Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
R|TCH|E-NURPHY I
FIGHT CALLED Off
Champion Willing to Go On De-
spite Operation, but Rain
TnterfereS.
NO NEW DATE SET FOR Go

InterfereS.
10 NEW DATE SET FOR GO
A nasal abscess which neeessitated
n operation yesterday on Willie
.itchie. the lightweight champion.
esulted in calling off the scheduled
fight last night between
,itchie and Harlem Tommy MUIR
by.
The two fighters met last night
18th their managers and went
trough the forinalities of weighing
/ to conform with the forfeit agree
lent. Both tipped the scales at 1875
ounds.
When the requirements had been
let Ritchie announced that he had
cen operated ON. but in spite of this
act and a drizzling rain he was
lining that the fight should proceed
coffroth, however, declared
40 fight off altogether.
HIcAIIister Beats Donovan.
Bob McAIlister. tho former weltcr
nd middleweight of the Pacific coast.
Jade his New York debut last night
t the Fairmont A. c., outpointing
Young Nike Donovan in ten rounds.
he Californian, who recently re-
,vered from an attack of illness, OUT
assed the New Yorker in nearly
very angle of the game and won the
onors in all but the first, second,
fifth and sixth rounds, the latter two
on even terms. McAllister
ad an advantage in weight of four
ounds, tipping the beam at 1859
ounds. The bout was not very fast,
nd with the willingness of both men,
no from all appearances did their
est, did not bring any disfavor from
lie spectators.
DEcAuliffe to Tour.
Jack McAuliffe, undefeated and re-
red lightweight champion, will sail
aturday for Europe for six-weels
Exhibition tour. AS McAuliffe holds a
nique position in the boxing world.
9 is assured OF enthusiastic recep.
ons in the cities he expects to visit.
lie will begin his tour in London De-
ember 20, and will then visit France
nd Germany. At each place where
e exhibits some well-known local
oxer will go on with him in a SPAR
ing bout.
"Vive Carpenticrw
Georges Carpenter. who defeated
ornbardier Wells at the National
porting Club in Lindon Monday eve
Ing in one round, was given wild
elcome home on his arrival at Care
u Nord, Paris, last night. Thou
ands crowded the station and
reefs. hundreds of men had tears
emotion running down their faces.
nd when at last they got at their
ero everybody who could kissed his
heck or hand.
Gibbons Stops Ferns.
wild Cat" Ferns, of Kansas City,
Tas practically knocked out by Mike
ibbons, of st. Paul, at New Orleans
lst night in the second round of
hat was to have been a ten-round
out. Floored three times for the
cunt of nine in the second, Ferns
'as very groggy. and the referee
topped the fight with probably two
remaining to fight.
Joe Mandot Best. s.
Joe Mandot, of New Orleans, and
at Drouillard, the Windsor light
eight, stood toe to toe and battled
ght hard rounds at Windsor, Ont.
st night. A shade in Mandot's favor
as the popular verdict. They threw
cience and caution to the winds and
ugged, but Mandot's superior clev-
mess and generalship gave him the
largin.
Hyland Training Hard.
Fighting Joe Hyland says he viii
ut a wide swath in the lightweight
inlxs hereabouts this winter. Joe ia
aiming hard for his bout with Willie
alton, of the west side, at Browns
YIN. New York. on Saturday night.
Other Boxing Gossip.
Cy Smith, 1.-THE Hoboken Cyclone"
i'll get the chance that he has been
'aiting for next Tuesday night at
New York, when he will
leet Young Joe Shugrue, the alleged
ittiAA EfACAi VI tlC AtotC.
The National Sporting Club of
has cabled an offer OF $4,000
, George Carpenter, of France, who
out Bombardier Wells in one
ound on Monday, to box Porky Flynn
efore the club on January 80, 1914.
Georges Carpenter, the French
hampton, who stopped lombard er
Vells in 70 seconds, announces that
o has accepted the challenge of Gun
oat Smith. The match will be staged
/ London, but the date has not been
xed.
The Postman A. c., New York, has
ranged a good show for its patrons
consisting of two round
outs and several preliminaries. Joe
heel will box Johnny Martin, the
lever Italian lightweight. In the
emi-final Young Limbo, of Brooklyn.
ill tackle Tommy Flanagan, of
'oston.
The new Polo A. A., of New Fork,
as arranged a star card of bouts for
omorrow night. Bobby Dawson and
lilly Smith will be the principals in
he first ten-round affair, and Dave
.atz viii try conclusions with Sailor
hail in a return match In the Sec
nd ten-rounder. The third and final
out brings together two lightweights,
oe Malone and Johnny Kelly, both
aiiine from Harlan