Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-09-19
YOUNG WALLACE VS.. STEVE
KETCHEL

Just a few months before the Kiley
boxing law was due to fade from the
legal picture-on Oct. 10. l9l4-YOung
Wallace of Milwaukee and Steve Ket-
chel of Chicago, lightweights, fought a
10-round draw at the Broadway theatre
in Butte. 1t was a disappointing show
from artistic and financisi standpOints.
The small crowd that witnessed the
card, paid 1857, which set an all-time
low for legalized bouts in Butte.
Wallace had engaged In eight or 10
bouts in the state, three with Paddy
OHern, one with Yankee Rhue, two
with Lem Kegg and several with other
lads. Ketchel had won a decision from
Maurice Thompson; had numerous en-
gagementS in Australia and in the
Middle West. Also, Steve had showed
his plain and fancy wares before aud
fences in several Montana cities. The
match on paper had all the sarmarks
of a good show, but it proved to be a
bust.
Harold Crary, o a vice-preSident
and traffic manager OF United Air
Lines, at Chicago, covered the bout
for the Anaconda Standard. Crary's
opening paragraph is reprinted here.
"ROOm-mate Exhibition"
There was no murder on the Broad
way theatre stage last night. A fair
sized crowd of fight fans went there
to see Steve Ketchel murder Young
Wallace of Milwaukee. Nothing OF the
kind happened. AS a jiu JitSu exhibit
ton, the lightweights done noble" and
when the 12-round loving match was
over, Referee John MarIntosch called
it a draw. The boys put on a room
mate exhibition. Cat-calS in pro-
fusion were tossed at the principals"
Several times during the match. the
boxers were exhorted by the referee
to fight "Tosh warned the lads that
unless they mixed, no money would be
forthcoming. The fans made them
selves hoarse with their barrage OF
abuse directed at the Messrs. Wallace
and Ketchel. Only occasionally would
the boys stage a rally, and, at these
few times, light blows were exchanged
AS the house would gross less than a
81. 900, and because there were eight
boxers on the card, besides theatre rent,
advertising, stage hands, referee and
other items to pay, the principals were
not interested in their work. They
| skipped through their act listlessly.
Prelim Saves Show.
1t remained for Ray Brown and
Young Mcguire, both of Butte, to fur-
nish the card with a sweet flavor. This
pair of youngsters put on a fast, slam
bang eight-round bout. Brown won n
decision.
Monk Mooney, kid brother Of
Matt, put away Jimmy Cooley IN one
round. Jack Price of Butte m Ralph
Lowe of Philipsburg, drew In the IT,
round semi-final.
and Lem Kegg challenged tne Wlnliel.
O,Hern was given a big hand, for the
kid from Lewistown was a big 1aVorlte
with Butte fans.
Baseball, Football Spice
The Boston Braves, styled as the
miracle team had just won the
worlds championship from the Phil
adelphia Athletics, taking four games
in a row. The Chisox won the n
capo CITY series from the Cubs, and
baseball for the season made its exlt
that week. ~o
Jess Harper was still coaching Notre
Dame football teams. His "figntlng
Trishe- !" were scheduled to play Yale
that weekend. Yale won % to 0. "A
great football player, Knute Rockne oy
name. succeeded Harper as head-coacn
of Notre Dame the following season.
n was Rockne's good fortune TO builu
GREAT teams: to make Notre Dame the
most respected and talked-of grid iron
eleven. and. to make for himself q
neyer-to-be forgotten record as the peer
of coaches. 1t was Rocks misfortune
to meet an accidental death right at
the time when his achievements ana
fame were greatest.
That same week, 1t was on a tues
day, Montana U defeated washington
State college 10 to 0. Punk OWsiey
was captain of the Grizzlies. H. II. Sat
terwaite, recently Of Anaconda, now re-
siding in Great Falls, played a nall
back position for the Cougars.
Butte's Strongest Team
On Saturday of the same week, Dill
Ion and Butte high teams played the
first interscholastic contest of the 1914
home season. When it was all over,
Dillon had scored seven points, while
Butte had a grand total of 81.
On that Butte team, the roster was
replete with names that made high
school, later college, independent and
coaching history. "Swede' Dahlperg,
Steve Sullivan, Butter" Driscoll, Buddy
Phelps, "Skimmet" Dee, Larry Meyers,
Lip" Crowley, Sid Rowe, Dutch Mol
then, Walter Freshman, Jimmy Harris,
Kitto, Volger, Clinch and Mueller wore
the purple and white. Butte won the
state championship that year.
Meet the Duke"
A bozo as big as Primo" Camera,
helped coach Butte high. He had been
to many a football war with Butte high
and Denver U teams. His fame and
proWess are still fresh in Rocky Noun
tain grid circles. 1t was none other
than Duke" Schroeder who helped
drill, browbeat and inspire a great
bunch of kids into a championship.
George Downer, then superintendent Of
schools, a clever grid tactician, was
with Schroeder. At the seasons end,
the Duke" elected to practice dentistry,
which he still does. When he resigned
as mentor, a young man from Min
nesota U, who had made the all-Amer1-
can, was selected to be the "head-man"
Of Butte high athletic teams. He too,
developed a championship football
team. At the conclusion Of the 1915
season, he was drafted by Montana un-
iversity to fill the head coach Job. He
stayed at Missoula two seasons, moved
south, finally going to Tulane. At the
New Orleans school he coached three
championship teams. Last year he was
the master mind" of Minnesota u, the
No. / team Of the country. Yes, Bernie
Bierman followed the Duke" and party