Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-16
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that Tommy Ryan had posted a for
felt of $4,000 to bind the match.
AS Jack announced here the other
day that he would meet the first man
who would put up the money to make
good, it now looks as though the
match is on and the two fastest and
cleverest middleweights in the coun-
try will be brought together for what
should prove to be a most attractive
and interesting battle. There is only
one thing in the way of the match
going through and it is thought that
ii is big enough point to stop the
affair
Ryan named the weights to be 15S
pounds at the ringside and O'Brien is
inclined to hedge a bit on that figure
He said he would ask for the same
weight at o'clock in the afternoon
and believed that Ryan would concede
hat point
The date named for the battle is
May 3, and is during the Fiesta
week." which always brings a big
| crowd to the city. The offer of the
club is 60 per cent Of the gross re.
celpts. with expense money for the
trip west and a chance. to divide OIL
the moving picture privilege.
Joe Cans the colored fighter, who is
now considered by many as the right
full holder of the lightweight and
welterweight championship titles. APP
pears to be determined to force Bat
ting Nelson into a match and it is
reasonably certain that he will finally
| accomplish his purpose. His assert
no dc OF
O'Clock for thee popular Dane will
have to be accepted as an honest dec
laratiOn until it is proved that he can
not do it, and while the accepted light
weight figure is 1873 pounds at the ring
side, the public is not so particular a.
| bout question of hours OF weighing
For years the followers of pugilsm
have been taught to disregard the
class limits of weights, or light.
weights were fighting for the feather
weight title at 1870 pounds, and well
tiers were battling for lightweight hon
ors at 1873 pounds. Naturally the pub
lie cannot be expected to readjust it's
opinion of classes to suit the conven-
fence of each new champion.
AT present the classes are beginn.
ing to be recognized, and Battling Mel
soli is responsible for he assumed the
lightweight championship when he de-
feated Britt at 1873 pounds. Since
then no one has objected to allowing
Abe Attell to claim the feaatherweight
title, and boys who cannot make less
than 1870 pounds without taking off a
les are called lightweights.
Conceding that Cans can make the
weight he claims, it is but fair to say
that Battling Nelson did not make
ringside weight for Britt when he won
the battle that gave him what claim
he has on the lightweight champion.
ship. The fight began at 2:47 o'clock
in the afternoon, and the principals
weighed in at 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing. a difference in time fully equal
to weight at 6 o'clock when fight
takes place at night.
Professor Walter Cattcart, an old
time English and Australian bare
knuckle fighter has opened a boxing
school on Market street, San Francis
co Cattcart was a pupil of Jen
Mace while he was champion of the
world. The professor is 65 years old
but is supple as boy.
There is little doubt that the foul
strike rule will be retained for an
other season. Naturally some of thu
weaker batsmen object to this rule
but the pitchers all favor it. while tn,
fans have come to appreciate it be
cause it helps shorten the games. ant
the latter fact will have strong influ
ence upon the rules committee.
Los Angeles. CAL, Feb. 13.-"Kid
Hermann, of Chicago. and Aureli
Herrera, of Bakersfield, CAL, tough
2O-rOund draw before the Pacifi
Athletic club tonight. The fight wa
! an interesting one, a splendid exhib
ton of cleverness on Hermann's par
and agrgessiveness on Herrera's
With the disadvantages in height
weight and reach to overcome. Her
mann fought with splendid general
ship and cleverness. From the frs
to the fifteenth round Hermann ha'
a decided lead on points, using his lef
to Herrera's body successfully, espe(
tally in in-fighting, of which there wa
a great deal. Herrera. who wa
stronger. and showed the hardes
punch, tried hard to land his KNOCK
out right on the jaw, but did not Ian
it squarely during the entire fight H
staggered Hermann several times b
hitting him on the back of the nee
and head, but the clever ducking an
quick recovery of the Chicago lad sa,
ed him from serious harm.
After the tenth round Herman
gave his attention to Herrera's fac
and head. using a stiff left jab tina
found its mark on Herrera's face man
times. AS long as he boxed with He
rera and kept from setting himself fC
a blow. Hermann had the advantag,
but in the exchanges Herreras supe
Tor hitting ability told.
Helena. Feb. 15.-Kirby Hoon an
Lawyer" Thompson, both we
known Helena ball players. have sigl
ed with Sioux City as slab artists IL
the season of 1906. Hoon is partic,
larly we'll known in Helena. where h
has resided for a number of year
and where he shone in amateur bal
Since entering the ranks of the profe
slonals he has played with Salt LAX
Helena and Boise and made a splel
did record in the Pacific National la!
year. Thompson was brought to He
ena by Manager Flannery of the LIE
que team. and pitched such star ba
that he was signed by the then Char