Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-28

Newark Fighter, who Comes Bacl
with a Tart Reply TO Manager
Woodruff.
hold of the game in the Louisiana
city. 1t was in New Orleans that tn,
great John L. Sullivan met hi
Waterloo, and il was also there wher,
many of the big fights of the Older
days were held. Finish bouts wer'
then the rule, but now limited round
contests prevail. AS a promoter Mr.
Tortorich hopes to make a name fol
himself in the pugilistic line. He Ii
on the right road, for he has secured
control of two clubs-one in New Or.
leans and one across the river. 1r
his New Orleans A. c. he holds ten
round contests, but in the West Side
twenty rounds. With these two clubs
Manager Tortorich hopes to provide
entertainment aplenty for the fans
down that way. He is going after
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has sent an offer of 500, 900 for bout
between Willie Ritchie the light
weight champion, and Jack Britton,
and he will give $4,000 If Sam Lang
ford and Joe Jeanette can be
brought together at one of his clubs.
He is also after other big matches,
and, from all accounts, he is going
to make other promoters come up
good and strong if they hope to get
anything in the way of a high-class
bout away from him.
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The fighters are delighted with the
methods pursued by Manager Tor
torich. He is what is known as an
angel among the craft. He is the
price-maker, and other promoters are
forced to raise the ante If they want
| to get the good matches. Mr.. Tor
torich is given the credit of bringing
out a number of clever fighters. He
is responsible, in a way, for the fame
attained by Joe Thomas. Joe Mandot
and frankie Russell. 1t was at his
club in New Orleans that Ad Wolgast
boxed Mandot, and for which Ad re-
ceived $4,000. frankie Burns, of
Jersey City, fought Johnny Coulon
at Mr.. Tortorich's club and they drew
| $4,000. Coulon and frankie Coniey
played to $4,000 and the Wolgast-
Mandot bout attracted $4,000 to the
box office. New Orleans, with Mr.
Tortorich as it's fight promoter, prom
ises to claim much attention in the
sporting line in the future.
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Dan McKetrick discovered early
that Mr.. Tortorich is Tive wire,
and Little Dan" has become hi.
Eastern representative. So fighters II
this district who desire to box down
in New Orleans will be able to dc
business through McKetrick, who's,
address is suite 320-322, 1892 Broadway
New York city.
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Foxy as Leach Cross may be- h.
may be pulling a ''bloomer' in match
ing up with Matty Baldwin. No
that Baldwin is anything any NOR,
as fighter, but every time he meets
Cross he seems to loom up like
champion. In the fight tomorrow a
Frisco, Cross. who is displaying goot
form. is a big favorite and he SHOULD
win by all means, according to ever,
angle of the game, Yet it would no
be among the impossible things t
presume that Matty really has Leach
number and he might give hin
beating. Such an outcome woul,
mean a setback for Cross, who Il
just now about as big as the mex
one in the lightweight class. Anon,
those who believe that Baldwin hai
the edge on Cross is Tom Messenger
who, outside of giving Jack Brittol
the decision over Packey Mcfarland
is an excellent judge of fighter an,
pretty good dopester.
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Jim Flynn is getting all the boost
ing for his fight with Gunboat Smith
so it looks as if Flynn is the veal
spot in the mill. Little is being sait
about Smith, who, if not a grea
fighter, surely has been q most sue
cessful one. Flynn is said to be train
ing. which is rather unusual for him
and as Smith is known to Away
train faithfully, maybe the fact tina
Jim is doing little hard work i
the real feature of the preliminar,
boosting for the show. A fight, will
Flynn as an opponent, is Away,
interesting, so what the outcome will
be is not particular anyway.
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AS sam Langford is On his wa.
East, the club promoters are gettini
busy looking up an opponent for tn
Boston Tar Baby That seems t
be a most difficult proposition, for il
New York, where the big fights dray
the best. ban has been placed o.
contests between whites and blacks
SO about the only available man 70
Langford is Joe Jeanette. Such
! bout. of course, would be a good ous