New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-06
Boxing Fans" Flock to See
Spanish Lightweight.


Spanish boxer who will meet Leech cross
before the Empire Athletic club oman
uary Il. was listed 10y a snail sized army
OF ioNiug followers yesterday aiterhooh'
Rivers J. At work up at NoodiaWh Ill.,
the training camp made famous py ierry
NcGovclu. Stanley ketchcll ana BAT
Ting" Eeefc. seldom before IN lis MS
tcis. aad certainly not Sincc the ooHlhs
7,as revived ~ this city has the Oh camp
been visited by so many boxing "ians as
cam. YESTERDAY 20 see the remarkable
.iftIe Wcs,crner 20 through his PAGES.
Rivers j. % elu,t0n fCf work. lie realizes
that IN cross he will face one OF the pest
men in the lightweight division to-day
and that if he LAKES a good showing ne
will be- i'm "A position To reap golden mar
y.st I'm this city. 80 he has left nothing
undone to perfect his form and endur-
snce.
Rivers said yesterday that he was al
ready In perfect condition, and that Since
he was down To weight. 1913 pounds, lie
would take it easy. Yesterday he ran SIX
miles on the frozen roads. over the steep
Westchcs,cr hills. and that over, vert TO
work AT the chest weights and sandoag.
Rope skipping and punching bag came
next. At the bag Rivers is wonder.
TIE leather rumbled off the PLATFORM
and the eye couldn't follow 1t, but the
fists OF Rivers never missed. lie then
called on his sparring partners ana went
10 serious work. Il was at boxing that
Rivers showed his mettle. His ability
caused many of the crowd TO predict
stormy times for the Cross family when
the bout takes place. Rivers Will rest
for the next three days, but viii resume
hard work again on Thursday afternoon.
Sheriff julius hamburger has forwarded
to the State Assembly at Albany an
amendment to the Frawley law. which
governs boxing in this state. The amend
ment calls FOR salary of 5000 Tor each
OF the three commissioners. The bill VIII
DE introduced in the Assembly by Assem-
Lyman Meyer Grccnbere. and In the Sen
ate BY Senator Jonu G. Fitzgerald.
Johnny Thompson, the sycamore Cy-
clone" who has grown from lightweight
into a fine young hope" is anxious TO
fight Palzer or McCarty. Thompson tips
the beam at 1870 pounds now, and al
though he il only slightly above five feet
i'm height. thinks he would have chance.
lack Dougherty, the veteran manager
and trainer OF boxers. is in receipt of
letter from Prince Paul Lwoof, the mill
ionalre Russian prince who has recently
become manager OF Charley LedouX. oifer-
ing Dougherty a position as sort or as
sistant manager and tutor of LedouN. Inc
million dollar kid" as Dougherty speaks
of his prospective employer. wants him
TO bring Charley Goldman over TO France
TO box with Ledoux while Jack is to sup
ply the instruction Dougherty is serious
IL considering the proposal.
II. r.. Aim Jeffries met and defeated
Tom Sharkey twice. The men first met
in twenty-round deLt out in san Fran
cisco on May g. 1898, and while Sharkey
gave him hard battle all the way, Jef-
fries was the better man. The second
fight was Of twenty-five rounds, fought
AT the old Coney Island a. c. on Novem-
Der s, 1899.
kid" williams is on his way TO the
Pacific Coast 70 meet the best men OF his
class I'm long bouts. Williams hopes To
secure a fight with Johnny Couion for the
ban,amweight title He VIII meet Eddie
Campion February H.
The best bout of the week viii be at
the Fairmont A. G. of The Bronx, where
Eddie McGoorty will meet Freddie HICKS
I'm ten-rouhd contest ON Wednesday
night. The other contests will be- as fol-
lows: Tonight. Jimmy CoIfey w. DICK
Peters at the Olympic A. G. of Harlem;
all star show at the newly organized Van
Nest 4. c. Tomorrow night, sailor
White VS. Soldier kearns at Browns
Gymnasium. Wednesday nignt Young
Solsburs VS.. Charlie Goldman AT the Roy
ale 4. G. Of Brooklyn. Friday night,
three ten-round bouts at the Ath street
SPORTING club. in which Tommy Houck
will meet Young Fitzsimmons. George
Cheney vs. kid" Black and kid Her
man vs. Harry Trace.