The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-15
IOWA CHAMP
IMPRE SSES
AT WORKOUT
McCann Goes Two Mailing
Rounds With Bobcat Clark
of South Dakota
FIGHTERS IN GOOD SHAPE
Alexander. Mccain Mix Will
Be Whale Of Scrap Opincs
Roberts
FIGHTERS IN GOOD SHAPE

to the Missouri Slope as the fedcra
prOgnosticatOr of that common
topic of cOnversatiOn-thc weathc
but 40 years ago bantamwelgh
of national fame will be the thir,
man in the ring at the Company 4
benefit boxing carnival which vii
be staged in Patterson hall Frida,
evening. Roberts was selected from
among several arbiters over tn
state. He will handle all bouts.
All of the boxers who arc to ap
pear in the two windups and tn
preliminaries finished their inten
sive training Wednesday Afternoon
in q public workout at the L. 5
Weather bureau gym that was at
tended by q goOdly crowd of cnthus
iastic ringworms. That all Of thu
boys are in trim was plainly shown
by the respective four round work
outs which left each and everyone
in 4 glowing pink.
Particularly imprcssing to the
onlookers at the Wednesday taper.
ing.off session was the condi.
ton of Ralph Alexander, the cham.
pion heavyweight of Iowa, who ar
rived in Bismarck with his manager
and second, Mrs. Alexander, We'd
nesday.
Alex Is RchemOth
Stripped for action, the Waterloo
fireman stands six feet four and q
half inches and weights 1914 pounds
Muscles ripping, he stepped about
the small floor with all the agility
of q cat. Considering the bchemotf
proportions of the man he was
hardly breathing at the end Of two
ten.minute periods of shadow box.
ing and rope-skipping.
Ralph can enter the ring with
any heavyweight in the world today
and go Is rounds without putting OF
firing" Mrs. Alexander proudly re-
marked as she sent her gigantic
husband through his pace. Anc
Alexander looked the truth Of hel
statement.
Jack McCann gave the boys some.
thing of a surprise when he donned
the gloves with Bobcat Clark OF
Fort Meade, S. D., a scrapper Of NJ
mean ability, who plowcd the snow
all of the way from the Coyote city
just to sec Dempsey's sparring mate
do his stuff, little knowing that he
would be called upon for two rounds
Of slusEEi 1a::,, Meets Roh,,t
When Jack stated that he would
g like to try out his punch and see il
his blows were timed properly, the
Sc Dakota middlcweight volun
te his services. Clark has hac
over 1870 fights in his .life and held
several championships in the "A
E. +.
Wading into Immediate action
Mccain planted staccato left ane
rights on Clark's jaw ana ribs while
the Scot utilized his most effective
weapon, right hook, that stung the
Bismarck Irishman.
While Clark didn't show an,
world astounding qualities as ;
boxer, he did show that he could give
and absorb punishment with evident
relish. for McCann was plainly mac
during the course of the secont
round and repeatedly sockcd tho
South Dakotan with all Of the blow:
in his repertoire.
Is Much Improved
Mccain learned plenty from Jaci
Dempsey and the other heavy
weights who were getting the for
ner worlds champ into conditio,
prior to the last Tunney battle il
Chicago, according to local follow
crs Of the cauliflower clan who hav,
seen McCann in action before.
They stated that he had developed
a punch in both hands that wa
missing = year ago, he is mucl
more shifty on his feet, has a de
Tense that is battling and has caugh
the ring cleverness that only sea
soned fighters will show. II
weighed 100 pounds Wednesday.
Jimmie Dugan, local middleweigh
who will meet Ralph McGirl of Ell
gin, in the second of the windu
bouts, also stepped through six live
ly rounds of rope skipping, ba
punching and shadow boxing. A
the conclusion of his practice h
stepped on the scales and the point
er rested at 1856.
McGirl Reports Al
McGirl who was due to arriv
Wednesday missed his train and wi
not report to the local promoter
until sometime late this afternoon
Over the telephone he stated that h
would windup his training in the E
gin armory and was in Al cond
ton.
IF Alexander is as good a ma
az he looks to be, there will be
whale Of . scrap in Bismarck FIR
day." said Referee Roberts as h
sized up the boys yesterday. "Me
Cam will have more on his hand
than he has bargained for ] al
thinking"
With "a rounds Of sizzling actio
already scheduled, the local mogul
were still looking for their court
bout Wednesday. Mandan's mys
terious stranger who turned out
b Bohcat Clark is willing to fac
any man. white or black, at his ow
weight but candidate. from For
Lincoln and the local colored fra
tetnity were not 50 anxious to fac
the South Dakota man after the
had watched him stand up agains
Mccain.
The Eckroth boys from Mandal
await the sound Of the initial gonl
] with several stored up brotherl,
J Hrudges to settle and their rooter
. from the, city across the. Big Mudd,
claim that the Morton county lad
viii have the fans bowling befor,
they settle their scores.