The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-03-06

man by engaging IN ana winning IC
He also earned a lot of round things
now. The four bouts were held at BIZ
Helena, Joe won from Battling Krau
ache, at Portland he beat Joe Dunn
Herman of Chicago. Simonich, known
as the Butte Butcher Boy" still per-
forms in the ring, not as a glove ar
fist, but as referee, at which Job he is
pretty fair.
This story of Joe concerns his bout
with Herman, which took place at the
Broadway theater, but a few other
things are mentioned for good meas
ure.
Frank Walker, Announcer
The bout was staged under the aus
pieces of the American Legion. A Le-
gionnaire, o living in Washington,
served as announcer. The name of the
fight crier is Honorable Frank c.
Walker. Simonich won on a technical
knockout in the fourth round, Herman.
on the verge of a knockout, Signalled
Referee Doc Flynn that he had had
enough. Another Montana fighter who
later graced the boards of many q
Treasure state ring, made his Butte
debut on the same card. It was none
other than Al Webster of Billings,
TAFT in the third stanza of a scheduled
eight-rOund go.
Simonich was fighting as a welter-
weight when he met Herman and
others during his busy 10 days in that
January month. Both boxers scaled q
few pounds over the limit. Simonich
weighed in at $50 and Herman was two
pounds heavier.
Joe in Rare Form
That well-known word juggler, Law
Risken, was sports editing for the Ana
conda Standard. The story Of the fight
in the Risken treatment appears in the
following three paragraphs:
Joe Simonich, came back to the
home ring last night with a two-hand-
ed attack and chopped Tillie kid"
Herman of Chicago in four rounds of
a scheduled 15-round feature number
of the Legion card at the Broadway.
Joe uncovered a long-buried right hand
to mix with his singing left, and, Dor
ing into close quarters, clouted Herman
so relentleSsly in the fourth that the
Chicago welter quit under fire while
he was on the verge of hitting the
canvas.
THE event "a short and one-sided.
Simonich was far and away too good
for the Chicagoan.
Makes Herman Quit
In the fourth round Simonich
rushed from his corner with the bell
and stormed Herman with blows. Sim
onich struck every blow in the round.
He pummelled the kid" against the
ropes, Herman finally falling outside
the ring. AS he returned to the war,
Joe attacked with a furious two-hand-
ed offensive. Herman was about out
on his feet, and appealed to Flynn to
stop it. DOC" pulled Simonich off and
raised his right hand as victor"
Simonich, during a period of eight
years was a busy boxer. Geography
meant money to him. He fought mum
erous bouts in Montana; appeared in
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
Washington, Oregon, Wyoming and
Wisconsin rings. When he threw away
his gloves he became an agriculturist
induced to try his hand as a ring
master. AS stated before, as a referee,
he does a good job and gets a kick out
of it, as well as a fee.
Wouldn't Stay Licked
There were three other fights that
night though they we're not on the ad-
vertised program. The three fights were
held in different places, and only a few
saw them. They were private in nature
and staged on the spur OF the moment;
Chuck" Staples fought and won all
lings young man, now deceased, who
came to Butte ostensibly to become a
mining engineer and play football on
CHUCK" was matchmaker for the
Legion. During the main event, the
Billings young man was roofing for
Simonich. He was running along the
ropes of the ring, waving a sweater and
interfering with the birdseye view of
ringsiders. Chuck" tried to check the
wild rooter with verbal persuasion, fl
nally telling the lad that he would
have him removed from the building.
Someone grabbed the youngsters
sweater and tossed it back Of the
bleachers.
After simonich had kayoed Herman,
roams anG vent mt q RiI1inp to lad she a man
that Chuck" return his sweater or
buy a new one. He offered to lick
Staples, and they went to it. The lad
took a bad beating. AS Staples left the
theater heading east on Broadway,
the Billingsite again confronted the
matchmaker and demanded a return
bout Immediately. The pair and a few
had it out. Staples knocked him cold.
Then Chuck" dressed his wounds and
bought him a cup of black coffee at a
nearby cafe. They shook hands and
called each other "pal."
Staples repaired to Kilvanick's to
meet friends. The Billings boy came
in-again demanded revenge. He could
not fathom why his greater weight,
height and his youth didn't overpower
his slender combatant. He told Staples
that is just couldn't happen again, and
wanted to satisfy his pride by having
more try. The boys selected an
alley this time. Again CHUCK" took all
the fight out of his b%elligerent oppon-
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