The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-10-25
Montana
Ring Tales
By JOE L. MARKHAM
Chairman Montana State Athletic Commission

! the day following n 1lgnC, the Butte
team of the Union association wa to
open the season at Ogden. Art Merkle
managed the Butte team that season.
The commission had held its first
meeting in Butte, a few weeks before
the fight, and issued referee licenses to
Jack McDonough, Walter Shay and Bill
Floto. Later, when John Macintosh re-
turned to Butte after a brief absence,
he usually officiated in main events.
For the Temple-Duffy bout, Walter
Shay was selected as referee, while Bill
Floto acted in like capacity for the pre-
linn matches.
Duffy Most Active
The decision went to Duffy because
he was the aggressor. His margin was
wide enough so that there were no pro-
tests. The match lacked zip, and prov
ed disappointing. There was no blood
shed, and very few hard blows hit. Duff
fly tried harder than his Milwaukee OPP
ponent, though he did no try enough
to suit the crowd.
Butte fans voted at the conclusion
of the bout that neither lad would &C.
cupy the lightweight throne. Certain
ly their Butte showing aSsayed them
far below the rating Of the then
reigning lightweight king, Willie Ritch-
lie, or some of the more prominent chal-
lengerS.
Ten Tame Rounds
The first round was tame n even.
Temple had a doubtful shade in the
second. The third was also mild-man-
nered and even. Temple was given the
fourth round. The fifth went-even-
Stephen. No advantage was gained by
either boxer in the sixth. The crowd
insisted that the men do some fight
ing. In the seventh and eighth rounds,
Duffy was doing all the leading. DAM
aging blows, however, were absent. The
ninth was a placid, wen round. Duffy
was more active in the last round than
Ray, so the referee unhesitatingly
walked over to Duffy and lifted his
right hand.
The first preliminary. a four-round
affair, was won by Arthur Maffei of
Meaderville over Harry Burnham, the
fighting barber. Fighting" Gunner,
Duffy's stablemate, tied with Kid
Brunell, delivering a kayo in the Sec
ond round.
Good Bouts Followed
While the first card under the Kiley
law was disappointing as a sports event,
the next 10 months provided many good
matches in various cities. Butte had
three licensed clubs: Billings had two,
while Great Falls, Anaconda, Helena,
Bozeman, Livingston, Missoula, Lew
istown and Miles City operated with
one club.
Not until 1920, was boxing restored to
a legal status. Through the efforts of
the American Legion, and the fact
that boxing was taught and featured
at all camps, forts, ports, and ships
during the war, the sport was again
placed on the statute books. County
commissioners regulated boxing until
the present law was enacted in March,
1927. Governor j. E. Erickson appoint
ed a state commission of three as a
governing !M Iury' Talks Baseball
Ed Mulroney Of Missoula, president of
the Union baseball association, in an
interview the night of the Duffy
Temple bout, predicted a banner year
for the league. He hoped that the
league race would prove to be more
interesting than the Duffy Temple
bout.
The same night Jack Dillon was given
the edge over Bob Moha at Milwaukee
in 10 rounds. Freddie WEIGH easily
o%utpointed Al Ketchel at Bridgeport,
Conn. Abe AtteIl was given the decis-
ion over George CLANCY in their Is
round bout at Baltimore. Matt Brock
knocked out Eddie OKeefe in the
fourth round at Akron. Phil Brock
and Young Saylor stepped to a 10
round draw at Cincinnati.
On the following night at Los An
geles, Johnny Kilbane was held to a
draw by Johnny Dundee, Kilbane was
featherweight champion.