The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-10
C0MISKEYAND
JIMMY NUSS TO
BATTLE AGAIN
Davenport Legion Announces c.o,+
Gard for Its Nov. . En-.
teTtainment.

A hsuc program OF uDr,-,,,r
class is to be offered for edidcqtion
of tri-city boxing fans by the ~.
export legion Wednesday. Nov p
at the armory in the Iowa ci,,,
Contracts have been signed qDsr
anteeing the appearance of Tornrr,,
Com1skey, great st. Paul midale-
weight, and Jimmy Nuss Of De
Pere, Wis, and Moline, in the prin-
clpal affair Of the evening.
When these two good bows clash
ed over two years ago at the old
Empire tight arena maintained NV
the late Babe Meanor. the building
wasn't large enough to hold the
crowd. Tommy had previously
made several bows to local bugs
and was at that time easily the
most popular of a long line of box
ers whom Babe had brought in
Rock Island. Nuss had risen IN
fame by leaps and bounds within
comparatively few months. the
climax of his bid for recognition
developing with his sensational
knockout of Bum" Steuhmer.
Nuss' entire stock in trade con
sisted of a terrific WALTON in either
mitt His rugged build enabled
him to withstand any amount of
punishment that might seep
through his negligible defense.
Comiskey had proved himself 4
great boxer, particularly at might
ing. The fans had learned to love
his style of plastering his oppon-
ent about the mid-riff from the
first to the final clang of the gong.
Still, when the pair were finally
sentiment by no means
rested entirely with Tommy. jim
my Nuss had a solid Moline back
ing him. Rock Island and Dav-
export, with customary rivalry to-
ward anything Moline. readily sid
ed with the st. Paul youth.
Those who saw the bout will
never forget it. It was a sultry
night in June, and the inside Of the
fight emporium was not far re
moved from a blast furnace None
can forget how Tommy Comiskey
continued to battle after the heat
had robbed him of consciousness;
nor the game fight Nuss made after
he was all but out along about the
fifth round. Had Nuss realized
TOmmy's condition before the lat
ter exposed it himself by walking
to the wrong corner after the ninth
round. he might have pulled his
own tagging sense together and
the St Paul boy with
well-direCted punch This he tried
IN the 10th and last round, but he
did not have sufficient strength left
to put Comiskey off his feet. The
latter staggered around the ring
like an insane man. unable to real
lze what it was all about but feel
ing instinctively that he must re-
main on his feet
There was a variance Of opinion
following the bout. With custom
airy readiness of switching to the
man making the dazzling finish,
not a few in the vast crowd be
Iieved Nuss should have been
awarded the verdict but the more
realized the command
ng lead Tommy had piled up in
rounds had not been ov-
ercOme After all the 10th round
las no more affect on the final re-
suit than the first. and in the end
b" decision favorinS Cumiskey pre-
Tailed-
tommy went into retirement fol
owing his recovery from the ef-
ects of the heat He did not reap
ear in a ring engagement for the
OF the summer. In the
all he started cautiously again
,ut it was several months before
le regained his old pep.
COmiskcy's progress along the
)ugilistic route was further han
,ered by an injury 10 his nose,
which handicapped his breathing.
Carly last spring he again aban-
IOned his ring activity and under
vent an operation 10 remove the
rOubIe. He was not seen again
until recently, when be switched
lis business affairs from Harry
lennon of St Paul to Eddie Kane.
manager of Tommy Gibbons. Kane
las been keeping him busy Of late
At Peoria TUESDAY night, ANTI
NY DOwney of Columns brothec
f Bryan Downey, was given
light shade over C0miskey N opin-
on of newspaper men. Lddle
Zane admitted his pTotege was
lightly off color for the bout by
eason of the death Of his sister