El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-14

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ing camps Of Johnnie Dundee and
considerably reFlFea, tosethef IN N ne an
nouncement that the winner Of the contest
will meet either the lightweight champion
or his nearest contender, Willie Richie, on
Labor day or the middle Of September Al
though nothing has been given out, IL Is pre-
suued that promoters P. c. Martin and Roy
Offutt have made Overtures to both Richie
and the champion 10 DoL the winner OF the
Juarez affair in the near future
Definite announcement that Dundee would
arrive Saturday, accompanied BY his reunue
Of trainers and manager, Seotty Monteith,
was made by promoter Martin Monday eve
ming Hayes IS expected 10 be IN the city
and have MS training quarters LlNeQ I'd ly
Friday or Saturday, and both OF the little
fellows viii probably inaugurate preliminary
training for the contest about the same
In order that Dundee may be open for
the Juarez date on July 20, manager Non
teith. who handles the affairs OF the little
fastener. stated Monday afternoon IN Los
Angeles that his boy was not candidate
for the July Is date at vernon An offer Tor
Dundee 70 meet either johnny 4lllIlan OF
Jimmy Duffy, the crack LocAport light
weight, before Los Angeles fans. was made
was refused because the little Scotchman
had given his word 70 the Juarez promoters
Wen Known Fighters May Come
kilograms from lone Round" Hogan. the
san Francisco lightweight; 4latty Baldwin.
the Boston veteran. and Leach Cross. still in
the running for the championship. were re-
ceived by the Pastime a c officials Tues
day. Hogan presented an offer 10 meet either
the winner Of the coming contest or any
other selection OF the promoters on any
date in the future. Baldwin also wanted
a bout with the winner. Either Cross or
Rivers IS the recognized logical opponent
for the winner OF the bout however and
these two prominent Hghtweights. who will
have II out at Vernon on July %. Will be
the first consideration OF the promoters
An important clause which both boxers
insisted must must be inserted in the ar
pounds az the ringslde and the scales must
be lifted into the center OF the ring. in order
that everyone present may witness the
weighing As both are toe to toe fighters
who 20 IN 10 win. a few pounds in weight
means q great zeal in an affair Of that or
der.
Logical Championship Man.
Hayes up to a short time ago was re-
garded as a logical opponent for the cham
eastern lightweight went so far as 10 make
Richie an iron1ound proposition TO enter
the ring with specified guarantee that
would Be posted In a bank subject TO his
check p hours after the fight This is the
system used by the Juarez promoters
Hopes Of signing Willie Richie for a
bout 10 be held some time during Septem-
Der or October are being entertained by the
promoters Willie announced in london
shortly after his defeat that he intended 10
tour America. meeting everyone OF his class.
and Il IS very probable that he VIII make
his debut in the Juarez arena before local
training camp selections will probably be
made shortly after the arrival Of Hayes and
Of likely situations for the location OF a
camp in the heart Of the city.
Battle for August.
Frankie Gage, the California lightweight.
and Battling Eddie Kelly, Of New Or
leans. have been signed to box a 20 round
contest about the middle OF August. during
the Democratic state convention in this city.
Kelly. who Is a member Of the staff OF Dun
dee. readily agreed to the match while in
FL PasO. Gage protested that he was not be-
ing offered enough for the proposed match.
a difficulty that Kelly promised to remedy
by a wager OF $500 that he would defeat
Gage and which the Californian refused.
White Wants Date.
Charlie White, regarded as the legitimate
lightweight champion by many admirers
because OF his decisive defeat OF Willie
Richie in Milwaukee before the san Fran
cisco lightweight lost the title. wired the
promoters OF the Pastime A. c. Tuesday
morning. stating that he had an open date
on August 10. White is not billed to meet
Stanley Yoakum, the Colorado fighter n
Denver. tonight in a 20 round bout His en-
suing contest was TO have been with Toe
A zevedo OF Oakland, but because Of a finan-
cial hitch was called off. Public opinion IL |
Is believed, viii demand a bout between
Freddie Welsh and White, as the Chicaroan /
Is cleverer and faster than Richie and can
deliver a punch quicker.