Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
BOXING
News of the Ring Game
By Tad

Frank Whitney, who has donned the
gloves around here on various occasions.
has signed to meet Eddie johnson in d
ten-round bout at Denver, Col. April
is. Whitney wanted the weight fixed
at 1873 pounds, but after much argument
agreed to let Johnson come in at 1875.
GunboaU Smith. the heavyweight
scrapper, since he knocked out Bombar-
der Wells and Fred Mckay, besides
beating Joe Rodel. has become flooded
to appear in various cities throughout
the country.
Jack Dillon, the indianapolis middle
weight, and George Chip, Jimmy Dimes
protege clash tonight in a twelve
round scrap at Youngstown, Ohio
The Cross Rivers fight at New York
last week drew Sl3,S29. Rivers received
for his end $500 as a guarantee, while
Cross took down S4,42423.
Jack Britton. the clever Chicago light
weight, and Matty Baldwin, one Of the
have completed training for their ten
night
Ad Wolgast announces that he will
stop Tommy Murphy within fifteen
rounds in their return engagement April
20 This is quite a job for the ex-
champion to make good al.
Bud Conley and Al Smith, local ban
tams, would like to hear from some
club willing to match them for a bout
in the near future.
indianapolis boxing fans are expect
Ing rafting scrap Wednesday night
when Ray Bronson and Hillard LANCE
clash in a 'ten-round fight. Bronson
meets Billy Griffith at Cincinnati TO-
night and will find 1t a pretty tough
proposition to take on LANCE two days
later
Hebrew VS.. Hebrew This will be
the state Of affairs IL Charlie White,
the Chicago featherweight, succeeds In
getting Leach Cross into the same ring
with him.
Nate Lewis, manager Of White and
matchmaker Of the kenosha A. c..
writes from Chicago that he has offered
Cross a 81 500 guarantee or a privilege
Of 80 per cent 10 fight White.
Whites latest achievement was a ten
round victory over Pal Moore at Ke-
nCsha about a month ago. In that al
fair White handed Moore the worst
beating of his career, flooring him no
less than six times.
Al Lippe is trying hard to get Johnny
CoulOn, bantamweight champion, over
to Paris for bout with Charley Le-
doux
Kid Young. Jimmy Grant. Meyer Prizes
and Spider Britt are training for com
ing scraps.
Freddie Welsh. the English light
weight champion, viii open his Amerl-
can fight campaign in Bridgeport, Conn,
on April %, when he opposes Al ketchel
in ten-round set-to.
Artie Armstrong shaded Ruby Hirsch
i'm a ten-rOund battle at Chicago last
week. The bout was a private AFFAIR,
for $500 side bet.
frankie White and Pat Drouillard
will exchange blows in a scheduled ten
round tilt at Grand Rapids, Mich,
Thursday night. Both boys are light
weights.
George Mason, Baltimore feather
weight, who is in Atlanta at the present
time, is still waiting TO hear from some
star boy Of his division around here.
Willie Richie has followed the foot
steps Of Packey Mcfarland in one in
stance. anyway. Richie is said 70 nave
a fOndncss for ice cream. and is Will
ing 10 match his skill at the frozen
sweet against the Chicago whirlWind-
Battling Nelson and Abe AtteH. tW-
former champions. were at the rlngs-gt
Of the Cross Rivers fight Nelson chal-
leuged the winner, while Abe announced
the fact that he is still after kloane.