Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-16
ROCK ISLAND PUG
To FIGHT BISHOP
Peanuts Schieberl and Ham
mond Fusser to Meet IN Mil
waukee Friday Night.
PRECEDEs A BIG FIGHT
LEGAL Boy Writes TO Brother Telling
Of His Mill With Doyle and that
House Favorcd Him.

Peanuts" SchieJerl. clever bantam
fufser Of Rock Island. who received
ttc popular decision over Jack Doyle.
PSckey McFarland's prOteEe. in Nil
waukes last week. Us TO scrap Joe
Bishop Of hammond. Ind. in the semi
wf-Idup OF the Wolgast-White bout At
trs Milwaukee 4. G.. Friday evening
Bishop is a clever boxer and gave
Young Sinnet of RO-k Island a good
e. in Racine several months ago. al
though Sinnet received the newspaper
deCisiOn over the Hammond boy.
Peanuts" is round ing out into fine
CT dition. f. IN training all the time
ara ready for a bout ~ short notice
Each successive fight finds MIN little
botter sc-arpe- than before. until nov
be Is being recognized among the lead
iEE fighters in his class
T. a. Scheiberl. in speaking 10 an
Argus reporter today. said that the
newspaper account which state that
his brother instead Of shaking hands
with Doyle az the end OF the fight. Lit
him. vas wrong
Manager Talks.
Manager Scheiberl said.
The Chicago Examiner last week
stated that Peanuts in his tight with
Doyle A. Milwaukee. left the ring with
out friend in the house because i'm
stead Of shaking hands with DOYLE. il
said he hit him The Examiner is the
only paper that printed tine article /
think II was uucalIed FOR. because the
house was wild over his showing. and
while in the dressing room after the
bout. Frank Muikeru of the National
Athletic club handed Peanuts con
tracts for "A serni-Viudup 10 the VOL
gast-Charlie White battle az Nilwau-
kee. Friday. I signed contracts Satur-
dsy and returned them
After reading the Examiner story.
] was somewhat peoyad. and wrote
Peanuts a letter disappearing of such
tactics In reply 10 my letter. must
eAouerate him"
The letter which Peanuts sent
is 40 follows and thoroughly explains
itself. according To- Queensberry rules: .
Milwaukee. Dec l.. 1913 4
Dear Brother and Manager Your /
letter received. Enclosed find articles Z
81 agreement given % me by the Ma +
tional a g.. for YOU 90 sign and re- 3
turn II satisfactory The Examiner 2
article was uncalled for because the .
v hole house was with me. and the con
tracts for my battle with Joe Bishop
81 Hammond. Ind proves IT, You
look up Queen sherry rules and YOU
will see that ! was right. II com
nitted foul or was uHcIeau in my
tactics the referee would have dis
qualified me and tine commission
would have probably suspended me.
DOyle's manager. Mcfarland. tried :
20 get my goat when ve were weighing
in. he wanted me 10 bet him $50. I {.
told him 7 had nor seen thar much
money this year. lie said. oh. come
on and bet. Nou amt scared. are YOU o."
] said. Now. don't lid me a. / will
Ecf awfuIiv scared 50 ouce moro ne A
asked me 20 bet $50 I told him not
TO coax me as might bet $50 and ne
would be sorry. so no asked me
again borrowed the dough from
the proprietor of the Milwaukee Sport
ing headquarters and bet him Well .
won. Doyle was In the ring first
Against Stating.
Jumped through the ropes. walked 4
over 10 Doyle's corner and SHOOK
hands with him. AFTER retiring 20 my
corner. the referee called as 20 the cen
ter Of the ring for instructions. VIC