The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-05
COLORFUL FARCOAN
sure OF DEFEATING
BISMARCK FIGHTER
Visiting Welter Mu-=:: Defeat Lee
Cavanagh II He Wants
to Climb Higher
HAS IMPRESSIVE RECORD
Russie Has Taken Part in 81
Bouts After Beginning
Game in 1921

Eussie Leroy comes to Bismarck
tomorrow.
Thursday night the blonde Fargo
welterweight tangles with Lee Cav
anaeh, Bismarck, in scheduled To-
round main event spectacle at the
Dome pavilion. midway between Bis
marck and Mandan.
Full Of confidence after decisive
victories over Harry Kahn at Green
Bay, Wis, and Teddy Gartm. at
Omaha, Neb., Russie has made plans
to put Lee out early.
In fact, Russie faces the necessity
OF. decisively whipping the local
FOUNDER If he wishes to continue his
comeback climb up the welterweight
ladder.
Leroy will be accompanied by his
manager, Colonel Jack Hurley, for
merly of Fargo but now OF Duluth
Mimi. who is also manager OF BlllV
Petrolle, the Fargo Express, Angelo
Puglisi and Charley E.ctzlaif. Js.ck
is Just as confident OF victory as Is
his protege.
Stage Public Workout
The two headline fighters will stage
a public workout at Hudson hall.
formerly the Elks hall, Mandan. at
4 D. M, Bismarck time. tomorrow. It
is announced. They will be weighed
in at the Grand Pacific Billiard Par
lors, Bismarck. Thursday afternoon.
Needless to say Cavanagh is deter
mined to replace his foe and continue
the climb up the ladder which Russie
has started. A quick victory may
turn the trick for the Bismarckcr.
Leroy, a veteran since 1921, has
engaged in 81 fights. The Fargo lad
was born In 1903, weighs lat pounds.
and is five feet eight inches tall.
He registered hts first knockout
over Harry Hale in four rounds IN
1921. In the same year he fought nc
decision fights with Sub Smith
Jimmy Woodhall twice and Bud
Sloan.
He has knocked out % opponents
fought in As no decision affairs
fought four draws. and lost 10 de-
cisions.
Young Jack Thompson and Mush.
Callahan each scored technica
Knockout over him.
Russie has kayoed Harry Hale
George Bowers. Billy Carter, Bill.
Hainrick, Jack Dawson. Jimmy Cav
ley, Johnny Noye. Jack Norton, Bill,
Mcclure. Frank Backley. Jack Currie
Eddie Barr. Billy Garrison. Joe Nc
Cabe, Navy Rostan. Mel Coogan
Johnny Tillman. Johnny Knauf. Ton,
Ross, frankie Bull, Perry Bliven
Eddie Boyer and Davy Cook.
He has won from Johnny Schauers
Billy Smith. Roy Carter. Johnny Till
man. Sammy Fulton, Francis Rossi
Dick Conlon, Battling willard, Irisl
Danny Fagin. Paul Genet, Harr.
Kahn and Teddy Gartin.
Lost Five on Fouls
He lost decisions to Roscoe Hall
Danny Cooney, Jimmy Goodrich
Spug Meyers and Joe Reno. He los
by fouls to Kid Wilson, Kid Alberts
Johnny Knauf. Battling krause, AM
Jack Mcfarland.
The Fargo battler has fought n
decision bouts with Sub Smith. Jinnm,
Woodhall. Bud Sloan, Young Keller
man. Joe Goodrie. Neil Tierney. Lei
Schwable. Bobby Ward. Freddy Lam
bert, Eddie Boehme, Johnny O'Don
nell. Johnny Noye. Roscoe Hall. A
Van Ryan. Johnny schauers, Pugg
1-orton. Eddie Raynor. Johnny iii
man. Ace Hudkins, Otto wallace. Z
O. Mars, frankie Schaffer. Damn
Cooney, -.lkey Mitchell, Jimmy Good
rich. Billy Bo-tfield. AL Conway, Bill
Light. and Billy Petrolle.
His draw fights were with Rosco
Hall, Spug Meyers, Angelo Puglis
and King Tut.