El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-28
OAN FRANCISCO. CALF. July IS

! y AN FRANCISCO, CALF. July IS
Bob McAllister, the idol of the
- Olympic club. and the most SEN
sationaI amateur boxer developed IN
San Francisco in many years, is TO be
| put to a thorough test at last. Bob is
I signed to meet Sailor PetrOskey in a
/ 20 round bout at COffrOth's Eighth
street arena on the night Of August s,
and win or lose, the experience is sure
to prove an exciting one.
Has Had Best OF Training.
It viii be in the nature Of a clash
between a gymnasium taught athlete
and ring man from nature mold
McA1lister has had all the benefits OF
tuition from high salaried professors
and all the advantages Of modern
equipment in the line Of training appd-
ances and massage treatment. Petros-
key merely knows what he picked up
while in the navy and for years had
no better opportunities Of conditioning
himself than were afforded during his
watch below"
connections with Uncle sam and knows
what it is to hit up the road to have
elbow room sufficient to take a smash
at a swinging bag. He has sampled
the Delights OF Spawning on a ruo-
bing table while couple Of rough
house masseurs kneaded his flesh, and
he has acquired a punch that is posi-
lively sinful in its effect when It speeds
truly.
Many Advisers for MeATister.
It took a long time for Bob McAllis-
ter to make up his mind to tackle the
20 round game, but that was more the
fault of all too apprehensive friends
than anything else That hundred
million dollar baby" we hear Of occa-
sionaIy was never coddled along as
was ex-amateur champion Bob INGALLS,
ter, and it is little wonder that he
kicked over the traces in the long run.
va U~0rrNH
be a fatal mistake II Bob were allowed
to sign up for anything longer than
four rounds until he had met all man
ner of good opponents and become
thoroughly seasoned to the rigors and
excitement Of milling in public.
Another thought that may be after
a year or two Bob might extend his
limit to six rounds, while another was
because he bluntly limited that II Bob
could not undertake q 10 round jour-
ney he ought to ask for reinstatement
as an amateur.
Now Bob is booked for a 20 round
trip and the public, which practically
turned its back upon him because Of
his apparent partiality for bob-tailed
bouts. is ready to take him to its arms
again.
wonder in Amateur Days.
In his amateur days McAllister was
surely a wonder Every bout that ne I
figured in was wOefully one-s1ded and
when it finally began to appear that
match would never be found for him
among gentlemen boxers" the hand
lers of professional matches began to !
set their snares for the dashing Olym- /
plan.
RIcAIIister's last appearance as an |
amateur was at the Olympic club when 1
the veteran Australian pugilist, Tom :
my Tracey, brought Ted Darbyshire all /
the way from Portland. Ore. to take L /
crack at Bob. For all that Darbyshire I
accomplished he might have been some /
yOkel taking his initial lesson in spar
ring. It was quite a relief when Ira 1
cey, with chagrin stamped all over his I
face 1eaped up on the ring ledge and 4
waved a towel as an indication that the !
thing had gone far enough.
Then came the announcement that /
had resolved to turn pro-" I
and there was q lot Of speculation as 4
to who would be his first opponent He 1
met Willie Meehan. at Oakland. and /
crowded more punch into each three
minute spell OF boxing than is some
times seen in an entire evening of /
fighting.
Has Had stiff Battles
After Meehan. Paddy LAWN took
whirl at Robert and finished a poor
second and then Sailor lie Grande came
along and gave McAllister the stiffest
argument he had so far encountered.
The lie Grande affair showed that
possessed better qualities
Of assimilation than the experts gave
on battering ram principles. gave Nc
Allister an occasional wallOp around /
the midriff and Bob did not appear to