The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-15
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IS RECALLED TO FANS
One of the Many Fiascoes
During Missoula's Ring
Days Is Recalled.
DOC" FLYNN THERE
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(By II. ]. Hocene.
The second fistic engagement of note
after boxing was revived in Missoula
was also the final appearance Of doc"
Flynn, for years handler of Maurice
Thompson. in the Garden city. Doc"
dropped connections with Maurice soon
after this fight. and with his going
Maurice began the slow slide down
the ladder which eventually brought
the game little Butte battler to realize
that he could not eternally keep up
the uneven contest against old age.
Matrices vitality was severely Slapped
when he tried to make 1913 pounds
for Fighting Dick Hyland almost a
year later. and il was a consensus Of
opinion at that time that if Flynn, in
stead of Prof" Mccarthy. had been
handling Thompson's affairs. Maurice
would never have entered into an
agreement to get down to the light
weight margin.
However, when Maurice came here
TO fight Jimmie Cannon of Seattle,
Doc" Flynn was at the helm and
everything went off in accustomed
Thompson fashion. Maurice had APP
peared in his inaugural fight against
Professor" Willie sullivan two months
before, and had won the acclaim of
Misoula's enthusiastic sports (and
there We're many of them that year,
by winning from the soldier boy in
speedy fashion. Missoula was having
one of the good, old ia shioned Fourth
of July celebrations that year. and Ser
geant Whitehead of Fort Missoula
arranged two fistc exhibitions for the
hungry fans. The first was held on
the night of July >, while the Thomp-
SON Cannon bout was staged the next
night the banner day of the celebra-
ton.
In the first fight, Young Jackson
dinge from Boston, was whipped in
close fight by Young Abe Attell of
Denver, the colorcd boy breaking his
hand IN the sixth inning.
Maurice in Good Condition.
Maurice was in good shape for his
match with Cannon, having trained
faithfully for over two months, follow
ing the sullivan contest. Cannon was
II young kid, about 20 years old, who
had little difficulty in makingt 1873
pounds in fact, was somewhat under
that mark when he mixed with Maur- /
ice. The Seattle hoy, was of slight build ,
and rather short, and looked anything
but a prizcfighter When he came here
10 meet Thompson he had enjoyed but
little previous professional experience.
and unless he assumed an alias he re- |
tired soon after his battle against the |
pride Of Butte.
The preliminary was 4 dandy miNup
between the Inflated Soldier Lawrence.
who was shot a few months later. and
the veteran Kid" Freeman. the Butte
shine. the colored boy winning nicely.
After the main bout, another Of the
battle royals between quintet OF
colored men. which were popular in
ttose days. was staged.
I.ivi gston and Young Abe Attell
were in Thumpson's corner, aided,
abcttcd, encouraged and instructed by
the corpulrnt and amiablc Doe
IlSIii anu bt'lolt tiit Sloi SosH any
further, it might be said that soon
after, Doc" Old and fat. engaged in a
ring battle with Kid" Oglcsby of Hell
cna. who was good fighter back in
1900 when Flynn Shonc in the ring.
Flynn worked in the mines in Butte
for some years after leaving Thomp-
sons train, and is probably there yet.
Thompson outClassed Cannon all the
way. and after the first few seconds,
the kid was cllnching at every oTpor-
tunity, while Maurice, who was at least
ten pounds heavier, was willing to let
him hang on so as to give the crowd
a run for their money.
The Fight.
Thompson got Oft like a green streak
with the Irish tights he always wore,
and in halt a minute gore was oozins
rom Cannon's breeZer. Maurice !oi
lowed this punch with an eye opener
which sent Cannon to his knees. but
Maurice, having got wound up, was go
ing so fast that hc couldn't stop him
self before he landed again on the
foul and maltdlCtiUns on the referee.
In the second. Cannon began huggng
tho Butte husky, with Maurice taking
things easy and sIapping in a few hard
ones occasionally. With the bell in the
third Cannon jumped over into Maur-
ices corner but Maurice. who always
came out Of his corner like flash,
with tn" bell, met him halfway and
sent him down for the count of nine,
AS Cannon came up, Maurice turned
his head toward Doc" Flynn, and said:
Shall | get him now, Doc" The wary
manager shook his head and the fight
went on. with Maurice playing with the
Seattle boy, hut scoring another knock.
down. Just as the round ended In the
fourth, Maurice. being In perennial
good hUnor enjoyed himself thorough
ly. after Doc" had answered another
go him" query negatively. Thomp.
son asked adNic" from all OF his friends