Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-14
BOXING
News of the Ring Game
By Tad

Frank Whitney. who has donned the
gloves around here on various occasions.
has signed to meet Eddie johnson in a
ten-round bout at Denver, Col, April
IS. Whitney wanted the weight fixed
at 1873 pounds, but after much argument
agreed to let Johnson come in at 1876.
Gunboar Smith, the heavyweight
Scrapper, since he knocked out BOmbar-
dier Wells and Fred Mckay, besides
beating Joe Rodel, has become flooded
to appear in various cities Throughout
the country.
Jack Dillon. the Indianapolis middle
weight. and George Chip Jimmy Dimes
round scrap at Youngstown, ohio.
The Cross Rivers fight at New York
last week drew SlS,S2s. Rivers received
for his end $500 as a guarantee, while
Cross took down %,424.23.
Jack Britton. the clever Chicago Light
weight, and Natty Baldwin, one Of the
toughest trial horses in the country,
have completed training for their ten
night.
Adj Wolgast announces that he will
stop Tommy Murphy within fifteen
rounds in their return engagement April
%. This is quite a job for the eX-
champion 10 make good at.
Bud Conley and Al Smith. local ban
tams, would like to hear from some
club willing to match them for bout
in the near future.
indianapolis boxing fans are expect
ing a rafting scrap Wednesday might
when' Ray Bronson and Hillard LanF8
clash in ten-round fight. Bronson
night, and win find it pretty tough
proposition to take on LANCE two days
later.
Hebrew VS.. Hebrew This will he
the state of affairs if Charlie White
the Chicago featherweight, succeeds in
getting Leach Cross into the same ring
with him.
Nate Lewis, manager of White aud
matchmaker Of the kenoshu A.. c.
writes from Chicago that ne has offered
Cross $500 guarantee or a privilege
Of 30 Per cent 10 fight White.
Whites latest achievement was "a ton
round victory over Pal Moore at hr.
nosha about a month ago. In that a'-
fair White handed Moore the worst
beating Of his career, flooring him DO
less Than six times
Al Lippe is trying hard TO get johnny
Coulon, bantamweight champion. over
TO Paris for bout with Charley Lee
douX.
Kid Young. Jimmy Grant, Meyer Prizes
and Spider Britt are training for COM
ing scraps.
Freddie Welsh the English light
weight champion. will open his Amef-
can night campaign I'm Bridgeport. come
on April %, when he opposes Al hetedeI
in a ten-round set-to.
Artie Armstrong shaded Ruby Hirsch
in a ten-round battle at Chicago last
week. The bout was a private anali'
for s2eO side bet.
frankie White and Pat Drouillard
viii exchange blows in a scheduled ten
Thursday night. Both boys are HsNl-
weights.
George Mason. Baltimore. feather
weight. who is in Atlanta at The pressn.
time, is still waiting to hear from som.
star boy Of his division around mere
Willie Richie has followed the tu0'-
steps Of PaCkey Mcfarland in one .h-
stance, anyway. Richie is said 20 AaI7
a fUnduess for ice cream. and is VIII
ing 10 match his skill at the frozen
sweet against the Chicago whirlWlno
Battling Nelson and Abe Attel, lN'
former champions. were at the rlngs.-@
u the Cross-R Rivers night Nelson .l.a-s
ienged the winner. while Abe announce
the fact that he is still after kiloanv.