The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-10-04
CONTINUED from last week,

80 A~SO "NS IN O4S4CS l VIII 1CdUCJE
that three worlds championship boxinp
bouts were held in Butte in one week
in the year 1908. Tommy Ryan and
John Willie fought for the middle-
weight title: Joe Walcott and Nose La
Fontise battled for the welter crown
and Joe Cans and Budd King boxed
for the lightweight championship. Last
weeks article covered the Ryan-Willie
bout: this weeks will tell of the other
two battles.
Walcott Kayoes LaFontise
A straight left to the solar plexus
delivered by Joe Walcott. welter cham
pion, in the third round of his fight
with Nose LaFontise, Butte boy, spiked
any ambition Nose may have had to be
a worlds champion. The match was
staged at Suttons Broadway theatre
on the night of July 3, 1903. The gate
almost reached the $4,000 mark. The
attendance was about 1900.
1.-THE Barbados Demon" as Walcott
was called. directed a hard and vicious
lett to the pit of Moses stomach-it
did the business, for Nose dropped like
a log. His head hit the floor a re-
sounding crack, which did not help,
h bout was billed for 20 rounds. It
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
plon OF Montana. but this did not i'm
press the champion of the world, for
Walcott was the busiest of the two. 60
ing at his work like a capable Journey
man. Walcott landed the most blows,
and some of them were loaded with
dynamite.
Walcott had an edge from the start.
AS the third round opened, Walcott
landed a light left to LaFontise'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 a count.
Nose got up, assumed a 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
only preliminary. Not only did they
step off the 10 stanzas. they worked
overtime to the tune of another round.
1.e4elee McOOIldlu, instead OF giving
a 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,
Mcdonald gave a draw verdict.
Jack johnson, who was to win the
worlds heavyweight championship in
1910; Buddy King, and Kid Martin
were 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 a 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
stalling. They were warned to "get in
there and fight" by Referee Mcdonald.
They responded in half-hearted fash
ion. Cans was lenient, apparently try
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