El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

TEW YORK. March Joe Rivers
NJ was not presented with one Of
- Tom Mccarey's championship
belts for stopping TX O." Brown in
10 rounds, but he accomplished feat
that was beyond the best efforts OF
Ad WOIgast. Matt Wells, Tommy Muir.
ply. Leach Cross and other good .uns
of the ring. And incidentally Joe
proved he is one of the hardest hitting
lightweights IN the country. and ell
gible for battle with the pest the u-' ~
ion can produce.
while Brown could not be classed
with the tOp-nOtchers ne was d Lou6n
little proposition ana, BEFORE fdfeIs
turned the trick, had never been Dealeh
decisivelv eK- o." was noted more
for endurance and capacity 1or pun
ishment than for any degree OF SCI So.
with the gloves His notion OF selenLIlc
60Tiner MS 10 rush an opponent or to
stand toe to toe and exchange Wa
Ions. As nature endowed MN Win az
unusually sturdy physique ne goI a@ay
with this style OF Work 1Or severe
Years His awkward method OF SLano-
ing with right hand extended ana llshl
foot forward puzzled many opponents
but made him a mark for good FlSht
hand hitter. I saw him In nuItDq g
OF matches in the east ana tlS Chls
boxer who got next 70 MS style W.
Matt Wells, the Ensllsn 1l5Al y elA s = =
Brown although he outpoinled the iocsi
FiveTs- Isl booked for New York in the
near future The empire eluD @e 5--ts
the Mexican to go the 10 Founq fo4JS
with Leach CFess again ana Rs W.
hardly turn down the cndncS L0t "
money. When the boys met apo 1I ~ ~
months ago Rivers came crosse 70 -
ting cross away in the last round
Joe was handicapped in that engage
ment BY the eastern rules Out MLASn
he got the hang of things and knew
Just how Tar he could 90 with me lne
trough stuff" ne sailed into Leacn 4l 5A
a young tiger and at the SOUND OF LnS s,
final gong the latter was neaIiy, ~ ~.
The consensus of opinion is that rivers
will stop the local man the next time
out
From ali accounts that must have
been a hair raising battle Ad WolsaSSoI
and Tommy Murphy put up LOT ~
rounds at Jim CoffrOth's club the same
day Rivers squelched Brown.s asplre-
tons At the end OF the bout the rel
cree couldn't decide on a winner anu
the newspaper critics agreed Win nm
that 1t was a pretty even tnlns- ,-
Tommy did not try to ught q c1eEeI
battle but elected to mix II Win - tlS
ex champion right from Lhe start 4 ms
is the sort of milling " OlgasI prefers
and the fact that Inc veteran AduFpn4
was able to hold him 10 draw az
his faVOrite style indicates thaL ne
has not reEained the form that mace
MIN fnvincibIe before the operation Tor
appendicitis Slapped his vitality
In the latter part OF the fght Mnf-
ply tired peFceptibly and was unan4e
10 evolve q successful defence agalhst
.Wolgast's body punches, but the nloMs
seemed to do him, little damage ~ ME
Ad fought what was probably his best
battle since his illness IL Is evident
he no longer carries the heIty pancIi
that stopped sturdieF boys than NUT
.phy in the past The opinion OF experts
present at the mill is that ne would
have slight chance to regain the ttIe
in another battle vita Rttehie-
Pacl1ey McFsrIand and Jack Britton
have at last been cprralea Tor ~
round bout flile articles have eeen
signed ana saaIed, the weights ar
sranEed, and the split. OF the dough
adjusted to the satisfaction OF every
body concerned All that remains IS
for the boys 70 climb through the
ropes and start things This inter
esting event is scheduled for Madison
Square Garden next Friday night and
it goes without saying that the I'M
7nefse arena. will be packed to the
doors with loyal fans who have lone
been roofing for this clever pair tc
settle their Differences
I have frequently expressed nay
opinion concerning the probabIe out
come, but it may interest my readers