The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-02
RUSSIE LEROY
WINS BOUT IN
MANDAN ARENA
Fargo Battler Scores impress.
sive Victory Over Veteran
Johnny Tillman
CARRIES THE FIGHT
Fargo Boy Shows Most Ag-
gressiveness, While Tillman
Boxes Him Cautiously

DOXcS I1Im CAUTIOUSLY
Russie Leroy, Fargo's fighting
ace. outpointed Johnny Tillman of
Minneapolis, one Of the best of the
boxers in the business lowering be-
tween the lightweight and welter-
weight classes, before crowd Of
more than 900 people at the Mandan
fair grounds last night. 1t was a
rafting good boxing bout from the
start to the finish of the 10 rounds,
with both boxers finishing on their
feet and going strong. 1t also was
one of LeRoy's most impressive vic
tories. Tillman last week defeated
Jack Josephs in st. Paul, and Jo-
sephs ranks among the best of the
welters in the Northwest. Tillman
has been in the ring with Jack Brit
tin, Benny Leonard and nearly every
other boxer of his class in the coun-
try of any standing.
Leroy won through his speed and
aggressiveness, Tillman staying on
the defense most of the time, and
boxing cautiously to avoid the
rapier-li like darts of Russie's left.
Tilman showed himself master of
the art of boxing, however, foiling
LeRoy's vicious rushes time and
again when it looked as if the Fargo
battler might smash his way to
victory. Once, in the seventh round,
Leroy caught Tillman off balance
and sent him to the mat, but the
veteran battler was up again quick
ly. Tillman fought clearly and gave
great exhibition of blocking.
Leroy won the fans from the start
by carrying the fight to Tillman.
Repeatedly he rushed his opponent
to the ropes, and Johnny was UNI
able to stop him although he brought
Leroy up short few times with
hard right jabs. Tillman also show
ed flashes of fast mitigating, but
did not continue his rushes. The
Minneapolis battler was pounded
steadily on the ribs which were red
and bruised when the battle was
over.
Leroy AggressOr
Leroy took every round but the
sixth which was Tillman's and the
third and last, draws. Most of them
were by a shade, but the Fargo bat
tier secured decisive advantage in
the fifth, seevnth, and the ninth.
Tillman fought a cautious fight
throughout In the first round Lee
Roy Immediately carried the boxing
to the Minneapolis boys corner. He
crushed Tillman and landed frequent
ly, using his left to good advantage
and fighting in close, but not doing
much damage. Tillman took things
cody and blocked and side-stepped
with skill. In the second round they
clinched frequently, Leroy showing
up better in the break-away. He
shot out his left with serpentine
speed, most of his blows landing
about Tillman's head.
Both were cautious at the open
ing of the third and the crowd called
for action. They boxed evenly
throughout this round, Tillman fin
ishing strong after weak start
Leroy resumed his rushing tactics
in the fourth round, Tillman opened
up for the first time during part of
the round and rushed back, but be-
fore the finish resumed his defen-
sive tactics.
In the fifth Leroy jolted Tillman
with a straight left to the face
and the. crowd cheered the Fargo
boy. He forced Tillman into a
clinch, and Russie again drove the
veteran battler to the ropes, landing
Hard and frequently.
In the sixth Tillman became the
aggressor, Leroy slowing down per-
ceptibly. Tillman jabbed frequent
" at a cut over LeRoy's left eye, and
opened it. Tillman delivered the
most blows in this round, and had
it by clear margin.
In the seventh Leroy, who ap-
peared. to be firing little in the
sixth from his frequent rushes
came back strong and rushed Till
man about the ring, landing blow
after blow. During the middle OF
the round both boys slowed down
but Leroy brought fans up when he
uncorked a right and landed hard
Tillman falling. Leroy, who had
been using his left most of the time
now was trying hard to land telling
blows with his right, and Tillman
apparently was unable to stop Rus
sic when he opened himself to de-
liver his hard eight. The cut over
LeRoy's eye was opened.
Ti1lman Comes Back
Tillman staged comeback in the
eighth, but the aggressive tactics OF
LeRoy gave him the round by a
shade, and the Fargo boy took the
next one by good margin, landing
the most blows and taking little
Dunishment.
Referee o. w. Roberts Of Bismarck
stopped the bout between Billy
Ehmke Of ST.. Paul and Kid Jackson
u Fargo in the eighth and last
round, awarding Ehmke technical
Hn6ckout because Jackson, went
levin without blow being struck
1ken he was running away from
khnke. Their weights were an.
sounced Is 1856, but Ehmke. appeared
Heavier than the negro. Jackson
won friends by taking aslot Of pun.
ishment, and coming up time ane
asain sitter being knocked; through
he ropes. Ehmke won easily.
Bob Gehring and Jack Hart o.
l6andan, boxing at ITS pounds, staget
Z four.round preliminary in which
a1art ytaa knocked down lust before