The evening world., 1913-09-23

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San Francisco Sporting Writer
Alleges That Joe Rivers was
Raised on set.ups."
Cse,risbt. 1918 n, The rrcs Publishing C..
t1hs New Yofk Wo:id)
- Ut IN California they seem "a
have an idea that Joe Rivers
- lost his goat. permanently. when
- met Willie kitchie. Read the fol-
LOWING hard words directed right
straight at Joe In the sporting columns
Of the Frisco Post:
wANTED--AN INVALID
II there 10 among my readers
fast-fading invalid with . rasrins
cough. . defective heart. one leg
and soft corns on hIs remaining foot.
he can secure q good Job for ono
afternoon by applying 10 J. Rivers.
boxer.
The time has come for Joe TO nsht
again. and his manager and friends
are on . still and silent hunt trying
70 6nd one SO easy that Joc's oosel.
away courage can bs restored b.
Beating him up.
Some one at the Rivers camp the
ether day suggested that . match be
arranged between tho Mexican and
Jack Britton. Restorativss were all
that saved Rivsrs's life.
Joe. with the memory Of his Rt.
chile experience lingering In his mind.
10 anxiously iOoking for something
soft Yet even this prospect causes
him unsasiness. for within the last
swenty.four hours We have all learned
that the softsst looking things are
somstimss dscsivins. A. wolgast and
Leach cross please write.
NO MORE SET.UPS.
I think We ali have had our al Of
sst.ups. Joe Rivera has been raised
so them. In his whole career h"
hasn't had half . dozen genuine
aghts-that y to say. nghts In whicn
As was In the slighteSt danger OF
anything except spontaneous COM
Nustiou or sunstroke. Most OF his
sppeneats we're handplcked for h'm.
l>-fIB same writer tossss few rose
70 Willie Richie. says he: "Th
4 astuts scientist who II trying I
/ Drove that ali good dghtsre have bsu
oyes forget 70 hgurs Wihie Ritcn'4
wLiis's s,es ars tho color Of choaoiat
creams, anc no gamer. braser hsh's
:. was ever seen In sins. That 10, siie
sou succeed IN gottirs hin Into . rims
(. lEducing Willie 20 put On the g'ovs
u uks vJax!ng = nervous old elephan
70 walk Q tight rope. A. . ~ pieliminar
- Q contest Willie de,,aLds u DO pre-
. seated with the contsn's os . nations
haak and an ootlon ~ tins tuildin,
[. The ether hshtsr has to promise TO II
h1n weigh Q ten at the ringS,ds IN
woivs ali the picture rights. But ono
/, yUu do get him into the ring-lOok out!
I<Y HAVE met tho best, Of the b'
hesvywe'ghts In tho country,
. writes Charles Miller. who NEE
- PaiSer Tomorrow night. Including bl
Jesse willard. Jim Barry. Al KRu
man. Jim Flynn. 0unbost Smi'
three times Zone win. one lose. Of
arw). Frank Moran and . host
othssa The hSht critics Of the We
alAim I am the best OF the 'whi
Il hopes an willing to bet my ov
= money that can whip any white
Z black man In the game to-day. =
willing to tackle fighters the promote
=. think will draw o house. no matter wi
= they are. have none Of the cleverne
Of . Jim Corbett. but can fKht VIII
srhal MIL La ~ ArA la, L.
. couple OF months ago Mr.. Sam W
very anxious thAt the authorities c,
y. he match Oh. lie didn't stop TO Z
whether II would bs fixed W again
~ 81, but jumped . train for the Ea
- i'm Conroth wants me back In Co
!, 1eeaia In the beginning Of October
- matched With Arthur Pelksy.
" - champion get"
v0 OBJ NALLIsTER. IN. ssnsatio,
II Frisco middieweight. meets Jim
-. - Clabby Oct. ,. and expects TO co
70 New York Immediately after Il
! bout McAlli.ter is said 10 be
- cleSsrest middieweight developed
:! several years.
'
N good claim to the wel,erwei
title. p m!fYed over the emo
=. Of somebody or other TO put Phil Cr
7. on the pedestal BILLY Clover writ
..f II want to show you how some Of
|. 4. alleged champs do business !
/. Cross wss offered date with NJ
~ Glover. and Sam Walisch in behalf
J his brother accepted tho da;e and
q 10 put up his forfeit on the follow
Monday. put up a forfeit In behalf
Nike. The day before Wallach was
=. Put his forfeit up he went 20 the
fpi NAhon brothers ball ground to Sc
~ game and he came in contact with
=. - AoNshon. When he said he had
~ matched with Nike at lt2 pounds n
n eide Mcmahon said to him: Phil Il
., tor . great lacirg. ss Glover can
that weight easily waliach I
a cailsd up Ike FOrdOn and said: "
- Glover can do that weight easily. "
DO you want TO do-havs Phillis q
q dsrsdr and called the match on
III sstd hs'd ie, Phil box any man
:. Glover. This IL grsat condition
:. Affairs when iighter won't fight
h = lnaA he lss his nnulp.ut al