The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-02-27
MEDICO ORDERS
LEE CAVANAGH
TO HAVE EXAM
Ticket Blocks Given to Local
Hotels - Plenty of
Seats Left
GOOD WEATHER LOOMS
Finest Ring Ever Constructed
in State Is Built For
Fight Here
GOOD WEATHER LOOMS

Sports enthusiasts Of Bismarck
and the Missouri Slope country were
keyed to high enthusiasm today as
Billy Petrolle and Rusty Jones,
headliners in the Slopes greatest
sporting event, arrived here fer their
boxing match Tuesday night.
Jones arrived Sunday and linn
bcrcd up Sunday afternoon with n
brief workout in the Roberts GYM
nasium. He appeared to be ''in the
pink Of condition and said he is
confident that he will give the Fargo
Express the fight Of his life.
1T IS big opportunity for me,
Jones said. If ! can stop the Elk
press it will mean a lot to me and
am going to give everything l have
to the effort" Jones boxed a few
days at st. Paul before coming to
Bismarck and said his eye is keen
and his judgment of distance was
never better.
Jones and Pctrollc are about the
same age and the Kansas City youth
said he hopes to give. Billy the same
sort Of "pasting" which enabled him
to win a decision over Pctrollc sew
cral years ago. Among other things
he expressed the belief that he has
the "Indian sign on Pctrollc and
that the Express will have to travel
at top speed to prevent Ierailment.
A loss for Petrollc here would be a
serious setback to Petrollca cham
pionship aspirations and the Fargo
boy IS hoping to win decis ;vely by a
knockout.
Pctrolle Arrives
Petrolle arrived at noon. accom-
panied by his manager, Jack Hur-
ley and will take par. in a public
workout this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Jones and the other boxes on the
card also will work on. this after
noon. The public workout Will be
held in the store room on Fourth
street which formerly was occupied
by the Holt and Johnsrud lothing
company.
Announcement was mad, today
that Lee Cavans sh, billed to fight
.ernlan Ratzlaff Of Minot in one Of
- semi-wlndup bouts, may not be
- to appear. Cavanagh has a boil
]. his head whic. has affected the
lands in his neck and is under the
are of DR.. NJ. w. Roam. DR.. Roam
said it is doub. eu! if Cavanagh will
De able 20 go on Wit the fight and
the Mysterious p. moter was
searching today for someone who
will be able to take his place and
give the Minot man real battle.
he was confident, however, that he
will have go.i substitute Oh hand
if Cavanagh is definitely unable to
go on tomorrow night.
After a heavy advance sale early
last week the demand for seats fell
off somewhat but was resumed to-
day with the arrival Of the advance
guard Of members of the Farmers
Grain Dealers Association who will
open their annual state convention
here tomorrow.
Have Fine Ring
Work on the ring, which has been
constructed on the auditorium stage,
will be completed toby. Local
Sportsmen who have watched it un-
der construction said it will be the
finest and strongest ring ever con-
structed for a boxing match in this
section Of the state. Strong posts,
firmly braced, and new ropes will
prevent repetition Of The fiasco
here several years ago when the ring
fell down during the Conley-Bluc
battle.
Fair weather and good roads lead
ing into Bismarck were expected to
bring large delegations Of sports en-
thusiRsts from many smaller towns
and cities in the district. Grain conf
mission firms. which usually stage
m entertainment for their customers
during the convention, have bought
large blocks Of tickets and will be
hosts to many grain dealers at the
fight.
Tickets went on sale today at the
Grand Pacific ard Patterson Hotels
and may also be obtained at the
Harris and Woodmansee store.
They also will be on sale tomorrow
at the Auditorium ticket office.
Plenty Of Tickets
The mysterious Promoter" today
called attention to the fact that box
ing lover: o. the Slope country need
not be members Of the Farmers
Grain Dealers Association to buy
tickets to the fight. He has been
told, he said, that some persons were
under the impression that the fight
was 4 private affair, arranged for
grain dealers only. This is not the
case, he said, and anyo:c who wishes
may attend.
Comment regarding the price of
the tickets, $3.50 for q ringside seat,
was met by the statement that this
is no more than is charged for sport
ing events of similar caliber else
where. And ip other cities, he point
cd out, such shows are held in the
aters with seating capacity far in
excess Of the local auditorium. The
only reason similar prices have not
been charged on the Missouri Slope,
he said, is that this section has
lever before had an attraction Of
he caliber Of the Perolle-Jones fight
nor ono which came within $4,000 Of
being 90 expensive. He said he is
pa5jng more than 5000 for the
services 81 Petrolle and Jones alone.
The result, he said, is that he
stands to lose money unless there is
afcapecity house but said he was
willing to take the risk in order to
give sports enthusiasts Of this dis
trict IN opportunity to see big