The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-16
Pnze Ring
BY Malachy Hogan.

AS was feared some time ago, box
ing promoters ran up against the law
at Terre Haute when they tried TO pull
OFF the Marvin Hart-Mike Schreck bout
The go was scheduled for Friday night,
and advance notices were sent out
stating that the fight would be pulled
off without fail. Even as late as Fri
day afternoon the promoters announced
that the principles would mix. but they
failed to reckon on the Unprecedented
action of the chief of police of Terre
Haute.
Early in the day the promoters had
attempted to secure a court injunc-
ton aimed at the chief, prohibiting
him from interfering with any bout
that might be pulled off. This seemed
to make the way clear for the nit
artist, but on top of that came the
announcement from the chief that he
would disregard any enjoining order
and would stop the fight at all hazards.
The promoters dared the chief TO in
terfere for a minute or two. and then
caved and called the whole thing off.
An attempt was made later in the
day to pull off wrestling bout, but
a slim house also made 1t wise to call
that OF too
The action of the authorities in the
Indiana city will put final damper on
the sport in that locality. as there will
be few promoters who will have the
nerve to buck up against 1.-THE police
powers backed by an energetic chief.
Boxing fans fear that the action at
Terre Haute will have an influence on
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Indianapolis and other cities.
Judging from the latest develop
ments, there seems to be small chances
for Schreck and Hart to met They
have now been matched several times,
but something has turned up on each
occasion, and it looks as if they will
have to settle their difference by
means OF verbal scrap.
Despite the setback. managers for
the fighters began to open up negotia-
tions with Indianapolis promoters at
once with view of getting the men
together at the Hoosier capital. The
latest is that there is a fair chance
that the boxers will get together be-
fore they get too old to fight.
Apparently Jack O'Brien and Tom
my Burns have exhausted the adver-
Using market on the coast and have
at last agreed to fight. The two scrap
pers have agreed to meet at Los An
geles Thanksgiving day in a twenty
round bout, straight Marquis of
Queensbury rules. and battle for a
purse of $4,000, not the biggest in
the world, but large enough to give
the winner at least some spending
money.
AS usual the fighters wrangled a
long time before reaching an agree
ment, the most serious Ringing on
whether or not the Philadelphia
should get bonus of 10 per cent for
fighting at all. Finally Burns, who is
known to many boxing fans as Noah
Bruso, his right name, gave in and
conceded the fact that Jack was the
best end of the drawing card. O'Brien
also gained his point about hitting
in cl.nches, as it was agreed that
the men shall break at the command
of the referee, the fighter to be dis
qualified who transgresses the third
time.
There is no question that the fight
was arranged to fit philadelphia
jack to a nicely, and he should profit
enough by the rules to be returned
the winner despite the fact that he
goes up against hard hitting fight
er, who has the added prestige of
having disposed of Marvin Hart, al
legged heavyweight champion of the
world.
O'Brien never liked to permit a
heavy slugger to hit in the clinches,
as that is not his game. Jack is a
better man at long range scrapping.
and in this department has everything
on Tommy. He can dance around the
clumsiest opponent, getting in a jab
here and there, which usually count
In the giving of the final decision.
That Burns can hit is we'll known, but
it remains to be seen whether or not
he will be able to land on the shifty
philadelphia. Very few men outside
of Fitzsimmons have been able to DO
much damage to Jacks anatomy, ami
Burns should not. If he does and
should succeed in putting Jack away
it will be farewell for O'Brien, as
losing to second-rate fighter would
be sad blow.
| jOurneyed down to Davenport the
other night and was much surprised
at the enthusiasm shown in matters
pugilistic in the Iowa city The club
had fair attraction in Charles En-
glish and Jimy Potts, and the two boys
furnished a good exhibition. going the
limit-fifteen rounds. could do moth
ing else than give them draw
English, who has been in the ring
a long time, showed quite lot of
speed and kept leading most of the
time. seemingly anxious to force the
fighting. Potts, however, was good at
getting the distance and landed some
heavy swings on his opponent. 1t
was about a stand-off all the way.
Billy Finucane got his" from
"Packy" Mcfarland in a bout that ter
minated via the knock -out route in the
fifth round. Finucane was game. but
"Packy's" left lid great execution, and
a swing on the jaw sent Billy" down
for a count of eight in the fifth. He
was up, but another one in the same
place put him out for good. Johnny
Coulon showed his speed in bout
with Ralph Grant and was given the
decision in the fourth round. as he
had Grant to the bad
They are still talking fight out in
the desert region of Nevada, but moth
ing has materialized. There has been
some talk about a new law going into
effect out there which would shut out
the boxers. This would certainly be a
hard blow to the promoters and fight
ers as we'll, as the mining towns are
real gold mines to the pugs of note
The suggestion of passing new laws
On boxing for the state has come thru
some of the activities of the fight
promoters and an influx of outsiders
The governor of the state is opposed to
boxing but 1t is not likely that he will