The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-09
DOPE IS IN FAVOR
OF CHICAGO
BOHEMIAN
Fracas on Friday Night Looks
Like Victory For Him,
Says "Knox."
(By Knox Blokon.)

(By Knox Blokor.)
nlNew York, April 9.-The fracas be-
tween Cyclone Johnny Thompson of
Sycamore, ILL.,. and George Memsic,
alias Jimmy Burns, of Chicago, origl-
nally scheduled for tonight by the Pa
c:fic Athletic club of Los Angeles, has
been postponed until Friday by Man.
ager McCarey, in order that the lads
may have few days more to get into
condition. The fight will be at CATCH
weights and will likely go the full
twenty rounds.
Cyclone Johnny recently fought a
draw with Fighting Dick Hyland at
San Francisco. He is nifty fighter
and enc of the best of the second-rate
lightweights, but, unless the dope IS
all wrong, he will find in Mr.. Memsic-
Burns man to take his measure The
recent record of the Chicago Bohemian
is all to the good and puts him in a
position to talk business with Nelson
Or any OF the other lightweight stars,
with the exception, of course, OF Joe
Cans.
Memsic's last important encounter
was with Charley Neary at Milwaukee,
the latter playing the part OF a hui
man punching bag throughout the en-
tire ten rounds. If Neary were not
perfect glutton for punishment he
would have turned up his toes for the
count early in the game. Burns pound
ed him numerically from start to fin
ish and Neary was able to land only
few scattering blows. The Dutchman
is a good fighter OF the bulldog type.
Considering the way Memsic chewed
him up the Sycamore Cyclone should
be only light luncheon for the clever
Chicagoan.
Squires Is on the Way.
A sporting editor in the employ OF
one of the Bilious Ramrod Hearst
great moral dailies is authority for the
latest wolf cry in regard to the COM
ing of Bill Squires. Being duly sworn,
he deposes on oath that he is the re-
cipient OF cablegram from Wren,
manager of the Australian champion,
stating that Bill sailed on the steam
ship Ventura, which is due to arrive
in San Francisco early next week.
This statement is supported by the
agents of the steamship company, who
aver that the name of William SQuires
appears on the passenger list of the
Ventura. Perhaps he is really COM
ing. At any rate, 10, this terrible
suspense will soon be over.
Fitzgerald takes On COffey.
Willie Fitzgerald of Philadelphia
and Kid Coffey. the Brooklyn light
weight, have signed articles for
fight, if you care to call it that The
mill will be pulled Off in private just
outside the limits of Albany tomorrow
night, provided the police don't get
next. 1t is scheduled to last twenty
rounds, but if little Willie doesn't put
Der he will have lost some of his old
time cunning.
Baldwin, 'Leary Fight
Matty Baldwin and Jack O'Leary
will be the stars in biff show at Mil
waukee this evening. The mill is to
be a ten-inning one. which should a.
low ample time for Matthew to put
crimp in OLeary's aspirations to pu-
gilistic fame.
Riley to the Front.
Now comes this Riley ombrey-Ri-
ley of Tondpah-with prospectus of
a great fight carnival and congress of
the pugilists of all nations, to be held
at Tonopah in the Immediately contig-
uous future, two performances daily,
rain or shine. Excursion rates on all
railroads. Worth coming thousands
OF miles to see. See small bills for
further particulars.
One of the features of this marvel
GUS fistic fete will be ferocious en-
counter between Percy Cove and Phil
Knight. According to the small bills
neither of the blood-thirsty gladiators
has ever been knocked out. There are
likely many ignorant sports who were
net aware that they had ever fought.
Fer the information of such it may be
stated that Knight recently defeated
Jim Kane in four rounds and that he
has fought twenty rounds to draw
with Kid Scaler. In addition to these
noteworthy battles, Knight has taken
part in twenty-siX others and has new
er yet went down to ignominous de-
feat. Cove-Percy Algernon Cove-is
a Canuck. A Canuck, it may be stated,
is a Canadian, and most of Cove's bat
ties have been fought on that part of
the map of North America. They make
an imposing total Of thirty-six and the
names OF those who have been van
qu.shed by Percy Algernon include
some of the most famous fighters of
Saskatchewan, Athabasca and Assinl-
bOia.
John Willie and Mike Schreck, who
have also been matched by tho re-
doubtable Riley, fought some time ago
at Salt Lake City. The result is yet
in doubt, as the referee blngled the
matter by giving only three decisions
after the bout. 1t is to be hoped that
Riley has secured a referee not so
stingy of judicial opinions.
How it shocks a woman who Is
happily married, to hear of anyone
getting a divorce!