Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-19
FLIGHT NIGHT"
ATFORT OMAHA
FOR CIVILIANS
Army Boxing Bouts at Fori
Omaha Monday Open to
Civilians and Real
Fights Guaranteed.


poor soldiers" said Lieutenant
Mckay of Fort Omaha in announc-
ing boxing and wrestling carnival
for the fort next Monday night. The
entertainment has been designated
Fight Night by the soldiers at
the fort and an invitation is ex-
tended to all followers of the
squared arena. Admission prices
will be s. for ringside seat and ST
general admission.
The men at the fort are fighters"
said the lieutenant. They enlisted
to see fighting and as there ap-
pears to be small chance of going
overseas we must entertain them
here. They are red blooded Ameri-
cans and cannot be satisfied spend
ing their leisure hours playing
authors" or 'tiddle-d de- winks."
Roommates will not be allowed to
participate and every bout will be
a good one
The balloon men at the fort are
enthusiastic over the outlined pro-
gram and the various companies
are backing their candidates in
lively manner. The bouts will all
be under the regula tions of the War
Department Commission on Train
ig Camp Activities.
Build Ring in Garage.
A ring has been built n the garage
with circus seats in order to &C
commodate all spectators. The
Knights of Columbus hut at the
fort was found too small to accom-
lnodate the crowds of soldiers when
no civilians were allowed
The receipts will all go to the
recreation fund with the exception
of the money awarded the contes-
tants as prizes. The entertainment
will not start until $50 o'clock in
order to allow civilians to reach the
fort from the city.
All bouts will be to decision.
The glove contests being on gov
eminent reservation will not come
under the ban of the state law pro-
hibiting boxing.
The semi-hnal on the program
will be four round decision contest
between two fast welterweights, Kid
Henderson and Santiago Montoya.
Henderson is new man at the
fort but reputed to be conner. He
weighs in at las pounds. He is anna
teur champion of Montana and has
won many of his bouts by X. O..
route. He is a great favorite OF the
miners in Butte, Mont. where he
fought most of his battles.
His opponent was welterwelght
champ of Kelly field where he was
known as Knockout Montaya. He
is a Mexican with lots of speed and
| dash and hard clean hitter.
Lightweights Go Six Rounds.
The final will be between Battling
Kirby and Kid King. 1t will be a
six round decision contest.
Kirby went ten rounds with Tom
Murphy to draw. He was cham
pion of the 135 Founders in the
Canadian army winning his laurels
over the ten-round-route from all
members of the sport battalion. He
has medals to prove his title In
Canada. He went six rounds with
Pat O'Brien, d fast Detroit man. His
bout with Wishnefsky of Winnipeg
was stopped in the second round as
| knockouts were not allowed. Hard,
fast, snappy hitting features his ap-
pearance in the ring.
Kid King is fast and hard hitting
army man. He is a dark horse at
the fort but has a coterie of hackers
who have seen him work out, that
are certain of his victory. He says
he can beat Kirby and the opinion
is confirmed by his friends.
Scandrett, a strong armed North
Dakotan, will wrestle with Stensbol,
the South Dakota champ. Both
men are lightweights and fast in
the ring. Scandrett went all hour
and a half with Farmer Burns and
threw Casper Brugger two falls in
seven minutes. He was college
champion and wrestled on the col
lege team six years.
Stensbol won the championship
OF South Dakota by throwing the
former champion two falls in two
hours and twenty-one minutes.