Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

| local sports when he showed them a fash
| Of speed which recalled his famous broth
er when at his very best. some years ago
and right now the yOungster Is one of tn,
best attractions in the market New
Workers appreciate a boxer Of class wher
they see one
AS for Cross, he is always a card in thi.
| town. Leach is an East Side Hebrew
and it is safe 20 say there is no fighter
anywhere who has greater follow n.
than this young man. When teaches.
as his admirers term him. is billed to CIV.
an exhibition of skill with the gloves the
promoter can bank on full house TIL.
local Jewish colony is for Cross to a man
and cheerfully comes through with cd
mission money every time he starts
While O'Brien lacks the experience OF
his older adversary. he is classy enough
to gallop home a winner lie is altogethei
too fast for the New Yorker, and will
probably outlook him from Beginning t.
end. Cross greatest chance rests in his
hitting ability, and TO bring home the
bacon he will have to land a wallop with
power enough to slow the young Quaker
down to his own speed Leach can hit
hard. OF that there is no doubt l guess
he's game enough. too, but l think the
O. Brien boy will throw so many gloves
at him that he'll grow tired Of dodg ng
Those continuous jabs on the counte
nance without being able to get in an ef-
fectve punch In return are what test a
boxers gameness. Wednesday evenins
will put teaches to the acid / feel GER
tain.
Cross Is crying for n match with VOL
CAST and even offers to bet some dough
that he can trim the champion. Joe
Rivers is another boxer to whom he has
been making overtures. A match 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 tho other day, while
Rivers has an important Labor day date
with Joe Mandot the southern light
weight, of whom great things are eX-
pected. Leach is considered a very care
full matchmaker. and side-stepped both
Jack Britton and Willie Richie when
promoters tried to bring them together
recently. 1t is sure thing he is con-
fident Of beating o Brien. or there would
have been no match. Young Jack Will
succeed ] believe. in convincing the He
brew of his error of Judgment in this in
stance.
Jack johnson is not the only champion
with big ideas and a very high valuation
OF his services. AID Wolgast, when APP
proa by Jim Coffroth. who wanted
an optlOn on the lWeiSHt champion
for three twenty-round engagements.
modestly named $50, 500 guarantee, with a
percentage privilege and diyvy on the
moving pictures Coffroth has dealt in
star bouts ever since he horned into the
game and is tolerably familiar with the
caprices and exaggerated ideas of cham
pions. but Ads demand nearly put him
down for the count. The red-headed one
shrewdiy figured I:olgast would make a
lower rate per battle on a wholesale or
der. but the champ" insisted on the
union scale for the entire contract
Coffroth, by the way, has been trying
for an opening in southern California, and
is thought to have closed a deal for a
piece of ground at Venice. near Los
Angeles. upon which he contemplates the
erection of a modern and commodious
arena. Difficulty in securing dates for
his San Francisco club has forced Jeems
to seek newer and more liberal fields.
However, IL that anti-prize fight law the
reformers are trying to jam through out