Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-03-08
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Prof. Robinson easily defeated a jiu
jitsu expert from Japan at Salt Lake
| last week.
| An all-Japanese nine is coming over
to cross bats with some American
university teams.
| Maurice Thompson, who was defeat
ed recently by Charlie Neary at Mil.
waukee, says he didn't get square
deal.
w. H. Lucas won out in his fight
for the Pacific Northwest league, and
it is now in order to form Montana
league.
George Gardner, the light heavy.
weight, has closed up his Turf ex-
change in Butte and will move on to
the coast.
The following clever title has been
tackled onto the Washington club;
Last in war, last in peace, last in
the standing of the American league.
Pop" Arson, the veteran Chicago
ball player, who many times piloted
his team to victory in the race for
the pennant, has been nominated for
city clerk.
Tommy Ryan announces that he will
match Johnnie Morrison against Ben
ny Yanger. Morrison is st. Joe lad,
and it is claimed has already shown
championship qualities.
Terry McGovern is out with chal-
lenge to Jimmy Britt, Battling Nelson
or Young C0rbett. Terry has never
gone the pace, and will be a genuine
fighter for good many years yet.
Tod Sloan we'll soon be in the sad.
die in earnest again, and his perfor.
nance will be watched with interest
Tod says he can ride as we'll as ever
but large circle of gentlemen insist
on being shown.
Dick Hyland, the clever Frisco
lightweight who was just defeated by
: frankie Neil in his maiden profession
al bout, is very anxious for another
chance at Neil. He is willing to agree
: that the winner should take all.
Capt. Charlie Barr, who was in com
: mand of the winning craft in the in
ternatiOnal yacht race, has been en-
gagged as skipper for the schooner
Atlantic, which is to compete for the
cup offered by Emperor William.
. The Butte bowlers have returned
from the Milwaukee tournament
They wound up pretty we'll toward the
foot of the class, but picked up $12s
in prizes and had the time of theil
: lives. They will go to the Louisville
tournament next year, and expect tt
do better.
Kid Oglesby. the pride of Helena
, and Kid Lee, the conqueror of Fred
t ericks, have just been matched for {
i. battle to take place in Helena II
l about two weeks. With Lee in thu
same form that he displayed at Grea
Falls last week, the contest ought tt
be stirring one.
George LaBlanche, the once famou!
!. Marine, who knocked out Jacl
' Dempsey in Frisco with the LaBlanch'
t pivot, and was clever enough never tt
go into the ring again with Dempsey
has been heard from. 1t was though
: he was dead, but it seems he is liv
ing at Bangor, Maine. So far he ha
not offered to fight Jeffries.
It is announced that South Afri
can heavyweight, Pat Fairly, from
whom much was expected, recent,
travelled all the way to Australia t.
lower the colors of Squlres, the cham
pion, who is considered the most like
ly man for Jeffries to go against ii
the fight that is to mark the end O
his pugilistic career. Farley Taste
Just half a round. Unfortunately
SQuires broke his left hand, and wi
be laid up for repairs for some time
Both Frank GOtch and Hacker
schmidt, the premier wrestlers, ar
talking of challenging Jeffries to rim
encounters. They will not be the onl
men who have made the mistake
supposing that a champion wrestle
is necessarily a good fighter. Gotcl
by the way. has had some experienc
in the ring and should know bette
While at Nome some time ago, ha
ing cleaned up the wrestling game. b
took on Frank Slavin for fgh
Frank is pugilistic dierelict, pull
and simple, but he made Mr.. Cote
look like 80 cents in Chinese none
in contest that lasted but a fe
rounds.
Kid Lee knocked Kid Fredericl
cut in the twentieth round at Gre
Falls last Wednesday evening. IT
result was a surprise n Lewistown
elsewhere, and can be accounted I
upon but one ground-that Frederic
has gone back. When Frederic
made his first appearance in Montal
a couple of years ago, he was one
the most promising light men In I
ring in this country. Time and aga
lie not only proved that he had t
speed and endurance, but the punis
ing power as well. True. he was ca
for Herrera, but at that time Azure
was at his best. and Fredericks v
completely puzzled by the turtle (
fcnse, as many another man has bet