Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-18
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Abraham Attell, rated by most critics
as the grea test Of all featherweight cham
pions, will attempt to come back to-
morrow night Abe ciashed with bo 0V al
New York Kirk is the boy who made
Abe quit in the sixth round of recent
go. and the former featherweight king Is
out for revenge.
Jack Britton, the Chicago phenom, will
meet Johnny Krause in siN-round set-to
at Philadelphia tonight.
Bombardfer Wells refuses to stay down.
The English heavyweight has recovered
from his defeat at the hands of Gunboat
Smith, and is now after return engage
ment Wells states that he grew careless
in the second round and is confident he
can reverse the verdict IL given another
chance.
Tommy Walsh, manager of Joe Mandot,
that his protege is through. Tommy says
Mandot will still reach the top, and that
he will give Mr.. Leach Cross a stin side
bet il the latter will climb into the same
ring with Mandot again.
A letter from Henry Pollok. manager Of
Freddie Welsh, is on hand. Pollock writes
that Freddie is to set sail for these shores
camp on the TRAN OF Willie Ritchie, cham
pion lightweight of the world Pollok
also states that he has Welsh signed for
| a short vaudeville engagement Of six
weeks.
Chicago boxing followers are anxiously
awaiting the opening of the game in the
WINDY City" bill is now pending be
fore the legislature at Springfield legallz-
ing the sport.
Leach Cross victory over Joe Mandot
has come as big surprise to Abe Attell.
often stated that the lighting dentist rs
not game, and would quit under fire. Abe
has evidently changed his mind now.
Two burly white hopes" One Round
Davis and Tom Mcmahon are to exchange
blows in a ten-Tound bout AT Rochester,
| n. Y, Monday Jimmy Dime, the Pitts
burg manager is developing Mcmahon
clean cut fashion. Mcmahon has also
worked with Billy Papke, when the latter
! trained for his matches with Stanley
| Ketchel.
Jimmy Hurst, manager of Wildcat"
| Ferns. has several offers for his boys
| services. Ferns states that Indianapolis
is after Ferns to box Mike Gibbons, while
| kenosha is anxious to close Walters
| Ferns bout.
| Tommy Dixon the Kansas city light
weight has decided to quit the boxing
| is more profitable than the boxing game,
| so will spend the rest of his days in the
latter field. So says Tommy.
| Matty Baldwin. the Boston lightweight
| is to have the chance of his life before
| long according to reports in several BOs-
| ton newspapers. The Mcmahon brothers
! in New York have secured the signature
| Of Joe Rivers for three bouts, and il has
been decided to name Baldwin as one of
| the MeXican's opponents.
Packey Mcfarland and Willie Richie
are certainly keeping the innocent public
guessing three days. one day they are
matched and the second day It Is off.
! Nolan and Thirty, managers Of the two
| boys, always were good at the press agent
stuff
Jack White. the Chicago featherweght
! is out on the coast trying hard to get on
with Bud Anderson and K 0. Brown.
| Jack is not cleaning up the dough he did
| on his former visit. He probably real
I ICES that he lost a real manager when
ne parted company with Freddie Gilmore.
/ Having lost the McGoorty- Mona match,
scheduled to take place at Milwaukee yes
terday. Milwaukee promoters are trying
! hard to clinch a Briton- Murphy bout Ar
| injury to McGoorty's hand forced him to
call of the Aloha match