New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-11
BOXING BOUTS OF week
Al PaIzer, Ready to Fight, Seeks
Worthy Opponent.
GUNB0AT SMITH Confident
Welsh Will Have Chance To.
night to Win Back English
Lightweight Title.

AL Palzer, Tom O'Rourke's heavy.
weight, Is about ready to enter the ring
so he declares, and is only awaiting thu
challenge OF some worthy opponent Pal
ger should not long remain in idleness
''Gunboat" Smith, the light heavyweight
of California, who has been lining all
his recent contests with machinelike reg.
ularity, Is out with sweeping challenge
to the world at large and Palzer In par
ticular. Jim Buckley, the manager of
Smith, says that he will box Palzer be-
fore any club in the country, for any
number Of rounds, providing that proper
inducements are offered. There is no
doubt that Palzer and Smith would make
a slashing bout. The latter has shown In
all his bouts that he Is hitter OF more
than usual ability, despite his compare
lively slight physique, and Palzer showed
all too plainly in his recent match with
Bombardier Wells that he is not imper-
vious to a punch properly applied. In
cleverness there is little to choose, but
Palzer would have great advantage in
weight and strength, which would un.
doubtedly tell.
Freddie Welsh, the clever and popular
English lightweight, will have his chance
to regain the lightweight championship
of Great Britain tonight, when he faces
Matt Wells in a twenty-round Contest be-
fore the National Sporting Club Of Lon
don. Welsh is a popular fayorits over
Wells. The latter won the title from
Welsh In a twenty-round contest before
the National Sporting Club OF London,
some time ago, but the English press
protested against the decision, declaring
that Welsh had won easily.
Charles LedOux, the bantamweighS
champion, will receive his first oppor-
tunity to show his ability in this country
at the Fairmont Athletic Club. of The
Bronx, in two weeks. Billy Gibson has
practically matched the Frenchman to-
meet Battling" Reddy, Of Harlem, in a
contest. Reddy is not exactly,
a champion, but he is rugged little fel-
low, who can hit with both hands. II
Ledoux supports his claims on the title
in good style, then bouts with Williams
and Coulon will be his.
Although Young" Mike Donovan failed
to score a knockout over Harry Corbett
at the Olympic Athletic Club last week,
the youngster showed In no uncertain
manner that he is on the high road to
success i'm his profession. What he needs
is experience.
Chief interest in the bouts of the week
ms nG
Cross, the East Side lightweight, ana
"One Round" Hogan, the free hitting
lightweight from California, who VIII
cross gloves In ten-round contest at the
Forty-fourth Street Sporting Club Oil
Thursday evening Cross and Hogan, 1t
will be remembered, met at the Madison
Athletic Club some time ago. when 6otn
men were ordered out of the ring oy
Charley White for repeated fouling. The
action of the official, which was entirely
justified by the conditions, was more thal
unpopular, and since that night he mas
not Judged a contest in this city. Both
men are on edge for hard battle.
The other bouts OF the week Will De:
Johnny Lore vs.. Danny Ridge, at the {
Olympic Athletic Club. tonight; FRANKIE
Burns VS.. Tiger" Young, at Browns
Gymna stun, Tuesday night; Battling
Jim Johnson VS.. BLACK BILL at the
Royale Athletic Club, on WEDNESDAY
night, and Benny Franklin VS.. KID
Graves, at the Washington Athletic Cluo'
tonight. There will be few other bouts
and the names Of the principals VIII De
published in this column during the week.