Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-18
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Abraham Attell, rated by most critics
as the greatest of all featherWelght cham
pions will attempt to come back to-
morrow night. Abe clashed with Oliver
Kirk in a scheduled ten-round bout at
New York. Kirk is the boy who made
Abe quit In the sixth round of recent
90, and the former featherweight king Is
out for revenge.
Jack Britton, the Chicago phenom, will
meet Johnny krause in a siX-Tound set-to
at Philadelphia tonight.
Bombardier Wells refuses TO stay down.
The English heavyweight has recovered
from his defeat at the hands of Gunboat
Smith, and is now after a return engage
ment Wells states that he grew careless
in the second round and is confident he
can reverse the verdict if given another
chance.
Tommy Walsh. manager of Joe Mandot.
the French baker boy, refuses to admit
that his protege is through. Tommy says
Mandot will still reach the top, and that
he will give Mr.. Leach Cross a stih side
ring with Mandot again.
A letter from Henry Pollok. manager Of
Freddie Welsh, is on hand. Pollock writes
that Freddie is to set sail for these shores
March % and that he will Immediately
camp on the trail OF Willie Richie, cham
pion lightweight of the world, Pollok
also states that he has Welsh signed Tor
short vaudeville engagement of six
weeks.
Chicago boxing followers are anxiously
awaiting the opening of the game in the
Windy city" bill Is now pending be
fore the legislature at Springfield legaliz
ing the sport.
Leach Cross victory over Joe Mandot
has come as a big surprise to Abe Attell.
foo bn.E ali Gl1l
often stated that the fighting dentist is
not game, and would quit under fire. Abe
has evidently changed his mind now.
Two burly white hopes" one Round
Davis and Tom Mcmahon are to exchange
blows in ten-round bout at Rochester,
\. y, Monday Jimmy Dime. the Pitts
burg manager is developing Mcmahon
clean cut fashion. Mcmahon has also
worked with Billy Papke, when the latter
trained for his matches with Stanley
KetcheI:
Jimmy Hurst, manager of wildcat"
Ferns. has. several offers for his boys
| services. Ferns states that Indianapolis
is after Ferns to box Mike Gibbons. while
kenosha is anxious to close a Walters
Ferns bout.
Tommy Dixon the Kansas city light
weight, has decided to quit the boxing
is more profitable than the boxing game,
so will spend the rest of his days in the
latter field. So says Tommy
Matty Baldwin. the Boston lightweight
is TO have the chance Of his life before
long according to reports in several BOs-
ton newspapers. The Mcmahon brothers
in New York have secured the signature
of Joe Rivers for three bouts, and it has
been decided to name Baldwin as one Of
the MeXican's opponents
Packey Mcfarland and Willie Ritchie
are certainly keeping the innocent public
guessing three days. One day they are
matched and the second day it is off
Nolan and Thirty, managers Of the two
boys, always were good at the press agent
stuff
Jack White, the Chicago featherweirht.
is out on the coast trying hard TO get on
with Bud Anderson and * .. Brown.
Jack is not cleaning up the dough he did
on his former visit. lie probably real
lies that he lost a real manager when
he parted company with Freddie Gilmore.
Having lost the NcGoorty- Noha ma Itch.
scheduled TO take place at Milwaukee yes
terday. Milwaukee promoters are trying
hard 10 cliuch Briton- Murphy bout. An
injury to McGUorty's hand forced him to
call off the Moha match.