The chronicle=news., 1913-08-06

many years. Is To be put to a thor
Iough test at last. Bob is soRned 10
meet Sailor Petroskcy In q cO-round
bout at Coffroth's Eighth street
J arena on .tbe nixht Of August $. and
~in or i6ne. the experience is sure
Ito prove an exciting one for the for
Insr mug hnnten ..-'
L.. 4, w be- in the nature of q clash
tetycea Q gymnasium-tausht athlete
and ring man from natures mold.
McAllister has had all the benefits or
tuition from high nalsrted professors
and nll the advantages Of modern
equipment In the line of training ap-
pliances and massage treatment. Pc
troskey merely knows what he picked
up while In the navy and for years
had no better opportunities than
were afforded In his watch below
II Is different now. He has sew
cred connections with Uncle SAM
and knows what 1t IL to hit up the
road. TO have elbow room sufficient
to take smash ut swinging bag.
He has sampled tho delights Of
sprawiinE on n rubbing table while .
couple OF rouGh-housc masseurs
kncade4i his flesh. and he has &C.
qnised "a punch that IL positively sin
full in Its effects when II speeds tru-
ny.
II took long time for Bob Meal.
lister TO make up his mind to tackle
the ?0-round game. but that was
more the fault of all too apprchcn-
s!vs friends than anything -lsr.
That hundred million dollar baby"
we hear OF occasionally WAS never
coddled along ss was ex-Amate,,r
Champion Rob McAiiister. and It .
little wonder that he kicked over tho
traces In the long run.
Ono adviser Was sure that II would
t'e q fatal mistake II bob were al
lowed to sign up for anything longer
than four rounds until he had met all
manner Of GOOD opponents and be-
como thoroughly seasoned TO the rig
ors and excitement OF millins. IN
public.
Another thought that maybe after
q year or two bob nigh, extend his
iimi, to six rounds while another
was su,p-c,cd Of being . snake In the
krass because he biuniiy hintcd that
II Bob could not undertake n 10.
round journey he ought to ask for
Reinstatement - an amateur.
Now Bob IL booked for . 3o.round
trip and the public. which practice
ally turned iu back upon him BE-
cause Of his apparent partiaiity for
bob-taIicd bob. Is ready TO take him
to Its arms asain.
In his amateur days McAii,sicr was
surely wonder. Every bou, that he
figured in was woefuiy ouc.sidcd and
when II finally began to appear that
a match would never be found for him
amonx gentlemen boxers" the hanc-
icrs OF professional matches began
to &c; their snarcs for the dashinE
iOiy mpian.
McAilIster's last appearance a. an
amateur was at the Olympic club
when the veteran Australian puRiiis:.
Tommy Tracey. brought Ted Darby
shire all the way from Portland. Orc.
to take crack =, Bob. For all ,ha,
Darbyshirc accomplished he might
have been some yokci taking his inI-
'iai lcs.on In sparrins. II was quite
n relief when Tracey with chasrin
stamped all over his face. lcapcd up
on the ring ledge and waved a towel
"a an indication that the ihinE had
gone far enough
Then came the encouragement that
McAliisicr had resolved 10 turn pro
and there was lot Of speculation n.
He met Willie Mcchan n, Oakland
when he was an amateur. but as somc
lone observed. he never had anything
land crowded more punch into each
three minute spell of boxing than ID
sometimes seen in an entire evening
Of fighting.
After Mcchsn. Paddy LAWN too,
a whirl at Robert and finished ,
poor second, and then asiicr I.c
Grandc came aions and gave Meal.
lister the stiffcst argument he had 20
far encountered.
The Lc Grandc affair showed tina.
McAllistcr possessed better qualities
iof assimilation than the experts gavr
him credit for. lie 0randc. who Is
built on battcrins ram principles,
gave McAliis,cr an occasional wallop
around the midriff aud bob did no,
appear to be seriously affected by