The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-12-01
LEE GETS DECISION
I'm TWENTY ROUNDS

At the Montana Concert Hall We'd
nesday evening, Kid Lee, of this city,
won the decision over Young Sawyer,
the southern champion, after twenty
rounds of speedy fighting. Prior to
the fight Lee weighed in at l46 pounds
but for some reason Sawyer refused to
get on the scales. This, however, did
not interfere with the scheduled plan
and both entered the ring in lit con-
dition to stay the limit Betting at
the ringside was quite spirited, Lee
money being more strongly in evil
dence and placed on him as favorite
at 5 to 4. Billy Murrin was chosen
referee, Albert Squeirs time-keeper
and the gong rang up the fighters.
During the twenty rounds Lee
landed three blows to sawyer's one,
but the colored lad was able to stand
punishment that would put an ordin-
airy man in the hospital and came
back at his man smiling.
Fight by rounds:
Round 1-They spar and rush to a
clinch: in the break Lee lands light
one to head. Sawyer rushes to clinch
after missing right swing. Lee is
pounding the colored lad on kidneys.
They break as the gong sounds; no
damage done.
Rounds 2, 3, and 4 were much the
same; Sawyer seems content to let
Lee do the leading and forces a clinch.
Lee has all the better of the close
fighting and makes Sawyer vince by
beating tattoo on his kidneys.
Round S. Lee lands hard right to
head and another to jaw with left to
stomach. Lee ducks a hard right
to head and they clinch. Sawyer is
anxious to fight and hangs on. Lees
round when gong SOU DIS.
Round 6. They hit and elinch: Lee
forces a break and hits to head. Saw
yer misses an upper cut and Lee lands
on ribs and head; Sawyer hits to head
and they clinch; Lee drums on the
kidneys and seems to have his man
going.
Round 7. Sawyer came up strong,
leads and misses; they clinch and the
colored boy hangs on and receives a
pounding on kidneys. Sawyer lands a
light one as they break and Lee stag
gers Sawyer with right to head. Lees
round.
In rounds 8, 8 and 10 honors were
about even; Sawyer seems to be strong
but continually forces a clinch.
Round 1l-Sawyer and Lee fight
free and Lee hands him a couple of
stiff ones to the jaw; Sawyer comes
back and misses hard right. Lee
lands right and left to head and body
and repeats the dose. Sawyer is grog-
gy and clinches to the end of the
round.
In rounds II, ID, Ia and Is Lee has
all the better Of the fight, Sawyer
failing to land an effective punch
Lee hits him all over the ring in free
fighting, but Sawyer has wonderful
endurance and takes all kinds of pun.
ishment. Sawyer continues to clinch
and hold on.
Round 16. Sawyer takes a fresh
start but is stopped by right swing
to head and left to stomach; he upper
cuts Lee and clinches; Lee breaks anC
staggers his man with terrific left
swing to jaw. Sawyer is stuck on Lee
and hugging until the referee breaks
them. Lee puts hard right to jaw
and has the colored lad going as tht
gong sounds.
Rounds II, Is and 10 were all a CASE
clinch and hang on by Sawyer anc
Referee Murrin was kept busy break
ing them. Lee pounds the kidneys
but Sawyer does not weaken. Let
out points his man in these round.
,, but fails to land finishing punch.
Round 20. Both come up strong
:. and start mixing matters. Lee tries
hard for a Knockout and repeatedly
lands on Sawyer's head and body
Sawyer shows fight but Lee is too fast
for him. Both are on their feet anc
strong as the gong sounds the finish
of the fight. Referee Murrin declared
Kid Lee the winner.
A six round preliminary between
Kid Mitchell, of Havre, and Walter
Oldham, of Billings was of the whirl
wind order. Joe Lucier was chosen
as referee.
1t was sensation fight Throughout
the whole six rounds. Oldham looked
several pounds heavier than Mitchell
but Mitchell made up fol it in clever.
ness. Both were willing and carried