The San Francisco call., 1913-08-06
CHAMP ION FALLS
FOR FAT OFFER
FROM VANCOUVER
Sailors Are Sending In Coin
to. Bet on Petroskey
When He Faces
McAllister

Willie Ritchie has practically decided
10 give Freddy Welsh. the lightweight
champion of Great Britain. the next
chance at the lightweight crown.
Ritchie announced yesterday. before
his departure for Salinas, where he is
going on hunting trip. that he was
going to accept the offer made by
Hugh Springer. the Vancouver pro-
moter, to box Welsh Is rounds there on
Labor day.
According to Ritchie he has been Of
fered $4,000 TO meet Welsh, which he
says is the best offer that has been
made to him to box, and that the long
tember l is Labor day in Vancouver
and it is looked upon as an ideal day
for boxing contest.
Promoter Jim Coffroth made strenu-
Gus efforts to get Ritchie TO box Har-
lem Tommy Murphy, but the local lad
does not seem anxious to tangle with
either Murphy or Wolgast.
Welsh holds 90 round decision over
Ritchie, which the latter gained in Los
Angeles year ago last Thanksgiving
day. when Ritchie went on as a sub
stitute for Ad WOlgast, when the lat
ter was stricken with appendicitis on
the eve Of the battle.
Ritchie. plans to spend 10 OF. II days
hunting in the mountains back of Sa-
linas. Immediately upon his return
from the mountains he will sign ar
ticies and then depart for the north
"SSt ~ -
A commission OF $1,000, sum col
lected among the bluejackets around
troskey yesterday at odds of 10 to 9.
McAllister still rules a slight favorite.
but If the Petroskey money continues
TO come in chunks like II. has during
the last couple of days. the odds are
likely to switch. The sailor is a prime
favorite with Uncle Sans men. and he
is also a great favorite with the fight
n orc % rgc rff na1r H.
will back him.
The coming bout between Petroskey
and McAllister is one of the best bet
ting bouts that has been staged in this
city in some time There seems to be
a diversity of opinion in regard to the
merits of the boxers which is respon-
sible for the lively betting
Both boxers worked hard yesterday
and they will do their last glove work
today. The men appear in fine shape
and there is no chance for either to
case of defeat.
Petroskey boxed four rounds He
went two rounds with Bob Armstrong.
the veteran colored heavy weight. and
like number of rounds with Sailor
Wilson. McAllister boxed three
rounds. two with Kid Simms and one
with Harry Carter.
Harry TrendaIl, the middle west
lightweight, who has been coming to
the front with great strides during the
among the boxing colony. Trendall
came west TO meet Leach Cross at Los
Angeles. He was to meet Cross in
stead of Matty Baldwin, but lost the
match through some trouble he had
with his manager. When he arrived
in the south he found that Baldwin
had been substituted.
Trendall would like to get started
here and he would not be averse to
stepping into the four round game and
trying out his hand The visitor must
be a good lad, as he recently earned
an eight round decision over Leach
Cross.
Alex Greggains, the old time fighter
this evening for Taft with Jack Hem
pie, his new white hope Hemple is to
meet Jack Lester, the northwestern
heavy weight in a 20 round bout in the
oil city on the evening of August 80.
Greggairs says that his man is
conner, and if he gets away with Les
ter he will start him against the best
men in the business.
Louis Perente. wired from Los An
geles last evening to the effect that
he had succeeded in matching Charley
Miller and Arthur Pelkey for a 20
round mixup on the evening of Septem-
Der % in the Vernon arena. This bat
tie will mean the making or the break
ing of the local motorman. If he beats
Pelkey he will be one of the greatest
cards in the business, but if he is
licked he must fall back among the
that Miller is a, winner and will make
a heavy side bet with Tommy Burns,
who is handling the conqueror OF Lu-
ther McCarty.