Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-07
DELANEY MEETS
C0NLEY TONIGHT
Go 10 Rounds at Racine-Sin-
nett of Rock Island to Fight
Joe Bishop.

Chicago. Nov. Local fight fans
will journey tc Racine tonight to see
Cal Delaney. the Cleveland feather
weight. and frankie Conley of Ken
osha mix for ten rounds. AS the win
ner has been promised bout with Abe
Attel. the match should result in fast
and clever milling.
! Because of his victory over Matty
McCue in the Racine ring a short time
ago. Delaney rules favorite. but he
will meet a worthy opponent in the
Kenosha battler. The Cleveland scrap
per learned his knowledge OF the game
I by boxing with Featherweight Cham
pion Johnny KiIbane and has made a
big impression upon those who have
seen him in action.
Delaney and Conley have agreed TO
make 123 pounds at o'clock. In the
eight round seni-windup Joe Bishop
Of Whiting and Young Sinnett of
Rock Island will exchange wallops.
They will weigh 12O pounds. In the
opening bout Jimmy Brady and "Spe-
cial Delivery" Hirsch will mix for
eight rounds at 129 pounds. A special
train will bring local fans back TO Chi
cago after the show.
Emil Thirty. manager OF Packey
Mcfarland. yesterday signed articles
for Packey 10 box ten rounds with
Harry Trendall al ST Louis Dec 4.
They will meet at catchweights. Thirty
also received an offer for Packey to
meet Billy Grifiths in Canton. Ohio.
Nov. -. This match will be closed
II proper inducements are offered.
Milwaukee promoters still are ang-
ling for the decentralization clash.
Packey has received a set of articles
from Frank Mulkern of the National
A. c. Offering the fighters in the main
bout 50 per cent OF the receipts. This
inducement appealed to Mcfarland and
fl all probability the match will be
closed within a few days.
Jimmy Murphy. the local light !
weight. left last night for Superior. !
Wis. where he viii box ten rounds |
with Johnny TilIman OF Minneapolis 1
on Tuesday. The weight will be 1873 |
pounds.
Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. Steve 4
Ketchel of Chicago defeated Jerry /
Murphy Of Indianapolis Wednesday /
night in a well contested six round I
bout. Young" Sinnett OF Rock Is
land easily won from Jimmy Watts in
the semi-fnals.
Pittsburgh. Pa. Nov Jimmie
Walsh of Boston had all the better
OF the six round bout with Young"
Goldie at the old city hall Wednes-
day night. The Pittsburgh boys ring
generalship was all that saved him
from taking the count.
Detroit. Mich. Nov. Tommy Kill
bane of Cleveland and Paul SIkora.
the Detroit lightweight fought eight
tame rounds before the Windsor A. C.
Wednesday night. Sikora was the az
gressor throughout, and landed the
most telling punches. but did not harm
kilbane until just before the final ben
In the eighth round, when he opened
a cash over Tommy's eye.
Paris, Nov. AT maeting of the
Boxing union here Wed
nesday night the worlds heavyweight
was declared vacant on
The grounds of Jack Johnson's con-
Eiction in the American courts and
his repeated refusal TO fight. Dele
gates from the United States. Rel.
sium. Switzerland and France were
present. and the action taken also
rad the approval OF the English sec.
ion OF the union.
Venice, Cal, Nov. Prize fighting
n all its phases was abolished here
Wednesday by a majority of rs votes
n an election especially called to
'ettle the question. and in which 500
'oters participated. Boxing matches
md even the maintenance of training
quarters for pugilists who fight else
where are prohibited. The campaign
lad been bitterly wagei for weeks
\ prepondeFance of the woman's vote
5 believed to have been cast against
'Vgilism.