The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-27
Miss0ula Would Like to View
Mixup by Cumntins
and Cantway.
BARRIEAU COMES BACK
Canadian on Way North; Joe
Bonds Goes to Australia
From East.

Prospects for a scrap between Danny
Cummings, the fast Butte battler, and
Paul Cantway. the Bitter Root Kid
are less bright than a week or SO ago
though both Cummings and Cantway
are eager and ready for 4 set to II any
time. ii ia improbable that any more
glove contests will be held nj Fort
Missoula. although the bouts staged
there January 15. were satisfactory in
every way. though the receipts Of the
match did not amount to q fortune.
Any future fistic entertainments Will
probably be staged AT the opera house
and Missouia ring fans are waiting
hopefully for the announcement OF an
other battle.
Cummings Is working in the Butte
mines and Is In fair condition. though
q little tat. as he showed in his battle
against Kid Lavine at the fort gym
He II very anxious to fight Ills way
back into the elite circles. having tired
OF carrying a dinner bucket. and
though Danny Is no spring chicken. he
could show lot OF boxers the way in
a nix or even 1O-round bout. Cum
mixer as well as a fancy sparring ar
ttst. in the days when he fought at the
Rochester and should draw a good
sized crowd.
cantway Is in Shape.
Cantway has done little or no fight
Ing since Jimmy piquett retired from
the promoting game. the retirement OF
the Bitter Root Kid coming as n sequel
to Jimmy's. He Is said TO be in good
condition. and rs the white lights OF
Florence are not conducive to late
hours or a fast life. Cantway is prob
ably ready to go half n score of rounds
especially rs he can use his head MS a
means of safe defense Mt anytime that
the rush gets too hot,
Ed uren and Young Ike" Hayes arc
both anxious for a try at the Bitter
Root Kid. but II is hardly probable tina,
either will get a chance. and 1t |!
doubtful whether either would las
through the route with the curly
haired ''pug' from the valley. who Il
one OF the best little publishers in tn,
game. The only time Cantway shie
Is when Ever Hammer is mentioned
Barrieau Coming North.
Frank Barrieau, the husky Canadial
middleweight. is coming back this wa
after having fought numerous four
round bouts around the Golden Cat
country without being licked singl
time. Barrieau stopped off ut Bots
the other night to engage Gordon Nc
Kay. the doughty Scotchman fror
Seattle, who has made a big reputatio
In washington state, and won froT
Mckay quite hnndily The affair wen
10 rounds and Barrieau outpointed hi
opponent all the way. though McKa
tried hard to offset Franks early
round advantages by a dashing rally |
the last two or three rounds. Bar
rieau weighed 149, which shows tina
Franz, must have kept In fine condl
ton down on the coast, as he general
weighed $50 or better in his Missoul
bouts. though always in the best q
shape.
Some day in the future, when the nj
Of Fistiana Is on its feet in the Garde
city again. II is TO be hoped that Bar
riean and Tillman n Jack Torres ca
he roped into the same ring for abor
l2 rounds. That ought to be a ,figl
that would make Missoula folks set u
and take notice.
Bonds in Australia.
Joe Bonds, who fought and won fou
bouts In Mlssouta. is making good o,
In Australia. according to word brougl
back to the States by Eddie McGoort,
who has just returned after havin
spent three years in the Antirod,
Bonds has engaged Dave and Je1
Smith and all the rest Of the Smit
family during the past few months an
Is uoing very well. Bonds went fro
Missoula to New York, and after wir
ming a fight or two ran into II sna
and was put out for good as far as h
championship aspirations were cor
cerned.