The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-30
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C|ulEERASP PRO,
u BRUCK COPELAND.

Hees TsDsE5sw Night
u BKUCE COPELAND.
lock Island legionnairss, togeth-
- vith Ill tri-cify boxing enthusi-
h9to. will re- one Of the most re-
Iooaf ring sensations In action to-
1Dpsrow night ct the Illinois thea
lfyDTvhen Gunner Joe Quinn Of
Minneapolis encounters Navy RIOS
tn a. Joliet in the windup to Tom
~ Ryan's initial fstic show under
~ legion auspices.
IN sensation will be Quinn. .
cc1nparative newcomer among the
nNsf sgreat Of the middleweight
fSika. The Gunner" comes hon
estly BY his sobriquet, having serv-
"a several years in the United
States field artillery. i
George Barton, sporting editor Of
the Minneapolis Tribune. was ask
ed to give an opinion Is to the
merits Of Quinn, and replied IS fol-
lows:
minneapolis boasts Of young |
middleweight boxer who is destined
70 make an enviable reputation In
the pugilistic world. He is Joe
Quinn, the lad to whom you refer
red in your letter Of recent date.
Four Months . Pro.
considering the fact that Quinn
only made his professional debut
Dec. 8 last against Eddie Gleason
ct the Minneapolis A. c.. his sud
den rise to fame has been nothing
short OF sensational. He defeated
Gleason and then won from Johnny
Nichols Of st. Paul, who holds
popular decision over Tommy Co
miskeys scored two years ago.
Quinn gave q remarkable exhi-
bition Of gameness in his bont with
Nichols, coming back after 1t was
believed he would taste defeat.
"Joe Is surely . conner. Keep
your eye on him. II handled prop
erly. he will make trouble for all
tina leading middleweights in due
time"
That Is what they think Of the
.Gunner" in his home town, where.
q .. rnle, a boxer is not very popu-
lar.
izS Speedy and Clover.
Quinn arrived in town yesterday
morning and worked out in the AFT
ernoon at the Moline police gym.
Ha astounded tri-city boxing devo-
tees with his speed and cleverness.
and all the indications were that
he possesses the kick Of mule in
each hand.
The Gunner" went through the
same program this afternoon In
Legion hall, Davenport, with the
same general opinion as to his
merits Is high class fighter.
Those who saw him work predict
ed freely that Navy Rostan will
have his hands full tomorrow night.
Rostan and Sig Hart. his mana
ger, hadn't arrived in Rock Island
up to noon today, but are expected
to dock before nightfall. They are
coming from Omaha, where Navy
fought Johnny Sudenberg, st. Paul,
last night.
Both After Kayo.
It has only to be borne in mind
that these two exceptional scrap
pers befuddled Des Moines boxing
critics completely after their recent
engagement in the Iowa capital
One writer favored Quinn, one gave
RoStan the edge, while the Other
two dailies called the result draw
Sig Hart wired from Omaha yes.
terday that Rostan firmly believes
he will stop Quinn here tomorrow
night, but Quinn is Just as conf
dent Of dropping the tough ant
ready Rostan for the full count.
The boys were embittered by tn.
unsatisfactory decisions in theil
4 Des Moines mix and will use al
they possess to swing q decisiv,
victory to one or the other.
Billy. Rhodes, manager for A
Van Ryn, writes: "You can't e
wrong on that boy Quinn. He goe.
for my dough against them all
He'll surprise you and I look tt
him to give Rostan the fight Of hi
life."
"Great middleweight, and shoult
win" is what Harry Lennon. man
.ager of Tommy Comiskey. advises
! regarding the Gunner"
Grab Choice Seats.
Unlike the rush for tickets to any
other Rock Island show, there has
: been = variable stampede for ring.
side seats, and today the choice
pasteboards have almost been de.
pleted.-.It Is estimated that double
ringside capacity could be used FOL
this show.
However. the management wishes
It known that>just Is good 50 seats
! will be available in the parQuet
and that these. too, have been sell
ing at an astounding rate.
There seems to be the opinion
throughout that the Tommy Ryan
regime under the legion auspices
will put Rock Island back On the
fistic map, which accounts for tn
advance rush Of patronage. Every
body will be there tomorrow night
! ~ things look now
JOHNSON GOING GOOD.
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