Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-26
BOXERS RENEW
TRAINING GRIND
Started Work Today for Many
Important Bouts Scheduled
for January /.
"YOUNG" SINNET BEGINS
Local Pug Starts Work for Scrap With
Jimmy Watts in Racine Series
for New Years Day.

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 26.-Fighters OF
all classes will settle down 20 the last
lap OF hard training today for impOr-
rant battles TO be decided on New
Years day. The holiday will be feat
Ured by the battle between "GunbCat"
smith and Arthur PeIkey- The heavy
weights are slated 20 mix matters for
20 rounds before Jimmy COffroth's club
in san Francisco.
Smith. who halls from Philadelphia.
IS one Of the leading cOltenders for
the heavyweight title His fights in
New York demonstrated him TO be a
fighter OF ability. and he IS sure 70
make PeIkey fgh- all the time. The
Quaker has wollop in either hand,
and h can take a lot Of punishment.
Leach Cross and bud" Anderson.
two clever Iightweights. viii meet in
another contest OF importance on the
coast. They viii step - rounds be-
fore Tom McCarey's Vernon club. in &
contest which should b. replete with
fast and clever work Both have been
beaten by the leading boxers IN the
lightweight division. and the loser will
he reIegated TO the down and our
class
Welsh 10 Battle Dundee.
Freddie Welsh. the English light .
weight. and Johnny Dundee Of New
York will entertain New Orleans fight .
fans in a 1G-round contest. Because I
OF his victory over Charley White. .
Dundee's stock has gone w several F..
nOtches and his marked Improvement .
should rake him a worthy opponent .
for the British title holder
Joe Mandot. al one time the idol OF
southern fistic fans. will exchange
punches for 10 rounds with Earl Fish
er OF Cincinnati Naudot has been in
-. Louis 70 pass Christmas with his
folks. but he viii return 10 Chicago to-
day 10 start training al Lewis gymHa-
stun. Fisher Is known 70 be tough
fighter and a victory over Mandot
would create a demand for his ser
vices
Local tstic fans and those living
within short distances Of Racine Will
be treated 20 a good show when Matty
McCue and Tommy Bresnahan clash
in the main event at Racine. In their
last contest these fighters put up such
an Interesting contest that Dan Wag-
ner lost no time n rematChing them.
Sinnet IN Sen1i-Ftnal.
Young Sinnet. the Rock Island
Lantamweight who viii meet Johnny
Coulon in Racine on Jan. q. and jim
my Watts OF indianapolis Will be the
principals in the 1O-rOuud semi-windup
10 The McCue Besnahan bout. Siunet
arrived in Chicago today 70 finish /
training al Lewis gymnasium John {
ny Coulon yesterday said he would he {
an interested spectator NJ the contest {
10 get line on Sinnet's ability.
Ad Wolgas' former lightweight (
champion. and X. O." Brown. the
New York boxer. viii entertain Nil
waukee fight fans with a 1O-round con-
ties. before Tom Andrews Queens
berry A. & Wolgast is anxious TO
show the Cream CITY people that his :
defeat by Charley White has not dis
Outraged him in his efforts TO win {
back the lightweight title. Brown and !
WOlgast met twice. and Brown was &
credited with victories both times.
George Knockout" Brown and '
George Chip. the conqUeror OF Frank 7
Klaus. will mix matters for six rounds I