Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-26
Lee M'MAHOnlS
LOCALFAvORITE
IN MOVE BATTLE
Chicago Battier Is Matched to Meet
Champion Benny Leonard
on April 1.
THOUGHT NEW LIGHTWEIGHT
Battling Shul.z of Toledo Signed to
Scrap Heiderer in Semi
Nindup.

host Of admirers in these parts,
having won many friends here by
his speed and clean fighting tao
tics demonstrated in two previous
appearances n Rock Island. HIS
last battle in this city was To-
round scrap with Earl Henderson.
and McMahOn's work in that bout
will long be remembered here
ab0uts Lee IS training faithfully in
Chicago for this go and should be
in the pink of condition. He is ex-
pected to arrive in Rock Island. to-
gether with his manager, Emil
Thirty, Wednesday night or Thurs
day morning
Mcmahon viii have the chance of
his life next week, for on Apri!
he will box Benny Leonard. the
lightweight king, in an exhibition
bout before the Cleveland Athletic
club G. A Snyder. matchmaker
for the Cleveland club, wired this
offer 10 Emil Thirty. Lees manager.
and il was promptly accepted,
There are bugs in the tri-cities who
think that Lee is d coming cham
pion. and they VIII be anxious TO
see how the Chicago battler stacks
up against one OF the tOp-notchers.
Herein lies Johnny Noye's chance
also. He meets Mcmahon Thurs
day night, and If he decisively ticks
him. and Lee holds his own with
the champion. the ST. Paul battler
will have the best claims in the
world for a match with Leonard.
And Moves followers are loud in
their claims that their idol will do
the trick Thursday night. They
point to Moves record. He has
fought some tough boys during the
last year and seems to have gotten
away good against all of them. He
has won seven consecutive bouts in
nine weeks heating such scrapDers
at Cal Delaney Of Cleveland,
Toughey Ramser Of Cleveland. jim
my HanIon OF Denver, Ever Ham
mer of CHICAGO. and others hc-
cord:ng 70 reports. NOya is will
ing. aggressive boxer with plenty
Of class and 4 wicked left hand.
He is always willing to mix and
never seeks cover. He has been
boxing as professional for only
year and has fought "a bouts Only
one boxer holds a win al present
over the st Paul lad Noye has
proved a great drawing card wher-
ever he has appeared. and Thurs
day nights bout should pack the
Illinois theatre to its capacity.
Move, with his manager. Ed L.
Shave. arrived in town last night
JOHNNY will begin training at the
Empire skating rink. and will work
out with Johnny DOnahue and Tony
CaDOni
Following is Moves record. The
bouts are no-decisiOn affairs. but
the newspapers decisions in near
~ every bout were given to NOye:
1917
March sandy Dams, X. O.. 7
rounds. Minneapolis.
April l0-Toughey Ramser. y. D.,
10 rounds. Minneapolis.
June 9-Solly Burns, lost, foul. .
rounds, Minneapolis.
June 14-kid Wheelock. K. O., )
rounds, Des Moines.
June 2s-Jack German, 10 rounds,
Des Moines.
July Harry Cook. X. O., 6
rounds, Perry. Iowa
July 11-Chick MagIione, 10
rounds, Minneapolis.
July I9-SolIy Burns, 10 rounds,
Des Moines.
July 31-Jack Rose. 10 rounds,
St. Paul
Aug. 22-Mattie McCue, 10 rounds,
St Paul.
Aug. 27-Jimmy Minor, 10 rounds,
Des Moines.
Sept 12-Jimmy Minor, 10rounds,
Des MOines.
Sept Creme belmont. 10
rounds, Hudson, Wis.
Oct. - Stanley Yoakum, TO-
rounds. st. Paul.
Oct. 26-Gene belmont, 10 rounds,
Minneapolis.
Dec. Billy Whelan, rounds.
lost, St. Paul
Dec Cray haywood, K O., I
rounds, Des Moines.
Dec 28-Jimmy Hanlon, u
rounds, Des Moines-
1915.
.lS-Ever Hammer. y rounds. |
Des MOines.
Jan. 25-Steve Gardner, 1Ol
rounds, Duluth
Feb. 15-Toughey Ramser, y
rounds, Des Moines
Feb. % Cal Delaney, 10 rounds, /
Racine, Wis
Feb 2S-Naal Allison, 10 rounds, !
Waterloo. Iowa
The main dispute will be preced- /
ed by three preliminaries of high .
class. Latest reports from the front |
are TO the effect that Battling John
ny Schultz OF Toledo. managed by /
Emil Thirty. Will be Johnny Heider-
er's opponent IN the semi-windup.
Yesterday Promoter Babe Meanor
had matched Billy Rolf Of Des
MONIES 70 fight the Milwaukee
scrapper. but Johnny refused TO
fight Rolf. and late last night arti-
Giles were signed with Battling
Schultz. Thiry's protege. This
Should be some scrap, for We have
Thiry's word for il that this Schultz
IS real fighter Back in Toledo
they call him the Buzz Saw"
Thirty says that Heiderer is the
best sem. boy around Milwaukee,
and that both boys are Of the slug
giDg type and will offer six full
rounds OF scrapping TO local fans.
Tony CapOni Of this city and
frankie Jumatti Of Chicago will go
six frames FL the main preliminary.
JumatG showed lots Of class in his
last bout here with Knockout
Krause, and no doubt will prove all
that Tony can handle Kid Brook
and Ray lies Of Rock Island viii
step six rounds IN the opener.