Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-19
BOXERS ARE IN
FINE TRIM FOR
ALL STAR SHOW
Local Fans Would Like to See
German Get Trimming knock
out Al is Confident.
FREEDMAN GREAT BATTLER
Second WindCp Should BE Howler
Preliminary of six Rounds
and Opener Planned.

Boxing. 80 rounds OF It, will be
tomorrow nights offering of the
All-Star Athletic club al the I'LL
uols theatev. and ali at popular
prices.
The show will mark the inaug
uration in local boxing circles OF
the double windup bill, two 10
round bouts featuring the card. In
the main windup Al Thomas Of
Davenport. alias Knockout Cor
man will battle Sailor Friedman
of Chicago. while Jimmy Harris of
Denver will box Leo Higgins Of
Davenport in the twin bill.
Both contests should prove great
battles. German is an Unpopular
boxer III this city to say the least.
This is due 10 his supreme self
confidence, for Al believes firmly
that 10 man in his class in the
world can beat him and he is not
backward about letting everyone
know Il There is no doubt but
that he has a wonderful wallOp,
and his awkward style OF boxing
makes him a hard opponent He
can eat punishment and it is
claimed by al. that Benny Leon
ard, the king OF them all in the
lightweight ranks, could not stop
him or knock him down in TWO
meetings. He is credited with be
ing the only man 10 floor the
kingpin. Al is at Camp Dodge and
asserts that his condition is per
feet, and goes on to say that the
sailor will be meat for him
Friedman on the other hand is
a conner in the lightweight divi-
sion He is fast. clever. and packs
a hard wallOp in either mitt He
comes to Rock Island tomorrow
night full of confidence in himself
and with a flock of Windy City ad-
mirers who hold a good sized roll
Of jack TO place on their favorite
That friedman holds German
lightly is evidenced by the fact
that he has another bout scheduled
for the following night with Char
ley Sculley al Racine. Solly is ex-
pected 10 arrive in this city tomor-
row and VIII weigh in at the Wad-
N-'i+ 40 "a 4AALNE d - y Llttha IL
boys viii fight al 135 poInds.
Jimmy Harris. popular pug here.
has been showing great stuff in
regular workouts at the Empire
skating rink. He is a great little
boy. and will without doubt
crawl through the ropes a big ia
voTite over Leo Higgins OF Day-
export, his opponent He has ap-
Peared several times previously
before local fans, on one occasion
Qecisiyely trimming Tony CapOnl,
local dancing wop, and more re
Gently winning the decision over
frankie Jummatti of Chicago in
eight rounds. At a bOu, in Gin
cinnai about a week ago. Jimmy
spTang a big surprise on the birds
who asserted he had no punch, by
knocking out Garland Hutchinson
Of that town in short order. as a
preliminary on the Roy Moore
Jack Douglas card.
Good Preliminaries.
A main preliminary of six
rounds viii be fought between
Frank Bledsoe Of this city and
Young Scottie Of Chicago. Moth
ing much is known of either maui
er. but the bout should be full Of
action.
In the opener. Young Cutie OF
Rock Island will box Mickey Mo
ran Of this city for four rounds.
Cutie gained great favor in a pre-
viou5 appearance on an AlI-Star
card and will no doubt put up a
great scrap. It is needless to say
that Moran. a fightin' Irishman,
Will prove a hard nut for Cutie to
crack.
-EyrIr. LIT Starr, -