. but was
chopped down and in the last round sue
cumbed to terrific rain of blows. under
which he went to the canvas three times.
It was clean-cut victory for the Butte
boy, and his praises were sung on every
hand by the sports from half the towns
in Montana.
George Gardner and Kid Carter have
been matched to fight 20 rounds in the |
Mechanics pavilion at San Francisco, |
December 20. Though the men are both |
in the heavyweight class, though little |
too light, the Frisco managers are an
nouncing the event as a middleweight |
championship contest. Just where the |
dope is figured out isn't announced in the
card or today's dispatches.
It looks as II Kennedy and the club |
packers were trying to stave off the
Jeffries- Sharkey goa little scheme pre-
dicted in these columns a week ago. |
Kennedy cannot see where either OF the
big fellows can make him any money in
such a match, particularly SO soon after |
the Rubin fizzle. So it becomes more !
certain every day that the match will not !
be pulled off. at least not anywhere |
near the date originally agreed upon.
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Another instance of the weakness of
the coast managers as a result of the |
feeling aroused over the Jeffries- Rubin |
hasco is the fact that the Chicago poll
ticians and sports who were driven out
Of the Windy City with their fight are
looking for place in which to pull off
the White-Yanger fight. They offered the
bout to Kennedy, but the latter couldn't
see it,
Those "Chi' town men who were go
Ing down to St. Louis and buy up the |,
Missouri river town for the purpose of !
pulling off the fight there We're thrown
completely in the air after all theil
boastfulness.
Chief of Police Kelly announced that |
the fight would not come off. and the
Foxy boatmen Of the big bridge burg
pocketed the money sent there for corr
ruption purposes and left the Chicago |
sports to figure on how other people |
dared to get even on throw downs.
Because of the failure of the Chicago
men to make st. Louis dumping
ground for their prize fights, the White |
Sanger affair has not yet been pulled off |
and so great has become the feeling
crowds of sports that no club manager |
has been found willing to take the re-
sponsibility Of trying to pull off the |
scrap.
Articles were signed in Helena last |
might for a 2O-round go between Jake |
Sanger of Helena and Jack Wade light |
weight champion of Montana. The con- |!
test will be held the night of December |
q. under Marquis of Queenbury rules. |
The Helena theater has been engaged for |
the event. Yanger is already training
and Wade will begin work Monday. I
There will be a purse of $4,000 with the |
side bets hung up on the fight which is
announced to be strictly a sparring ex- !
hibition with nothing but science and |
cleverness allowed" 1t looks as if Wade |
was getting out of his old-time desire for |
fame as a fighter and Is going after easy |
money to increase his bank account.
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Two attractive events will mark the |
last coursing of the season at Coursing |
Park tomorrow. There are included |
class stake for eight Of the champions |
open only to first-class prize winners for |
the season and 16-dog reserve stake /
The running will begin at II o'clock and |
e the weather is raw. fires will be built |
In front of the grand stand. The card ar |
ranged is as follows:
Glass Stake-First. $500: I'd, $500, Sd |
and 4th. $500 each. Reserve Stake-First !
$1,000: I'd. $500: Sd and 4th, $500 each; !
and next four $3.50 each. The follow |
Ing selections should carry off honors |
in the first round Of the reserve |
stake: True Blue to beat Defender; |
Montana Jack to beat Rough Dry, |
Silver Bow. Jr.. to beat Lady Craw- |
ford: Calamity Jane to beat Billy |
Dee; Gold Standard to beat Lady |
Hurst: SOapy Bill to Beat Queen !
Moo; Mountaineer to beat Biukes, |
ant Ruah Adventure 10 beat Little |
Floe. In the class stake King CASH i;
Ter should beat Pleasant0n: Dexter to j
beat Fitx-Regina: Chico to beat Bar |