Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
MOVE WORKSOlT.
WITHLOCAL Boy;
DISPLAYSSTUFF
st. Paul Battler Shows Classy
Form in Trial Bout with
Johnny DOnahue.
PRELIHS ARE OF HIGH ORDER
Seats Selling Rapidly for Show
Tomorrow Night Capacity
House Expected.

Johnny Noye, the St Paul light
weight. got his first WORKOUT here
Yesterday afternoon at the Empire
rink when he boxed three fast
rounds with Johnny Donahue,
Babe Meanor's protege.
The wise birds who looked on
came to one conclusion and that
is that from all appearances Nc
Mahon will have a real job on his
hands tomorrow night when he
tries to lick the ST. Paul battler.
Move seems to have all that his
followers claim he has. He is
built TO eat punishment. and ad-
vance stories of knockout punch
AMI a wonderful left hand seer
based on facts In fighting toys
he looks as though he could never
make his fighting weight which he
claims to be 1873 pounds. He
tipped the beam yesterday after
noon at 1876, but says that he will
have no trouble at all III taking
off the extra pounds before The
mill.
Mcmahon Must Be at Best.
There are some in these parts
who maintain that Mcmahon let 10
on Henderson in his last bout ia
this city in order 10 give the fans
value received. If that is so, local
fight bugs have never witnessed
the Chicago lad at his best, for
his only cher appearance in the
tri-cities was when he stopped
Buck Sargent. the fighting fireman
Of Moline. in one round in Rock
Island Lee. as the dope stands
now. will have to use everything
he has when the bell sounds for
the initial frame Of his l0-round
battle tomorrow night.
Emil Thirty. manager of the Chi
cago lightweight. writes that Lee
is in tip-top condition and ready
for the fight Of his life.
Lots al Noye Money.
Backers Of Mcmahon in the
three burgs are not so loud il
naming their favorite since Ed
Shave. manager Of Move, arrived
in town this morning Shave car
ried a roll that would choke the
proverbiaI alligator. and is at
= present keeping a sharp lookout
III Nor Mcmahon followers. Ed states
ythat he stands ready to back his
fighter 10 the limit.
Semi Windup a COrker.
In the semi-windup. Johnny
Heiderer of Milwaukee will meet
Battling Johnny ShultZ, the Tole-
do Buzz Saw, in a six-round mill.
that promises to be a corker Held
erer is acknowledged TO be a good
= .,
feated some of the best boys in
his class. r-o'@ s. nom are Mart
Ri d.. A- charley White
4 Chlcayo frankie Coniey. Gene
belmont and Betsey Haley. Thirty
says he is a bearcat and one of
the tOpnotchers in Ohio. If ShultZ
wins over the Brewery city boy,
Emil states that he would like 70
match. the Toledo scrapper with
Johnny DOnahue, the local light
weight
In the main preliminary Tony
CapOni of Rock Island Will box
frankie Jumatti of. Chicago for
six rounds. Tony at present is
suffering with bad knee. but the
Wop states that he will be ready
10 step the six frames in his usual
fashion tomorrow night Jumatti
is a good boy and should make
things pretty hot for the local pug.
Kid Brooks and Ray Zies. both Of
this city. will box six rounds in
the opener.
Present indications point to a
record breaking crowd at tomor
row nights show and according
to the dope the bugs will be more
than satisfied with Meanor's offer
ing.