Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-04
PRESENT DAY
 "PUCS" HOCC|SH Few Matches Between tlla Champs Because of Big
 Purses Demanded.
7'E5 k GROSS -OBRIEN GO
St. Nicholas Club in Ne0 York Will Give Gotham Fans a Good
 Exhibition Wednesday.
By James ]. Corhet

New York. Aug. 3.-tspecial to the Gfaphle9-The St. Nicholas Clul
 eorfalled a great drawing card il
 the match between Young lack O'Brien, Philadelphia lawns little brother, and Leach Cross. the fight
 Ing dentist. The bout is down on the
 cards for this coming Wednesday night.
 Q 5rien scored an emphatic hi with local sports when he showed them flash of speed which recalled his famous brother when at his very best some years ago, and right now the younster is one of the best at i fractions in the maraet New York CTS appreciate a boxer of class when they see one.
 AS for Cross, he is always card m this town. Leach is an East Side Hebrew, and it is safe to say there is no fighter anywhere who has a greater following than this young Iman When "Leaches,' as his admir- |ers term him, is billed to give an ex- khlbltion of skill with the gloves the promoter can bank on filled house. he local Jewish colony is for Cross 10 man and cheerfully comes Through with admission money every lme he starts.
 While O'Brien lacks the experience
 his older adversary, he is classy though to gallop home winner. He
 altogether too fast for the New
 orker and will probably outbox him !'om beginning to end Cross great st chance rests in his hitting ability
 nd to bring home the bacon he will ave to land a wallop win power
 nough to slow tne young Quaker own to his own speed. Leach can
 it hard Of that there is no doubt X guess hes game enough, too, but
 think the O'3rien koy will throw
 many gloves at him that he'll
 foW tired of lodging. Those con ' .nuouS jabs on the countenanCe with
 Ut being able to get in an effective
 lnch in return are what test a box
 rs gamcnesS. Wednesday evening
 ill put Leach to the 'acid" l feel
 artain.
 Cross is crying for a match with
 'olgast and even offers to bet some
 bugh that he can trim the champion. zoe Elf6IS IS GIOlHcI BOAti IO WuUll ye has been making overturcs. A hatch at the present time with either of those boys is out of the question as the champion will not box again before Thanksgiving, so he announced the other day, while Rivers has an important Labor Day date with Joe the Southern lightweight of whom great things arc expected. Leach is considered very careful
 matchmaker, and side-tepped both Jack Britton and Willie Rtchie when promoters tried to bring them 'ogeth- l CT recently. It is sure thing ne is confident of beating O'Brien or there would have been no match. Young Jack will succeed, believe, in con vincing the Hebrew of his error Of judgment in this instance.
 Jack Johnson is not the only cham | pion with big ideas and very high valuation of his services. Ad Vol | east, when approached by Jim Coff- roth, who wanted an option on the lightweight champion for three twen- tv round engagements, modestly man. ed S56,500 guarantee with a percen- { tage privilege and asdiyy on the nov ing pictures. Coffroth has dealt in E star bouts ever since he horned into t the game and is to1erably familiar with the caprices and exaggerated ideas of champions, but Ads demand |