The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-02
NEWS OF SPORTDOM
FIGHT SCENE
SHIFTS TO LONDON
Many Matches Are Being
Arranged on Banks of
the Thames

New York, March 2.-Pugilistic in
terest this week has shifted to Lon
don, where Digger Stanley. the &C.
knowledged bantam champion OF
England. and Boyo Driscoll have been
matched for q twenty round contest
before the National Sporting club Of
England, Monday night. The bout
/ sattracting unusual interest among
British ring fans for the reason that
the boys have been title rivals for
years.
Driscoll campaigned in this country
with varying success, but he returned
to England about two months ago
for the express purpose Of forcing
Stanley into a match. There are ru-
mors of a prospective meeting be-
tween Johnny Coulon of Chicago and
the winner Of the Stanley-D riscoll at
fair. but it Is probable that weight
disagreements would prevent this bat
tie.
Coulon has made it known that
hereafter he will not risk his self-as-
sumed title in any match wherein the
American bantam poundage Of 115
ringside is no observed. Johnny Is
a mite of a chap and "A make liz
pounds with ease. n in order to Sc
cur matches with ~challengers he is
forced to concedc two to three pounds
in every battle. He learned a good
lesson about giving away weight in
his affair with frankie Burns. at New
Orleans. last Sunday. however. The
weight for that contest was 116
rtngside. a figure that brought Burns
into the ring about four pounds heav-
than the Chicago star. Johnny
won. SO Referee Stout said. hut he
had the time of his life returning
victorious. Even at that there r
many who claim thata draw verdict
would not have been injustice to
either boy.
In view of Coulon's latest attitude.
therefore. 1t is doubtful II a match
with the British champion could he
arranged. as neither Stanley nor Dris-
coll would be willing or able to scale
under the British bantam poundage
of 11S pounds.
Stanley is Clever.
Digger Stanley. although a veteran
at the game. is an exceptionally clev-
er chap. and 1t is ii pity That he and
Couion may never meet. because Il
fight between them would be a thing
worth travelling far to see. Stanley
has cleaned up tho horde of British
lads who disputed the title with him.
and has held his own against ome
of the toughest American boys in the
bantam class. He fought Jimmy
Walsh of Boston to a fftecn-round
draw in London. and has held Frank.
ic Burns even In ton rounds. Stanley
wo uhis. British title by stopping .1ne
Bowker in eight rounds at London
in the fail Of 1910. $40. "t
Royo Driscoll has been whipped ny
Charley White. Joe Mandot. and Jack
White, all battles being staged at
Memphis. Tenn. last year.
Few contests of Importance are
scheduled for the present week. but
the calendar contains one or W. en-
gagements of note.
Packey Mcfarland, the light weller
of Chicago. and Tommy Devlin are
scheduled to meet in Il %ten-round at
fair at Cleveland next Thursday night.
Knockout Brown and Joe coster
will imingle i ma ten round session at
Brooklyn on Monday night.
Clearance Ferns and Clarence Eng
fish will travel ten rounds at Kansas
City on Tuesday. Western fans
speak highly of Ferns. and many pro-
nounce him a coming star among well
tiers. His most notable recent feat
a knockout of Dave Deshier. one
of the veteran tough nuts of the pas
time.
Jeancttc's Opponent Busy.
Joe Jeanette is finding plenty for
his willing maulers to do. Joseph
recently beat up W men the Same
night at Philadelphia. and one of
them was Norris Harris. a good sec
ond-rater. Next Tuesday night jean
cite will face a little harder PROPOSE
tion when he raj Andy Morris
In a twelve round contest at New
Haven. Conn. Back i n1910 jeanette
put away Morris with a punch in the
third round. but Andy has shown i'm
provement since that time. and he
thinks he will give the bad black man
a good fight when he faces him.
Tommy Dixon and Charley White,
popular and clever feathers. will step
through eight rounds for the edifica-
ton of Detroit and Windsor fans next
Wednesday night. The bout will be
staged at Windsor. The boys met
twice before at Memphis. Tenn. and
in each instance 1t vas a .nextremely
even thing between them.
Knockout" Brennan. a Buffalo
scrapper. who is fast coming to the
front. is booked to meet Tommy Cav
igan in a return match at Cleveland
and put up a great ten round contest.
UPovERTY DROvE-11 SPORTS
Detroit. Mich. March 2.-Had Ty
Cobb been lucky--or unlucky-
enough to inherit wealth, instead of
being confronted by the necessity Of
earning, his " living. the diamond
might have v known it's most
brilliant figure. Originally the
Georgia peach's ambition was in an
altogether different direction than hit
ting EN- on the nose and pulling down
h drives with one hand. As a boy,
he. had mapped out for himself the ca
reer Of surgeon and only for circun1-
stances that made 1t necessary for
him to receive an immediate income
.he probably would have followed out
his line.
Great a shas been Ty's success on
the ball field he sometimes regrets
that he could. not have learned to
take people apart and put them to-
gether again as do the masters Of
modern surgery. He is much inter.
ested' in the progress Of the science
and reads all the literature on the
subject that comes to his hand. Moth.
Ing pleases him better than to be al
lowed to witness q delicate operation
on the human body. He will pass up
almost anything to attend a clinic
the surgeons are at work and
Will talk by the hour with any one
can enlighten him on matters
pertaining to this sort of thing.
Instead Of being made Ill or UNI
comfortable by the sight Of blood and
by the feeling that on one mans skin