Arizona republican., 1919-09-08
RUFUS WORKS HARD FUR ! NELL BOUT
 NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT

Rufus Williams isn't going to take any chances on meeting the same fate that befell Kid Grant--not if perfect physical condition can avert the same.
 Rufus is one fo the hardest working ring performers that has visited Phoe- nix. He's up early in the morning and out on the road before breakfast. After a light morning meal, he starts in again, continuing the grind for couple of hours and the resting. After the mid day meal, he again rests until the sun gets we'll around into the western heavens. when he jumps into his work as if it were mere play.
 This boxing business is where l make my money for my wife and chill dren and l can't take any chances is the way Rufus looks at the situation.
 T realize that I am going against a pretty tough boy in O'Neill, but if l loose, it will simply be because he is a better performer than me, cause I'm sure going to be right when I climb through the ropes Friday night"
 Williams, although a veteran of the ring. is a comparatively young man. He has been fighting since 1908, when he first attracted attention in Califor- mia. He holds the distinction of per- forming in the semi-final event to the Battling Nelson-Ad Wolgast bout at Point Richmond in 1910. It was in that engagement that he knocked out Kid George.
 Rufus has met and defeated some of the best men of his weight in the coun- try. Probably his most formidable ring contest was against Sailor Petroskey, once regarded as claimant of the well terweight title of the world, whom he knocked out in two rounds As result of this victory, Williams was promised a match with Frank Clause of Pittsburg for the world title but the San Fran cisco promoters later called the bout off and substituted Petroskey in his stead. The sailor went 20 rounds with Clause, the latter getting the decision on points.
 Of course that was sometime ago and Williams is just now coming out of re- tirement In fact he has had but five ring engagements since don- ming the gloves after an absence of nearly two years from the squared cir cle. He has won all of these five events
 O'Neill likewise isn't taking any chances in the coming match. He feels confident that he will be able to beat the veteran, although he recognize: that in Williams he is meeting one oi the shrewdest performers of his weight He's not over confident by any means.
 Ira is going great guns in his dail, workouts at No. fire station, where ht engages half a dozen trainers each aft ernoon. Ira is also a beaver for worl and he wears the smile that won't come off.
 In his boxing, O'Neill is displaying great speed, even more so than he ex- hibited on the occasion of his bout witf Johnny Pascoe.
 Many fans could not understand tht sudden change in O'Neill method of at. tack in his bout with Kid Grant al compared with his work in the Pascot engagement.
 In the latter bout, it must be remem. bered, O'Neill was scheduled to trave over the ten-round route whereas 1T his first match, six rounds were tn, limit. Then, too, he was engaging z far more experienced performer ant one who has good reputation amont men of his class.
 In the Grant bout, however, O'Neil displayed an ability to adopt new tact ics should one method of procedure fai him. This all goes to his credit in 1; hard bout, where shiftiness plays al | important part.