The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-06
M'CANN D0NS
GLOVES WITH
JIMMIE DUGAN
Old PrOteges of Roberts Step
Through Four Sizzling
Rounds
BY J. &. MacCreror

Looking every lnch q tighter and
ready TO tackle "any and everyone
to prove his worth to title consider
alton in the heavyweight class now
ruled so Questionably by Gene
Tunney, Jack McCann, North Da-
kota's foremost heavyweight, donned
the padded mitts for q four round
tangle with Jimmie Lugan in the
Weather Bureau gym Monday after
noon.
Jack and Jimmie who both learned
the rudiments Of the ring game from
the Capital City's grand old man Of
boxing-O. ". Roberts, one Of the
greatest of fea:herweights 80 years
ago-faced each other for the first
time in the squared aren-.
Dugan gave away some s. pounds
TO the mauiing McCann in addition
70 three or four inches reach and
the same number Of years Of ring
experience bu. it never 6aunted the
slim fellow one io.a-
Hammer-and-.on9s. s,2yn-ha--.
Bismarck's two best +is.icrfferx
wadsi into action. Jimmie bcbbed
and weaved aho1. tie towering Nc
Cam ssabbing Away with q lightning
left that reached frs. fo. tie jaw
and then for the rhriff-
Mccain Uses Left
Mccain used q lef. hook 20 a6-
vantage, the SAFE iet. hcc.- TIA.
made Jack Dempsey io-ok 50 foolish
one sizzling ia: last August oct =.
L;.cc.. Fss.cs. - miles from CHI
Cages loop where Dempsey vas
sxea.ing away excess q. n prep
arz..oa fo- The battle Q. tie cee-
fury.
That Iet. Q: LcCzrn's s pc=er.r,-
/. is talked by Al z-- ard ssoz}cer
built Ike a ozk asd !. falls - and
fro with tie force Il = h2..s-Mg
rsn-Dzzaa <ccnd rcx. CT = IL
third round VIE. II .nck oze 81 tie
side Ct the head thai knorxed -
to his knees where &c stared fs-
count Of nine.
Jimmie vas game ard care lax
for more nut he vas fighting cut &
his class and after taking = .evsse
head ard body beating for to1-
rounds, both boys called Il . day
and proceeded TO step through three
rounds with the rope and tapered
off with three rounds Of shadow
boxing that must have had the
shades of old Fort Hancock's gar
rison twitching in their slumbers.
After the workout lcCann stated
that he felt good enough to step into
the ring at Madison Square Garden
against any heavyweight in the
woodland he meant it.
Jack Drew Blood
"Boy! That man. has q wallop,"
was Dugan's only comment as he
rubbed a slightly aching jaw and
flecked few drops of blood from
his nose that had bled slightly when
Mccain accidentally elbowed his 1856
pound opponent during their melee.
Tommy Burns, 16 year old
youngster who scales 40 pounds,
and hopes to be a champion some
day. was another interested who
avidly grabbed the chance to work
out with the oldsters when they told
him to hop into the tights.
Tommy didn't do any sparring, but
he did make one Of the skipping
ropes whistle as he deity danced
for two full minutes without a miss.
And he also looked like an oldtimer
as he punched viciously at an imag-
mary foe who must have been
knocked out about once every Is
seconds as the terrible Tommy re-
-lentlessly attacked.
No announcements were forthcom-
ing Monday from the purveyors Of
fight cards de luxe on either side Of
the Big Muddy as to future ring en-
tanglements in either Of the Twin
Cities and it navy be that the pro-
-'o~1 will wit until Christmas
time to see what Old Nick may have
-. ~. A.knl bag.