Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-29
ANOTHER HITCH IN
CROSS-R|TCH|E CO.
Garden Viii Not Be Available
for Fighters on Date
Selected.
RIVERS TRIMS RUSSELL

A hitch developed yesterday in the
Willie Ritchie-Leach Cross bout,
which has been postponed to Novem-
Der 10 in Madison Square Garden, New
York. Notice was given to Manager
Billy Gibson. of the Garden A. c.,
that the date would not be available
for the reason that on that morning
carpenters would have TO begin the
work of Transforming the Garden for
the horse show.
A meeting of all concerned was held
last night TO devise some scheme by
which the bout could be staged. The
garden mana cement declared Noven-
Der would be available, but Sam
Wallach, manager of Cross, objected,
saying Leach could not be In shape TO
fight that soon 1t then was suggest
ed that an effort be made TO obtain
some date not now open from parties
already possessing engagements at
the garden, for the next open date is
not until December 2.
Joe Rivers. of Los Angeles, was
awarded a popular decision over
Frankie Russell. Of New Orleans, after
a ten-round fight at New Orleans last
night.
Featherwedsht Champion Johnny
Kilbane announced at Cleveland yes
treday that he has been matched for
a six-round bout with Eddie O'Keefe,
at Philadelphia, on November 10.
Matty Baldwin received the deci-
sion over K. o. Brown, of New York,
in a twelve-round bout at the Atlas
A. A. in Boston, last night. Baldwin
punished Brown severely and had
him very weak in the last two rounds.
A New York newsboy unknown
among local boxing enthusiasts will
meet Johnny Kilbane, featherweight
champion, in a ten-round bout in Gin
cinnati tomorrow night, and all Ohio
1 is on tiptoe. The youngster uses the
name Knockout Mars In the ring and
/ is big favorite in Porlville.
Joe Mandot. the French lightweight,
whose career received a blot when
! Leach Cross stopped him last winter,
! is coming back to the ring after a
long rest. He is matched to box Al
/ Gilbert in ST. Louis early next month
Mike Gibbons's brother, Tom, who Is
a promising middleweight, is matched
to box George x. o. Brown at Hud-
son, Wis, on November 19.
The Atlantic Garden A. c., New
York, will stage the Gunboat Smith
! Charley Miller bout on Friday night.
Gunboat Smiths recent battle witt
Tony Ross, in Boston, in which Ross
was stopped in the tenth round, has
been denounced fiercely by Hub crit
ics Charges of fake are made BY
veteran followers of the game. Ros:
is accused of Hopping, according 10 q
prearrauged agreement. Smith and
Ross both deny the accusations.
Bob AicAllister, a California middle.
weight, has arrived IN New York II
search of matches. Willie Ritchis
says he is above the average in fight
ing ability.
Packey Mcfarland says 142 pounds
J at o'clock is the only weight he vii
agree on for Mike Gibbons in a ten
, round bout at New York.
) Frank Klaus Is very anxious TO ge
; another match with George Chill
Klaus was miles in the lead Il
his fight with Chip at Pittsburgh
| when. through his own carelessness
he got the punch on the jaw that pu
MIN away.
Joe Shugrue, who got a surpr1s'
package from Sam Robideau Satur
day night, has been matched TO BOZ
Jimmy Duffy at Buffalo on Frida!
night.
Matty Baldwin and Johnny Griffith
have been matched TO box ten round
at Akron, O., on November II.
Jack Palmer, of this city. will NEE
Bert Stanley. of Milwaukee; Free
Kibler. of Irvington. will face Al Nc
Coy, of Brooklyn. while Young Mael
and Tommy Allen, a pair Of loca
lads. win clash in a trio of bouts a
Browns Gymnasium, New York, Sat
urday night.
The scheduled ten-round bout be
. tween Young Carden and Youni
Rector. of Jersey City. at Browns
New York, for Saturday night ha
been postponed for a week. Cardel
. received a cut over his left eye in hi
/. bout with Young McCrea at the Cen
trail Institute last Monday night, an
, the injured member, it is believed
will not be healed sufficiently to al
| low the MonfClairite to perform.