Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-27
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FIGHT CARD HERE
Pete Bross, Great Falls Middle
weight, Challenges Winner
at LeWistOWn.

Various fighters are looking towards
Great Falls with the hope Of appear
ing on the next fight program stag
ed here. No mention has been made by
the American legion promoters of the
date of their next show but it has
been limited that there will possibly be
one ON the card before Thanksgiving
day. The petition of the parties seek
ing franchise to stage boxing bouts
in Cascade county will be presented to
the commissioners too this week and a
hearing given the petitioners. The
date Of the next fight program in Great
Falls depends largely upon granting or
rejection of the franchise.
Pete Bross. Great Falls, claimant to
the middleweight championship of Mon
tana. is out with a challenge to the
winner of the Jack RobinsonJoe Sim
onich fight at Lewistown Thursday and
is anxious to meet one or both of these
boys. Robinson and Simonich fought
1O-round draw at Helena during the
state fair. Bross has agreed to make
154 pounds at i o'clock for either OF
the boys if matched. Bross and the
winner of this bout or Ed. Shepherd
of Salt Lake, who won 12-ronnd de-
cision over Bill Hart Of st. Paul ON
the last program, is a possibility Tor
the headline bout on the next fight
card in Great Falls.
Harry kid" Hale, lightweight. ar
rived in Great Falls Sunday from
North Dakota where he has done con-
siderable fighting during the past six
months. With him he brought Jack
Gordon, middleweight and both are
looking for place in the near future
on cards in Montana. Hale is one
Of the few fighters who will admit
defeat and is anxious to meet any hgnt-
weight the promoters wish to SEND MIN
against Hale has fought such boys as
Milbourn Saylor. Tommy Telgue bliiy
Clancy. Frank Betty and Mickey Sherl-
dan Hale admits that Saylor knock
ed him out in five rounds in their first
fight but in their second meeting ne
won a draw in 10 rounds. lie mas
been fighting for a few years and stat
ed that though he is not champion
he always pleases..
Kenneth Kid Sharpe. lightwei ght.
is working out every day and is anxious
to meet frankie LaDuc. Charlie Peit-
chic, Walter Rooney or any boy his
weight Sharpe has reduced to- l3o
hounds and appears to be in good con-
dition.
Billy Savage, who fought Pete Rross
on two occasions. losing the declsloin
in the first fight and going down for
the count in five rounds on their
second appearance. is anxious to meet
some of the good welterweghts IN the
northwest. Savage is under the man
aeement Of Fred Goldhahn. manager
Of Pete Bross, and his manager IS DE-.
sirous of pitting the Cleveland lad
against Chuck Traynor Of st. Paul or
Perry Blivens. of Crank Forks, boy
who fought a fast 12round draw on
the last fight program in Great Falls.
Mike McNulty. st. Paul manager,
seeks to bring his boys to the west.
Since appearing in Great Falls with
Johnny Schauer. McNulty has brought
out Johnny Ertle. former premier ban
tam of the country. He wants to
match Ertle in the west. Ertle has de-
cisinns in the past over two former
worlds champions. Kid Williams and
Joe Lynch. In addition he has battled
and won from such boys as Roy
Moore. Pal Moore. Zulu Kid, Eddie
Coulon. Frankie Mason, Joe Burman.
Bobby Burns and Chic Hayes. Nc
Nulty also desires to match Schauer
against any lightweight in the country
Schauer fought Earl France. Los An
geles lightweight and Monk Fowler,
Now Orleans hattler. while in Montana