Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1935-09-28

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In last weeks article, told readers
that three worlds championship haxsnr
bouts were held in Butte In one week
in the year 1903. Tommy Ryan ana
John Willie fought for the middle
weight title; Joe Walcott and AG0se La
Fontise battled for the weller crown
and Joe Cans and Budd King boxsd
for the lightweight Championship. Last
weeks article covered the Ryan NlIl3e
bout; this weeks viii tell OF the other
two battles.
WaIcO&t Kayoes LaF0ntase
A straight left to the solar nlexa1s
delivered by Joe Walcott, weller cham
pion, in the third round Of his fight
with Nose LaFontise, Butte boy, spiked
any ambition Nose may have had to Be
worlds champion. The match vas
staged at Suttons Broadway theatre
on the night Of July 3, 1903. The gate
almost reached the $4,000 mark. Y4aa
attendance was about 1900.
The Barbados Demon" as Walcot4
was called. directed hard and vicious
left to the pit Of Moses stomach-it
cid the business, for Nose dropped like
q log. His head hit the floor q re-
sounding crack, which did not haip.
The bout was billed for 20 rounds. 1t
was fast enough while it lasted. Both
were aggressive. Clever blocking was on
display, too. During the bout, Nose.
went to the floor three times.
Nose Was Montana's Best
LaFontiSe was welterweight cham
pion Of Montana. but this did not inn
press the champion Of the world, for
Walcott was the busiest of the two. GO
ing at his work like q capable journey
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and some Of them were loaded with
dynamite.
Walcott had an edge from the start.
AS the third round opened, Walc0tE
landed light left to IaFontise's Jaw
Nose followed suit. The Butte boy
landed another left, but Walcott not
only countered with his left but let
loose a right to the Jaw and Nose
went to the floor, taking q count.
Nose got up. assumed q crouch posi-
ton and tried to feint the negro TO
come in. Walcott hesitated a second
then, delivered the smashing blow that
ended the fight-a solar plexus. Referee
Dune Mcdonald counted out the Butte
boy, who had TO be helped to his corner. |
An Overtime Preliminary
Maurice Thompson and Young Web |
ster were billed to go 10 rounds IN the |
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step off the 10 stanzas, they worked |
overtime to the tune Of another round.
Referee Mcdonald, instead Of giving
q verdict, announced that it was so even |
that he had ordered the boys to fight |
another round. AS there was still no
decided edge after the overtime period, /
gave draw verdict.
Jack johnson, who was TO win the |
worlds heavyweight championship In
1910; Buddy King. and Kid Martin
we're IN Walcott's corner. Sid and Lou
LaFontise and Jerry Mccarthy were
the seconds for Nose. The bout was
staged by the Montana Athletic club.
The main event took place IS minutes
after the preliminary. No such waits
are tolerated these days.
Cans Knocks Out King
Joe Cans, the Baltimore boy, king Of
all the lightweightS, had things his own
way with Buddy King Of Denver. The
colored boys did not put on q pleasing
show. Cans rocked King TO sleep In the
fifth round, and had an edge In the
four other rounds. The fight opened
With very little action and pronounced
sailing. They were warned to get in
here and fight" by Referee Mcdonald.
They responded In half-hearted fash
IN Cans wng leniaTk apnarantlV try