The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-18
RY ]. G.. MacGREGOR


business affairs of Billy Petrolle and
who talks like Billy fights, as hard
and fast as he knows how, wants
stethcscopcs, bruisc disclosures and
similar scientific equipment made q
part of the paraphernalia which
newspaper men take to boxing
matches.
The reason is that Hurley is posi-
tive that the ncwspapermen who
gave Russic Leroy a draw in his
recent battle with the Fargo Ex-
press were not so charitable as they
were blind. Jack believes the scribes
are willing to see if they only can
bring themselves into the proper
focus. Hence his desire to have
them use some equipment other than
a pencil and pad of paper.
Getting down to cases, as the ship
ping clerk said when he fell off the
ladder, Hurley thinks Bill clearly
won decision over his former
stablemate-and maybe he did.
When Leroy left the ring he didn't
appear to have been so badly marked
but those who saw him the next
day admit that he looked lot worse
for wear than Billy did.
Russie Patched Up
BILLY closed one Of Leroy's eyes,
completely, broke his nose, knocked
one of his ear drums loose and in
other ways battered him up while
| Petrolle came out without even hav-
ing his hair badly mussed-and for
this he gets draw" Hurley said.
The genial Jack admits that he
was disappointed in things other
than the "draw" decision Of the
newspapermen. He had hoped that
Billy would stop Leroy in less than
the 10 scheduled rounds and gives
Leroy credit for standing up under
lot Of punishment. But that's all
he does credit his former protege
with. His view is that Leroy ran
away from Petrolle so fast that the
timer thought he was an official at
"a footrace.
Discussing the Forthcoming battle
here in which Petrolle will attempt
to settle an old score with Rusty
Jones Of Kansas City. Hurley says
he will be satisfied with nothing les.
, than a knockout victory. He il
,, attempting to chaperon his sta,
lightweight to the top of the heap
and that's why the draw decision
in the Leroy fight stung so sharply
That, also, is the reason why h
would like to see Billy lay the agil
Mr.. Jones as deftly as a furniture
salesman lays a rug-only more
completely.
Meets Bruce Flowers
Af..,r Mr.. Petrollc settles his argu
ment with Mr.. Jones here on Feb
ruary %, and regardless Of whethe
the settlement is satisfactory or not
he will find that he has merely 60
one obstacle out Of the way in orde
to face another.
He will need plenty Of steam il
the old boiler to take care Of tn
Kansas City Red Head and then
we'll, then he will meet the "risin,
tide Of color" in the person of on
Bruce Flowers at Madison Squar
y Garden, New York, on March 1e
Billy may meet one other man e.
route cast but tire Flowers mattel
will be his next big shot after TIL
battle here.
Flowers hasn't been very wei
press-agented in these parts but h
has had plenty of advertising amonl
the lightwcights Of the country. H
has done his own advertising among
the boys who follow the fistic gam
closely by knocking long string Q
good lightweights as cold as the pro
verbal landlords heart.
AS result none of the easter
lightweights want anything to d
with the ebony lads game. Flower
: is q nice shiny black and can easil
: make the lightweight limit Som
9 New York series have seen in hiI
!. another Joe Cans. If these so-calle
5 experts have the right slant, Bill
: is due for plenty Of trouble in tn
Big City.