Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-28

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and Gordon OF Wednesday afternoon
at the ~" in their training stunts in
preparation for the American Legion
boxing card Friday night at the Grand
theater. If attendance at these work
outs is any criterion of interest, a
crowded house ought to greet the first
gong.
Due to the fact that both principal
contenders arrived but four days be-
fore the card, the workouts have been
extended an additional day. This
afternoon will be the last opportunity
to watch the personnel in preparation.
Friday afternoon is set for the weigh
ing in process and instructions to all
from the legion boxing commission.
Both Dandy Dillon and Sammy Cor
don worked hard Wednesday after
noon, getting ready for the 12-round
f~eatherweight 60 for the champion
ship of the northwest. Each drove a
flock of sparring partners round the
gym floor. anxious to get all the ac-
ton possible. Because the men are
small and light. trouble has been eX-
perienced in getting sparring partners
whose services would be of real value,
for it avails a featherweight little to
stack up against $50 FOUNDERS who
nave II Oh MN 81 I" III $3.50
height and reach. For the Wednes-
dav boxing a bevy Of youngsters were
recruited for both scrappers, going
one or two rounds each, and the re-
suits were more than pleasing.
Pete Bross Fights Ranieri
The Raineri Bross semi-windup.
over eight rounds. is occaslonlng
plenty of interest. Pete Bross is hav-
ing to give away nearly 10 pounds IN
weight to the ex-service battler, but
must figure on his boxing skill to ON
pensate. He will have to be skillful.
for the marine is no ham scrapper.
having tangled with the best OF serV-
ice fighters on the west coast during
his hitch in the leathernecks. Bobby
Lambert of Spokane and X. q. Lacy
of Kansas City meet, for SIX rounds
and Young Denny and Tommy Kelly,
both local lightweights. open the show
with a quartet of sessions. Lambert
and Lacy are 100 pound mittmen.
Frank Gault and Harold Mady are
announced by MATCHMAKER Frank Nc
DonneIl as timekeepers during the
Friday bouts. The referees and judges
will be announced at ringside, as is
usual.
Dandy Dillon had a pleasant sur
prise at the "Y" renewing %acquaint-
ances with Physical Director Leon +.
Clark. When Clark was engaged IN
similar work in Minneapolis. Dillon
was a member of his class there. Both
were considerably surprised to meet
again here on the gym floor.
When Gordon Fought Manseli.
One Of the outstanding fights of
Sammy Gordon's career was his great
battle against Harry Mansell. former
English bantamweight champion, who
fought two 2O-round goes with the ia
nous Jimmy Wilde. when the latter
was in his prime.
Mansell signed a contract for five
fights in Australia shortly after the
world war. At the completion of the
he came on to the United
States, landing in Vancouver, B. c.
He was persuaded to stop over for a
fight in Seattle and defeated one Of the
best boys in the northwest. Portland
matchmakers began bidding for his ser
vices and Mansell, figuring Gordon a
having never heard of him, took
the match for pickup money, before
for New York.
Figured as Setup.
What happened to Mansell is now
ring history in Portland. Touted to
the skies and coming from another con
tinent a champion, the rising young
was ever doped by the fans
as easy meat for him. Mansell started
out like a champion. He outboxed
handily in the first round. stepping
~cleverly, swapping in punches.
Gordon took what he had and waited.
In the second round Mansell kept up
his leading tactics and capped the eli
b. crashing Sammy on the chin
with a terrific right cross. The blow