New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-09
RICHIE WANTS A
FAT SUM TO MEET
RIVERS IN RING
McCarey Would Hold Bout, nui
Thinks the Demands Are
OvercXOrbitant.
JOE MAY COME EAST SOON
kcnney. Who Meets Wcinart at
Browns, Has Longer Reach
than Any Other Boxer.

Efforts arc being made 10 match WHO
Richie. the lightweight champion OF the
world, and Jose Rivers. Tom Mctarey'
tho veteran promoter of boxing I'm Los
Angeles has declared his willingness To
hold the contest. but he is not inclined TO
Weld to the exoIbtant demands OF
Eitchie. The champion declares that ne
is ready To box Rivers. but demands inc
tidy sum of $500 for his services.
Since Rivers was defeated by Richie IN
eleven rounds I'm san Francisco Oh July
6. last year he has clamored for return
match He said that he was not IN proper
condition to fight for the championship.
and that, given another chance, Would
easily reverse the DECISION. II was inti-
mated by some Of his more enthusiastic
hackers that some unfeelng person
dropped something in little Joe's tea, but
this report was never credited.
There is little doubt that second meet
ing of the men, with Rivers IN his nest
condition. would result i'm an interesting
bout all the way. Richie has proved be
yond all question that he is real hShter'
in every way a champion Rivers Is quite
as clever in his boxing, but has not the
ability TO hit short and straight TO the
mark which has made Richie so reared
and respected 10y opponents
Rivers is matched to meet his rival OF
old Ad Wolgast, on January ., and If he
wins will make another trip TO this city to
meet the best men in his class. the Nc
Mahon brothers are i'm correspondence
with his manager and will make an at
tractive offer to him to cross gloves with
Johnny Dundee.
The offer OF Billy Gibson. manager Of
the Garden y. g., TO meet the winner Of
the ten-round bout in Madison Square
Garden on Monday night between BOB
McAllister. OF California. and Mike GID
bons. of St Paul. was accepted yes
terday by George Chip. the self-styled
middleweight champion of the world, by
virtue Of the fact that he has two VIC
tories over Frank Klaus.
\ series Of battles is being planned ny
Gibson to show. if possible. who IS the
best middleweight boxer
Roy Kenney. the mddleweight boxer
who will cross gloves with young Vein
ART AT BIONH y ny filiidHiubl vi i'tSN"'
night. is credited with having longer
reach than any other man in the ring
His reach is seventy-seven inches which
is two inches greater than that of jim
Jeffres and almost five inches greater
than Jack Johnson's. Kenney has twice
boxed his way around the world. He
hopes to win decisively over Wenart and
then 20 after Levinsky, Bob McAlister
and the others.
"Porky'' Flynn is training hard for his
match with Battling" Levinsky at the
National Sporting Club of America on
next Tuesday night. Flynn is more than
anxious to win. then go right on after the
other big men who are boxing in the local
clubs.
"Sapper' O'Neill, the British light
weight, has been matched to box ten
rounds with Frank Adams at Madison
Square Garden on Monday night as a pre-
liminary to the Neutrality-suspicious. bout
Patsey Kline, the former amateur boxer
who is making good with rush in the
ranks of the professionals, will box ten
round bout at the New Polo Athletic club
tonight with Jimmy Duffy, a clever
youngster Of come ability. The bout
means much to Kline. for Billy Gibson
has promised him a match with frankie
Fleming if he makes good