The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-11-22

Holland rink. 1t proved to be a tame
affair. Dillon winning in a walk vel
the l2-round route. Moha's showing
was thoroughly disappointing. He con-
fined his work to stalling rather than
fighting. So miserable were his efforts,
that the boxing commission ordered
the club to withhold his end of the
purse. amounting to $1,000. Dillon was
guaranteed 81, 500, and he tried to
earn it. Moha was advanced transpor-
tation when the articles were signed
n that vas all he got. The pair
drew a gate of S3,256.
The story of the fight as presented
by the Standard sports writer praises
Dillon and belittles Moha in no I'M
the lad who covered the fight:
Pan Moha's Showing
If Bob Moha is a cave man, his
ancestors who dubbed their way to
fame and fortune with stone instru-
ments would have cringed with shame
at Moha'S showing last night. Dillon
got the decision over Moha, whose eff
forts were as pitiful as were those of
Freddy Hicks when he lost to Jimmy
Clabby. Moha was all minus. Dillon
tried hard enough, but he had to fight
a chopping block, who is built like a
baby grand piano, and whose jaw is
set on a neck about a plea long. Dill
Ion was Rugged in lovers style by
Moha.
Moha's title cave man should be
replaced with "staller.' Dillon used ev-
cry effort to make Moha open up. Bob
held on whenever he could, seldom
using mis- gloves only to protect him.
self. Jack forced Moha all over the
ring, landing blows by the dozen. Dill
Ion won II rounds, Moha getting an
even break in one. Moha's noblest ef-
fort Was u~ncorking some weird left
swings that started on the 1900 level
and wound up in the deep blue sky.
Moha will have to knock Jack John
son dead in one round before he gets
on in another bout here.
Dillon Did His Best
The referee could have used a crow
bar to good advantage to pry Moha
from his clinch tactics. Referee Mac
Intosh repeatedly warned Moha to
fight" The crowd voiced its disap-
each and every round. Dillon tried at
all times, but it takes two men to
make a fight, and Mr.. Moha elected
not to mix it. He proved to be an able
clincher and staller. In the ninth
round, Referee Macintosh stopped the
proceedings and declared he would
call the bout mo contest unless more
action was forthcoming" Dillon stated
that he was, had been and would be
ready if Moha would only come out
OF his shell. In the tenth round, Com
missioner DR.. s. A. Cooney of Helena,
sent word to Moha that he would not
get paid if he did not get busy. Moha's
reply was that he was "all in" and
was doing the best he could. Tame
milling was INDUCED in until the
final gong sounded"
Sport Features of the Time
AL Richards gave a bad beating to
Tommy Gaffney in n Of the prelims.
Gaffney's seconds hoisted the towel
in the fourth round. Art Collins won
a decision over Lee Manson after
eight rounds of fairly fast fighting
M0ha One of Busy Quartet
Moha was a busy middleweight. Dur
ing a five or six-year period he saw
ponent, and though never rated very
high here, he was popular in the
middle west. He had a younger broth
er, Eddie, who was a pretty good light
weight. Bob's kid brother appeared in
several engagements at Billings and
the fans of the Sugar city liked him.
Dillon. Moha, McGoory and Clsbby,
from 1912 to 1915 composed the most
formidable quartet in middleweight
ranks. Dillon gets Butte's vote rs the
best of the lot. The fan who knew
to place his money on Dillon and let
the dollars and Dillon work to his
advantage.
Moha was thoroughly displeased
with his showing here. He admitted
that the altitude bothered him. and
that he was in poor condition. He
was anxious to come back and prove
that he wasn't a palooka, but the
chance never came.
City Leagues in Flower
In 1914 city leagues held sway in
baseball was to be had in eastern
Montana, where the Midland Empire
league had a one-year life. Billings,
Sheridan and Buffalo,
Wyo, made up the circuit. Billings won
the pennant. Kirby Hoon, Charley ,Irby
Home Run Joe Marshall, King Brady,
old Butte %favorites, played for the
Billings club. I saw Alec Remneas,
pitching for the Lewistown team, hurl
one-hit game against Billings. He
lost, l to 0. The hit, a three-plly swat,
though sufficient, rum. LewiStown made
five hits, but they were scattered over
too many innings to produce tallies.
That same week the Federal league
was offering big salaries to Eddie COL
Inns, Hal Chase, Joe Wood, Walter
johnson and other major league stars
. Joe McGinnity, the Iron Man,
was given a bad lacing by Seattle .
Joe pitched for the Tacoma team that
Helena and Butte occupied
the two lowest berths in the Union
association Frank Chance was
the New York Yankees . .
Miller Higgins was pilot of the Cards
. Tyrus Cobb was leading the A. L.
batters again Harry Vardon won
the British open golf title for the sixth
time, with a total of 3O6 strokes -.
Vardon made a 81, II, Is and rs to