The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-08
BISMARCK BAITLER
SMILES Off SOCKS
!, TO HEAD AND RIBS
Blonde Fargoan Smiles at First,
Becomes Puzzled, Looks
Hurt at End
BROWN SCORES ONLY KAY0
Jackie Grey Shades Boomer
BROKER in Best Exhibition
on Pleasing Card
BROWN SCORES ONLY KAY0
,-RIRIyNE DECISIONS

Jackie Grey 61Sm1FCks Su1oeo
Boomer BROKER, Mandan. 49,.
Bob Nicholson. Fort Lincoln,
shaded BObbie Baker, Bismarck,
t8).
Howard Dodds, Dawson, beat
Soldier Parks, Fort Lincoln, ~.
Tony Brown, Bismarck, knocked
out Chief Grant, Elbowoods. ~.
Mickey Mcclure, Bismarck.
outpointed Gabe Eckroth, Man.
dan. ~.
Pete Oller. Bismarck. drew with
Joe Oller, Bismarck. ~.
It was a rude surprise
For some 900 folks
Who packed the Dome last night.
FIR stance.
Russie Leroy Of Fargo was shocked
and shaken up.
"spud' Murphy, Moorhead. Junior
lightweight champ Of the northwest
and New England. handler Of the
second section Of The Fargo Express,
was puzzled.
Q. w. Roberts, Bismarck referee,
smiled quizzically.
The fans were dumfoundcd.
You see Lee Cavanagh, crafty ring
gamcstcr Of Bismarck, fought 10
buzzing rounds with the Fargo lad
with an international reputation.
It ended $3.50, commonly called a
draw. That was the surprise.
Only ring-wise Lee was confident.
He who had met Clyde Hull. one of
the nations 10 best welterweights,
knew that he could cope with all that
the blonde dynamo from the Red
river valley could offer: that he could
give and take without going down;
that 1t was his night to shine.
Russie's Face Tells Story
A motion picture Of the progress
Of the Cavanagh-LeRoy bout was writ
ten on the face Of the Fargo fighter.
From . cocky wreath Of smiles In the
first round, the battle-marked map
Of Russie gradually faded into a sickly
grin In the third and fourth. crinkled
into puzzled frowns in the sixth and
seventh. and faded in q desperate
cory snarl g the final gong changed
It was ! great card that Isham Hal
and Bin Goodwin offered the lovers Of
the slam-bang. For two solid hours
the Dome rumbled like bass drum
q each and every one OF the "A fight
ers programmed offered their best II
tosso-tinting.
And those who came to scott re.
manned to praise after the windur
was history. Cavanagh, the home
town boy. was the underdog. Leroy
the invader, was the favorite. i
didn't seem possible that Cavanagf
had anything but q drubbing coming
Dancing out Of their corners In thu
first canto, Lee and Russie circled lik'
Gagged lions. paving and feeling eacl
other out for openings. Lee LANDED
the first blow. It was straight RICH
that clipped the blondes jaw. Russi
retaliated with . seeking left to tn
body. Russie was plainly feinting TO
m opening to get In his devastating
right or left hook, while Cavanagl
held his explosive right In leasl
awaiting similar chance.
Action Picks Up
.~.Action picked up as RuSsie wa
crowded by the crouching Bismarck
m. The Fargo bouncer darted i
and out, failing away with let's an
rights to Lees body, the majority 9
which landed on ribs or elbows. LIE
was countering with straight left jat
and an occasional overland RICH
that sixzled around Russie's head an
neck. The wiseacres called the roun
even.
The second round had just starte
when Lee jackknifed out of his crouc
and loosed two terrific rights, his mo.
potent weapons. that shook Russi
Leroy got on hts bicycle for recon
Hoitre before diving In with his heft
swings to the body. Lee refused
come out Of his shell and Russ
tented for openings. Lee was tar
TALKING Russic with his jabbing le
that had the blondes head bobbin
Ia the final 80 seconds the DO,
traded blow for blow with Cavanae
having . pronounced edge in the e,
change. It was Lees best round.
Russie captured the third roun
His grin. was = trifle sickly as !
failed 70 land his pet punches on AZ
vital spots. Russie sailed in shoe
ing lefts and rights to the bod
LIE was content. to .shell-up occ
nionally lashing his long left to Ru
1ioss head The Fargoan let loo
N11h &, searching right uppercut mel
~ end that had the fans gasping
n missed LES chin by fractions
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