Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-06-03
.DALKE WINS MAIN
EVENT BATTLE ON
LEGION FIGHT CARD
KELLUN TAKES FIRST DEFEAT
IN PROFESSIONAL
CAREER

his first setback in his professional
career by doggedly outmaneuvering
the Plentywood boy in the headline
scrap OF the American Legion card
In the amphitheatre here Monday af-
ternoOn. anu frsf fIo, .a
One judge gave Dalke five rounds.
two even and one TO Kellum; the
other four rounds to Dalke, three
wen and one TO Kellum.
Working smoothly, Dalke scored
heavily in the %in-fghting through
out, and Kellum's long range snip
Ing, though often effective, could not
Offset the superior ring generalship
OF his older. more experienced OPP
ponent.
There were no knockdowns, al
though Kellum once was forced par
TALLY through the ropes.
Piles up Points
Both fighters started slowly. Dali
Ike Unanswered cautiously for open
tngs in the first three rounds, and
scored with short rights, one blow
In the second raising a welt on Kel-
lum's head. Kellum rallied in the
fourth. his best round. and connect
ed with long looping rights and let's
but continued to lose points In the
close work. Dalke doggedly piled up
points and only in the last frame,
when Kellum tried to land a KO
punch. did the Canadian give
ground.
Dalke was slightly the aggressor.
Kellum hit faster but appeared to
have trouble landing %squarely on
the cagy Canadian. The Moosejaw
boy would measure his opponent,
let fly a long left and then move in
to pummel Kellum at close range.
Kellum weighed 1874, Dalke 1855.
The crowd was pleased with the
excellent sportsmanship OF both
boys.
"Kellum is a good boy" Dalke
told The Herald after the battle.
"He cut down my effectiveness by
s~killfully tying me up in the early
rounds. | did not tire and could have
gone four more rounds"
"Dalke Is a fine sportsman, a
clean, hard hitter; he was too ex-
perienced. for me-" was Kellum's
comment on the fight.
HOh Wins Again
Art Hoff, smuggling Canadian light
weight, earned a close decision over
Bobby Jones of Moosejaw, Sask., in
the semi-windup. Hof gained his
points on superior in-ighting, but
Jones scored the more effective
punches. Hoff's main weapon was a
%jolting straigt right, while Jones
used a long righthan to advantage.
Both boys most OF their work from
close range. with Hoff's advantage
in this department and his agrees
fveness earning him the judges de-
cision.
Hoff weighed in at 1875 and his
taller opponent scaled 1876. They
battled six rounds.
Ends i'm 10
Two barrel-chested behemoths
from the Medicine Lake CCC camp,
Les Strand and Leo Glazer, mixed
in the last preliminary, with Glazer
declared the winner when Strand
took the count after catching a short
right on the jaw after " minutes
of the second round. Both fighters
weighed well over 200 pounds, but
despite their destructive capabilities
neither had damaged his opponent
IN to the moment of the knockout.
Strand still showed a little fight af-
ter he was transported to his corner
but was finally convinced that class
had been dismissed.
A Battle Royal
The battle royal preceding the
Strand-G lazer fight was the hit of
the card. Six youths-Munson, Fis-
Ike, Hannah, Groce. Ewing and Ev-
enson-entered the ring and pro-
ceeded to sling leather at a terrific
pace. Apparently the only rule was
that a man must retire from the
ring when knocked off his feet. Ev-
enson hit the boards first, then Ew-
ing, who was busily occupied with
an antagonist when another hung
one on him from the side. Fiske was
felled next, and three were left
standing. Munson and Hannah went
to work on Groce, who was finally
grounded by his mayhem-minded
foes after being hit by everything
but the timers mallet. Hannah then
waltzed to victory by tipping Nun
son to the canvas after both were
too weary TO throw a punch. Plen-
ty hits. no runs, one put-out (Groce
to Ewing, unassisted) and one err
rOr-Ewing failed to duck.
King Kong, Chute Draw
king Kong" Toftness and bat
Ting Chute fought three rounds tc
a draw in the second scrap on the
card. Toftness forced the fighting
most Of the way, but Chute finished
strong.
In the curtain raiser Bat Heron
and Percy Marsh slugged to a draw
Honors were about even. Heron
had trouble reaching his taller OPP
ponent but got in some good whal-
lops in close quarters. j..
Crowd Not Large
The outdoor arena was only about
hblf filled with fans, though the
weather was ideal.
Lynne Morse was the capable
third man in the ring at all the
bouts. Judges were John Debing and
Charley Devine. Lloyd Skor and e
/. Miller were timers.
The care was staged under the
direction of Harry MCGEE, American
Legion fight promoter.