The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
new YEARS TO
Offer BANQUET
Of FIST|C FARE

pY BHUCR COPELAND.

Looks IKE . good beginning for
the Queensberry sport with two
new Rock Island boxing clubs In
full swing New Years day. Right
on top Of the announcement that
the Sportsmen's A. G. would re-
turn to the fleld with Battling
johnson Of Moline. and Pete Mar
low OF st. Louis, heading their hol-
iday program. comes word from
Honest John" Cowden that
Eagles' hall will be the scene Of .
10-round scrap between Eddie
Summers of Muscatine, and Johnny
Solik Of Detroit, and other enter
tafning bouts.
Cowden goes the Sportsmen's At
fair one better by announcing that
women and children will be vel
come" That would indicate that
the affair will be . first class matt
nee to break the monot0ny Of 4
long, dry New Years. Summers
has appeared several times in Rock
Island bouts. He had the misfor-
tune to be over-matched with Eddie
Gilmore in his last appearance
and took the count in the third
round. Kid Cutie of Rock Island,
and Battling Buck of Clinton, Ia,
will be the semi-windup attraction.
Ticket Agencies.
CoVden announces that tickets
for the show may b purchased to-
day, tomorrow and Saturday at the
Eagles club, both in Rock Island
and Davenport, and At Al Schmidt's
soft drink emporium, opposite the
Eagles clubhouse in this city. Spe.
cial efforts have been made to &C.
commodate q capacity house, Cow
den says
As to the Sportsmen's show
which will be held in the old Owls
hall at Third avenue and Twenty.
first street, Rock Island, Pete Mar.
low, who appears In the winduI
event with Walter Battling" John
son Of Moline, appeared here OF
two previous occasions. His debu
was with AL Tuttle last spring 1,
the Illinois theatre. the bout result
ing with little advantage eithel
way. NARROW was matched to NEE
Cal Delaney sometime later, bu
when It came to enter the ring, De
laney bolted because of the poo
/. attendance. 20.
NARROW Confident.
i NARROW arrived in town toda,
and predicted that he viii breal
Johnson's winning streak. Pete i
. last, clever Lightweight, who /
especially adept ct head-slippinI
and picking his opponents' punche
out Of the air. His work in thes
respects is regarded the best eve
witnessed in the tri-cities. He ha
fought IL twenty-round battles il
. the southwest, for O total rim
career Of more than so fights. II
is a veteran of tie World War, hav
ing served at Chateau Thierry an
in the Arg0nne.
Johnson has been training har
every day and frankie Sinnett, hi
manager and trainer, figures this
the lighting Swede's" steady, cor
/. sistent fighting for two years, tc
!. gether with his youth, speed an
endurance, will carry him throug
!. Saturday with flying colors.
Test for Shnett
While grooming Johnson "a
coming battles, Sinnett has hear
1.-THE old call himself and will q
tempt a comeback on the sam
ward with Young Powell Of Roc
Island, as his opponent in the 81,
round semi-windup. His shown
against Powell will determir
largely whether he will be matche
in February with Carl TremaiI
for bout in Detroit. Jimmy Ke
lily Of Davenport, and Young s.
A wosh' Of Moline. those two har'
swfping little fellows, will co,
tribute one of the preliminarie
and it looks like . good show a