The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-04-24

aid of Butte was the referee. Dune
notified Brady to hustle his man into
the ring.
Again at 1890, Mcdonald told Brady
that if johnson did not appear soon,
he would give the fight to Nose on q
forfeit, and the S. 1000 side bet would
be awarded to Hoy and Ironside.
The bout was held in a new building
that lacked for steam heat. There, was
the building. The hall was comfortable
If one wore an o%vercoat. Nose was
dressed in fighting trunks, and q towel
was draped over his shoulders. He had
no bathrobe. To keep warm he busted
himself doing gymnastics and shadow
boxing.
Finally, at II o'clock johnson ap-
peared. With him were Kid Smalley,
Frank Freeman and Eddie Croak, his
seconds. He went over to LaFontise's
corner to shake hands, but Nose re-
fused to be chummy. johnson let loose
with a barrage of insults, while Nose
countered with a horse laugh. Referee
ter of the ring for instructions. 1t was
11:17 before the battle bell was rung
for the first round.
1t was a fight worth waiting for. The
Butte crowd was impatient for the
match to go on. They did not relish
waiting IN hour and As minutes after
the scheduled hour. It was a hammer
downs. The wait interval was soon for
gotten once the fighters started to
trade socks.
In the first round, johnson was sent
down for a count of five. It was the
Butte boys round. The second was
even. So was the third. In the fourth,
Johnson was given an edge. In the
fiffh IOhrcnr c1iproI fN thu f1on~ hut
was up pronto, but three hard blows to
his stomach sent him to his corner
looking groggy. johnson was a target
for hard blows on the face and body in
the sixth round. and he wa reeling
about the ring. johnson was knocked
to the floor as o as the seventh
round was under way: As he got up he
to the face. Nose was knocked off his
pins. Nose took a five count. They tore
at each other for the rest of the round
which was scored as even.
At 1t, Hammer and Tongs
The eighth was also a vicious round,
Johnson again going to the floor, but
given a standoff by his last minute
rally when he put on a steady fire of
blows to the face of his opponent. In
with a haymaker but jumped to his
feet before the count was begun. La
Fontise then landed a hard left to the
face, followed by a right to the stom-
ach, and this time it was johnson who
went down. Nose had a big edge.
Early in the tenth round. LaFon:
tise cut Johnson's eye. Before the round
was over, johnson also owned a badly
split lip; In the 18th, Nose beat a
tattoo with blows to the face and body
that sent johnson against the ropes
in a helpless condition. The bell saved
him from a knockout. Again the bell
was given an assist to johnson in the
18th. He had no defense, as LaFontise
peppered away at his face and sunk
blows to his midriff.
johnson Worn Down
The 18th and two succeeding rounds
were all won by LaFontise. Johnson
took bad beatings in all three CT the
rounds. In the 18th he was on the floor
for an eight count. His seconds begged
him to quit, but johnson replied that
he would have to be knocked out-and
that he wouldn't c~ountenance a towel
being thrown into the ring.
Johnson's supporters were given
something to cheer about in the 18th