Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-24
PLANS MADE FOR
TRIAL CONTESTS
McCarey Is to Hold Series of
Bouts for Middleweight
Pugihsts.
WINNER TO RECEIVE TITLE
Jim cIsbby and Jack Dillon given
Chance 70 Meet in First Battle
-meCue Training Hard

Chicago. Ill. Dec. 2i.-LArney Lich-
tenstein. the newly appointed manager
OF Jimmy CIabby. the Hammond. Ind.
fighter. yesterday received word from
Tom McCarey, the leading coast pro-
Inoter that ne intends 20 hold a series
OF elimination contests 10 determine
the logical mitdIewe.ghJ champion.
The western promoter wants to stage
a 20-rOuDd bout between Clabby and
Jack Dillon at his opening show 10 je
held the first part Of February. Clabby
already has signihed a willingness to
meet the HOOsier over the long route,
but L.chteustein would rather have
CIabbv come cas-, ard meet Dillon in
Indianapolis
Ciabby's manager believes the pair
can Draw as much money in IndianapO-
lis for a IO-rUund contest as they could
on the coast over the longer route.
I.ichtensteiu also believes H. can make
more money IN this section than he can
in California. and he is going 10 try TO
persuade CIab5v 20 meet some Of the
Iniddleweights in six ana 10-round
contests before he exchanges wallops
with them over the derby distance
Wolgsst 10 Meet Brown.
All ARRANGEMENTS were completed
yesterday for the staging Of the 10
round bOu- between Ad Wolgast. for
Iuer lightweight champion. and *. o.
Brown OF New York. The bout Will be
decided in Milwaukee before the
Queensberry A. c. on New Years af-
teTnoon.
WoIgast and Brown have agreed TO
make weight at 1913 pounds three hours
before the fight This pOundage is
easy for both. and they should be
strong enough to pu- up a rafting 20
fer 10 rounds. The former champion
has started active training at his home
in Cadillac. Mich. and he will go 10
the battle ground on Friday 20 finish /.
his work Brown will do all his work I
in New York and may work out in Chi I
cago for a few days before the mill.
Steve Ketchel, the local lightweight |
yesterday was matched TO box 10 /
POUNDS with Tommy Bresnahan at
Omaha on Jan. -. The weight Will be |
133 pounds al the ringside.
matty mccue Training Hard.
Matty McCue went through his usual
training stunts yesterday at Lewis
gymnasium, in preparation for his 10
round bout with Tommy Bresnahan at
Racine. Wis. on New Years after
noon. This fight is attracting lot OF
local attention, and a number OF fans
will make the trip to the Badger city
20 see the mill
The three White brothers engaged
in fights last week and won their
matches. Jack White stopped Steve
Bridges in the seventh round OF an
eigEt-round session contest at Mem
phis on Monday. On Wednesday Billy 4;
Wagner gave Freddie Duffy OF Boston
a neat trimming for eight rounds at
Buffalo. and on Friday Charley took /
the measure OF Ad Wolgast at Milwau-
kee
Tom Andrews IS making efforts 20 {
match Peanuts" Schieberl with jim
my Travers- in the cightround semi ,
windup TO the Wolgast- Brown fight {
Schieberl and Travers would put up ]
an interesting contest, as both are fast {
and clever boxers.
Johnny Bell. a south side lightweight. {
will take part in the National 4. a L. I
championships. 20 be held at Cleve- /