Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-27

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far away from the $4,000 expected
to be taken in at the gate. Of this
amount Richie received $4,000 and
$500 for his expenses, a pretty nifty
sum. That's what the champion-the
loser-got. Now let us look into the
financial Golfers of the winner. His
share must be a fortune. Surprise
No. >, as for beating Ritchie, White
received Just 221a per cent, which
amounted to $3.2S5 in real money
That's the way champions do bust
ness-get the money, win or lose.
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The defeat of Richie may cost him
money in the long run at that, He
has been offered $4,000 to fight
Freddy Welsh. the Englishman, in
London. in about a month, and l
would not put it past the foreign
promoters to call off all negotiations.
1t would serve the champion right. In
way. for he certainly laid down the
law to them during the negotiations.
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! the Englishmen met his outrageous
demands just to get him over there
/ to fight a man they eventually believe
win outlook him. Maybe, though, the
| fight with Welsh will stand, but if
there isn't a big cut in that $4,000
offer the men who are putting UP
the dough are sure enough "boobs.
Richie is wonderful fighter, but his
methods lack sport. He has been the
prince Dictator" and he has been
successful, but he never will be the
popular fellow of other days.
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Banty Lewis has agreed to fight
Kid Boonton and the boys will meet
at Gus Troxler's. on June %. Boon
ton is the one who sought this re-
turn enga cement. and he is going to
give Banty S25 for making the match.
What the Kid will get out of it he
doesn't seem to mind. he says. All
he wants, he declares. is another
crack at Lewis. Now that Banty has
! decided to accommodate the Kid that
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| load is off the fight fans minds.
| Lewis and Boonton have met on two
occasions. In the first bout, Boonton
! had the better of it. but later on,
in a ten-round bout at Bill Brown S.
Banty gave the Kid a good old
whaling This, then, VIII be the
rubber fight.
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Lewis. in letter to me, says that
frankie Burns refused to meet him,
although Jack Mccarthy, Banty's
manager, offered to give him 5000 for
his end of the purse. In order to
guarantee Burns the 5000, Lewis was
willing to take q big gamble and ac-
cept 60 per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts, out of which he would pay
Burns his share. Banty intimates
that Burns doesn't want any easy
money though Frankie is a known
fighter and has stacked up against
the best men in his class. Lewis has
also made a match for June II al
Browns, Far Rockaway. Who his
opponent will be, Banty couldn't say
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During visit to the Evening Stal
office yesterday afternoon Lewis dis
cussed the McVeigh- Boonton bout o
the night before. Banty said it wa,
great fight and that Boonton die
we'll 81 made the match with Boon
ton" Lewis said, because he did 81
we'll against McVeigh, and now
know he will draw we'll" Banty
said that in his opinion McVeigh wor
the bout, but that Boonton gave hin
hard battle.
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Young Cardell, of Montclair, ha
thrown up his old manager and ha
brother. Rocko Cardell The fighte
is anxious to get on some bouts, AM
he is willing to give weight ava.
and meet both Jimmy McVeigh ant
Banty Lewis. Cardell says he cal
make 122 pounds, but that he will
fight Lewis, who is best at 125 pounds
and McVeigh, who boxes at 10
pounds. Cardell wants to fight an
he is a pretty good card and there i
no good reason why Lewis and Nc
Weigh should not take him on.
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Jim Savage now has an inter
national. reputation His defeat o
P. o. Curran in London on Monda,
night entities him to that claim. i
dafeatino Ctnrran Savage didn't ar