The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-02-24

audience that gathered Saturday
night in Kienitz hall to enjoy the
boxing bouts staged by the Libby
chapter of the De Molay. And
those 400 people left the hall at the
conclusion of the program very well
satisfied with the entertainment
that had been provided them.
Gordon McComas opened the pro-
gram with the announcement that
referees would be W. G.. Seims and
Bydie Lamey, with Sheriff T. r.
Baney and E. M. Boyes acting as
Judges. Coach VIM. Erickson of
the high school officiated as time
keeper.
The opening bout was a lively one
between Steve Balla, a CCC boy,
and Will Brewington, l60 lbs, of
Libby. Brewington had much the
longer reach but did not take adj
vantage of it and was outfought by
his opponent The judges awarded
the bout to Balla
Nodolney of the Gees and Ross
Coleman of Libby, in the l54 Id.
class, were the next opponents.
Both boys fought fiercely and gave
the fans all that they had, but the
fight was all Coleman's Nodolney
was down on the canvas at the end
/ of a minute and 40 seconds Of the
| first round. when the round was
stopped, He was badly dazed but
was allowed to go into the second
round at the tap of the bell, but
was floored again by Coleman af-
/ ter Is seconds, Whereupon the ref
cree declared Coleman the winner.
Jack Collision and Kenneth Brown,
two local boys posted at lao lbs,
were next on the card. Collision
was long and lanky, Brown short
and stocky. Collisions reach gave
him too great an advantage over
Brown and he was given the de-
cision after minute and as seconds
of the second round. Brown was
willing and tore into the larger man
with plenty of spirit but he was
Just too short. -
The fourth number was short anc
sweet. 1t was in the 125 Id. elias:
with Clarence Larson, Libby, anc
George Blankenship, CCC, the per.
4 formers. Larson was awarded tht
decision after SO seconds of the frs
round, when Blankenship quit. II
those SO seconds Larson showed ;
lot of ability and that he was fal
superior to Blankenship. After thu
bout was ever Blankenship re
marked to the referee, Il haven
. trained enough, and I've got plen
ty." Blankenship is said to have hat
axynar,orra hac ffasY oh
in ii bouts and is golden glove
!, boxer.
One of the bloodiest trays wa
, between Don Aubrey of the Gee
and Linden Borden of Libby, 10
h. class. At the tap of the gon
: both boys tore into each other wit
: everything they had, with the re
|, suit that they were soon tired com
4 pletely out However, the frs
round was given to Borden by
!, slight margin, the second to Aubre
: while the third was a draw. TIL
bout was also declared draw
! Blood was splattered all over bot
: boxers in this bout and it is sal
: Borden got broken nose out of
z Two chums were the battlers
!. the semi finals but their friendshi
: didn't cause them to 60 easy on ear
other. They were Jimmy Evan
1853 lbs, and Albert Johnson, II
lbs, both of Libby And they wei
very evenly matched. They di
played some experience at the spo
ID and waded into each other for Q
three rounds. While some thougl
d Evans might have had little Il
p better of the bout, it was SO slig
" that the judges declared it draw
N The main event was booked to
lie between Ed. Holiday of Libby, |
er lbs, last year heavyweight char
lie pion of the Montana state univer.
he ty, and Casey Matuna, 165 poun
m of Cleveland, Ohio, CCC boy. B
he day or two before the bout M
re tuna accidentally cut himself on
knee, the cut requiring five stitch
,h to close. A substitute, Leroy l..
tie Ter, another CCC boy, volunteer
of to 60 into the breach, although
re had had very little experience
ks the game. 1t was announced tt
ne the bout would be simply an {
lc- hibition bout, with no decision. A
Within few seconds Holiday faI
ed lightly upon LETTERS jaw
Iu- with sufficient force to put Lief
of out on his feet. He was so dai
ass that he could stand only by
nd help of. the ropes and the bout v
he Immediately stopped.
This was the only disappoi