The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-16
MissOula Fans See Exciting
Boxing Matches in Gym
n at Fort.
MAIN MATCH Is DRAW
Young Ike" Hayes Not Able
Ito Win Over Ed Uren,
Pinch-Hitter.

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post gymnasium at Fort Missoula last
night,geight glove artists battling their
way through 10 fast rounds to the evil
dent appreciation of nearly 200 Garden
City sport fans who witnessed the four
fast. clean and skillfnl exhibitions Of
boxing. The program proved an excel
lent treat for the Missoula people who
have been yearning for clean sports for
long months. Those who attended the
entertainment staged at the fort last
evening We're Well rewarded for their
trouble
The final bout was easily the feature
Of the program. ED Uren, il welter-
weight. who substituted for Chris
Downing on short notice, earned the
plaudifs of the crowd for his game rally
against the whirlwind attacks of
Young Ike Hayes. Butte colored lad
Hayes carried the fight TO Uren in the
opening rounds, landing a singing left
with alarming frequency. but the white
boy solved the attack of the ebony
colored scrapper- in the middle of the
sec4nd round. and from that time re-
PEELED all his attacks. landing punches
enosgh to earn a draw
Bowling Loses Finger.
Chris Bowling, The Canadian who
was scheduled to meet Hayes in the
windap. lost finger while at work
in the Black Rock mine in Butte yes
terday, and Pat Connolly was forced
70 obtain Substitute al the last min
ute Eren. however. showed himself
TO be a. fair match for the son Of he
original Ike" Hayes. both In ability
10 deliver punches and take punish
merit, and there was no kick on the
substitution nor on the decision made
by fReferee sim McCaffrey when he
raised the gloves Of both fighters at the
end Of the final round
Danny Cummings Comes Back.
As an added features to the evenings
entertainment Danny Cummings. we'll
known to Missoula fans since the days
Of the Rochester Athletic club, made a
second bow to the local sports. slash
ing his way through three and a half
rounds to a victory over Kid I.avine,
who tried hard and displayed plenty OF
nerve in taking lot of hard punches.
Lavine. who on week days carries a
banner for Barney, was in poor coridi-
ton. but fought gaInely, being aided
in G1le battle by an advantage Of Is
pounds in weight over the Cyelonic
Daniel
Butting and Cinehns.
lack Hill and Louis Smith buttcd and
wrestled their way through four slow
roundV neither landing a hard punch
during the bout, preferring to clinch
their way through the three minute
rounds. ---.z 49,. $751;. -.
Two.local weights, "Thc Flying
,x,1.t - ~ gy. CHI IT,,
man." otherwise Lynne and Jim Me-
Curriy, furnished a pleasing appetizer
for the crowd IN the first preliminary,
the "Flying Dutchman'' shading HIS
slightly larger opponent and earning
the decision awarded him by the ref
cree. Bsth earned the applause of the
crowd for the eleverness they displayed
andlgaya plenty of action in return.
uren Stages Come Back.
The feature bout between Hayes
and Uren was scheduled for six rounds
and both went the route with little eff
fort, though at first it seemed that the
white boy was doomed TO meet disa ster
as the result of the perfect barrage of
lefts with which Hayes showered him
in the initial round. The colored lad,
Symmetrically perfect and a splendid
example of manhood, was the early ia
vorite of the rngsiders, but later the
applause shifted to Uren, who showed
excellent foot work and a perfect de
Tense
Hayes landed two lefts to the body To
start the go, and followed with a left to
the head and a right to the jaw. The
coIored boy landed light left to the
jaw as the round ended, with all hon
ors for the Hayes family.
Hayes Cuts Loose.
Young Ike" landed a left to the face
10 start the second round and then
stuck two more punches into Urens
body The two traded hard lefts. then
Ifayes cut loose with right uppercut
following a left swing. which gave the
best of the round. Uren was swing
ing wild, but was stopping most of
''Ike's" southpaw swats before they
landed.
Hayes landed fast left To the solar
The third was fairly even, though
plexas. which hurt. The two traded
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