The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-10

Jimmy NusS and Tommy COmis-
key have been matched for the
windup OF the next show under the
! auspices of the Davenport legion.
The card is scheduled for Oct. p,
ut the Davenport aTmOry. 1t is
doubtful that better bout could he
arranged for the tri-cities. Many
fans will remember the stirring
| battle this pair put no two years
/ ago, when the late Babe MpanOr
WAS conducting shows at the old
/ Empire rink. IL was n ScOrching
( night in June. Inside the humidity
! was sitting. Spectators sat in
! shiTtsleeVcs, and cOliarlesS. The
/ preliminary boys went through
their stunts without the usual en-
! thuSiaSm. BY the time the main
! 90 boys reached the ring. the heat
was terrific. But they boxed with
surprising speed until the third
round, or thHreabOUtS- Then. as
! Tommy afiPrward declared. he lost
all sense OF surroundings and pur-
pose. still. the fighting instinct in
him was SO strong the crowd had
no indication of his Sub-cOMSci0us
state until the finish of the ninth
round. Neither did Jimmy Nuss,
his opponent. Tommy walked to
NuSs' corner and sat down. Ii
looked like Tommy was GU! on his
feet He had 10 he led to his prop
e. seat. knowledge Of HIS Oppon-
ent's condition was a tonic TO the
tired nerves of Jimmy. in the
tenth round he hammered COmis-
key all over the ring. How the
latter managed IN weather the
storm by cliRching and remaining
standing at the final bell, will al
ways remain n mystery.
Tommy collapsed in his dressing
room. Physicians hurriedly sum
mOned. found him raving. deliri- |
Gus. Fears for his life were enter
tanned. Ice applications Cuieted !
him but it was not until hours later. |
after he had been driven for miles /
in an automobile, that Tommy came !
back to earth. 1t was months be- |
fore he yentured into q ring again, |
and you can bet Tommy will never ,
get caught in a poisoned atmo-
sphere again.
That bout left the question of su.
periOrity between the two unset
tied to the satisfaction OF everyone,
NHss' supporters contend a punch
had caused T0mmy's upset. but
Jimmy, a genuine sportsman, adj
mltted it was not true. He was y
physical wreck himself at the fin
ish hut as soon after dOnninr his
street clothes as possible, he was i'm
to grasp TOmmy's shaking hand.
The latter. in his deiirium, Thought
he had been knocked out and in
sisted that Nuss give him another
bout Jimmy promised. and THAT'S
how the boys happen to be coming
together again.
Conditions for the next hattIe
will be far removed from that night
in June and it should prove a con-
test worth travelling far TO witness
Tommy has since added consider
able poundage and will meet MISS
on better terms in this respect
Announcement that Mike Dupdea
is to show the fans of his home
town and community the skin thai
has brought him recopnit;op =,
Chicago. seems to have met wftb
universal satisfaction. Not since .
Mike boxed the rugged Jack wolfe
Of Cleveland at the Illinois tbeatro
some 30 months ago, have tri.citv
Iistic fans had an Opportunity nj
seeing him in a real epg,,Demant r
Since Dundee affiliated himself :
Win Dick Curley. however Iocai !;
Bugs have had a chance 10 foIloT =
MS accomplishments eIose,x Nv