Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-15
GIBBONS AND
STOKES MEET
/ HERE FEB. q
Everything Set For Main
Attraction On Next Card
Here
.Trottr Working o. Pre-
mnan@; Has Several In
Mind

Announcement was made Tues
day by Leslie TEX Trotter that
the battle between Mike Gibbons
Of St Paul, and Leo Stokes of
Fargo, would be held at the audi
forum on Tuesday, February 20.
This brings to an end negotiations
which have been under way for
some weeks and also ends the sus-
pense which the boxing fans of
Grand Forks and surrounding
territory have been under since
the first intimation that such a
battle might be staged here.
Trotter talked to both Mike Col
Inns, manager of Gibbons, and
Lavey, the director of the Fargo
lad, Tuesday on the telephone,
and the date is satisfactory to all
parties.
Trottr is not quite ready to
announce the preliminaries, but
he has several boys m mind who
can deliver the goods, so that it is
probable that he will be able to
submit his full card to the public
within the next few days. The
local promoter is picking the pre-
liminaries with the same care that
has been used in selecting the
principles for the next Company
NJ f1stic card. Trotter believes
that good preliminaries have
much to do with making a show
a success or otherwise.
Biggest Card
The bout between Stokes and Glib
bons will be the biggest ring attrac-
ton that has ever been staged in the
history of the game in Grand Forks.
While a good many of the local box
ing fans have seen Mike in an exhi-
bition. but a very few in this section
Of state have ever seen the Phan-
tom actually fight, and preparations
Will be made to I'LL every available bit
of space in the big auditorium with
seats to accommodate the fans who
are expested to attend. Those back
ing h bout expect fully as many en-
thustastS from out of town as will be
present from the city.
To 60 Ten Rounds
The battle win go ten rounds and
Stokes, who has a fight or two before
the 18th expects to be in condition to
go the limit at top speed. Fans have
little doub as to the outcome, believ-
ing that Gibbons will have no difficult
ty in o~utpointing the Fargo battler,
but they also know that there are few
men in the United States that would
give b Phantom much trouble. In
picking an opponent for Mike, Trutter
says any promoter in this section of
the country would look merely for a
man who would give the st. Paul boy
the toughest battle, and in his opin-
ion Stokes looks about as tough as any
Of them.
Long Ring History
Leo has a long ring history behind
him. and right now is the best he has
ever been His nationality, which is
hat French and half Portuguese, is q
fighting mixture and he is old enough
at the game to know what he can dc.
n fact that be has fought Gibbons
once before and stayed with him ff-
teen ounds is in his favor. He carries
a z punch, hard enough to put the
toughest of them to sleep, and there
viii be that ebement of uncertainty In
the battle that win make it interest
ing. He is also a good innghter and
q fairly clever boxer when opposed by
that kn of a man.
The main thing for Stokes is that
It Is a nance to make his stock in
the ring worth more money, depend
ing on the showing he is able to make
against Mike, and there is no doubt
but that he will give eyervthin1 hat