The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-12-13

COluIIlIl. LII WIN w wv 49,
time range that should not be Difficult
gate in persons and money ever to
saw Chick Suggs. colored phantom OF
from Dlxie Lahood. Butte pride, in az
l2-round bout at the Broadway the
ater.
The Messrs. Bill Davey, Jim Rowe,
Bruce Kremer. Art Perham and AL
wilkinson promoted a three-day cele-
bration that included pageants, ball
games, fireworks. street dancing-and
boxing. 1t was a pip OF a celebration,
if YOU recall it. The above named gen.
tleinen propositioned the American
Legion to stage a top-notch boxing
i card for the last day of the celebration.
Chuck" Staples was matchmaker and
he notified the committee that ne had
the best card possible to get. The fans
thought so. too. for they spent "a less
than min grand to see h show. SuggS
was recognized as an ace; LaHooo was
on the path to fame-it was a natural.
For good measure, hat had another
touch of Butte spice, Jimmy lundy,
popular local lightweight, was to step
eight rounds with Charley Manly, a
stablemate of SuggS, in h semi
windup.
As Risken Saw 1t
Law Risken, then sports writer OF
the Standard, composed the following
OS Iol l. bSNoll kSoN4S A&AAA W.
digest: Chick Suggs, the darkest
phantom Butte fans ave seen inside
a Broadway arena, kept Dixie LaHood,
local pride, from his ~favorite pastime
of popping somebody else, and as a
! result, New Bedford, which is way
back in Massachusetts, had the lead
ing light in the finals of a fighting aft
ernoo yesterday before a bowling, en-
thusiastic crowd of Montana folks:
Suggs was rendered a decision after IL
rounds of fighting, the judges war;
being unanimous.
"LaHood was beaten by the best
bantamweight boxer on the sphere, or
so Tex Richard would inform anyone II
he was at Butte's big celebration on
the Fourth. Local fans agree with
Richard that Suggs is the best bantam,
though the title is owned by Charlie
Phil Rosenberg. And everyone there
was convinced that LaHood is good, too.
For u rounds, LaHood tried to
fight the chocolate-colored visitor into
DiXie's best array Of stiff punches, but
invariably Suggs succeeded In tying
up the Butte slugger. The clever Suggs
would turn LaHood away at each az
tack and landed often enough to WIN
a majority of the rounds LaHood won
, only two rounds though several were
even"
Sugg cut IaHood'S mouth n
cheek, while Dixie had the claret flew
ing from Chicks mouth and mono
grained a cash over one eye OF the
colored battler.
Fast Final Round ,
In the final round, it was evldent
even to Dixie, that Suggs had me nest
of the bout, as the local lad tried to
put on a last inning rally. LaHood
landed several blows in succession, and
spurred on by his success did lots OF
leading. After SuggS had oriented HIM
5 self to the fast pace, he bounced q
7 hard right to Dixie's jaw, but on came
Dixie eager to land extra base hits
away from a LaHood attack. but wa
up pronto and he too entered into the
spirit of the last round attack. Once
Suggs got started in the round, he kept
peppering away and the rally gave hin
an edge.
The decision of the judges met with
the approval of the fans. LaHood wa:
given a rousing hand for staying ant
making a good showing against n
boy who was regarded as tops IN TN
bantam division.
Suggs, upon arrival in Butte weighed
100 pounds. He was under the impress
sion. a. was his manager, Dave Lum.
ianisky, that he had to make IL
pounds the morning of the fight. La
Hood. however, insisted on 100 pounds
Suggs went to work with a WILL u
slough off the extra poundage. Wnel
he got on the scales the day OF tn
match, he just o the l2o poun
balancer. LaHood was a quarter or
pound lighter. Immediately after tn
match, Suggs. took a RATHER east. Tn
bout was held here on a Monday. y
Saturday of the same week he Sangle
with "Bushy" Graham at Madlso
SQUARE garden. The Garden paid Sugg
49, 900 for his end.
Jimmy LWndy earned a decision ove
Manly in their Ground show. TW
= first round knockouts were also pre-
= sented to the large crowd. Ernie ROW
Z of Butte laid Sam Wilson of Bouldt
in a horizontal pose and Bill Bato
Butte, smacked K. o. Adams OF Ct
lumbus into dreamland after a blood
though brief encounter: Luno,
Manly bout was a honey
The late Doc Flynn was refer
\ of all bouts. Just before the ma
y event, he called a consultation OF II
? principals, matchmaker, the manager
Lumianisky and "~Sluggern' Sulllva
as we'll as Boxing Commissioner BIZ
Meyer in re the rubber mouthple
LaHood had planned to use: Dixie W
ordered to fight without the Enout
piece.
LaHood learned much from meetil
the chocolate lad. He became a bu
boxer, a drawing card wherever
went, and particularly was he a .aVc
tie with home fans. He vas used =;
less thar 10 times by the Butte Legl
in main events.
Speaking of Big Gates
In the last Is years, only the Dem
s~ey-Gibbons fight at Shelby b-oug
in more money than the LaHood-Sue
show. The Dempsey-Gibbons mat
j. crossed s2O1 900. Old timers will t
M YOU that the Herrera Nelson, Okee1
Melody. the Britt-OKeefe n a i
other bouts drew gates OF SlO,GOo
more. In those days there was no lei
check required by state or e
aoencies and any figure the proln0t