The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-26
JIMMY WALSH
Is BOOKED FOR
WINDSOR A. c.
Boy Who Got Draw With Attell
is Matched With Nc
Govern
CLUB ACROSS RIVER
is GREATLY IMPROVED
Conveniences for Spectators
and Fighters In
creased

Jimmy Walsh, the clever Boston
fighter who held Abe Attell TO draw
at Boston Thursday night, is booked
for Windsor Nov. 13, when he will
meet Gene McGovern, OF Milwaukee,
one of the cleverest featnerweight
lighters In the game.
Jimmy Walsh has big reputation
in the east and he added to 1t this
week when he held the former cham
pion to draw. Attell refused to get
ON the scales before the fight, but
Walsh met him anyway.
The week before the Walsh fight,
Pal Brown, who made such fine I'M
preston here last season, and Young
Saylor, will meet.
Next Wednesday Paul Sikora and
Pat Drouillard, the former. of Detroit
and the latter OF Windsor, will meet
in the eight-round finals to open the
season. The curtain raiser will be
furnished by John Farmer and Emil
Kuisel. who will go four rounds.
Weight. 100 pounds.
Joe Sheridan, of Detroit, and Billy
Smith, of the Windsor Athletic club,
will furnish another four-round bout.
at 124 pounds. The semi-hnals will
show Lew Glowney, who recently
won from Tommy Dongherty, of Kali
amazoo, at Flint, and Young Frank
Erne, of Philadelphia. wnos will box
six rounds at 124 pounds.
The Windsor Athletic authorities
expect to have the finest year In the
history OF the club this season. The
men whom they are signing right
now would indicate that the quality
OF the cards will be high. There Is
one more bout than formerly each
night also.
Glassco expects 10 be able to bring
such men as Johnny Coulon, Packey
Mcfarland and others here before the
season closes.
The new club will seat 1900 people
The prices will be the same as last
year. The best seats will cost 81
each. There are 800 of these There
are four hundred seats costing Sl.50
each. These may all be reserved In
advance. There are seats from $1.25.
for $1.00. 75c and soc.
The new club rooms at Windsor
are a great improvement over what
they were last year. Exits are the
things that have been given a great
deal of attention. Besides the two
entrances, one on either side OF the
club, there are two that lead out the
backway to be used in casei OF emer-
gency.
The aisles are wide and there IL
plenty OF room between the rows OF
seats. The whole club has an atmos.
phere OF spaciousness. Yet every
available bit of space is utilized.
The ventilation ought to be nearly
perfect. There Is row OF windows
along the front and back Of the club
and plenty OF vents In the ceiling.
The rooms will be lighted with both
electric lights and gas. The gas lights
will be ready TO be used In case OF
emergency.
Two new dressing rooms have been
built. These will be completely equip,
ped Two shower baths have been
installed. Heretofore, after the
fights the participants have been
forced TO plunge into a tub. The
showers will be much more conven.
lent. IN
A small gymnasium With a little
euuipment has been installed. A
punch bag. some weights and pulleys.
and a medicine ball are at the dis
posal or fighters wishing TO get IN "a
few last licks at training in the club
itself.
Billy Rocks will referee the bouts
this year. as last.