Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-11-05
PLANS FOR FIGHT
CARD COMPLETE

Plans this week were completed by
the Plentywood American Legion post
for staging the boxing card which will
be held here Thursday, Nov. 10, under
the auspices of the local post, ana
which will bring together in tse
squared circle outstanding boxing tai
ent.
Harry MCGEE, chairman of the Lee
gion committee in charge, stated today
that % rounds of boxing have been
arranged.
The main attraction will be between
Larry Kellum, New York w~elterweight
and National Golden Gloves champion,
and Jack Carter, Scobey fighter, well
known in this section.
Harry MCGEE says that for the semi
windup attraction the Legion has
signed Ev. Whitright, Wolf Point light
weight, who will battle Johnny Mes
sler, Williston lightweight.
The preliminary attractions will in
clude a bout with Terry Wilson, lao
lbs, mixing with Howard Munson, lao
lbs, and Dickey Dickinson, 80 ID.
whirlwind of Scobey, will meet Jerry
Bradley, SO Id. slugger Of Flaxville.
The curtain raiser will be between
Battling" Chute and K. o. Van Horn
Ct Plentywood, both hyweights.
Kellum and Carter will fight s
rounds, Whitright and Messler 6, Will
son and Munson a, Dickinson and
Bradley 3, and the curtain-raiser will
be 2 rounds.
Kellum Is Attraction
Kellum enters the ring here with a
long string of victories to his credit.
Although but 20 years old, he has had
more han 100 ring battles. He has won
all but three fights and has never TAX
en- the count. Kellum won the Nation
al Golden Gloves w~elterweight belt at
Cleveland, Ohio, and the majority OF
his bouts have been fought in New
York. Ring fans who have watched
him work out here say that he is one
of the fastest hitters and hardest
punchers ever seen in this section. He
works out nightly at the American Lee
gion hall in Plentywood.
Carter Is Fast
Fans who have seen Carter in action.
say that he is a good scrapper, hits
hard and battles all the way. Carter
has been working out for sometime
and will enter the ring here in excel
lent condition and will strive to meaS
ure the Golden Gloves champ in tn.
Plentywood bout.
Whitright-M essler Match
The semi-fnal bout between Whit
right and Messler is another top-notch
attraction. Whitright Just recently re-
turned from the coast where he turned
in impressive wins. He is eager to fight
Messler. Messler is a well known
North Dakota scrapper and fans in the
Williston territory says that he's a
tough fighter. Followers of each boxer
are predicting wins by the knockout
route.
Wilson Munson
Wilson and Munson, both Raymond
will give the fight crowd plen-
Of action Both boxers are working
under the tutelage of Kellum and
they step into the ring here the
will fly.
Flywcigbts Are Popular
Dickey Dickinson and Jerry Brad
.ey, although young in years, are vet
of the ring. Both are fast and
hose who have seen them mix it be-
lore predict the fans will get their
moneys worth when they enter the
ring. Chute and Van Horn, Plentywood
tyweight fsticuf artists, will open the
card with 2 rounds of furious going.
Every Seat Ringside
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hat every seat will be ringside.
Bleachers are to be built in the Far
mer-Labor temple, where the bout