The Detroit times., 1913-10-08
|UP OR OUT FOR
DROUILLARD and
SIKORA IS UKA&
Promoter Glassc0 Says Pat and
Paul Must Take on Better
Men in Future
BROCK MAY BE PATSY'S
OPPONENT IN OPENER
Efforts to Get Ketchell and Grit
fifth to Start the Season
Have Failed

II Patsy Drouillard, Paul Sikora
and Freddie Hicks. three OF the more
prominent of the Detroit and Windsor
fight colony want chances NIL
few engagements at the Windsor
Athletic club this winter they must
take on better boys than they have
In the past. Otherwise, they are
goners as far as Manager Glassco
OF the w. A. c. Is concerned.
IL won't expect Drouillard and 81
kora to take on the topnotch boys
right away at the beginning of the
season." said Glassco today, but
won't stand for their scrapping with
second-raters here any longer.
THE time has come when Pat and
Paul should either 60 up a grade
or two in the world Of boxing or de-
eide that they are only second-raters
and always will be only second-raters
After each boy has had a Tight
or two with the same class that he
has been meeting In past year, I'll
expect him to be willing to take on
such men as Knockout Brown. The
public has become tired Of seeing Pat
and Paul fight each other. and Mickey
Sheridan. II will be kill or cure
from now or"
Glassco evidently has entire faith
In the ability of Drouillard to 60 up
closer to the major league Of boxers
or he wouldn't speak as he does. for
hr Is really backing Drouillard, while
Tom Glassco is managing him.
Drouillard has proved himself to
be q rugged and willing fighter who
can hit. He has lacked the fine points
of the game, however. and has been
no match for really clever fellow
like Charlie White, who knocked out
Mickey Sheridan a short time ago.
But this fall Drouillard has been
taking boxing lessons from Johnny
Whitaker, q colored boxer, who Is
remembered by Detroit fans as hay
ing won eight or nine battles In De-
t-oit before the lid was clamped on
the public game. Whitaker is re-
puted to be a clever instructor. His
work with Patsy has been surprising.
according to those on the inside In
the Drouillard camp.
Drouillard will get chance to
show his Improvement to Detroit and
Windsor fans for the first time at the
opening Windsor show, probably Oct.
p Steve Ketchell, of Chicago. was
originally carded to 60 on with Druil.
lard. but It seems that Lichtenstein,
Ketchelrs manager, wanted too much
Canadian money, which looked to him
softer than American coin, and the
arrangements fell through.
Johnny Grifith, of Akron, o., was
another boy sought by Glassco to
meet Drouillard In the opener. But
Grifith wired that he was busy the
week Of the 22nd and couldn't come
here. Gissaco figures that Drouillard
would stand good show Of beating
Griffith with the help OF Whitaker,
who handled Griffith In all but his
last bout.
Whitaker thinks a lot Of GrifYith.
He says that he has the best left
hand In the. game for a lightweight.
He IL clever. shifty lad with q lot
OF science to back up a good physique
and fairly good hitting power.
Phil Brock, Of Cleveland, may be
the boy to be the final choice as
opponent. Brock NV be
obtained II proper arrangements can
be made.
Sikora has disposed Of his cigar
business and will start active work
In preparation for the boxing season
soon.