Comments on: Pugilism on the Plains https://www.damninteresting.com/pugilism-on-the-plains/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: tommco https://www.damninteresting.com/pugilism-on-the-plains/#comment-74270 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:20:27 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=upcoming&p=54407#comment-74270 This is 1923’s version of the Fyre Festival.

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By: Coyotebob https://www.damninteresting.com/pugilism-on-the-plains/#comment-73699 Thu, 18 Feb 2021 02:44:59 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=upcoming&p=54407#comment-73699 The town at the beginning of the story is pronounced, “Kee-vin.”

Life long Monanan who has drank a beer in Kevin.

Also cite: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/montana/pronounce-these-words-mt/

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By: MoeMoe7 https://www.damninteresting.com/pugilism-on-the-plains/#comment-73687 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:17:28 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=upcoming&p=54407#comment-73687 Question:
In that picture of Tommy Gibbons….very bottom right hand corner…is that Al Capone????
(second row….face half covered by another guy)
It sure looks like him!

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By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/pugilism-on-the-plains/#comment-73668 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 01:31:58 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=upcoming&p=54407#comment-73668 Every bit of this is new to me – thanks for writing it.

As I read it, I thought of “The Sting” and “The Man Who Sold the Moon.”

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By: tigris https://www.damninteresting.com/pugilism-on-the-plains/#comment-73640 Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:47:58 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=upcoming&p=54407#comment-73640 Thank you so much. #whereisradiatidon

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By: Mike https://www.damninteresting.com/pugilism-on-the-plains/#comment-73639 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 05:41:01 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?post_type=upcoming&p=54407#comment-73639 As a boxing history buff whose is very familiar with the debacle at Shelby I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Accurate and well written. I will be forwarding it to my Montana associates. Thank you.

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