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No. 44
FORNANCE LEAVES TOMORROW TO TAICE FIGHT FANS TO JT3AU: BUTLER-ALLARD TO BATTLE
The U*S. Harbor Boat Captain James Fomunce will leue at 3iOO a.m. tomor
row (Saturday) morning for Juneau, where Private Ford Butler, of Go. T., cham
pion heavyweight of Alaska ’/ill buttle tomorrow evening #a»th Allard, of Juneau,
challenger for the supreme fistic laurels of this Territory. The congest, to
be held in Elks* Hall, will bo staged under the auspices of the American Legion.
Allard has defeated a number of aspiring white hopes and red ones m the
vicinity of Anchorage, as well as having defeated Jollier, from whom Butler
won the title. He is the logical man to neat tne champion and will unquestion
ably put up a fight worth seeing. It is even whispered among the knowing that
not a few of the Juneau man* s admirers are willing to back him to win with good
hard c’ash, although of this the ?B3ent writer knoweeh nothing.
Chilkoot Barracks, however, has no fear but That the belt will stay on this
post, and Butler will be viewed by a large crowd of fight fans from here who
will make the trip on the romance tomorrow, -inong 'Chose going are the command*"
ing officer, Major F.H .Maddox. Corporal Oliver u* j^eppie, trainer and manager
of Butler, will make the trip, as will Corporal Theodore H. Grant, who recently
met Collier in the capital city. Butler himself left erarly Wednesday morning on
the Estebeth, ashe did not wish to repeat orant* s tragedy of entering the ring
after sixteen hours of 3ea-sickness.
_Returns .of. the fight jvill bje jaoate d .oil .all JsuJLleti-1!AwAs.
MOOSE LO:XS DANCE MAS GHE AT SUCCESS. LOY-iL ORDER FESTIVITIES GREATLY ENJOYED
To the hectic strains of the Hodtio Orchestra, the *»oyal Order of Moose
and their many friends, costumed 5n dresses both beautiful and wierd, Gripped
modern versions of Terpsichore* s steps last Wednesday evening in the A.3. hall.
At the conclusion of the evening* s entertainment, the quests were unanimous in
congratulating the cocmittee in charge on the wonderful time had by all.
To* Mrs. Behrends of the post went the prize for the best lady’s costume;
Marshal Steve Sheldon, wearing the regalia of a Native potentate, drew the firsu
prize for the best gentleman’s costume. Miss Belly, pedagogue ax tne GhilkaX
Valley School, scored as the wearer of the most comical costume among the ladies
while Mack Gestner, proprietor of Haines* leading clothing emporium, took the.
laurels for a comic gentlei&an* s costume. Judges of costumes were Sergeant i.5aor
Charles Ros3, Sgt. McCall and Corporal Rodgers.
After the unmasking, a dainty lunch was served, with favors appropriate to
Halloween. ______
CORPORAL RODGERS (J1PANY F) RETURNS TO POST COVERED "MTII GLORY:
Corporal Frank Rogers, of Company F, rexurned Tuesday evening on the For
nance from the States, where he acted ae Captain of the Oxh Corps Area C.M.T.C.
Rifle Team at the National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. He was in the east
three months, and during that time not only attended the national, matches but
also graduated from the Small Arms Firing School, receiving a certificate of
eligibility to coach a rifle team. At the matches the team from this corps
area captained by Grporal iloggrs, won first place among C.M.T.C. teams from
the entire country. Hie corporal also won an individual. riedaiU____
FOR NAM GE RESUMES JEETLY SC. 21! FILE TO SICACTAY: MANY ! LATE FIRST TUP WEDNESDAY
Following the return of the U.S.Harbor Boat Romance, which made the trip
from Ft. /orien in record tine under the Willful pilotage of Captain Stidham,
the weekly schedule of trins to Skag’ray each Wednesday Mid Saturday for mail
and provisions, /as resumed. A large number of officers, enlist edraen and their
families made the trip xhis week. Tomorrow, owing to the Julies trip, the run
un the Canal will be cancelled. The usual trip will oe made nex* /ednesday.