The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-17
Wlllis Ritohle's Wired Accept.
anoe Of q Match With Leach
'-oss Shows That He Isn't
Sins EN-" Like Some
-. .':tle Holders.

ospyrssht. 1919. ~ Thu rrs Publishing &c.
tThs New Yorh World.
= LIGHTWEIGHT Champion Richie
wires that no is willing to come
- 20 New York and box ten rounds
with Leach Cross. This means that
they'll box. for Leachie Ia more than
anxious to take a chance with the
champion. Cross has been lighting with
varying success for several years. ana
meeting . champion won't worry him.
A. . rule the champions have thought
over Leachie's punch and then left him
on their visiting list
Nitchls and Cross should pack any
pavilion In the city. II will surely b
q "bsar" OF q bout.
Evidently Richie isn't picking EN-"
like some other title holders.
A l. REICH. ex-amateur champion.
made such = sensational start
= In his first professional nght.
Against Sailor White. that he was
matched right back again with Carl
Norris.
Reich 10 the most promising young
Ster turned into the ring In years. But
II 10 rushing things u little to put him
against n fellow like Carl Morris 30
soon. Morris has shown himself to be
very near the top class among the
''Whits Hopes" lie 10 siN feet ak
1nchss tall and weighs ABOUT no pounds
stripped when In flns condition. lie
he's been training quietly for several
weeks out In q Chicago gymnasium.
especially for the purpose OF coming
TO New York TO get a bout with Gun.
boat Smith. lie Ia strong. full Of en-.
eurance. game. and 10 said TO have
picked up quite a bit Of skill during
the past year. At any rate he has
been winning his bouts. and he "a an
experienced veteran now. and q dan
gerous fighter.
u Reich ny any chance can heat
Norris 1t will prove him to he a
Geauins phenomenon.
Bombdrdter Wells has beaten
tie champions OF half a dozen
Srdnchcs Of the British ARM,
s0f to mention Seaman Havcs
sud a feU other Nary battIers.
Fighting seems to be lost art
~ En0Iond.
JIMMY JOHNSTON. manager Of IN.
81 Nicholas A. c.. had a bright
idea the other day. He wired
Secretary Bryan an oYer Of $500 for a
yak on any subject between bouts a,
the St. Nick's next show. Mr.. Bryan.
secretary Mr.. NJ NJ wyveii. wircj
tns secretary's regrets. pleading q
previous engagement
THAT'S one didn't put over" s.id
Soonston last nisht u intended nut
unE joe Humphreys In the ring Al III,
same time to max. 1t = contest
TIVE Amateur Boxing Association nj
ENGLAND Is trying to have box'n,
contest. listed Sith the eysnts n,
me olympic Games. boxing was on,
OF the favorite outdoor sports At IN,
sneient Greek Olympiads." says Pre,i
dent John II. Douglas. and the moderr
olympic meets will never he compl,i,
until boxing contests are given al i'm
poPtant place on tho PROGRAMME Al
the PentathlOn and the Marathon race.
YAMES WHITE OF London, who once
offered $4,000 as a purse for a Ugh
between Bomba rider Wells and Jacl
johnson. has Just offered a purse a
o7.on0 for a return match between Well
and Carpenter. to be fought at Olympus
Dec. =. Carpenter may think this 4
hardly enough money. II In said tina
the idol Of the French people has W, "
to-day. all won In the ring.
OACk JnuNSnN - trNIuu ~, =.