The San Francisco call., 1913-10-03
ETROSKEY
READY FOR
CL-AbbY
Eastern Middle Weight Is a
Favorite. Over the Tearing
!. Tar for. .TonIght's Battle

to step into the ring at the ElShth
street arena this evening pro-
nounced favoriSe over the home indus
Try glove swfnger. Sailor Ed Petros-
key They were Offering 10 to 8 on
.Clabby this morning and nobody will
ne surprised if the price drops another
point before the bell starts the big
Fellows on their way
The fans. of san Francisco are back
. ing Clabby on his record alone. They
don't know anything about him be-
cause they never have seen him fight
: But he is a clean cut, classy looking
chap who works we'll in q gymnasium
Besides he boasts a record that savors
of a near champion
~ It is very evident that the tar is not
going to get the credit that is due him
= here where he learned the game and
where he performed with so much
= credit to himself and the sport
for the past FIVE years. Every time
: he goes on, Sailor Ed is sure to give
them rattle and a roll. He never
has been found wanting and he has
taken on. all eomers without even
hesitating
The fight followers of this city are
hard people to follow. Nobody can
figure them. If they like man, they
bet their money on him If he fails
TO appeal TO them, they simply ignore
HIM anu. liidl SetIl6S II. 1ney nave
{; taken II for granted that Clabby has
the class and they have come to the
: conclusion that class and boxing skill
will count over strength and game
!. hess. -.
TAR HAS THE WEIGHT
!, No matter who is returned the win
her: the battle ought to be great
one TO. look upon. Everybody knows
that .Petroskey. is a dyed IN the wool
fighter who sets a fast pace whenever
:. he Jumps Into the ring Ciabby is
supposed. to be a boxer Of. the first
water and a master of all the fancy
= tricks of the game. Whenever a boxer
! and a fighter come together there is
generally plenty TO entertain the.
crowd. so. tonight is the night for the
stuff:
Petroskey viii have the advantage
-. of several pounds over his eastern
: rival. They have signed to weigh in
d: at 58 pounds at s o'clock in the even
ing. Clabby says that he tips the
: scales at. 1872, Petroskey acknowl-
edged that he will just about make
the. 15S pound mark. with nothing to
Sspare.
-. There is little doubt but that Pc
. :troskey VIII set the pace. He gener-
ally wades right into his opponent
and keeps hammering away. Unless
his opponent is. very game or very
:, clever Petroskey invariably lays him
out
" Clabby. according to the dope book,
I; has fought the rough ones as well as
= the ones who boast science and skill.
and apparently they all have looked
alike to him. His record stamps him
.. as a. fighter who knows his business
thoroughly and who can be depended
:. upon TO take care of himself in the
plnches.
:: .CLABBY is CONFIDENT
:. The Indiana lad was very confident
: and very jubilant this morning. He
p. laughed and chatted with his mana
ger Jack .Regan of Butte. and ap-
parently he. did not have a single care
:. : on on : nis mind. He looked happy and
This is. about the only big fighting
: town In the world where I have not
=: SHOWN said he. "Of course I want
: 10 make good 1 simply have to or I
- Will not get another chance here. 1
am after the middle weight title and
guess that I will have to win 1t here
:. in a twenty-round battle.
They tell me that the Sailor is a
: tough one, and I am taking this for
:. granted He looks the part sure. But
: that'don't make any difference to me.
Il am going in that ring to win az
quickly as l can and l guess that I
can take care of myself all right
What more can I say?"
Peroskey is not as jolly a chap as
his opponent. In fact he never would
=: qualify as a tar If he had TO be tollv
: lie is serious minded, slow and a plod-
der He believes that the fans of
San Francisco have been rather harsh
:: and overbearfng with him. He. too.
has his eye on the middle weight
), crown, and he thinks that a victory
over Clabby Will. shoot him along on
his way.
=: TAR WANTS KNOCKOUT.
-. Il got the worst of 1t in my last
+: two battles with McAliister, but 1 am
willing to. forget about them now"
says the sailor. Il did not want Selig
TO- referee this one either, but they
nnally persuaded me into taking him,
so will have to let it go at that. I
am as game as the next one
think that I viii knock CIabby
.. out Anyhow. I am going right after
him Just as soon as the gong rings,
and If I don't put the haymaker over
1t will be because he is too clever /
ought to knock him OUT
With both men full of confidence
and apparently In the best OF physical
condition. there is no reason in the
world why the battle should not be
one full of thrilling Incidents II
will be positively the most important
one that Petroskey ever has fought
and It certainly will mean the down
fall of Clabby II he IS unable to with
stand the fierce rushes of the tar
II Petroskey wins he will beat il
right back to New York and try his
hand at the ten-round game He
ought TO loom up as big card there
too with a victory over the clever
Clabby TO his credit OF course.
Sailor Ed will be forced to drop back
among the second raters in the event
that he meets with a defeat He
realizes this full well, too.
MUST OBEY THE RULES.
Referee Benny Selg has gone on
record that they must fight every
inch of the way. He will not stand
for any stalling nor will he allow
either of them to get away with any
OF the rough stuff. They must fight
strictly according to the rules laid
down by the Marquis of Queensberrys
Sehg intends to see that these rules
are carried out to the letter.
There will be three good prelimin-
ary events before the main perform
ers get into action. The first OF
these will start shortly after s o'clock.
and they will be rushed right through.
The main event goes on Immediately
Safter the last preliminary has been
disposed of and the doors will be
opened early so that the crowd can
be well taken care OK.