The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-14
RITCHIE NOT DOING RIGHT
 BY RESTRAINTS, FOR TITLE
COrben Says Champion Acts as If He Didn't
 Want Matches

Good Judges favor Anderson chan ces in the coming bout. He is younger and looks more like the sue cessfu1 fighting machine. Although almost unheard of six months ago he has within that short space of time made. rapid strides towards the top and is considered one of the most formidable of the many title aspi- rants. His defeat of Joe Mandot was probably no great achievement in the light of Joes recent performances, but just the same it was quite an ac- complishment for a youngster, and suggests wonderful possibilities for the future.
 Speculation on championship con- tenders brings me to Young Shugrue. the Jersey City lad, who has been winning with alarming regularity. He appears to be the best boy develop ed in the east since the days of Cans and Erne. Tommy Murphy came back into public favor recently by beating Wolgast, but Shugrue looks a much classier man than the former Har1emite. Leach Cross defeaqed Tommy and a few months ago Shugrue decisfvely defeated Cross. The Jerseyite performs like a real champion. His defeat of Sammy Robideau, the Philadelphia. youngster, who threatened to clean up all the light-weights in the East, strengthen ed Shugrue's position as the best 133 pound boy in this section of the coun- try.
 The average boxer nowadays is handicapped with 'stoo much mana ger.'' It Is different in shugrue,s case. He is suffering from the lack of one. I don't know who looks af-1 ter Shugrue, but he is a. rare bird as modern managers go- Tn the hands of a hustler the Jersey lad would be 0I in v.io for Ritchie, Rivers or Anderson He's a cinch to beat Cross anytime they meet, and the best proof of 1t is Cross's refusal to consider a return battle Leach is sensible enough to know when he is up against it.
 Take a tip from me: Anytime Young Shugrue starts, string along with him. He looks good enough right now to go after the title. Since Rftchie has admitted his increase in avordupois can't think of any 133 pounder who figures to beat this fel- tow-- Possibly Bud Anderson may be good enough, we will know better after he has fought Cross.
 Bob FTitzsimmons has revived the pipe story about Jim Jeffries hav- ing been drugged at Reno. At least that is the gist of a, story printed over his signature. I doubt if Fitz really S OAA was 0SSCO, -e1S ne says, and am surprised he should allow such statement to be printed with his name attached as the author.
 Still there's no telling Fitz may believe someone did drug Jeff. Re member how he protested that he had been drugged at Coney Island when he lost the title to Jeffries. Bob was drugged" all right, but not with drugs. It was Jefr's left hand that did the trick and it happened in the | second round Jeff jabbed one of those stiff lefts of his into Fitz's face and the Cornishman went sprawIing 1 That punch took the steam out of him | and it was due solely to Jeff's eau | tious methods that the fight was pro | longed until the eleventh round. The big fellow could have ended it much 1 earlier had he been disposed to press matters.
 It is time that Reno dope story was canned for all time. The pub lie is no longer interested It was good stuff, great newspaper copy for | while after the hght-ft let the loser down easy-but it has outIived it's l usefulness. Jeff was beaten. fairly | and square1y. He simply could not 'fcome back" That's all there is to it. | He was unequal to the task asked of | him. He worked hard in his own way, but six years of "easy living had 1 done for him as a fighter. It did not take a good man to beat Jeff that afternoon He had beaten himself |
 JAMES J. CORBETT.