Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
INVASION BYCOAST BOXERS
Death of Fighting in California
Should Help in the East,
Says Jim.
NEW MATERIAL WANTED
Appearance of Strange Faces
Would Be Boom to Boxing
in Empire State.
By JAMES }. C0RBETT
Former Heavyweight Champion Of the
World.


World.
When the anti boxing law goes into
effect ia California the middle Of this
month a number of young men who
have been calling the Golden State
home for a long time viii copper
Horace Greeleyss advice and hike
toward the East. New York, New
Orleans and Milwaukee will be asked
70 take care of the overflow of fistie
talent which will be headed in this
general direction shortly as these
rihes practically viii have monop-
sly Of important contests with san
Francisco and Los Angeles out Of the
running.
IN q way, it viii be a good thing
f0f, the game in the Eastern cities. A
aaw face now and then adds interest
10 boxing matches, and so far as New
York goes an occasional strange
'map" would. indeed. be welcome
provided the gent has anything in the
say of reputation 70 back It up.
Among those who are expected to
lake the "rattler' for this section inn
mediately after the holidays are Viii
Ne Ritchie, lightweight champion
loo Rivers, California frankie Burns
aud Harry Foley's latest discovery,
Ralph Grunan. the Portland light
weight scrapper, who Is touted by
many Western writer's as a very
promising member Of the fraternity.
jimmy Clabby, George Chip and Billy
Murray will swell the list of eligible
middleweights already here.
New Commission Likely.
BY the time the boys begin to ar
rive, there will be new governor up
at Albany, and, more than likely,
rev bunch in charge of boxing in the
Empire state. All this may mean
that decisions will be allowed and, ii
50, we may we'll look for a big boom
n the sport. The fans don't take half
the interest in a boxing match which
promises to be merely an exhibition
throughout than in a bout which is
snre to be hotly contested because
something more than z percentage of
The gate receipts is at stake. With
referees allowed TO give decisions in
Boxing matches the sport would take
a sharp jump in popular favor-and
after the last lean year or two pro
Hloters would relish something like
that, fancy.
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New Orleans Attracts McCarey.
4 4 read recently where Tom McCarey
was quoted to the effect that he woud
try to break into the boxing game in
New Orleans, and that Dominick
rortorich, who has had a monopoly in
bhat line for some time, advanced the
opinion that Uncle Thomas had an
other think coming However / will
not be surprised If McCarey does open
hp in the Crescent City before long.
understand he has received invita-
lions from several citizens to look
over the ground, and it is likely he
NIL M In ~ Nrava
Orleans are not inclined to show
iayoritism toward the native sons
hey have found 1t does not pay, that
.. fair field and no favor is better for
ali concerned.
One can hardly blame TortorioR,
however, for feeling a tri1e peeved
at the idea Of McCarey coming into
The field at this time-after he has
carried the game along for years in
spite of the handicap Il was under.
Now that there is a chance TO put
New Orleans on the map pugilisti-
eally again Tortorich would ike 20
gather all the gravy for himself
However, McCarey is entitled TO all
he can get if he decides to open up
There While il is true that he had
q monopoly of the game in Los
Angeles, permitting no outsiders 70
butt in on him, that is nothing 10
MS discredit. In fact ne is due con-
siderable praise for the mastery
manner he handled affairs there. il
takes a good man to so frame up q
thing that there can be no eompe-
triton. Tortorich had the same op-
portuuity IN New Orleans, but
doubt if Ire can swing II. With New
Orleans the only city IN the country
where championship bouts can be
held there should be plenty Of room
ior Two big clubs. If not, it will be
u case Of the survival of the fittest.
ses4
Worm Turns Ou welsh.
Ia view Of The fact that Freddie
Welsh has been ducking all offers 10
hoX where decisions are allowed, and
has engaged in something like seven
Qo-decisiou affairs in the last four
II five weeks, what are we 10 Jhins
Jf him? II was not so very long ago
hat Freddie and Manager Harry
pollok were bounding Ritehie for "A
match and trying to fasten on Wilt
the 9pprobrious title Of ''no-decision'
Ritcirie. They sent out reams Of stufl
70 sporting editors calling attention
towards Willie's peuehant for the
matches, when, as a mat
Ter Of fact, Bitchie had only engaged
in one affair Of the kind up to that
time. IF one will care to Investigate
she record book Aae will learn that
Hitchie has fought q vast majority
RI his ring engagements TO decisions
IN matter of strict craftsmanship
Welsh falls considerably short of the
Standard ser by Psitchie-who made
every concession 10 secure the match
with Welsh in order TO prove that he
way not trying 20 dodge the British
champion, even consenting that the
bout be held in England, where he
ssnew that he would not be shown
any faVors. Not that Referee Corri
contemplated any wrong action, bur
Ritohie well knew that the strict OBJ
aeFyance Of the rules and the method
of calculating points were all against
his chances. In spite of this handi-
cap he consented to the bout with
Welsh.
II Freddie has overlooked the mat
mo fHfnIr 81 "a baI1f time he 0ffarn0