Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-19
Big FIGHT !
PROGRAM IS !
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BEING MADE
Matt Hinkle Authorized to
(, Arrange Matches to Set
tle Disputes.

Chicago, Dee. 1s.-Matt Hinkel 81
Cleveland, sporting man and referee,
who has been authorized to make
matches between ONE of the best
boxing tAlAntS;sn the states at Camp
Sheridan. Montgomery. Alas will try
to bring. the Champions and contend
ers together In championship matches
at the amp and settle some of the
disputes which have caused much dis
years. IT ~ the plan of Mr.. Hinkel
to bring together the best men in AL
classes-Starfing with the flyweights,
at ia Pounds. up to the heavy
weights. He viii offer fair purses for
all matches. bit expects the lighters,
whether champion or otherwise. to
cut their prices to- q point where II
win enable him to give the best Of
shows and at the same time permit
the soldier bcyS to see the shows ut
10 EskfnAsh. Amusenae1fsss -
'1t Is ths 4aim of tho government
o metals to furnish amusement as we'll
as exercise for the soldier I boys in
there will be no grabbing Of the big
purses for suchl events, such as some
of these fighters have been acc1stom-
ed to in the past at some Of the big
boxing, clubs. They are. expected to
do their bit, the same as the. rest Of
us, and IL they do not and show a dis
position to Try the holdup game,
why, there will be other ways to
bring them to time. =
"It IL ~nok-ths1inrtentio Of the om-
.cials o Of myeelf to impose on the
boxers In anyway, but we; do. expect
them to be reasonable in their de-
-no-Lu ->-S nI~S.,E.AA~k &hAS~s hno~ka
are in the right place.
There are several titles in dispute
and this will AFFORD a splendid chance
the boxing championships once and
for all. The fiyweight title Is in dis
pute. and 1t would we an easy matter
to settle 1t. with such little stars az
Frankie Mason. Young Zulu Kid.
JOHNNY .Rosnersand frankie Brown to
select from Then. too, the bantam
weight title = not clear I.hAve III
ways. eontended. that the real. cham
Epion is Johnny Ertle and not Pete
Herman. When Ertle- and Kid Will
lianf fought at st. Paul. Williams VA
which meant that he lost the decision
through Disqualification. and Ertle
naturally must Be the winner.
\Erde 10 BE Matched.
ut has never been cleared up, and
for that reason Herman Is in honor
bound to hight Ertle over the cham
.pionship course and settle the ques-
ton of title holaerybetsteen them. II
these boys. t1hnAts rhAat ~ New. Or.
leans and; tight. sttcUuN1lor the cham
pionship, Nfy,fI Willf,1offer them a
reasonable purse at Camp Sheridan
and settle the dispute for all time. Is
''fhe middieweight muddle lis just
as bad. although the claimants have
dwtndled down to really three mem
Mike O.Dowd, Harry Greb and Mike
Gibbons. I always considered Mike
Gibbons the hest man, but since
O'powd beat Mccoy. and Harry. Greb
has advanced near the top. why, there
is "a different aspect to the affair.
rGreb, by the.@w4y went about it the
right way "Whens he posted $1,000
some months Sso and Claimed the
title, offering ia, defend It against 81
corners. That: ia. more than the rest
did. and@Greb is entitled. to credit for
the same. He has q call.for a match
with O'Dowd. and let the winner be
recognized as the real middleweigh'
champion.
q am also going after title match
es for Johnny Kilbane. Benny.Lecn-
ard, Ted Lewis and Jess Willard;
should have Refused all this time t.
now TO .entef into. . match with Fred
Fulton, WHO appearst to be. the ONLY
illogical cAndidatesa for such a match
lRor tho heavyweight title I intended
Ito o1er q bi8Keft purse, o 4 course. 81