The San Francisco call., 1913-11-05


they don't regard the coming mill
as one of grave Importance, for it
does not involve title.
HowEvER, Cross VIII have N
n outside chance of gaining the
- lightweight crown by knock
ing Richie out. In such an event,
there will be nobody to dispute
a claim. The old final wallop will
count no matter what sort of a
contest is carded. At least it
will go nowadays when in their
scramble for easy money the
lightweights set up their own
poundage-
THERE has n0t been nny bet
ting here yet. but 1t is
bound to open up good and
lively within the next few days
Ritchie will be prime favorite
here. although back in Gotham it
is likely that the odds will be
nearly even for the simple reason
that Cross friends will be at the
ringside to root for him and the
newspapers will hand out the
verdict II 1t goes the limit
ITCHIE is mot D 10 round
fighter. He figures over the
- Marathon. For q champion.
he is one OF the slowest starters
we ever have seen. Joe Rivers
pounded him all over the ring for
five rounds. and Joe would be
wearing the ornament today II
that heart OF his only held out.
Ritchie was game and took the
gan. This Is the answer.
X
HROSs knows the 10 round game
I just as we'll as old Barney
schrieber used to know how
to figure q race horse. And he
may have the edge on our little
champion, too. Nobody knows.
However. 1t is the opinion of the
men Of wisdom that Richie must
flatten the New Yorker in order
to be declared the winner. The
best he can get otherwise will be
draw.
X
HE story r. going the rounds
that the hackers of Frank
Logan have collected purse
OF $4,000 which they are going
to wager on his chances against
Jimmy Clabby when these mid
die weights tangle up here next
month. More power to them If
they are on the level with this,
but they must produce the evil
dence before the sports will fall
for the little tale.
rrOW long Is 1t that there has
been legitimate side bet
made in any ring affair OF
consequence? No answer, simply
because nobody can remember
that far back. In the good old
days OF the game history tells us
that the scrappers and their
friends used to make regular bets.
Let us hope that this custom Is
about to be revived.
y n
YF LOGAN'S friends are going
through with this, they are en-
= titled to . flock OF medals, for
Clabby lays over Logan like a
telegraph pole over a toothpick.
The former soldier may be able
to win by slipping over q lucky
punch, but II this one fails him,
none Of the experts can figure
where he Is going to land save
on tho broad Of his back.
n y y
Kr OW, ~ the men who have
ian raised this purse come to the
front and put it on exhibition
they will be making q great hit
and they will show the world that
q few Of the old time sports are
still lurking around. And they
can make 1t even stronger IL they
give q public exhibition OF tho
payoff. Otherwise nobody will
fall. Too many have been put
over In the past.
NUNBOAT SMITH ought to
lrmake lot OF money for him
self during the next few
months. They must give it to
him now for being the flower 81
the white hope brigade. And IL
Langford has gone back as far
as appearances indicate ana John
son Is the wreck which European
reports say. then the Gunner VIII
be the heavy weight champion
ere long.
IT MAY be legitfmate enough for
one fighter to walt till the 9TH
ers are through before taking