Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-27

straw that broke the back of the
"Kluklucks gang"
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The six-day race at Brussels will
be held February to 8. Floyd Mac
Farland will furnish the American
teams for that grind.
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Joe Fogler and Jimmy Moran are
doing a brother act" on the home
trainers in Boston this week. Fogler
and Moran, on the outs for fair over
the way Jimmy was treated in the di-
vision of the spoils collected from the
outlaws" made up in funny way.
Moran got the job, but he didn't have
the rollers. SO Fogler furAished the
stage setting and thus the two made
up. Both are business men.
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John Stol has cabled his acceptance
of the offer made to him by MacFar-
land to ride in the six-day race.
Rutt, his partner, will be the highest
priced man in the grind. Clark, who
signed to ride in the race for $1,000, is
second high so far.
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A feeling seems to prevail among
the sporting fraternity that the Willie
Ritchie-Leach Cross match is hoo
doo"' From the very first there was
much wrangling in arranging the
bout, and the date has been changed
twice. The latest turn of affairs has
Cross so badly injured that the match
has been postponed until November
10. Leach came by his hurts while in
training. He strained the muscles in
his left side, and his request for a
two weeks postponement has been
granted We will now sit back and
wait patiently for that occasion, hop
ing at least to see Richie, even if a
substitute is provided for Cross.
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Richie has attracted wide atten-
ton since his arrival in the East, and
Dial Hawkins's training quarters,
where Willie is doing his work, is
the scene daily of a crowd of enthn-
siastic fight fans. The new cham
pion is making an excellent impress
sion in his stunts, and he will be a
big faVorite when he meets Cross.
Richie is clever, of course, and in
that respect he will so outshine Leach,
1t is said, that he is sure to make
monkey out of him. In fact, Willie
is looked upon as a most formidable
fellow, and not a few believe he
would give Packey Mcfarland the
battle of his life if the boys were ever
to meet. Be that as it may, we Will
frat have to wait and see Richie per-
form against Cross or some other
good man before comparing him to
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While there is a demand Tor an
other bout between Gunboat Smith
and Carl Morris. the Gunboat APP
pears more anxious to take his
chances against Sam Langford, the
Boston Tar Baby" This may be
looked upon in two ways. Smith is
likely to figure that one is just as
tough as the other, and he knows
full well that he will get more of a
reputation in defeating Langford
than he would beating Morris, and to
lose to Norris would be suicide sure,
while to lose to Langford would not
tarnish his record to any great eX-
tent Still. the fans want to see Smith
fight Morris. In their last bout opin-
ion was divided. In the final result
Smith came out on top, on foul,
but not few believed that the Cum
boat was in worse condition than
was Morris at the time the bout was
stopped. In lodging Morris and ac-
cepting Langford, Smith has aroused
suspicion. and there is much talk
that Langford has agreed to allow
Smith to stay the twelve rounds If
that is to be the answer, the Gun
boat will not be much of a gamer,
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