Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-17
TO Get CHANCE WITH
CHAMPION Pete HERMAN # He
BEATS JACK WOLFE MARCH Is
Geerge Wicker and Jimmy Nuss Of
Moline Are Matched In 8.
Round Preliminary.

II Mike Dundee beats Jack Wolfe
before the Sportsman's Athletic
club at the Illinois theatre week
from Tuesday night, his next OPP
ponent in all probability will be
Champion Pete Herman. Chicago
newspapers carried Thu note when
they received information about
the matching OF the pair in Rock
Island. The same is true for Wolfe,
who has long been trailing the
champ for Just one little crack at
the title.
Racine, Wis, promoters were
hard after the Dundee Wolfe bout
for their own fair city, as was
Kenosha. Mike has proved a great
favorite In both places and EMU
Thirty and Jimmy Dunn, the latter
manager of Jack Wolfe. has been
besieged with offers.
However, Emil was Of the opin-
ion that Rock Island and the tn
cities are thirsty for sight OF the
little wop in action and confident
that his boxer will prove great
drawing card here he agreed to
the match. Dunn has also been
anxious to show his bantam to the
boxing enthusiasts Of this neck-ot-
the-woods and after much dicker-
ing over remuneration he consent
ed to bring Wolfe on for March %.
In the meantime Wolfe will battle
in New Orleans, where he Is sched-
uled to tackle Eddie Coulon, a
tough featherweight. before the
Crescent A. c.. operated by Domi-
nick Tortorick.
Nuss Meets Wicker.
The fans will have the opportun-
ity Of seeing Jimmy Nuss OF Moline
in action for the first time since his
advent in this section along about
the first of the year. Nuss is a
welterweight and he has been
matched in the Ground preliminary
with George Wicker, the boy with
the terrible wallop, who last
fought Jimmy Gill before Babe
Meanor's club at the Empire. Nuss
appeared before the American Lee
zion of Davenport recently when
he met George Cummings. the d.
A. C. football player. Cummings
had attained a reputation as a
boxer in the army, but Nuss show
ed a surprising degree of profess
sional skill and experience and the
Dayenporter went down in the first
round under an avalanche OF we'll
timed blows. Nuss is fast and
clever besides being a hard-hitter'
Wicker is not 30 clever but he Is a
mighty powerful hitter.
The semi-windup is yet unset
tied, although the promoters are in
touch with pair Of good middle
4 weights.
Sale of tickets Will be started al
the Illinois theatre box office MOI
before Wednesday morning. Tha
does not take In the sale Of ring
side chairs, however. which will
soon be offered at the fiat price o
50. not including war tax. TIL
ring will be elevated so as to affor
! proper view from all seats O
the stage.
It is announced that prices fo
the regular theatre seats will rang
from 81 to SO, the latter taking
about a dozen rows in the pal
quet. Remaining rows will be di'
posed of at 81 and similar charg
will be made for several fror
rows in the balcony while back (
them the general admission wi
prevail, although the reservation
must be made for them. The eli
walton of the ring will also al
those in the rear seats in the ba
cony to see without straining
seats. The gallery will be covere
BY the general admission.
Smith as Referee.
Ed Smith. sporting editor OF Il
Chicago American. known nation
ally for his ability as refere
will be the third man In the rim
for the windup. The fans all kno
that Smith Is the master OF all thu
happens during the milling, an
when he saws to break, they breal