The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-31
"CURlEY" ULR|CH
VICTIM OF BAD
DEAL
Well Known Ring Man Drank
Oil of Mustard While Fight
ing With Potts.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. S1-Curley
tllrich. the Duluth boxer, who lost
to Jimmy Potts of this city in 10
round boxing bout at Normanna hall,
was the victim, either through acci-
dent or design, of one of the worst
deals known to the sport in this
city.
In the interval between the ninth
and tenth rounds he was doped with
Oil of mustard and rendered so help
less that he was unable to continue
the fight, and thus became an easy
man to finish when he struggled into
the ring in the tenth. The fight end
ed in peculiar manner. but not un-
ii morning did the truth become
known. and it is probable that boxing
has been for killed all time in this
city.
The bout had gone along for eight
rounds with honors fairly even, and
the same state of affairs existed
throughout the ninth, although Potts
was the aggressor throughout the
round. Ullrich went to his corner in
good condition, as did Potts, and both
men seemed strong for the tenth.
Ben Tremble, st. Paul boxer, who
was in Ullrich's corner, about TWEEN
ty seconds before the gong rang for
the tenth pulled out bottle and Ull-
richs opened his mouth to receive
what he believed was a stimulant for
the final round of the battle. AS he
took the liquid he Immediately exper-
fenced burning sensation and sank
to his knees on the floor, gasping for
breath and trying to vomit.
When the gong rang for the tenth
he was still on the floor, and the re-
fierce, thinking that Ullrich had been
hurt in the ninth round went to
step to Potts to declare him the VIC
him to the ring. UllrishrdlIetaoin
tor, when Ullrich's seconds pushed
him to the ring. Ullrich was blinded
and weak and Potts knocked him to
the floor and the bout was Immediately
stopped and Potts was given the VIC
tory.
1t is believed that Tremble gave the
dope to Ullrichs by mistake as the st.
Paul man is friend of Ullrichs' and
would not willingly give his man any,
thing to hurt his chances. He evidently
had two bottles in his pocket, one a
stimulant and the other of mustard,
and by mistake gave his man the
dope. At the time of the occurrence
the referee knew nothing of the dose
received by Ullrichs, and as Potts was
in no way connected with the deal,
could do nothing but declare the Min
neapolis man the winner.
1t has been learned that one of
U!lrichs' seconds had bet considerable
money on his man and stated before
the fight that the battle must be Won
by fair means or foul. Ullrichs was
absolutely ignorant of any such deal,
as ne is one of the squarest men in
the business and would not stoop to
any such methods to win. When the
original second with the dope mention
ed the oil of mustard to another sec
ond, this latter stated that he
had better throw it away, for the
dope must not be used. 1t was the
plan to put some of the oil of mustard
on one of Ullrichs gloves unpeknown
to either fighter, and thus blow from
this glove would blind Potts, when
ever struck with the doped mitt.
The man who had planned to put the
dope on the glove evidently became
afraid to use it just before the fight,
and handed it to Tremble, asking him
to take care of the bottle. Tremble
had bottle of ammonia for use as
stimulant, and as the two bottles were
of the same size he mixed them up
and unwittingly gave his man the
stuff that lost him the fight.
The gloves used in the fight were
examined afterward and no oil of
was used on either. The plan
as originally worked out did not ma
terialize and one of the fighters be-
came a victim to the crooked work.
Neither Potts or Ullrichs can be blam-
ed in the least, for neither knew of
the existence of the dope. 1t was not
until Ullrichs was taken to the Rogers
hotel after the fight, that physicions
discovered the cause of his weakness
in the interval between the ninth an
tenth rounds. These doctors found
that his mouth and throat were ter
ribly burned, and that the skin was
literally peeled off his tongue.
1t has been charged that the dope
was given to Ullrichs to make him
sick, SO that he would not have to
go into the ring for the tenth. This
story says that he was practically a
beaten man, and that it was all part
of scheme to save him from
knockout. This is absolutely untrue.
for when Ullrichs went to his corner
at the end of the ninth he was in
good condition, and believed that he
could not get worse than a draw
in the decision.
The deal means that no more box
ing matches will come off for some
time, as crooked work cannot be toler-
ated. Ullrichs fought good fight as
did Potts, and neither of the men is
to blamed for what happened. Ire
mble evidently did not know what he
was doing with the dope, and came
near giving his man serious injuries
through it's use.