The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-03-20

that night. Louie Long was the win
ner and Aurelio Herrera, the vice
versa in the melodrama, with the
referee, timekeeper and seconds hav-
show, and a thousand fans furnishing
roars and cheers in the proper dra-
matte places. The bout "a held at
the Margaret theater, Anaconda, on
the night of Jan. IL, 1904. It was
billed for 20 rounds.
Those who exchanged money for
seats found plenty to see, hear, cheer,
jeer and quarrel about. Besides the
main event and INT curtain-raiser,
during the long intermission and many
after the crowd moved out of the
show house. Fans like to see knock
downs and knockouts. They saw them
that night in the ring by fighters and
officers, and in the seat section by
warning fans.
Not until the men stepped into the
and even during the preliminary, pro-
meters, managers and boxers, besides
bettors, argued over the selection of
an official. It was finally agreed that
Patsy. Sullivan would be the referee
and that he would be supported by
two judges in arriving at 9 decision,
if n was required. One Of the judges
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crowd was growing impatient for the
proceedings to begin, Sullivan, minus
Judges, was picked to do the job alone.
It was well after 1880 p. m. before
the bout began.
Butte fans were backing Herrera and
giving fancy odds: Long was a favorite
with Anaconda fans and. at the odds
offered, was backed for large chunks
of ice.
Brief But Vicious
Herrera. known as q potent wielder
of the kayo, almost finished Long in
the first. Long had twice gone to the
floor for counts, then wa a target for
flying fists that sent him sprawling
OFT his pins, hanging on the ropes,
ing.
Herrera was given the beating Of his
life in the second round. He was in
n mans land" when he was pushed
OFF his chair when the bell rang for
the third. In this round he was knocked
seconds cried enough"
AS the several newspaper accounts
do not jibe as to the total number of
rounds, here is Referee Sullivan's YER
sion of the battle:
Long Almost Out in First
Herrera knocked Long down in the
first few seconds of the fight, with
Louie taking a count Of nine. Herrera
used a right hook to send his opponent
eight count. As Long got up, he went
into a clinch. Herrera got out of the
embrace and started punching Long
at will, having the latter hanging on
to the ropes as the bell rang. He was
about out on his feet and had to be
led to his corner. No one thought
Louie would respond to the second
round han onI T ha1 p,oIo IN VIVID
to stop the bout if he was knocked to
the canvas at the start of the round,
but a blow delivered by Herrera that
should have won the fight, really lost
it for him.
Broken Nose Decisive
This punch was the first blow hit
in the second round and was from
sounding blow, that broke Longs nose.
This blow turned the tide of the battle,
as it brought Long to his senses; he
had started the round in a dazed con-
dition; with his head cleared, Louie
began to fight and landed on Herrera's
jaw with such force that the Mexican
went down in a heap: He got up when
out Of the ring, Long landing a hay
maker that lifted the Mexican off his
feet and through the ropes. He came
back into the ring when I counted to
seven, then was floored again. I had
counted up to eight when I heard the
bell ring, but the noise and cheers of
the excited throng. muffled almost en-
tirely, the clang Of the bell.
Premature Bell Makes Trouble
Imagine my surprise, when. at this
point, ringside spectators, led by Doc
Flynn, dashed into the ring. Most of
them thought Long had won, but
Flynn was there for another purpose.
The crowd out front saw Herrera car
ried to his corner in a helpless con-