Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-17
BY ~TUFFY JOHNSON.
ring on the mitt singers,

BY ~TUFFY' JOHNSON.
Bring on the mitt singers,
Such IS the cry Of the fight fol-
lowers of these parts. After sew
eraI weeks OF advance dope. stories.
predictions and wagers, local fans
are ready for the curtain TO go up
on the boxing show to be staged
tonight al the Illinois theatre by
the All-Star Athletic club
According TO Peanuts Schieberl.
AII-Star promoter. everything for
the show has gone through without
a hitch. The fighters all are here,
and the advance seat sale indicates
a record house II is the eXpecta-
ton of the fight manager 10 attract
a greater crowd than that which
witnessed the Mike Dundee-Pal
Moore scrap in this city The house
that night was a record one and
has never been equaled- One thing
is certain. there will be a larger
out-Of-tOwu audience at tOnight's
festivities than has ever witnessed
a fight il this city before, for out
of-tOwn reservations have been I'M
usually heavy.
Not only IS local interest at
high pitch. but much interest is be-
ing shown by sport fans of other
burgs who realize the Calibre of the
principals RumOr has il that Co
lionel J. C Miller, the Willard fight
promoter. has offered Mitchell and
Champion Benny Leonard $4,000
10 mix in semi-windup battle on
his Jess WilIard-Fred Fulton card
scheduled for July I. This is the
largest amount on record offered
for a semi-windup bout. and it is
evident that Colonel Miller con-
siders Mitchell as the leading con-
tender for the lightweight crown
Mitchell in Great Shape.
Billy Mitchell. brother and man
ager Of Richie, wired yesterday
that his brother was in the pink of
condition and weighed exactly 1875
pounds. After three weeks of hard
preliminary work both boys should
be in the best Of condition for to-
nights mill Burns has been here
for the last week and worked al /
most daily at the central fire sta
ton in Moline. Those who have
watched him predict a rarin' bat
tie
In the semi-windup Knockout
German Of Davenport will step
eight sessions with Stockyards
Johnny Rose Of Milwaukee at 125
pounds Larney Lichtenstein, man
ager Of Rose, wires that his boy
also is n great shape and will show
tri-city fans that he is one of the
foremost boxers of his class. Lar
ney consented 10 Johnny appearing
in the semi-windup only TO prove
TO fans here that his boy is all 10
the good in using his mitts. Cor
man has trained faithfully for the
go and is going to make the effort
Of his life to beat the Brewery City
lad Although not the most scien-
tifc pug in the world. he is will
ing. aggressive, packs a good punch, I
and likes 10 stand toe to toe with
his adversary and slug According
10 all reports. both boys are Of the
same type and eat punishment. All
this points to a scrap that should |
keep the fans on their feet from !
gong 10 gong.
opener HumdiHger.
The opener on the card will be
a s5x-round melee between Benny
NogeI Of Milwaukee and frankie I
Jumatti Of Chicago. The boys will /
fight at 1lG pounds. Both are /
shifty. fast, and clever. and believe T.
in hitting all Of the time in every /
round They have mixed before. /
the battle being called draw To- I.
night both boys hope TO wipe out I.
this record with a decisive win, /
and should strain every effort TO (
this end This bout will begin /
promptly at $50.
The fighters weighed in at 3 !
o'clock this afternoon at the Wad- |
dell bathhOuse. and each boxer was
thoroughly examined by DR. B. J. I
Lachner to insure physical fitness.
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