Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-04
By Paul Armstrong.

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IT OS ANGELES, July 4.-Bud An
derson, who is to fight Leach
Cross this afternoon, has been
put out but once. once and only
once has he known what it means
to be dropped for true. But he got
it good once and that was from a
horse.
Forty some times has Anderson
been matched against men, most of
them demanding catch weights and
taking A shade anywhere from 10
to 50 pounds, but nobody has ever
done as well as the horse.
For two years which about covers
his career as a professional boxer,
Bud has won about half his bouts
with a knock out. and the rest, barr
ing a draw or two, were his on de-
cisions Knock out Brown, with a
wild, desperate swing. dropped and
dazed him just enough to win for
himself a draw, but what a lacing
Brown did get next time to repay
for that one swing.
George Memsic was the original
discoverer of Anderson. Memsic had
fought them all and, beginning to
show the ravages of time and hard
usage. he went hunting local favorites.
Memsic Unearthed Anderson.
The local favorite of a small but
boisterous burg was Tommy Ryan's
game. He wrote that stuff. The
boisterous burg, once 1t has a favorite,
will turn out to a man and bet some
coin that their boy" can at least
stay with those old timers. Ryan
got rich hunting up those spots. Not
so with MemsiC. He started badly.
He picked Anderson. On his return
ne called to witness and declared
that this Bud Anderson had hit him
harder than ever he had been hit be-
fore in his whole life. He did not
know where the punch came from; he
did not care.
All he wished to do was to warn
people against Anderson. OF course
that made Buds road a little rougher.
And now for one minute let US
toy with eugenics again. Anderson
represents the last word in rearing
for the rugged game. In the woods
or breaking horses he has been work
ing at rough labor all his life.
Perched on stage coach in his youth
with four half wild horses and
mountain road before him his eyes
and nerves were tested to the limit.
Later, when he took up the fighting
game he got them at all weights and
with murder in their eye. None of
the mob he waded through to recog-
milton had a bank account and fire.
quently the little purse they fought
for meant all there was in sight.
Bud Never Refused Match.
They did not mind being hurt. They
did not know when they were hurt.
One has only to see the left guard
that Anderson has developed to know
that at some time men have swung
at him with all they had in the hope
of finishing him then and there. But
as Anderson once sat still and cold
as chilled steel guiding wild horses
down a mountain road, so he timed
their frantic efforts at his undoing
One by one he dropped them and
asked that better men come. Never
has he refused a match, never has
he picked. He is a real contender
for the championship and every liv-
ing lightweight knows 1t and knows
it well.
Anderson has a perfect left hand,
hits straight and knows how to hook.
He has get a right which viii drop
any middleweight if he lands it fair
But will he beat Cross? All, now
We come to it. Buddie is short on
experience He has never fought as
smart a man as Cross in his life. It's
certainty that Leach will show him
many a trick