The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-07
lBy Jas. ], corbett.l

New York, March Joe Rivers
was not presented with one Of Tom
McCarey's championship belts for
stopping X. o." Brown in 10 rounds.
but he accomplished a feat that was
beyond the best efforts of Ad Wolgast,
Matt Wells Tommy Murphy. Leach
Cross and other good 'uns of the ring.
And. incidentally. Joe proved he is
one of the Understanding lightweights
in the country and eligible Tor battle
With the best the division can produce.
While Brown could not be classed
little proposition, and, before Rivers
turned the trick. had never been beat
en- decisively. IN. o." was noted more
for endurance and capacity for pun
ishment than for any degree of skill
With the gloves. His notion of scien-
tihc boxing was to rush an opponent
or to stand toe to toe and exchange
~allops. As nature endowed him with
an unusually sturdy physique, he got
away With this style of work for sew.
eral. years. His awkward method Of
standing With right hand extended
and right foot forward puzzled many
opponents, but made him a mark for
"a good right-hand hitter. l saw him
in a number of matches in the east,
and the only boxer who got next to
his style was Matt Wells, the English
lightweight. But Wells backed the
wallop TO stop Brown. although he
outpointed the local pride a mile.
Rivers is booked for New York in
h near future. The Empire club
wants the Mexican to go the ten
round route with Leach Cross again,
and he will hardly turn down the
chance for big money. When the boys
met about two months ago Rivers
came close to putting Cross away in
the last round. Joe was handicapped
in that engagement by the eastern
rules. but when he got the hang Of
things and knew just how far he
could go with the rough stuff" he
sailed into Leach like a young tiger,
and at the sound Of the final gong
the later was nearly in" The con-
census OF opinion is that Rivers will
stop the local man the next time out.
From all accounts that must have
been a hair-raistng battle Ad Wolgast
and Tommy Murphy put up for 20
rounds at Jim Coffroth's club the same
day Rivers squelched Browns aspira-
tons. At the end Of the bout the
referee couldn't decide on a winner,
and the newspaper critics agreed with
MN that 1t was a pretty even thing.
Tommy did not try to fight a clever
battle, but elected to mix it with the
eX-champion right from the start.
This is the sort Of milling Woleast
prefers. and the fact that the veteran
Murphy was able to hold him to a
draw at his favorite style indicates
mat he has not regained the form
that made him invincible before the
operation for appendicitis sapped his
vitality.
In the latter part Of the fight Muir
ply tired perceptibly and was unable
to evolve a successful defense against
Woigast's body punches, but the blows
seemed to do him little damage. While
"A fought what was probably his best
battle since his illness. it is evident
ne no longer carries the hefty punch
that stopped sturdier boys than Muir.
phE IN the past. The opinion Of ex-
perts present at the mill is that he
would have slight chance to regain the
title In another battle with Richie.
Packey Mcfarland and Jack Brit.
ton have at last been corralled for a
ten.round bout. The articles have
peer signed and sealed, the weights
arranged and the split Of the dough
adjusted to the satisfaction Of every
BODY concerned. All that remains is
Tor the boys to climb through the
ropes and start things. Thu interest
ing event is scheduled for Madison
square Garden next Friday night. and
1t goes without saying that the i'm
ems arena will be packed to thu
doors with loyal fans who have Ions
been roofing for this clever pair to set
tie their differences.
! have frequently expressed my
opinion concerning the probable out.
come, but 1t may interest my readers
10 nave my views once more, now that
the match has been clinched. Packey
Is probably the most scientific boxer
IN the ring today. Britton liz modelled