The evening world., 1908-10-22
Leach CrOSs'S Stock viii
Go Away UP or Away
Down After He Meets
Mcfarland To Night.
EACH CROSS has taken old Joe

Bernstein's place as the Ghet
to champion. In his own dis
trict the Cross followers are so en-
thusiastic over his fighting that they
think it REASONABLE to say that such
llghtweights as Battling Nelson
Packey Mcfarland and Tommy Muir
pny have a chance with him. Atoms
the east side it Is an honor to re
swatted on the nose by Leach. and
anyone who has black bump on his
eve Immediately claims that Gross
put 1t there. One lucky sparriag
partner who had decorated lamp
was detected in the act of painting it
; deeper purple when the first mid.
night effect began to wear off.
Yes, they think n LOT of Leach Cross
down in his own stronghold. That's WHY
Leach brought in nearly n thousand dol
lars worth of assessments to the Fair
T mont A. C. for the fight tonight witt
Packey Mcfarland. Leach has mis- share
OF the drawing power, although, TO tell
the TRUTH thousands are anxious to see
Packey Mcfarland fight. and a large
proportion If these are quite as anxious
to see Cross whipped.
They've been going to fight after figh:
with the sarIo desiIe, and so far Leac!
has disappointed them in measure
He las been whipped often enough, bu:
not knocked out. and as long as Leacn
Is on his feet al the end of six rounds
DlrtiEnnS
that he had the worst OF it or pay
bets on any but a Panama hat decision
Cross has improved in fight after fight.
He has every quality OF a ;irst-class
fighter except heart. and where reul
gameness is not brought into demand
he makes a great showing. He can fight
like a champion when lie is winning,
and run like champion sprin;e- whea
tie ot:e: fellow ou;sanCs !.:.- :. the
mixing.
Shows Lack Of Gam.ness.
His lack Of gumeness was shown in
the last fight with Fitzgerald After
being tangled in the ropes. and unable
TO get clear under the cross fire OF
punches that Leach threw at him, Fifty
dropped to his knees. While he was
n.
unable 10 resist the temptation to hit q
man who wasn't in position TO hit back,
rushed in and landed two savage blows
on Fitzgeralds jaw. This was a COW
arGly trick, and should nave lost him
the fight on a foul
But aside from n few little things Ike
this Cross has done very well In time
he may do as Kid Carter did years ago
and learn Sameness In the ring. rs
rough school. but a good ono.
Mcfarland Should beat Cross to-niCh.
before the limit unless the Ghetto cham
pion spr!nts and covers to save time
There isn't so very much 10 choose
between them in the matter of expert
ence, for Cross has fought a lot Of good
men. McFarland's superiority lies II.
his absolute confidence and lack of ner-
vousness. While 1t taxes Cross "A round
TO pun himself together. Mcfarland is
there from the first bell And more
over, he's of the blood OF the Sulllyans
aud the McGoverns and the FtzsinI-
monses Qitzsimmons' < father and ,noth-
er were irish aud moved - Cornwall |
shortly before tAc I.cat thrcc-tirre
CHAMPION was hotHh am tie Cogbctls |
ana Sharkeys, aNG al the rest. lie
comes OF a race tAa. has always loved
a rGct4oA more inln .IpHry %! any |
thing else. N lrislmln VIII rlsht To-
people In the world viii do. Oilers !
must have an object OF some kirl- !
loye' ambition o. MONEY,
:, IN slfohS.-' Ilir"ness and skill there !
Is not Il great Gta! OF difference between |
INC men. ~ r.ol ,sslveIess TIC
lr!shnaH has tie lest ol 1t, ana on tia, ,
lie should Win.
Whether MoFarisaa o.: cross pulls or:
ahead !t's tI"e 10 be e. ..ut- r.,r,, =,