New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
Interesting Bout Betwe,,
Negro Heavyweights et
Fairmont A. C.
SAME SURE TO HAVE
HIS HANDS Full
Azevedo Complains Bitterly q
Treatment In Chicago When
He Met White.

Sam McVea, who for a numb., :.
years seven. TO be exact-has IA.
boxing in Europe and Australia, NJ
return TO the roped arena in this con,
try tonight. He will cross gloves VIII
Battling" Jim Johnson, the si,,,
negro from the San Juan Hill distrr
at the Fairmont Athletic Club, OF n,
Bronx, in ten-round bout. A fast a.,
interesting match should result. M.
Yea always has been rated By u,
critics as one Of the most dangsr,
men in the ring. he has fought Tia,
ell, from Johnson, Langford and J.r.
nette right down the line. Johns,
too, has faced the three aforementio,,.
"black destroyers," and has managed \
hold his own with them.
McVea, so Billy Gibson maintains |,
10 box Jack Johnson some time Al,
winter, somewhere In the West,r
Hemisphere. No one knows just VIE,
this contest will take place, and t,r
care. Il would seem, however, au
McVea has by far more courage An
discretion to risk a match with Jct,.
son. when a defeat Will cost him Z,
chance to win the championship.
Johnson will undoubtedly make VI
Yea fight hard all the way. He ia
rough person, this West Side nega
with terrific punch. prodiga
strength and courage unlimited. Htl
a bit clumsy in his movements, but a.
box fairly we'll for all that. lie pruTs
that in his matches against Lsngc,t
-oe Azevedo, the California ligI,
weight. made the statement reesr.,
that any one in the world would \
foolish to box Charley White in q.
cago. "They can't see any one in 4.
world but White" said Azevedo, Tr.
: YOU have TO slaughter him 10 ~ !
/ draw. When | boxed him there ID. y
port was sent out that he made chY
] ping block of me. As a matter OF fis
| held my own with him, and tOvi,s
the end had him running away. Il
did land some clean blows, and | Va
marked up a little, nut not to the T.
gree that il was said ! was. | voui
/ like nothing better than another chsra
at White, and will box him any pUi
| except in Chicago. Moreover, | VI
/ fight him over any distance"
-, a,
Azevedo is one Of the shiftiest boz.
ers in the ring to-day, and will be SEE;
| in the East shortly, IL IS said, H. |,
company with several other Callforni
bows, is coming on after the holidays
Leach Cross and Phil Bloom vii
meet in a ten-round bout at the Broad
way Sporting Club, of Brooklyn, o.
night. The boys met before, and The
whole affair was a disappolntuen-
This time Cross is on edge. h. hn
trained hard for the match, and viii u
surprised if he fails to win by 8 knock
out.
sammy Smith, the veteran Palace
phia lightweight, is serious so's
looming back" He boxed like eesz
MON against "chick" Russell on Is
Friday night, and is low bowling O.
fance at the world at large.
Entries for the amateur boxing Tor
nament Of the Crescent Athletic GU
of Brooklyn, will close tomorrow
noon. The bouts will take place e
/ THURSDAY night, with the finals on ~
urdav evening. The open contests 2.
clude the los. 1l5. 125 and 1875 pS.s,..
classes. The prizes are unusual
handsome and the costliest OF the ~
son. so the winners will have son'
thing more than glory for their ei'of1
Entries may be sent to the clroh0'S
or to Benjamin Levine. Warren ST.