MEW ASSIGNMENT OF POST OFFICERS :
*. jfy .a Special Post Order, dated March 20th,
the following changes, ef f^cti.ve’^M^r'ch 20th, were announced:
Capt.Robert CVVright to relieve Capt.Edwards as Goni.ian ler of
Co.^E”*,.
Capt.Walter W.von Greup to relieve Gapt.R.C/'/right as E.& R.
Officer.
Lt.Frank /.Halsey to relieve Lt.E.’if.Gruhn as Personnel Adju
tant. ;
Lt.Harold D.Stetson to relieve Capt.von Grenp as Post Ord
nance and Post Engineer Officer.
Lt.E. if.Gruhn to relieve Capt.Sdwards as Military Police and
Police and °ri3on Officer.
Ihe above' changes were made necessary by the impending de
parture of Major Geo.C.Donaljsorgl^oni.'iandijjg Officer of the Post,
for the States. Capt.Ration 1 F.Eiwaris will a33Uile coraiand of
•Chilkoot Barracks as som as I lajcDonaldson leaves.
CHAMP BUTLER LEAVES ^OR ANCHORAGE:
Pvt #Eord Butler, Co. "E”, holler of the
Light Heavyweight Boxing Title of G,i\ Alaska, > eft the 3arracks on
Tuesiay on his way to the Westward, to box at/ Anchorage the first
oart of April, Butler is signed up for two bouT-s at the westward
~town,-one, with Davie3,a civilian scrapper, -whoyw©1ve heard lately
tips the bean at 205 lbs*-and the oth'62' "fracas with the soldier
chanp of the post at Anchorage, The pride of Chilkoot Barracks
scales only about 100, but can handle every pound of that weight,
Winning the bouts at Anchorage v/ouli give Butler a c3.ear title to
the Chanpionship of All Alaska, and Butler clair:s that that is what
hefs going to have when he returns to Chilkoot-by- ths-Oanel. V/e’re
all banking on what the Charip says-for v/e know that he has the
stuff to uake good his word. Ye can’t see a tiling but two victo
ries for the f,F” Co,boxer.
Hie Chanp is working out at the present tine at the
>Jhite Pass Gyn in Skagv/ay, and will leave for Anchorage out of Jun
eau on the ’’Northwestern* on March 31st, His efficient trainer
’’Shorty” Lepple,who piloted, hin in hi z fight with Joe Collier will
acconpany Butler to the 7estv/ard town* The first bout at Anchorage
is scheduled for about April 7th,and the second a week later* The
’’Chilkoot Post” has arrange 1 for a special wu e fron the ringside
for both bou.t3,and will publish the very first accounts of the bat
tles that will reach S.E.Alaska. Watch for the news*
JUNEAU AMERICAN LEGION SMOKER TO PRODUCE OPPONENT POP, BUTLER*
April 2l3t has been set ac the lace for the American
Legion Snoker in Juneau. It is possible that Joe Manila,Ketchikan
. Filipino boxer -Till met a Juneau fighter at thait according
to tns natchraaking eomittee, ihe vinnsi of the nairi bout of the
evening ’rill be given a chance to neet Ford Butler, the Soldier Ch
anpion, anl Conqueror of Joe Collier, in a natch to bo stared in Jun
eau luring the Fourth of July celebration.
UTuneau Daily Empire)
MANILA AND SOLDIER WOODS FIGHT TO A DRAY/; ..
Tae Juneau Daily Jopire" also announces,under late
of ilarch 17th, that "Soldier foods" anl Joe Manila went siv roun.ls
to a draw in Ketchikan on that late'.’The bout was a good one, and'the
decision popular, "the Enpire States, fhich leaves two-or raore
ambitious youths who’d like to jar Fori Butler loose fron his cr
But that isn’t be.ng lone, Susie,-not this year, at least.
own.