Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-12


champion, has future in store for
; him that few of the numerous pros
pective white hopes" have ever en-
joyed The big fighter is in the hands
of millionaires, who are anxious to
have him make good and are willing
to do their share financially, in the
hope that he will make good. That is
the position of Mr.. Reich. Now,
shouldn't he be a happy man?
G.
Those rich-man friends came to
Reich after he had displayed to them
an ability to fight that really took
them off their feet. Just for their
own amusement, the millionaires
secured Reich to box another worthy
of about AIS own size. The bout was
over in less than minute, Reich
was accepted as the luck of the game,
and other big men were secured to try
out this new giant. Reich never
failed once, and a few of the million
aires got together and agreed to take
care of the man. The first thing they
did was to secure Jimmy DeForest of
Allenhurst, to look after Reich. AS
everybody knows. DeForest is
pretty good trainer. and he has a
great place to prepare men for battle.
That's where Reich has been for
month's-at DeForest's Allenhurst
rendezvous.
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At first it was planned to have
Reich go along training for about a
wear before showing him in public,
but the big fellow became restless
and wanted to get into the ring
Finally his hackers agreed to allow
him to fight. and De Forest was
told he could match him. Jimmy. of
course. wanted to show his man off
big. so he got Billy Gibson to give Al
star bout at the Garden. After be-
ing told who was back of Reich. Glib
son readily consented, and 1t is said
| that Manager Gibson has first call
on AIS services if the new hope"
makes good. That's the way / got
it, and from a very good source, let
me tell you.
| Hope Reich's chance will come to-
night, for he Is billed to fight Fred
Mckay, the desperate Scot, at the
Madison Square Garden. His appear
ance will not be his first in the ring
| by any means, for he has been an
amateur boxer of note and he holds
the amateur title at the present time.
In Mckay he will meet a pretty good
trial horse, and the test should be
sufficient to satisfy those who are
behind him whether he has in him
the makings of champion.
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To look at Reich you wouldn't
think he was such a big fellow. He
is so we'll built that he is very de-
ceiving. He stands six feet two
inches in his stocking feet and he
weighs 210 pounds stripped. Jimmy
De Forest says he has a reach of
eighty inches which would give him
a tremendous advantage over any
opponent that we know of. He can
box pretty we'll for a big fellow and
he can hit like old John L. used to
hit. AS to how he will shape up in a
regular fight with a regular fellow
remains to be seen. He has had such
men as AL Kubiak and Battling Jim
Johnson as trainers and he has out
slugged these two worthless, which Is
some test, at least If he beats Nc
Kay tonight it will be nothing won
derful, but it will mean another new
white hope to talk about.
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P. r. Powers is selecting his six-day
teams rather early this year. In
previous years he always allowed the
boys to do a lot of worrying before
even giving them contract to ride in
the race, let alone select their part
ners. Now it is different. Yet it is
Powers who is making it different He
is playing the game new way. The
riders scheme and declare and blow
and buster about what they are going
to do when it comes to signing for the
big New York grind, yet when it gets
right down to the issue they drop on
their knees, as ii were, and beg to be
let in under any old conditions and at
any old price. In making early con-
tracts with the riders Powers knows
where he is at. All he wants is few
of the leaders, and the Second cabin"
boys will fall all over themselves to
get in line. No sooner had "P. T."
signed Reggie Mcnamara and Eddie
Root as the first team than the
elevator in the Flatiron building
began to do a land-office business
| Tracks from the Velodrome lead
directly into Powers's office, and "Old
P T." sits and grins to himself, but
puts on a severe face and a poor
mouth when the riders enter. AS the
wise boys say, Powers has us on the
rum" In other words, "P. IT, has
them coming, which is about the
same thing as making his own terms.
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| The best move SO far made by
Powers was in securing the sigma
ture of Jackie Clark to a contract
This was so easy that even "P. T."
hated to do it. Clark had been tout
ed to hold out for big money for the
six-day race, but Little Jackie
went over to the Flatiron Building
and signed contract to ride in the
New York grind before Powers had
a phanca IN give him roora x,anay