The evening world., 1913-10-14
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Gunboat Smith Offered a Guar.
antee Of $4,000 for Two
Bouts In Europe.
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ne Nov Yort wondj
YYERE We have u French boxing
promoter. straight from that
Paris. bidding for Gunboat
smith. The gentleman was introduced
70 ~ - "Aoo-soo Calvin" by which
tosen We suspect that the gentien m
may have been transplantcd to French
soil from . sreensr land.
Mr. Calvin came here to md q few
Victims for that famous French lish,
heavyweight middleweight and heavy
weight champion of Europe. Georges
Carpenter. Mr.. 0alvin's nrst impulse
waS TO offer . little real money 10 Gun
beat Smith. 30 he met Manager Jim
Buckley and offered him $1,000 for two
lights. with . privilege Of 90 per cent.
VI the Gate receipts n ne los, and Is
~ he won. The nrst would be q oattls
with Carpenter at the Velodrome in
Paris: the second one with Bombardict
Wells IN England, 5000 or percentage
for each conclusion. Also transportation
Tor three. both ways.
Mr. Buckley tentatively suggested
S3o.eoO for two Nights as n modest sum
10 be paid for Gunboat Smiths services
bie declined To consider $4,000 at oil. at
HI. saying that he was about to take
q Diessure trip to ireland with the Gun.
ner. and he couldn't think Of allowing
tnsSgnincant things to interfere.
"Moosoo' Calvin waggled mis- handA
and shrugged his shoulders and en-
plalned. "Im.poss-ible!" he exclaimed.
I'VE would no doubt pay yon much.
much more than the guarantee But
the guarantee--that must De what Get
ses. We should draw $4,000 But 40
must give TO the government . ten per
1 CO... and a ten per cent to . sporting
II n Der In Paris. And Carpenter. he ees
- champion. lie eeS not TO nox Tor
messing"
II these offers are backed by y good
guarantee. Gun5ont could hardly 40
b. ter than accept. unless some liner
vsn;uresoms promoter 10 willing to OF
fer him better terms. Carpenter
! would surely be pretty soft for the
4 ! wallopin- gunner. And a. for Bomby
our good old friend Bomby-why,
f'l;unner knowk all ebout how to handle
him. Two rounds Of light exercises
couple Of swift jabs on the nose for the
Gunboat--x !ild wing to make Bonn
10y duck, and then q curving overland
right on the back OF the bobbihy dome
---~nd II would be all over but counting
the percentage and putting the money
,rfAo the bank.
In couple OF rouude In Paris and u
couple more In London Gunboat would
not only add $4,000 or more 10 his
private fortune Chs and Buckley's).
nut Ee would achieve fame throughout
Europe that would enable him to DO.
como y vaudsvillan and gather great
wealth Ia the music halls. But per.
haps Gunbost and HIS FOXY manager
have sumo project rafting around Ia
their domes OF thought already. Else
why the ieasure trip when there 10 90
much unattached coin lying loose righl
he.s IN vac L. y. of A.:
A1EW YORK Is going to have SON,
nrst class boxing bouts In tn,
next four weeks. First Gomez
.'ackey Mcfarland and Tommy Murph,
bn Friday night at the Garden, Th,,
will be clever bout Psckey II In hi
usual good trim. fast M lightning anc
clever NJ All acrobat. Tommy Murray
with a strong Western reputation tina
ne 10 pArticuiariv anx'ous I" keep. vii
Sfe Paekey as hard q fight a. he pos
eibly can. This means action for to,
rounds. cor II Is unlikely that either vii
W able to shorten the contest with
punch. They are to weigh 1877 pounds
which 10 easy for either.
:" lLIIE RITCHIE 10 bssinn,ns M
w training for the fght with Cros
on the 18th. This match vii
fr6G a great crowd. for Richie n.
lever been In action In this city II
game here after his four round bou
yIh Woieast before he won the cham
eonship. asking for . match with Cros,
NJ that time teaches refused to NEE
Exchie. alleging that Richie was q
IHonown and that he should get q reE
station before having the nerve to ~
breach such . famous fighter q
t.sachss Now. however. thinss are d,
tsrent. and Leach 10 very glad to ret
shsnce to meet the champion.
cross admits that he suspected q
rions that Richie had something.
and that he wasn't taking . chance VI
less he was sure Of bang well paid X
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In hshtirE Cross Richie shows ths
20 doesn't fear the hardest hittsrs. tt
tory that he ducksd OUT OF Il
Welsh match because he was afraid
Sox Freddy In 50 funny that 1t max,
70 smile every time We see It In print.
Cross 10 the hardest hitter In the iigh
weight class. Several clever boxe
rave Sutpointed Leachis. but how mar
ave really beaten himY McFarian
sritton. Jem Drlscoll. Rivers. shugru
= few others have tapped Leach
uornS or outboxed and ou, -lugged hi
Tor ton rounds. But Leachie IL alws!
1iere at the hnish
R!tchies win over Rivers was 30 d
,isvS and he showed such punchir
iowsr that possibly he may do more
-roae than the rest Of the bunch. He
- hndicapped BY only one thing; ,
lnows al about LsachiSs "kicx." al
IL has q championship 10 hold. Re
~ spt fhat'll make Ritchie cautious. b
" claims that be- u going TO show
4 l1nsias Ashtss thss sight