El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-06

cope with the 1873 and 16O-pOunders,
then he will take crack at the title.
X
Jack CTwin) Sullivan is one Of the
timers who is still in the game and
able to give a good account of himself.
Jack has been fighting for over 10 years
"a good long time for a fighter-haY-
ing started as a professional in 1898 he
has not only met middleweights but
has gone against heavyweights as wei,
and has not picked the dubS to meet
either. 1t is all the more remarkable
when it is considered that Jack has al
ways been middleWight until the past
few years. when he got into the 165-
pound class, and when meeting the Dig
fellows he usually gave away from
Is to 80 pounds. He has fought over
$50 battles. a few of which he lost, ana
best in the world His recent contests
in Buffalo, N Y, against Barney VII
Hams and One-ROund Davis were so
good that the fans wanted more of the
Boston boxer. so he has been matched
to meet Soldier Kearns, another 165-
FOUNDER, for August p.
Jack is ANXIOUS to make another trip
west, and if he succeeds in besting
Kearns, he will hike for the Pacific
coast, where he has been promised
matches at Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco. The other tWin-Mike-and a
clever fighter, has not done so much
boxing of late. having taken to the
easy life.
Tommy Burns, the ex-heavyweight
champion, is boosting his man, Arthur
PeIky, to the skies of late, and from
the way Tommy puts things, the new
white champion is about the toughest
piece of fighting machinery that has
been developed since Jim Jeffries was
good Tommy is having quite time
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vaudeville route, and at the same time
groom his man for a big battle, but ne
is just clever enough to get through
with it.. At present he is kept busy an
swering the challenges sent out by
Charley Miller, the coast boy, VINO
claims he is some heavyweight himself.
Miller is just pining away IN his Ell
forts to get at Pelky, while the latter,
through manager Burns, is holding OH,
having decided to meet GunbOat Smith
on THANKSGIVING day for the cham
piOnship (white heavyweight utle). OF
course, should GunbOat lose to Jim
Flynn, that puts Smith out of the run
ming and Miller may be taken on in
stead
In the meantime, Charley Miller says
he will hound Pelky until he gives him
a match, as he feels confident he can
beat the French Canadian over any
route, short or long. Why not have
Burns and Miller get together and fix
up a match between the Canadian and
the Californian Then let the winner
meet the winner of the GunbOat Smith
Jim Flynn match. or if there is no de-
cision, take the man making the best
showing.
Leach Cross is no spring chicken in
the boxing game, but he is fighting the
best of his career just now, despite the
fact that he is just turning % years Of
age. His battle of, 20 rounds with
Matty Baldwin at Los Angeles proved
that he can go the distance without
worry. Cross carried the fight to the
Boston boy all the way, and it was only
in the closing rounds that Matty made
a squirt and gave the fans an idea of
what he can do. It was too late for
his squirt, however, and the decision
went to the New York boxer-dentist It
seemed to be the cOncensus of opinion
that Cross is in line for a match with
Ritchie for the title, and they will
probably demand it of the champion.
Cross advancement the past year has
been almost as remarkable as was that
of Bud Anderson. Cross and Richie
would make a great attraction for the
coast fans on Admission day, Septem-
Der 9.