The San Francisco call., 1913-09-04

fatored TO the game, he stands out
day. They are talking about him
country and his fame spreads as tn,
beat the sailor and he is assured OF
nice little fortune
ALoAllister is lucky to be stepping
in at this time when there are nc
other.: good cards in sight The men
who have been keeping things going
in the lighting game seem to have
fallen down of late. The answer is
that stars are few and hard to find
and when one of the higherups does
happen to land he lands on the soles
.sof. both feet and there is nothing to
block his way.
- Thus it is that McAllister has all
the luck running for him. He need
not worry in the least. New York
would. welcome him with open arms
ii he ever took it into his head to
akust into the game back there, and
.:he rs a 1 to 10 shot for the long trip
1T he-is successful in his next effort
.:Rga1iist the man who served Uncle
:: Sam so faithfully in the navy.
=. Barring his cleverness, the best as
set that McAllister has is the name of
:. his club. The famous winged 20" is
known throughout the length and
i. breadth of the land, as well as in all
foreign countries where athletes
thrive. When the Olympic club
places its stamp OF approval upon a
fighter or an athlete in any. other
:'iine his success is assured, for all the
4 world knows that this organization
}. 1eyer would get behind man with
.Ouf the class.
:" Therefore. McAlHster is starting
out with everything in his favor. He
> has the skill and the science, as we'll
= sRs the backing of one OF the greatest
athletic organizations in the world.
He can not kick against lack of sup
port If he is not successful. He has
o just as good a chance as Jim Cor
bett. Joe Choyinski, Jimmy Britt, Al
. Kaufman and numerous other ones
who gained fame and fortune in the
ring after graduating from the Olym-
pic club.
Although in the limelight, McAlfis-
ter has managed to preserve his mod
esty' thus far. He is not given to
going around and Dragging about his
at the same time he Is confident and
he is not afarid to speak up in de-
fense Of himself. His business train
ing and his past associations with
Olympic club members have had the
desired effect upon the young ste
nographer.
Petroskey can not boast of the fol-
lowing nor the class which McAllis-
ter has. No, indeed. In other words,
.a the sailor is a sort of rank outsider.
The boys from the battleships are his
friends and they bet their money on
3 him every time he starts, but they
generally stick close to their boats
and we do not see much of them
along the sporting line.
But the tar is a tough one and no
= body knows IL better than McAllister.
Had not Bob been an artful dodger
.: and "a wonderful ducker, he would
have been stretched on the broad of
his back by one of Petroskey's sem
sati.onal swings the last time they
hooked up. The sailor came within
an. ace of ending the mill on at least
& dozen occasions.
Petroskey does not profess to know
anything about the boxing game. All
he boasts is a hard punch, stout
heart and plenty of speed. He likes
TO go in and mix things up with an
opponent, and he likes an opponent
). Who. is willing TO fight him toe to toe
All those who have played this game
In the past were fiattened because the
sailor knew this style too well.
McAllister's speed and cleverness
baffed the tar before, but whether
or not it will this time remains to be
seen: Often boxer gets good line
on an opponent in one fight and uses
1T 80 advantage the next time. But
q clever man can frequently alter his
tactics and this is probably what Nc
Z Allfster is counting upon doing when
they. line up next Tuesday afternoon.
The selection of Jim Griffin as the
third man in the ring for the mid
sdle weights appears to have met with
popular approval on all sides. II
?. begins to look right now as though
the fiery haired one from North Beach
is the only man in line for any of
these big jobs.
- OF course, there was the usual
wrangle, and McAllister even went SO
far as to suggest bringing Charley
EvtQn' up from Los Angeles But
;, away down in his heart he knew thai
he would never be able to get away
with such a play. Therefore, when
he accepted Griffin, the wise ones
Just passEl around the L told you SO
nod. and let it go at that. Griffin
looks like the right man for the job
and the sports apparently are very
web satisfied.
Jimmy Rohan of Oakland is SO
elated over the showing which his
young charge. Joe Azavedo. made
against Ad Wolgast last Monday aft
ernoon that he is now thinking OF
bringing Joe Rivers up from Los
Angeles 10 pit against the busher
: next month. Rivers has been offered
the date. but up TO the present time
he has not accepted it.
Mexican Joe may be a great fighter,
but the local fans can't see him at
all. That flop which he turned when
he met Ritchie on July settled him
as a big card here. Whether or not
he would be d success over in Oak
land remains to be seen. They all
admit that he Is a great fighter, bur
they all know he lacks the courage
70 fight under fire.