Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-25
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. August CIT
seems rather a peculiar incident that
three big battles scheduled for the first
week in September. two Of them Labor
day, should be postponed on account of
one Of the contestants in each bout being
injured or unable to box on account of
illness. Willie Richie and Freddy Welsh
were to have battled at Vancouver. Z.
c., for the international championship,
Labor day, but the British champion got
into an alteration with big aO-pound
lumberman and as q result injured his
ankle, necessitating postponement,
which Richie agreed to. At Los Angeles,
Leach Cross and Joe Rivers were to have
hooked up for marathon bout, but the
Mexican was taken down with the grippe;
while In London, Bombardier Wells was
to have met a heavyweight opponent.
but 1t was called off because of illness
on the part Of the big one, SO Bombardicr
will meet Bandsman Rice instead. 1t
was a case of three and out, but they
may all get together later on and then
they may go the full route. In the case
Of Richie the latter stated that he had
been outpointed by Welsh two Years ago
and he wanted the British champion to
be in the best of shape when they meet
again. SO there can be no excuse, as he
expects to beat him sure. There were
numerous substitutes who offered to take
the place of the incapacitated boxers,
among them Young Saylor, the Hoosier
champion; Tommy Murphy, Charlie
White and Young Jack OBrien. but in
each case the original bouts were held
over by postponement.
Ray Bronson, who Is now plotting the
young Hoosier lightweight, Miiburn Say
lor thinks he has boy who will make
he, -1,3r, Irs.6- md. fl Vt
FOUNDERS sit up and take notice before
the coming winter passes by. Bronson
has fought Saylos himself and knows
just how good he is. He has also taken
the young man In charge with the undef-
standing that he must live up to all the
rules of physical perfection. Ray says
that he has met most of the star light
weights Of this country himself, and he
knows just what they can and cannot do.
He is willing to stack Saylor against the
best in the land and risk his reputation
on him winning. He prefers to have him
meet some of the lesser lights first, al
though he has gone through that part OF
the program, and then tackle Richie and
Welsh for the championship title. He Is
now after the scalp of Charlie White and
Jack Britton, and hopes to meet one OF
both this fall
There will be many who will crticise
Willie Richie for taking on an unknown
fighter in the person of Eddie Moy. train
ing partner OF Freddy Walsh. for the
September ! date at Vancouver. E. c..
so as to give the British champion time
to get in shape for his match with the
champion OF the United States. later
on, probably September 30. but there
is no occasion for it. 1t is simply an
unfortunate occurrence that mas pre-
vented the Vancouver promoters from
going through with what would have
been a great match for them, and Ritchie
has done the right thing by them In r.
naming there to take on SUBSTITUTE
while Welsh is recovering.
There is only difference OIL thfee "e ,,s
in time, and surely he has that right. me
logical match for Richie Is with Freddy
Welsh, for the latter holds the llght-
weight title of Great Britain. .and untn
the American champion defeats she same
Welsh he has no right to claim the
worlds championship Therefore ne Is
wise in taking on Welsh first. Tor II ne
cap defeat the clever Briten he VIII then
nave a clear title to the lnternatiolidi
honor. which several lightwelghts BEFORE
him did not have. Richie should defeat
Moy without trouble, for the latter, from
all reports, does not class with the CAN
fornia lightweight. and It Will serve ~
keep him in trim for the big battle With
Welsh. Willie will also have the ease
on the British champion. being CONSIDER
ably younger and with double the expert
ence he had when he met him under
handicap at Los Angeles November o.
1881. 1t might be remarked, too, that the
Vancouver sportSmen COPIED the pisgest
plum In the lightweight matches at TINS
time, 1t being q real international analr.
Welsh. being a British subject. VIII nave
plenty of backing among the Canadians.
and If Willie is betting man he can get
all kinds of bets in the hustling city OF
Vancouver.
The claims Of Tom McCarey. the Los
Angeles promoter and several othef
sporting men, that Jim Jenrtes was
drugged before his fight with JACK
Johnson at Reno, New. three years ago
have been made before, but little al
tention has ever been given to them.
However, the prominence OF the men
making the claim now attracts more
attention from the fans. One thing Is
certain-Jeffries was absolutely In no
condition to enter into a fight the art
ernoon he met Johnson-for his de-
meanor and actions did not Impress one
in q manner that would indicate the
least confidence: in fact. Jenries looked
anything but the confident man he
should have been had everything been
right / have always claimed that Je1-
fries downfall was due to his own
nervous breakdown before the ngnt.
brought on by entertaining AFTER nav
Ing reached the point of perfection IN
condition at his quarters In California
The change to Reno did him much
harm. ana ne never took the same In
terest in the fight after that do