Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-02
SPORT GOSSIP

SPORT GOSSIP
New York, Feb. g. Important
events in boxing are promised local
advocates of the sport, now that the
matter Of leasing Madison Square
Garden as pugilistic center has been
finally decided. Grant Hugh Browne,
the horseman. who was successful In
getting control of the city's big am
phitheater, has mapped out plans for
staging series of contests, each bout
ABOUT two weeks apart, in which the
principals will he the topliners in the
various divisions of the boxing game.
Browne says he will pay any reason
able price to obtain the services of
the best boxers in the profession.
His one idea right now is to bring
about a contest in which Les Darcy.
the Australian boxer, will be one of
the participants, but nothing definite
has been done toward signing articles
Of agreement for the contest. Darcy
has been engaging in theatrical work
for the past few weeks. but Is report
ed ready and eager to engage in q
bout as soon as he receives assurances
! that his terms are acceptable. The
Australian boxer says he will not re-
quire any great amount Of time ia
condition himself for any match he
i contracts for, and it is highly prob
able that he will be seen in his first
:2Americam ring g-appearance at the Gar
den on March S. Negotiations for a
/. bout on this date have been progress
ing since Browne took over the Gar
den, but there have been no final
agreements entered into as yet be-
! tween Darcy's manager, E. T. O'Sulli-
van. and the Garden promoter.
Preliminary arrangements for OBJ
tanning a license to conduct bouts in
the Garden are under way. The club
has yet to be incorporated. and, al
though papers have already been sent
to Albany, there will be no decision
Although defeated in his attempts
to gain, control of the Garden, Tex
Richard, the western promoter, and
Sam McCracken, his partner. have not
entirely lost hope Of eventually break
ing into local pugilistic ventures. The
western promoter announced, as soon
as he had assured himself of the
truth REGARDING the disposal Of the
Garden. that he would Immediately
look about for site on which to
erect an arena. Rickard was sched-
uled to leave this country for his
cattle range in Argentina some time
during March, but he has evidently
changed his plans.
Fred Fulton, the, Rochester. Minn.,
time Of it just at present The erst-
while plasterer has been resting COM
forta bly, in his home. awaiting a call
from Grant Hugh Browne for ring
engagements. Meanwhile, 1t is said.
! Fulton receives the sum off $1,000
weekly from sBrowne while he re-
mains idle. This agreement was en-
tered into by Frank Force. Fulton's
manager, and Browne when the Min
to give the new Garden promoter first
call on his services.
| F'ulton's first bout under this con-
tract will take place at the Garden
on February 12. when he will meet
Charlie Weinert, the Newark heavy
! weight, for ten rounds.
match with Fulton is Jim Coffey, the
heavyweight of the Bronx. formerly
Of County Roscommon. ireland. The
big Celtic boxer has been in diligent
| training for the last few weeks. 80 re-
ports have 1t. and is in good condition.
He intends making a return to ring
competition soon. and his first bout
will probably be decided at the Gar
den. At any rate. Billy Gibson, man.
tends to start the Irish boxer in local
mpetition within two weeks. Coffey
has under consideration an offer TO
Journey to Kansas City and there box
Carl Norris the ponderous heavy
weight Of Tulsa, Okla.
Charlie Doesserick, proprietor of
the Pioneer Sporting club in West
Forty-fourth street. announces that he
has arranged another bout for Johnny
Coulon Of Chicago. former holder of
the worlds bantamweight champion
ship. The bout will take place on
February S, and the ex-champion's 8
opponent will be Jack Sharkey, an
aggressive bantamweight of the west
side. Coulon recently scored a de-
risive victory over the veteran Joe
tor,pt, and, as Wagner rs manager for
sha rkey. the latter is out to avenge
the dafeat. So. So
rl,c rncent artion of the boxing
cor, ~ lesion. in issuing n warning to
local promoters who have show, a
+oto' disregard OF the ri-!ts of their
patrons has struck po7ular chord
There have been numerous instances
in the past where ticket holders have
been unable to obtain the seats for
which they have paid, and have been
unable to get any redress from the
club proprietors. There have also
been instances where newspaper men.
arriving in the midst of the boxing
club rush, have found It necessary
to display all manner Of credentials
before thew were allowed TO pass by
excuse TOR this condition OF affairs.
ara ;f.;.f % he honed that the threat Z