Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-24
Bross Scraps
Marine RanieH
in Semi Final
New Talent on Two Opening
Bouts; First Workouts
Christmas Day.

Four bouts. aggregating 80 fast
rounds of boxing, will be the holiday
offering on the American Legion card
set for the night of December % at
the Grand.
! Dandy Dillon of st. Paul and Sam
my Gordon of Butte are the headline
offering in a 12-round go for the
featherweight championship Of the
northwest. As a semi-closer, Pete
Bross and Marine Ranieri, both of
Great Falls, are slated for eight
rounds. Before this pair tangle, fans
will watch K. o. Lacy of Kansas City
and Bobby Lambert of Spokane, 100
Founders, mix it for q half dozen can
tos. Two local lightweights are on
the curtain raiser, fighting a quartet
Of stanzas at 135 pounds. They are
Young Denny and Tommy Kelly.
Both Feathers Fast
Dillon and Gordon will furnish the
fastest going of the evening. and it is
a ~foregone conclusion that it will be
no dancing exhibition. Both of these
feathers are hitting fools and will be
shooting in ~sizzlers for a knockout at
any opportunity. Both have a long
rep of good battles, although among
the youngest, scrappers in the game.
Dillon, accompanied by Mike Collins.
one of his managers and editor OF the
Boxing Blade, was out of st. Paul on
No. 3, Great Northern, Saturday night
which will put the Gibbons-Collins
boxer into Great Falls Christmas
morning. Gordon is expected to reach
here from the Mining City either to-
day or Monday.
Peter and the Marine
Although the main go will have the
focus Friday night. the semi-windup
has started the wise ones picking.
Ranieri has a fast service record and
has never been seen here against any
one his size. He will outweigh Bross
about 10 pounds, but is about his equal
in height and reach, SO that the bout
will stack them toe to toe in the ring.
Ranieri plans to take the arena at
16S and Pete is figuring on balancing
the Fairbanks at 15S for this mill.
Both will take a terrific wallop to
knock off their feet, and both pack a
lusty poke. Although Pete has had
more experience, he may have to look
to his laurels here. New talent is on
for the first pair of bouts. but the
promise is for fast matches all the
way.
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Due to the fact that both Dillon and
Gordon are in demand in many sec
tons of the country, their bout is at
tracing considerable attention. A
trio Of challenges are already in for
the winner. frankie Schumacher of
Chicago, Jackie Nichols of Duluth and
frankie Monroe of Seattle, the latter
Pacific coast feather champ and just
returned from an Australian tour,
have all hurled defis to meet the vic
tor.
1t is probable that out of the city
points will send larger delegations
than usual for this card, since fare and
a half rates to cover the holidays are
in effect on all the railroads in the
state. The first workouts will be held
at the ''Y' Christmas afternoon, and
this will furnish the fans with the first
opportunity to watch and size UP the
timber which is ticketed for the real
action the 29th.
Matchmaker Frank Mcdonnell of
the Legion committee that
the seat sale will open on Wednesday.
Mail orders for reservations are being
received now.