The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-09-28
Two Clever
Boxers Go Four
Rounds To a Draw
Main Event on Fridays Card Showed
Speed and Fast Work---Heavy-
weights We're Active.

The main event in the boxing pro-
gram staged in Libby Friday night was
declared draw after Mickey Yale and
the Dixie Kid had treated the fans to
four rounds Of clever boxing. Yale. q
white boy from the Rexford c.CC
camp, weighed in Friday afternoon al
LAO pounds and the Dixie Kid, col
ored lad from the Yak camp. tippec
the scal15 1t i36 Both boys had per-
formed before Libby fans before, al
thogh not as opponents. Yale had
showed himself to be hard hitting,
aggressive fighter with nasty wallop.
The Kid was fast and clever and was
advertised as junior lightweight cham
pion Of south Jersey.
In the first round Friday night both
boys were content to feel each other
out, not taking any chances, although
the Kid kept constantly circling Yale
and shooting left jabs to Yale's face,
The Kid was extremely fast with his
left 1t would dart out with the swift
ness and precision of a striking snake,
constantly landing on the white boys
face
In the second round Yale succeeded
in landing one of his stiff jolts to the
side of the Kids head, and the Kids
knees started to buckle beneath him.
Sensing his advantage, Yale waded In
with a barrage of rights and left thrown
at the Dixie Kid with all the force and
speed he had. The Kid, however,
ring experience and skill by
covering up and blocking, and was able
TO weather the storm until the bell
saved him.
The Kid became little more agrees
sive in the third round and began to
crowd Yale, meeting Yale at his own
game, both boys fighting gamely.
The fourth round, however, was
easily the Kids Yale began to tire and
evidently was fast weakening under the
Kids attacks.
The bout was declared a draw by
Inc Judges and was fair enough de-
cision. To the reporter at the ringside,
It looked as though the first round was
about even with shade the better of
It going to the Kid He led the fighting
and had Yale's nose slightly blooded
when the bell rang. The second round
was easily Yale's, when he sagged the
,olored BOYS knees with the stiff Jolt
% the head. The third round could be
said to be draw, but the Kid was
plainly stronger and more aggressive
han the white boy in the fourth 60
me first bout was between JACQUES
and Armstrong, two 135 pound white
BOYS from camp IT, McGovern was
Q have faced Armstrong but cut his
DOT with an axe and Jacques was sub
tItuted. Both boys were willing fight
RS and kept boring in. The bows went
Wo 2-minute rounds and the Judges
aid it was darw.
The second bout was between James
1-erry. 80 pounds, from camp 20. and
ohm Davis, 134 pounds, from camp ia
1erry had Davis down i'm the second
'ound for count of five and Davis
tumbled and fell in the third, but was
Don on his feet again Both are colored
'ovs- The judges gave Perry the de-
.ision.
Two heavyweights took the ring IN
he third battle-Thomss Hall 1a3
'ounds,. and James Rand, 1877 pounds.
10Th colored. Rand led somewhat in the
irst round, but it was fast, hard SLUG
ing battle. The secnd 90 was slow. both
'ovs loafing along. The third act was
little faster. while the fourth wit
,essed some hard slngging with Rand
lamming repeated heavy jolts to Hulls
nidsection. which didn't seem TO both
r Hull whatever Hull won the deci-
ion.
AL BaumRart again acted in the ca
'acitv of announcer. CAPTAIN DeMerritt
3 referee while E. w. Ovlear and Mr.
,vdnes officiated al judges. A fair
lied audience was In attendance, not
o large as for the two former cards.