The evening world., 1912-03-13
Cross Has Chance Of Lifetime
, Against Hogan Tonight.


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CThs Nsv York World.
n EACH CROSS has the chano Of 81
lifetime tonight when he meets
- One Round Hogan. Am I picking |
. winner? Surely not. But ! wouldn't
like TO risk throwing away good money
betting against Lsach-not after seeing
Hogan and MoYariand.
Leach Cross IL = game fighter. and a
desperate fighter when he needs to be
Desperate. M he can hit Just as hard
a. H~ogan-perhaps harder. Lcsch'e Inns
. certain mount Of nEhtinG c~ieverncss.
saw Leach night Mcfarland twice. The
Arst time he was outclassed. and he
dld . lot of covering up. But he landed
q punch that made Mcfarland see
starr, and that's more than Hogan did.
In the second Mcfarland night Leachie
cut loose and sluggsd n wallopsd and
swunG EN- from the floor, and that's
more than Hogan did. too. Lssohie
teo . chance. He has fought all Of
the tough onss that he could get
matches with. Some he has whipped
end some have whipped him. but still
Leachis 10 In the game. and II credited
with being more dangerous now than
ever before. Hence I would not like to
tRvs . whole lot Of money risked on
Ioean's chances.
A. for Hogan. he lost ell Of his
reputation 10 that Mcfarland night. He
may - desperate enough now TO tahe
any kind Of . chance. too. In that case
u wti probably be . very nice little
Asht ~ long ~ Il lasts.
-vHE telephone bell " lest night.
"HSio.'' sah ]. who's this7"
= -sSHsno.' Md the other end of the
wire. '"rhis 10 Cal Boag. Just called
you up 70 Ask II you won't come and
~ Hogan night Cross. III guarantee
aston. I vas thoroughly dissustsd with
Hogan after the MoFarisnd hght. and
sead him %. I tod him that this time
he's rot to show something or nnd .
new adviser. The trouble with HIM In
the. NcFarland bout was Just this: A
lot Of people have been telling him that
hs 70 . great boxer. He was told that
10 could outlook Mcfarland. He tried
Il md he saw 80 many gloves coming
no way that he was completely buf-
falosA. That's all. Hes going to get
Y the Asa that he 10 90 very clever.
I'D 20 out and use that punch"
TN COFrROTH. the Frisco hght
promoter. has sent . hurry cali
On 70 New YORK. aakans One
Ho~an n he can bs ens.red N n-n,
~ Wolgast In San Francisco on July
<kh. Hogan will DO better able 10 an
0Wer after tonight.
A queer angle In this 10 that ysstsr-
1ay Tommy Murphy left San Francisco.
hooded tor New York. Evidently with
a1arvny ON me ground. hsvlnr fouyh,
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""scu. ih me country that woasAs'
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ZINES Oonroth Y have sug
sessed Murphy to Woigast. rather thar
noeaa. whose recent defeat by NcFar
iAne didn't boost his reputation syss
y csiifosnia.
"owl Now the baseball Trust .
w going to Set 70.
ConsrsesnAn Gallagher of mn
nsb has tntrodposd . oil, askinr Con
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