Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-31

Columbia, the ITEM Oh Ine ocean
could tell when a blow was coming
and he could Judge in that manner
the best time to lead himself. Among
the modern pugilists Mike Gibbons
observes the feet considerably. al
though now and then he does look
his man square In the eye. But jim
Mace never. He fought his oppon-
ents' feet and he was quite a fellow
at that.
If Willie Ritchle doesn't give Ad
Wolgast another fight he Is a
sucker" as the boys over on Mar
ket street would say. That Richie
can defeat Wolgast there is small
doubt and that he should be four
flushing and having about taking
AID on again is silly in the extreme.
1t is said that the champion is afraid
OF Wolgast and would sooner meet
some one else. This seems strange,
In that he fought Wolgast when few
believed Willie would have a ghost
of a chance. There is considerable
hot air in regard to the men betting
$4,000 on the outcome of their fight.
Wolgast started the betting bluff
and Richie is following 1t up. The
men will get a big purse and they
will very likely divide as near to
halves as possible. AS far as betting
S25, 900 on the outcome-that is a joke
OF huge dimensions. The public will
pay to see the bout and the fighters
will divide the spoils. Again we say
poor public.
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The Cross Baldwin fight looks to
have been zone of those things"
Cross, the dispatches say, could have
won in any round he so elected. but
he allowed Matty to stay the limit.
After the bout was over the boys
declared that 1t was a hard fight,
while the spectators made no bones in
saying that it was a glaring case of
get the money, but don't get hurt.
Baldwin is all In. 1t seems. When he
was right" he gave Cross two nifty
lickings, but Leach, wonder that he
Is, can now take Matty's measure.
Cross is such an odd creature that it
Is difficult to get line on him. He
fights so poorly sometimes that the
wonder is he ever gets another match.
Then he comes out the very next
time and performs like a champion.
If Cross We're a race horse, he would
have been ruled off for life long ago.
But he Is only a fighter.
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The show at the st. Nicholas Rink,
in New York, last night brought out
the true caliber of Frank McGuin-
ness, the latest white hope" He
was beaten by Jack Heating, another
new one, but McGuinness had been
touted so highly that his defeat was
a surprise. A good white hope. to-
day is about the rarest thing on earth.
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Joe Borrell is said to be a coming
fighter down Philadelphia way. He is
clever and can also hit, but seems to
need a good man to bring him to the
front.
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Talking about managers, the New
ark fighters have generally been
poorly handled. Patsy Kline might
have been champion today, If he had
kept away from the crap-shooters.
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So Boston is to get the Frank
Klaus-Jack Dillon fight WE'LL Bos-
ton can have it and welcome, If it is
no better than the battle those two
engineers" put up in Madison Square
Garden. Recently at Indianapolis
Klaus and Dillon fought ten rounds
and Jack was given the verdict. Since
then he has been parading as the mid
dleweight champion. If he beat Klaus
fairly he Is entitled to much respect
but If both do their best, 1T is odds or
that Klaus will win. Their fight al
the Garden was so putrid that the
fans passed up the boxing game fol
some time. Such men and such fights
are killer for any sport.
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Football so soon, and yet the base.
ball season is little more than hal
over. The circulation of "Spalding''
Football Guide" is evidence that tn,
gridiron is at least being given som,
thought The publication contain:
everything that is instructive in foot
ball and the new rules are a matter
of much interest. In the new playing
code for 1918 will be found severa
changes, the most important, perhaps
being in regard to the changing o.
players during a game. Previously
a player once taken out, could not b,
returned to a game except at the be
ginning of the next period. This rul.
has been modified in one respect only
and this has to do with the final pc
Rod, when player can be taken gu
and put back at will. Anothei
change and one which will make tn,
game more spectacular in every way
permits the man who is to kick tn,
ball to stand at any distance from
the line of scrimmage he so elects
The old rule compelled the player I,
be at least five yards behind tn,
scrimmage line. This change is sur
to be liked by the patrons of tn,
game as it will add to the spectacula
features of football. The Guide" a
usual. is very complete, containing