The Detroit times., 1913-01-29
PATSY HAS BIG
SURPRISE FOR
PAL, THEY SAY
Drouillard's Friends Think He
Will Lick Pal Brown
Tonight
CLAIM BATTLES WITH
KETCHEL ARE PROOF
Brown Got Only Draw With
Stephen; Pat, They Say,
Had Better of Bout

Despite the fact that Pal Brown Is
strong favorite over Patsy Drouil-
lard In their eight-round bout at Wind
sor tonight. friends of the Windsor
Frenchman say that Pat has a great
big surprise stored up for the Brown
boy from Hibbing.
The general opinion OF the Detroit
fans Is that Drouillard hasn't a chance
to win with Brown and that It will be
due TO the latter's sufferance II he is
allowed to get as much az draw.
Brown is favorite here. He made
hit with his lighting at Windsor last
winter and repeated It this year. He
is managed by Nell Monihan, d De-
troit man, which also naturally tends
to increase his popularity here.
With knockouts over such boys as
Jack Redmond, whom he disposed Of
In Milwaukee the other night In seven
rounds; Chuck Larson. Tommy Gary
and others to his credit, Pal has a
record 70 .be proud Of Browns abil
ity 1T taeiknowis49ta t0abe high. ~
However. Droliiiard's friends claim
that Patsy liant given all the credit
that is due him now. They claim that
he has improved greatly during the
last few weeks and that those who ex.
pect to see him as he used to be VIII
be disappointed. happily, II they want
to see Pat win. and sorrowfully. IL they
bank on Pal.
Drouillard's supporters are basing
their contentious that Pat will win up
on the showing made by both him
and his opponent against Steve Ketch-
el, of Chicago. Ketchel IL one OF these
short and stocky lighters, who doesn't
know all there Is to know about box
Ing. but who is a fighter from toe to
top.
Last Thursday night at Superior,
Wis, where Brown was born, he and
Ketchel went 10 rounds to what was
called draw. Drouillard's friends
say that IL Ketchel was good enough
TO get draw In Browns own strong
hold, he was doubtless deserving of a
shade at least. On the other hand,
they say that Pat had all the better
OF Ketchel In their recent bout at
Grand Rapids. However. when Ketch-
els friends hear Of that. they hy into
a rage and demand retraction Of the
statement.
Laying aside prejudice, the dope
seems to be this Brown should have
the better OF the battle according to
the showing he and Pat have made
In Windsor, for he is the cleverer
boxer: but Patsy may have improved
so much recently that he can over
come Browns cleverness with that
wonderful ruggedness that he has al
ways had, aided by Increased ability
to box and increased power In his
punches.
At all events, unless the unexpected
comes to pass, tonight's bout will be
one Of the warmest Windsor has ever
seen. Drouiilard is chiefly a fighter
who bores In and slugs. Brown, too.
is q fighter, but he combines a deal of
science with his roughing
The crowd at Windsor bids fair to
be the largest of the season thus far.
There were raids on the ticket offices
all day yesterday and today the paste
boards were at a premium.
The usual preliminaries will be
staged.
An innovation that will be appre-
ciated by holders OF ringside seats
will he the use OF fans to refresh the
boxers rather than resin scattering
towels.