New-York tribune., 1913-04-01
EVEN A SHERIFF BALKS
Hamburger Consents, Then De-
CIineS to Referee Bouts.
TO AID BOXING BENEFIT
Sam Harris Offers Use of The
atre for Sale of Box Seats
at Auction.

Sam Harris, Of Conan & Harris, has
offered tho use Of the Astor Theatre.
Broadway and 18th street. for the auction
sale of box seats for the big boxing carni-
val which will be given under the direc-
tion of the State Athletic Commission as
benefit 10 swell the fund being raised
for tho Ohio flood sufferers at the 22d Reg
iment Armory on Friday night. The sale
will begin on Thursday afternoon at 8
o'clock. and a biz crowd is assured, as 20
many are eager to ail in the worthy
cause. Billy Gibson. manager and treas
urer. already has received number OF
subscriptions and requests for tickets
Many boxers. wrestlers and athletes
have promised TO be on hand TO lend their
help. Luther Mccarthy Will give up try
ing to elevate the stage in Boston for a
day and come over 10 appear in an exhibit
tion bout II is possible that he and Jim
Corbett, tho former heavyweight cham
pion. will box three rounds. Packey Ne
farland is already ON his way East and
will meet some good man for three rounds.
Packcy also may sing a song Joe Rivers
and Leach Cross will stray away from
training camps long enough TO give exhi-
bitions. Cross will spar with brother
Phil. while Riv..s will teach Abdul the
Turk a few OF re tricks of the trade.
For ten short but intensely exciting
minutes julius TIarburger. the chief
peace official of this county" agreed to
act as refer" p "A bout between Bob Fitz-
simmons daddy Of them all. and Tom
al. ha Sb..r a
cided that in view of the dignity of his
position he could not act as referee. Frank
:. O'Neil. chairman of the State Athletic
Commission. and Billy Gibson tried to
persuade him g reconsider his refusal,
but TO no avail The Sheriff said, how
ever. that he would make a little speech
"A five minute specch-and so IL was left.
Indications point to tho armory being
packed TO the doors The time is short TO
arrange the bouts. but so many are anX-
ious to help that il is only question Of
arranging the details.
One week from tonight Leach Cross
and Joe Rivers will meet in ten-round
contest at the St Nicholas Athletic club.
When Cross was seen at his training
quarters yesterday afternoon he was the
most confident man in the world. The
thought of defeat never entered his head.
10 all appearances Il beat Mandot' he
said, when everything seemed going
against me. Joe is a better boxer than
Rivers, so. if | got to him, there Is no
reason why should not get to Rivers"
Jack McAuliffe. former lightweight
champion of the world. will box three
rounds with Freddie Walsh at the benefit
for the Ohio flood sufferers on Friday
night kid" Iavi5ne, the Saginaw
Kid" will referee the contest.
Three clubs will conduct boxing shows
tonight Cyclone" Kelly, of Indianapo-
lis, one time regarded as possible wei
terwcight champion. will face Willie
Adams i'm the main bout of ten rounds at
Browns Gymnasium. Jack Sullivan one
of the famous Boston twins will try TO
hold soldier" Kearns at arms length at
the Irving Athletic club of Brooklyn. and
fair contest - assured. There also Will
be tcn-round bouts between Johnny
Dohan and Willie Schaefer and Eddie
Wallace and Jim BlutS Three ten-round
bouts are on the card at the Brooklyn
Beach Athletic club. with Harry Iortz
and Bobby Moore as the chief attraction.