The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-23
SPLENDID RALLY BY.
BISMARCK SLUCGER
STARTED TOO LATE
ldaho's Tough One Had Edge in
Infighting, Used Left
viciousIy
SOC FANS PLEASED BY CARD
One of Finest Programs in
Years Staged BY Promo
ter lsham Hall
TRIBUNE DECISIONS

TRIBUNE DECISIONS
Gus Heb of Pocatello, Idaho.
1856, outpointed Tony Brown Of
Bismarck, 19l, 49,.
Swede Larson of Jamestown,
100, cutpointed Howard Dodd of
Dawson. 16O, ~.
Red Schaefer of Bismarck. 200,
knocked out Chuck O'Connor of
Bismarck. 165, ~.
Battling Nelson of Steele. 40.
shaded Denny Wells of Bismarck,
40, az.
Tuffie Richie Of Steele. 122.
outpointed Leroy Purtell Of Fort
Lincoln, IA.
Lee Thompson of Dawson, lao.
outpcinted Jackie Verne Of Bis
marck, 142, ~.
Despite splendid rally In which he
won two of the last four rounds in a
blistering, tludding eight-round box
ing battle here Friday night, Tony
Brown of Bismarck bowed to Gus
Heib Of Pocatello on points for the
second time this season.
The two heavyweights, fighting In a
scheduled winner take all return con-
test, provided. a fitting climax to one
Of the best cards staged here in re-
cent years to receive the acclaim OF
500 hoarSe fans as the final bell halted
festivities for the evening.
In the finale. Heb won four rounds,
brown two, the fifth and eight, while
he other two, the first and seventh,
We're even.
The tough Idahoan did most Of the
leading and forcing in the fore part OF
the battle while the Bismarck gar
gantuan was on the offensive most
Of the time in the latter stages of the
struggle, endeavocing to win back
ooints he had dropped in losing the
second, third and fourth cantoS when
Heib put or q vicious left-hand CAM
paign.
Started Out Tame
The battle started out tame enough,
with the first round even. Then Heb.
making use of a deceptive left and
vicious intiahting sprinkled with left
nppercuts 10 the head, Won the next
three ROUNDS in a rush. Tony halted
me Westerner i'll the fifth, however,
aNdWen the chapter handily when he
e &C a punching bag out OF Heb for
a.l-lc-t full minute on the ropes.
Sung. Heb came back to win the
CT u rrSn SnI-nyefh nnI
Brown tool, the final round as the
two exhausted battlerS did little to
protect themselves.
Swede Larson won three OF five
rounds from Dodd, while the other
Two were even. but the jamestown
i'd drew the only booS of the evening
as he persisted in a waiting offensive,
playing of the ropes continually
DOdd's gameness. despite LarsOn's
tWo-handed attack to his head. caught
the fancy OF the fans Dodd. fight
tr Of popularity here a few years ago.
had Larson puzzled throughout With
mis- ambideXterous campaign, chang
ing his stance from right to left
whenever he wanted new deception.
Local Negro Kayoed
In 'grudge" battle OF popular APP
PEAL, Red Schaefer, Capital City ring
veteran. flatted Chuck O'Connor,
local Negro, in the first of sched-
llled four-round encounter. with a
vicious left to the heart. 1t was the
only knockout on the card. O'Connor
found 35-pound advantage was too
much to give to his opponent.
Thanks to an early start in which
he captured the first two rounds with
clean cut blows to the head, Battling
Nelson eked out the slenderest of mar
gins over Denny Wells. Wells won
the third round hands down with a
1eft-handed attack. the Bismarck
slugger landing three vicious portside
blows to the Steele boys head in this
ranto. The fourth was even.
Tuffy Richie gained revenge on Le-
Roy Purtell in pleasing four-round-
er, the sequel to a previous four
rounder here in which the Fort Lin
coin doughboy came out on top.
Ritchie landed cleaner blows through
nut, Purtell losing many points by his
holding and graphing tactics. Pur-
tell won the first round. The second
was even and the Steele youngster
copied the next two.
Newcomer Wins Plaudits
Jackie Verne, a Bismarck newcomer,
won popularity in the first battle,
though he lost the decision to Lee
Thompson Of Dawson. He looked good
in defeat From the start both we've
out to land knockout punch and the
opener put the crowd in the proper
pitch for the entertainment which
was to follow. Jackie won the edge in
the first round hut the second was
even. Lee solved the puzzle in the
third round and went on to grab the
last two cantos amid wild assert
ment Of potential knockout blows from
both fighters which failed to find
] their mark.
The popular Mel Engle of Bismarck
failed to perform Friday night in the
absence Of an opponent, when Willie
/ Meeker Of Sisseton, s. D., failed to
show up.
Lee Markham, Dawson veteran, Of
.ficiated In the final mix while Gus
Brandt Of New Salem was referee in
iall other battles. D. E. Shipley was in
81; c:..sto...ary role SIS announcer.
Promoter Isham Hall announced
that he plans another card in the near
future.
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