The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-07-10

When Honey Melody n JACK
OKeefe met in a Butte ring IN
1904, it "a the first time Bill
Sweet looked at a boxing match:
There have been hundreds and
hundreds of boxing matches staged
in Butte since then-and Bill Sweet
has lamped them all. If there ever
was a dyed in e-wOol boxing tan,
Bill Sweet is that person. BiHs
liking for the ring game goes Ear
Their than that of most fans who are
content to see professional do their
stuff. At all amateur bouts, inciGd-
ing trials and tournaments, Bill
Sweet parks his poundage in the
ringside area. If a lodge. church
or club stages a smoker that has
boxing on its menu, Bill moves IN
with Dr. without password.
Two brothers, Shell OF Butte and Chef
Of Bozeman, also are addicted with
r;ngside fever, but not to the same ex-
tent as Brother Bill. If attending box.
ing bouts interfereS with business, Shell
and Chef will, reluctantly, pass up the
fisticuffs. With Bill, boxing is first
Seeing boxing matches, whether they
are good or bad, is a thrill for Bill. Be-
tween Butte ring cards, Bill devours
newspaper accounts OF results and pre-
battle dope on fights that are taxing
place wherever they may be taking
place.
When Melody and OKeefe fought
their memorable battle or the flats OF
Butte 80 years ago. they hypnotized
Bill Sweet with a permanent boxing
complex.
You have to be a top-flight golfer
to shoot 68 for 10 holes on any course.
Shell Sweet is credited with shooting
a 68 on the Olympic club course of
San Francisco. The Call-Bulletin OF
that city carried a story by Pat Frayne,
sports editor, to this effect, live or six
years ago. But there's a story behind
Pats story. I'll relate it to you starting
on the next line of type.
Shell had Joined a Butte golf club
a few months previous to his San
Francisco visit. He was a standout as
the clubs worst player. His efforts
with mashie, niblick and companion
clubs were such that the sticks were
nkang personal charge Of the club and
Gag Immersion. Over tea-cups he told
ali and sundry that he was through
with this thing called golf.
A business trip to San Francisco
Upon Shells return from the Bay re-
gion, he informed friends that he had
taken a number of golf lessons and was
to master. He had made a 68 on the
Olympic club course, and had Frayne's
story, dozens of copies, which he had
clipped, to pass around as proof. Chal-
lenges were hurled at him by dubs,
caddies and women. These did not in
terest Shell who proclaimed to adj
mirers and scoffers alike that having
mastered the game, he was content to
forget golf.
Shell made it a point to meet Frayne
or some other sports editor while II
San Francisco. He met Pat. He tolc
Frayne that he was from Butte, ano
had made a 68 in his first try at the
SO made a note of it, and a story ap-
peared. That was the design of Mr.
Sweet, who if the truth must be known,
never was closer to the Olympic course
than the Palace hotel.
I met Shell a few days ago and told
him that Pat Frayne was coming to
Butte next November to cover the Uni
versity football game, and asked It ne
would fix it so that Pat could go back
home with a golf score as good as he
credited Shell with making.
"Ill be glad to see Pat" said Shell,
but it takes rare golfing to shoot bet
ter than the 68 which Pat and myself
made for me while drinking an after
Rockne Studied Rugby
A Montana gentleman of the cloth,
now touring his native Ireland, had oc-
casion on another transatlantic trip
to view the A. E. F. track and field
games in Paris, in 1920. On a day wnen
the soccer, rugby or association foot
ball games were being played, the rev.
erend gentleman, Father M M. Eng
lish, sat himself down in his grand-
stand seat. Immediately alongside. was
. person making copious notes and dia-
grams. After several glances at his
neighbor, Father English asked the
man. Aren't you knute Rockne?" The
Rockne then explained that his visit
to Paris was to view the football games
hoping to pick I'D some passing ideas,