New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-22
RIVERS THE FAVOR|1E
u.s Advantage Of Skill in Clash
~, with "Knockout" Brown.
uIIppHY TO MEET WOLGAST
60. Of Boxing World Centred
IN Twenty Round Bouts
on the Coast.

80 If the boxing world will be
I n, the state of California to-
''""' ho,e TWO battles of lightweiGhts
"a" ,a De fought. which may have def
v" hnarnc upon the future champion Of
h'' Down in Los Angeles. i'm Tom
wv .s-,..s arena. Knockout Brown.
haired Dutchman Of the lower
wv c,Ae will box Joe Rivers. the
HS' -. ,od twenty rounds, while i'm san
op',sco Tommy Murphy. the Harlem
49, Gill NEE, his arch enemy. Ad VOL
.ho former lightweight champion of
go ND in twcnty-round battle. In
~ probability the winners will he
a." .sod in twenty-round contest. and
,"a ,r,imste victor will be given first
.n.,ce TO win the title from Willie
p;,cbie the present champion.
c,r.ral interest is stronger in the bout
MAO, Rivers and Brown than in the
wolrsst.Murphy battle. Both the first
.,sd lads are now IN the heydey of
.ssr careers. while both Murphy and the
.rs,r,bile title holder are bordering upon
the sere and yellow.
rivers is favoritc over the New York
,.d AZ odds Of 10 to :. and not without
,Ooi and sufficient reason. There can DC
- DENYING that he ranks high as a light
,s,sht He Is tho one man in the ring
,,o is at once . clever. cagey boxer and
=. terrible. hard hitting fighter. He is
mol under fire and has good head.
r,,sss every indication goes astray he
rill outlook and outseneral Brown. who
e0hts with his strength alone. While il
: me general opinion that Rivers will
~, I, must not be thought for a mo-
rsrt that Brown is without chance.
BROWN cannot hope 10 offset Rivers
with his awkward style. The Spaniard
can box with either hand extended. and
his stiffness gives him distinct ad-
vantage over Brown. Furthermore.
Rivers while not infalliable in his judg-
nert Of distance. starts few blows with
mi definite target. Brown is entirely
100 prone 10 rushing in and letting them
20 IN hope OF finding a vulnerable spot.
There in little or nothing 10 choose
between Wolgas, and Murphy. Both fin
shed their strenuous training to-day.
dose 10 weight. Murphy weighed 1874
las, night and Wolgast half pound
less
The betting is at 10 10 s. with Wolgast
the fayor,e
aGunboat" Smith. who is matched TO
box "Bombardier" Wells At Madison
SQUARE Garden on March "a, arrived from
California yesterday morning. lie will
egn training to-day at the Sharkey
Athletic Club.
Jess Willard. the Texas heavyweight,
rctfed Billy Gibson, manager Of the
iarler Athletic Club. that he intended
70 come here shortly and eXonerate him
SCI Of the charge that he ran out OF a
bou, with zone Round" Davis IN Buff
.,lo for which he was recently suspend
ID b. the boxing commission. Willard
asked Gibson FOR match with the win
usr OF the Smith Wells bout, and Gibson
wired him that he could have the match
provided the commission reiDstated HIM
The bouts Of the night will be as fol-
0ws. Young" Brown vs. Willie Schaet-
'sr al the Irving Athletic Club; Tim
Logan VS. Dummy" Maxim, at the Ma
tonal Athletic Club: Joe Kesner rs.
Dick Fitzpatrick. at the greensboro
Athletic Club: Young" Dyson vs. Joe
Back. at the Liberal Athletic club