The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-31
.Sikora Thinks That He Beat
DrOuillard Last
Night
, BOTH BOYS SHOW SOME
MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Flint Fight Promoters Want
Them at Vehicle
" City
By RALPH L. YoNKER.

Paul Sikora, the Detroit fighter. is
dissatlehed with the newspaper and
popular verdict that he got only a
Draw in his battle last night with
Patsy Drouillard. the Windsor scrap
per, at the opening OF the Windsor
Athletic club. Droulllards manager.
Tom Glassco. thinks draw is faiT
Seven rounds of fair fighting gave
SIkora the better of the bout at that
distance. Then Drouillard came back
with whirlwind finish that brought
bim a draw.
After the fight both men were ap-
preached by officers OF the Vehicle
Workers Athletic club, OF Flint, with
propositions 10 battle there prouil
lard was practically engaged to fight
slther there or at Cleveland. Sikora
expects TO work at Flint the latter
part OF November.
The general opinion Of the fans
who have watched both Drouillard
and Sikora develop was that both
men have improved, but not as much
as the heralds from their camps
would have us think
5ADrouillard Is header and more rug
ged than when he last appeared at
Windsor and he hits sitter blow.
Sikora is faster and has developed
; left that is bothersome.
The crowd at the opening Of the
club and its enthusiasm indicates
that there is going to be barrel OF
money In the Windsor fights this
: gear The club authorities have gone
10 thousands of dollars OF expense in
fitting the new club up and that their
work was appreciated was evinced by
the crowd In attendance.
Drouillard and Sikora entered the
ring with the former favored by his
Windsor friends and Sikora &C.
claimed as the man to win by De
troiters. Paul didn't get started until
the third round, when Pat seemed to
tire, and he gained an advantage
from that time on that would have
won him a shade at least had not
Pat come back so strong In the final
round.
After the fight Drouillard's friends
were jubilant because or the finish
and seemed to think that earned Pat
the battle. Sikoras friends were con.
ident that he could get not any worse
than a draw.
. The two boys have still to settle
the question of their supremacy and
they will undoubtedly appear at the
Windsor club again together.
The semi-fnal was fine bout be-
tween Sikora's protege, Lew Glow
ney, and Young Erne, OF Philadelphia.
Zlowney beat the youngster to it all
=. he way, showing some clever long
range fghting. II was said that Erne,
whose real name seems to be Collier,
had worked nine nours before the
battle at his trade as a carpenter and
was consequently somewhat tired to
indulge in strenuous exercise like
lighting.
The prellminaries were of the usual
windsor class, interesting If not
Thrilling Young Kuisel had the bet
ter OF Jack Koerner in the second
prelim and there wasn't enough dam
age in the first to allow decision.
Billy Rocks refereed the bout in his
usuai acceptable manner and greeted
mis- friends as suavely as he Is wont.
Things went of smoothly. consider.
ing the fact that this Is the first bout
n the year. Manager Ed Glassco was
- hot water for a while when men,
oers OF the press complained of being
put of In corner where they couldn't
see the show without opera glasses,
but he assured them that the fourth
estate was after all OF some account
TO him (seeing as II practically made
HIS game for him in Detroit), and the
newspaper guys would be taken care
oOf like regular human beings here
after. Then Eddie smiled as he let
his eyes rove around the crowd.