The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-16
nD I0PREDIC1 RESULT Of
] oUI But BOTH BOYS STAKE
Ill IOeET vlc1oR'S CROWN
BY Bruce Copeland.


7 BY Bruce Copeland.
\ Douglas park tonight viii b the
rcene Of virtually = Championship
jo-Fuund bout between Al Van Ryn |
and Johnny Schauer. both Of St.
Paul.
Championship seems to be the
suitable appelIation for the bout that |
VII determine the point Of SUI
pfeinacy between these splendid
Hghtweights. Otherwise words
would fall.
Trained to the minute and rarin'
70 70, Van Ryn and Schauer have
worked up tri-city enthusiasm to
such B pitch that the question OF
one's superiority over the other IL
brimSfull with AL the interest Of o
title match.
SRattle TO Death"
Although no title will be at stake.
the boys will be In there fighting |
for . furtive chance, maybe some
dey, To be matched with the best
boys Of their division. There need |
BE- no telling Of what Is held dear
TO them both, but, In oft-quoted
wofds, 1t will be q battle to the
death.
Promoter Fat" Smith has done
everything possible for the accom-
modation Of capacity house" this
being the first open-afr boxing show
every staged in Rock Island. Fat"
has provided several things to make
the event an innovation in Rock
Island boxing, He and his assist
ants have worked day. and night
to get the diamond arena In shape
for the mill. Tonight will show
how. well they have succeeded in
ntnkihg this card one Of the best.
Van in Grand Shape.
YAM Ryn arrived in town early
this morning after q weeks inten-
sfse training with Mike and Tom
nv Gibbons. Van has spent most
q the time since last meeting
GehAner, at a camp on one Of the
uany lakes near St. Paul. He was
s1eek a. q greyhound and tanned to
asfTnEzle when here before. Today
h. tan Is several shades darker and
u 1.-the form Of the trained ath-
Ice. more pronounced. e.
Publications are that both boys
vii enter the ring at 1874 pounds.
6ehauer worked out here yesterday
afternoon and his admirers we're
l6ud in praise of his condition. Van
+ Ryn, having arrived only this morn
Ing. will indulge in no training aft
&c his strenuous week with the Glib
bonses. Van believes he is in the
bsst condition of his life and Is out
70 stop or otherwise defeat Schauer
a. soon a. possible. e
~ ExA0lno CUPS. sS
In order. to .allay all doubts Is
to possible foul blows, Promoter
Smith has ordered that both boys
display their cups to competent
Judges before the bout. There is
quite apt to be much wildness, par
ticularly in the early rounds. In
this event, the boy who uses the
most caution will be at an advan-
tAgG
Van, with his superior boxing
a4lity, may be able to Withstand
IT, wild. rushing in-fighting OF
Sohauer, which 10 reputed to be
tn slatter's best attack. Schauer
To- expected to use the same style
diopIAyed in their former meeting
eeeking to win as early as posi-.
bla.
The fact that a grudge is said Il
exist between the battlers is mo-
uncommon, but serves to boost thu
interest Of the mill. Many hav,
been egged on by their RESPECTIVE,
togaowings until they entered tn,
ring. literally disposed to cho]
away vindicAtively. In this case
Van Ryn anu Sehauer, who is tn
veteran Of the two, will meet 70
double reason.
Schauer the Veteran.
Dchauer is the veteran in poin
ofsacttvity. having engaged in sew
eral score fights. Van Ryn will en-
ter the ring tonight for the lat
4 time. Schauer will be the trickie
Of the two, resorting to every tao
tic as utilized by the big fellows
Van Ryn, . student Of the game 4
~ inner points, will put to effec
hi1 best knowledge of how to sto
his opponent. In addition to this
hin tutoring by the Gibbonses
likely to stand out prominently.
] decline to predict any resul
uutil after ! see the boys in &C
hoc. count 1t misfortune neve
% have seen Schauer in the ring
However. both boys are grand Iii
sle battlers. and tonight's engage
uient smacks Of q tcothsome dis
sor the tri-city boxing fraternity.
Looks GOOD All Through.
The perliminaries have been al
.anged with utmost skill to roun
,ut card that will probably ope
nav era in boxing hereabouts.
In arranging the general detail
II the card. Paddy Quinn. co-prc
nctef Of Fat" Smith, has worke
ike Trojan, and deserves tn
Aighest praise