Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-20

! ly every round and meeting the SUN
rushes Of his opponent with telling
| two listed returns to the body and face,
Monk Fowler easily won the decision
in his 15-round 60 with Johnny Noye
of st. Paul, at the Grand theater Sat
urday night, taking 10 rounds out Of
the Is.
| Noye's constant boring in, striving TO
! plant telling body blows on his OPP
ponent, were met each time with fast
comebacks from the little New Orleans
lightweight who seemed to have q
great advantage over his opponent in
hitting the point aimed at, as well as
being far better able to dodge Noye's
wicked left which at times gave prom
Use Of knocking him out.
Left Could Not Connect.
| Johnny's famous left, which made
men like frankie Farren and Charlie
White and Sailor Friedman fear the
little lightweight with the Hibernian
name, could not connect with the
bounding, elastic body of Fowler, who
easily in the last round as at the be-
ginning. Had that wicked left hay
maker landed on many a fighter as it
did many times on Fowler, it would
have laid him to the canvas, but the
little boy from the sunny south seem
ed as tough as he was clever. Ter
rifle lefts on his jaw only served to
make him come back with a binding
flock of rights and lefts SO fast the
fans lost count.
Noye Shows Stamina.
On the other hand Johnny showed
every bit as much stamina as his OPP
ponent, staying through the Is rounds
easily, despite spectacular knock
down by Fowler in the first, and COM
him the last two rounds by fair
shade. Judging from his terrific
| rushes in the last round and his series
Of wicked lefts to the jaw and face, it
! is a question whether Fowler could
have done for him in 10 rounds more.
| When the gong sounded on the end of
| the last round, and Referee Al Tro-
dick lifted Fowler's glove as a token
of victory, the little New Orleans boy
threw his arms around Johnny Noye
and patted him on the shoulder, and
| the crowd of fans cheered wildly at
the spirit of the little fellow who had
made himself favorite with the crowd
by his aggressive work.
Both Claim Fouls.
Both lads claimed fouls during the
| fight. Noye claiming low blows in the
eighth, while Fowler took a terrific
low punch in the twelfth which weak
ened him perceptibly for the rest Of
the round. but though each admitted
when he had fouled his opponent, they
overlooked the cause for a decision.
Noye. after landing the low blow on
Fowler in the twelfth, was unable to
make great progress when he tried to
take advantage Of his opponent
temporary weakness. The blow was
lower than either of the two fouls
against Fowler and the st. Paul lad
acknowledged it by his apology.
Fowler Weighs in at I29.
Fowler went in at 129 pounds and
h Noye at 1873 pounds. Both showed
themselves in best physical condition
through the fight, the altitude change
showing no effect on the wind Of either
Both could have stood 10 or 10 rounds
more.
10y Molumby was announcer for the
timekeepers, and Dan Tracy and Pete
Foley, judges.
The fight by rounds:
Round One.
They shook hands in the middle OF
the ring and danced around, exchnpg-
ing light rights and lefts. Towarc
the middle Of the round Fowler landed
wicked left to the jaw, knocking Noye
under the ropes. Johnny stayed fol
the count Of nine, coming back unhurt
Noye missed q wicked swing, after
which Fowler landed in series Of
rights and lefts. They clinched. Noyt
landed pair Of lefts to the jaw al
the gong Fowler had the round easily
Round Two.
Noye started with hard left t
the jaw and they clinched Fowler
passed two lefts to the jaw and they
exchanged blows in the clinch. Break
ing, Fowler landed in two rights to tht
jaw, following with right to the jaw
and pair Of lefts to the same place
Noye missed wild swing: Fowler
had the better in momentary breaks II
the mitigating. Monk flashed a light
right and left to the jaw. The round
ended in a clinch, Noye making sew
eral wild swings before they closed.
Found Three.
Noye began round for himself by
landing n left to the face. They ex.