The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-13
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~ Rivers az Mild hammered as
Any Young Gentleman Who
Ever Drew on a Glove.

tTAs Ns~ Yosk World.
IN RExrcAN" JOE RIVERS 10 as
~" miId-mannercd a young gen.
SVo tleman as ever tosse6 over q
oeo-ounce glove. No one. seeing him
- . training bout. would restrain Q
oneh upon hearing him dercribed as
- demon Mexican" or the Los
An0sess Terror" These na'aes havs
~ attached to Mr.. Rivers. Perhaps
= sAs ring he 10 different
u wee up ct woodiawn Inn that I
01uhA Riverv hard at work for to.mor.
~ niOht's bout with Leach Cross. lie
bexA saly couple Of rounds--ions
eoes-as he V At and ready. and doesn't
Believe In overtr sinins.
WA11s not very cold. the air WAS
0nmp. and % Rivers. who 10 accustomed
- MN Southern California weather.
VoPo . sweatsr. He explained that he
Won't taking on weight lie didn't
- 70. gaid he likes New York
voaeser. too. and that he's coming back
hsFs again Just ~ soon ~ he can clean
- his next Los Angeles engagement
re seen . few Thousand boxers-not
go. va sure. better buik Tor the pur.
DoDo ef glove singing than this Cali
o1salA 10Y. There have bssn others %
ey01seesioal but nnns that remember
~ - much power above the waist.
- snouidses ere phenomsaaiiy vide
- Dew~Nd. Hb arms are very yong.
- 10y u small ana muscular. His
~ sro perfect. light. vet well proper.
oone1 ~ Dromisins Of both spssd and
Go1Uo0es. Jos's fischer was . sprintsr.
eo0oas tAroaghout the West twenty
1Ps 80. ice inhsrits the sprintinG
peW1. H y very swift footed in
asobaA
ylsst q ~ sparrins partasrs was
svOee1sA Delivery" Hirsch. ABE Atte,rs
DeoeaDA Aorsoh 10 . good. clever boy.
~ ~ essa1n's DO much with Rivers.
~ leegieaa msvsA about with speedy
ooUsenslvsssss. seseins Hlrsch to break
OUo0o1 - VGeseoA bslore hi,a. Instead
- ssaAing IN . storm OF blows Joe
oono1 vssy eievstay. blocking jabs and
6uuolD. 80 wote1ng. Now and then he
o0Uo9 OUT With . shos1, ourving left
ooa1s - hees1 h,s right Into the body.
u ~ middle OF the mixing he whirlpool
~ iset ever suddsa,y. Nndtn6 the ten.
0uneo 0ssvs On "epsciai's' check bone
90 stag0sring him. Instantly Rivsrs
ellnsAsA. He wasn't showing on. lie
emit take his advantage. He didn't
~ onothse glove ny across until Hirsch
~ euily recovered.
a 3 . rule. I've noticed. the really
game hshtsrs don't take sdvan-
- tAss Of their sparring partners.
SAses who DO usually show . yellow
eRsak whom they're ~ against batter
u>aa themselves.
TIE bextng vent along. and Rivers.
Standing straight and making full use
- hjo height 1.-TWO inches less than
thot q Leach Cross) bodied IN and out.
always forcing. He must be an awk.
Wos4 Sellew 70 keep away from when
- seally intent upon getting to close
enstees. Hirsch couldn't keep away
Weea Rivers rushed. He didn't try TO
vosy much. He stood his ground fairly
Uool hut be oouldn't block the Msxi-
eaa's lightning lest
that left hand Of Joe's 10 . corksr.
AAeugh hs used u Ia. round arm blows
~ shoots them over 20 suddenly that
tAey reach the mark a. quickly - Il
oAov haA been driven straight
1svsss's left arm 10 larger than his
49, 1is left forearm 10 nearly an Inch
ngDeg. That ID, development often
go u good boxers. In the style OF
begiag Usually followed the left arm
= aAvanosd. and the left does much
noes work than the right. which IL
seoeevsA for blocking and an occasiona,
Aeavy drive. This gives the left arm
Oroatee development Abe Attelvs left
= aueh stronger than his right
I" HHD being rubbed down afts
w his training bouts with Hirsci
" and . youngster introduced a
"cAieago Jack" Rivers smilingiy tolt
otostse of his experiences. ~ used 4
- "a awfuny mean Kid before I Learned
hsv - aght." he said Seems to m,
] always was IN trouble. usually go
out oe Il by running. / could sprln
uhe my father. could run away from
ny larger brothers, l used to stea
vsess hsnging on the trolley cars 81!
fathsr told me not to. but Il didn'
- any good. 30 one day he got
DsliesnAn who was a friend Of his +
thgov . scare into me. He caught m
haoS1AS on behind q car and ran afte
% ] saw him coming and jumped OF
80 raa for home. The cop used I
- . gunner. and he nearly got me
ut he'd time TO dash into my hous
a. clan the door In his face. The
! ~ and hid under the bed. hal
oaoga1 - death. That cured me OF steal
~ yt6ss. used TO be fighting wit
~ beys all the time. and there wa
salv 80 Of the big boys In school VIII
seuo1 whip me. see him often nov
8us fst and I'm q trained boxer. bt
~ just laugh when We talk about IN
0Ooa b. used TO lick me. When I b,
onDe 3 regular fighter didn't have an
0nGPo scraps with the boys. of cours
\ oolDow vho knows how to fight ney,
49, for trouble"
~ going to try to knock o,
0DonDS Why. ! wouldn't say that II
49, = boz my best. and suppo'
- - don't expect TO be whIppe
- ! gssss that's ~ can say NM
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