Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-13
Workout Saturday Night
Stokes Convinces Fans Hid
Is In Splendid Form And.
Will Give Gibbon, The
Best He's Got; Fitz,in-
mons /. Taken Ill.

Stokes of Fargo, and Mike Gibbons Of
81. Paul appear. was made Saturday
night on account Of illness. Kid Mil
lsr Of Grand Forks. will meet Abe
Wallace OF Fargo, in a ak round
Msemi-windup instead of "Red" Fitz-
Mmmons Of Euclid. Mimi, who had
ASeeu matched with Miller. Fitzsim-
mons took i'll Saturday and left here
pr his home.
With more trouble on his hands
LLeaNe Tex" Trotter promoter Of the
card, Immediately lined up Russie Ie-
10y OF Fargo. and Saph McKenna Of
~ Paul. a sparring partner of Glib
1spons. The announcement was made
30 the fans who had gathered at the
sprpheum hall to watch Stokes work
out and they were given a choice Of
-that match OF n between Miller and
wallace. They chose the latter.
sxiHest Proposition.
y is; the opinion OF, all interested
parties that Miller has the stfffest
proposition to go up against that he
has yet faced. Wallace has chai-
ienged Knaur Of Fargo, for s. winner
take all. battle and has not yet had
any satisfaction. To all appearances
thhS ts the best seni-windup Trptter
has yet had scheduled
The verdict Of the fans, after watch
ing Leo Stokes work out with Perry
BAyen OF Grand Forks, and Bosco
Brown. q heavyweight of, NQorhaad,
vas! that the Fargo fighter is in won
s4erful form, and has left nothing. un-
done that will enable him to give hia
best when he meets Mike Gibbons
here next Tuesday night. ~.
Stokes has. splendid physi4ue, long
OF! limb, fast and clever. BY fighting
SIX fast rounds without a let-up, and
the usual rest and coddling Of handler
witch was followed by shadow box.
tn< and jumping rope, he demonstrat.
ed that his wind was good. In. his
present form. he should be In .condi'
ton to stand a long gruelling match
with the phantom. Stokes is here tt
indications are that the st. Paul BIO,
will. have his hands full, before tn,
u Fight Is over.
Boxes with Bliyen.
!. Perry Bliven was the first in tn,
ring with the Fargoite. 1t was cas-!
to see that Bliven was entirely out
classed, but to his credit it must b
aaid that he ~assinilated a lot OF pun
Ahment. To show the. fans that h,
was in prime condition. Leo psrts1itte,
the Grand Forks fighter. to sock hin
in the stomach at his pleasure, witt
leSno apparent effect. He then steppe.
up. n passed a series of rights an,
LETS to Bliven. that showed he wa
wall there on the offense as we'll. Stoke
as q two handed fighter, with a wicked
left and a right cross that h
psas to. good advantage =
~ nron1 pro-n ~ 1Eoorh4~J ca 11>or
tecOnd opponent, is a heavy weigh
That tips the beam we'll around tn
roo pound mark. He has met suc]
men as Farmer Lodge. and also pu
0Cltn Kraemer to sleep in two round:
Stokes. vas forced to extend himsel
10 this fight. Brown had @ peculia
Style of fighting. He would cover u
and then bore in. In the break-awa
he would pass some wicked jabs. TIL
NARCOTIC however, covered. well, an
landed himself. Both trainers wer
forced to rest in between rounds. bu
Stokes kept pacing around the rint
seemidgly tireless. :
Openers Staged.
Two other bouts were staged befor
Stokes made IN appearance. The Al
tsal brothers put on a sparrtng mate
As an opener. The fans then got an
~ SbPoA = ~ AVN " OAA
ERileS, the sledge hammer king of thi
5Gity, who traded punches with Pow
Her" lack for six rounds. Riley pack
wicked side-swipe. resembling tn
ahmous rabbit punch, that was dis
&ptrous to his opponent on several OK
41bsions. In. the last round, lack h
Riley On the nose. which peeved hill
&pn6iderably, and he tore into his OF
Moment, almost rushing him Off HI
G1Aet. lack is a fast fighter and a har
hitter. but Saturday night he SCENE
unable to place telling blows.
III The sparring match between tn
xF8al brothers, needed considerable
Erging from the fans and the refeTe
Ao make it interesting, but in the la
4we Of the four rQuRds, they hega
euRhing the feathers In earnest. As
Whole they put up a good exhibition.
L4avey, OF Fargo, the manager {
Stokes refereed, while Joe Rabinovic
MAS time-keeper and announcer.