The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-23
Great Scraps Due In
Both Final and
Semi-Final
DESERVES BIG
PATRONAGE
No Interior Motives
In Staging Glove
Program
By HAROLD v. wTLcox.

~ II the packers OF the boxing en-
tertainment AZ the Light Guard arm
Org next Thursday night were really
Intending 10 use the Labor temple
card a. the entering wedge In an
: attempt to pry on the I'D in Detroit,
they could not have picked a better
program Of battling. However. IL is
s thoroughly established now that the
entertainment OF the coming week
has nothing TO do with any move
menf 10 introduce revival Of box
3 ing IN this city. and the affair stands
solely for what II Is, a splendid
\ single program OF glove artists.
Z staged for a very worthy cause.
The city officials have been con
vinced that there Is no Interior mo
4 i've back OF the plans of the pro-
; moters. and have given their con-
+ cent 70 the program All other at
tompts 70 cast a shadow OF sus-
plcion on the affair have also failed.
" and II 10 asserted with authority
<hat there viii be no miscarriage
3 81 plans. which are now complete.
Since the chief objection TO short
coufe bouts here has been alleged
Mixing. there will be no chance for
complaints NEXT week unless the
Il dope Is miserabiy mangied. Mil
b<arn Saylor. OF Indianapolis. and
Joe Welling. OF Chicago. are two
boxers who have the reputation OF
f: be1ng nearchampions Sayior was
- Windsor last month. and 50 neat
N Disposed OF Johnny Lore, who 10
- SLOUGH himself. that he Is thor
\ ouxhly established In the hearts OF
1ocal 6stic fans His record Is a
Groat one. and his manager Roy
& Bronson. himself popular weller
wofGht. has been cleaning up with
s Mn n every part Of the country.
~ easily ranks with Joe Mandot
~ ngbters OF that iIk His match
( U1th Freddie Welsh IN the Canadian
nogthwest last year. IL one Of the
oost disputed bouts OF recent years.
u q certain that he gave the cham
D1pa . good beating up. and he
& clnlms knockout, although the ref
eree awarded the decision TO the
Wolshman on an alleged foul.
Joe yelling Is Chicago light
weight. n present the stable mate
~ Jimmy Clabby. who IL one OF the
5 eIaimants for the disputed middle
weight title. yelling Is not the best
4 known fighter In the world. but he
(. ranks next 10 Charley White In Chi
E caGo. and there Is lot OF senti-
menf 10 the effect that he could
wbip White. There Is unanimous
Z verdict IN the Windy City that Well
lug d much better than he has been
owen credit for being. and when
Y ever the ring scribes there run out
\ u dope on championship bouts. they
turn 70 and boost Joe. II Is certain
that n decisions were 10 be per
f. United by the Labor temple direct
orr. who are staging the show. lot
( of Chicago money would 30 up on
Welling against Sayior. At any rate.
slashing boxer OF recognized pres
tIge and q clever boy who Is fast
+ coming up viii meet at the armory
Thursday night. and there is every
reason TO expect 10 rounds of
thrilling boxing In the windup
match.
For the SEMINAL. n bout viii be
staged between two featherweights
VINO made bit In a final bout at
Windsor this winter In their 9rst
meeting. Paul Peterson. the little
Scandinavian, who held lot OF
amateur championships on the Pa
cinc coast before coming east. and
Bennie Mcneil. well-known Irish.
man from Windsor. will box eight
rounds In the semi event. They are
, well matched. a little jealous OF
each other and certain to make
(hings Interesting Mcneil got a
S shade from the newspapers I'm the
windsor meeting. and Peterson an
ovntion for his splendid fnish.
George Key and While Nelson
WI appear in the curtain-raiser. and
am Krause and John Screens in
. ~ second prellm. Key and Krause
.oso nom Detroit. Nelson halls from
) across the river. and Screens Is from
~ Clemens. II they cant fight.
{ <Aey viii be working In a good
muse and will give the ringside
<olks many good laugh, anyway.
Between bouts there win be some
oplsndid music.
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