Arizona republican., 1922-01-23

ALGER MARSHALL.
BOUT WILL GIVE
FANS PLENTY OF
ACTION TONIGHT

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Two clever boxers can give fans
a nice evenings entertainment and
a boxer and slugger leave plenty OF
room for argument, but two sluggers
give the fight fan his favorite dish.
Book the champion of the world for
a 10-round exhibition and match two
sluggers on the preliminary card, and
the fan gets his kick" wnen the
gladiators meet.
Phoenix fight fans remember about
six months back when Billy Alger
was hooking up in preliminary bouts
as the Stafford Flash. Billy plugged
along in a mediocre style, taking de-
cisions and fighting draws with the
home town boys. Then he took
decision from Tommy Carter and
later fought a draw with the same
boy. Billy was always a favorite
with local fans, not because OF his
class, but personally he was like
able chap who made friends wher-
ever he fought.
Late in the summer Alger decided
to try new fields and moved TO FL
Paso, where he won several bouts
with border battlers. Then Charlie
White was signed for the Fort Bliss
SAd0lnllls D0b LnG MNAt WI
able to get any opponent for the Chi
cago boy, and with White on their
hands il was necessary to stage
scrap Alger had never boxed any
first rate boys, but he was ambitious
and game and willing to take a
chance. The promoters hesitated,
but finally matched Alger for the
main 80. IT looked like plain muir
der to send Billy. practically pre-
liminary boy, against q lop-notcher
White hammered on Alger for three
rounds. shooting his deadly left until
both Ayers eyes were closed and he
was i mass of bruises. Billy fought
is seconds with both eyes almost
closed and kicked when his seconds
threw IN the sponge.
The scrap with White started Al
ger on his road TO the top. Billy
vent back TO Stafford for rest and
when he fully recovered from the FL
Paso fight he made up his mind that
he was going to get into a gym and
perfect his left until he could use it
like Charlie White Day after day
Alger practiced with his left and
punched the bag, always bearing in
mind one fact that some day he was
coming back to get even with Charlie
White.
Aioer Never Knocked Down
Alger was training in earnest, and
the next time he fought he was new
Alaer El Paso fight fans saw Billy
stop Joe Kale in one round and mar
veled at his Improvement. Billy was
then matched with Willie Doyle Of
New York and lost on foul. The
boys were rematched at Fort Worth,
where AIger won a 12-round deci-
sion over the New Yorker.
T1JtHae4fw ffMbf fans were HnXtOI1S
to SEQ A1ger in the ring again and
he was matched with Ralph Pend,
one Of the toughest welters who ever
fought in this city. The result Of
that bout sent Alger clear out Of the
home town class, He scored q clean
Knockout in the fourth round. show
ing the best right hand ever carried
/. by western lightweight.
: Alger has fought over fifty fights
and has never been knocked off his
feet. White scored a technical kayo
over AIger, but White could not floor
Billy.
Matchmaker Erhardt made an un-
successful effort to sign Gene Cline
with Alger and finally booked Otto
Wallace for a phoenix date. While
figuring with wallace, Jimmy Mar
shall of Sacramento was signed with
\ the understanding that the winner
will meet Wallace at the Coliseum
January 30. Marshall. the fifth MEM
ber of the fighting Vierra family of
Sacramento, is fighter after AL
gers style, not much for boxing. but
bearcat for fight
Alger and Marshall viii box at 140
pounds at the Coliseum this evening
and fighters will tip the beam at the
stipulated weight.
AIoer Confident
Confidence is one of Alger's chief
assets. In O. statement to The Re-
publican sporting editor last night,
Bylv declared that he is going to
stop Marshall "Tes. expect to stop
Marshall before 10 rounds Monday
night" Alger stated. Il realize that
he is a tough fighter. perhaps the
toughest boy / have ever met. But
+ feel Just as confident | will beat
him as ] did when fought Pena.
an not over confident, but ] am de-
ternined. I was never in better con-
dition and I have learned a whole
lot in the last six months | have
been working with Ira O'NeH for
several days and Ira can hit hard
and can take hard blow. Mar
shall may beat me-nothing is inn
nossible--but the fans who see Mon
days bout are golng to ee a battle,
ana ~ MaTsndit bsdIS me- He viii
know that he has been in fight"
Marshall Says He viii Win
Marshall feels just as confident
,that he will win. Here's how Jimmy
views tonight's scrap: Il would be
foolish to fight a man l didn't think
/ could beat / came all the way
from Sacramento to fight Alger, but
i expected to meet him in Tel Paso
instead Of Phoenix. When the pro-
rloter got in touch with me at Los