Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22
CROSS AND RIVERS
TO FIGHT AGAIN
Mexican Finally Heeds New
Workers. ClamOrs and Bout
Will Be Staged on Coast.

IUI kGI SluLlOio CA0 OoNsf
Will Be Staged on Coast.
WILL MEET ON FEBRUARY %
Leach Cross, of New York, and Joe
Rivers, of Los Angeles. were yester;
day matched by Tom McCarey, pro-
moter of the Pacific A. c.. to box
twenty rounds in the Vernon lCal)
arena on February %.
The weight agreed upon is 1874
pounds ringside, and all parties con-
cerned chose Charles Eyton as ref
cree. The match has been hanging
fire for several days owing to Rivers's
seeming aversion to again mixing with
the crafty Cross. But the explanation
is now made that the Mexican was
holding back in hopes of getting Will.
lie Richie for this date.
Coyne Defeats Ritz.
In a telegram to his brother Edward
today. Jack Coyne said that he de-
cisively defeated Stoney Ritz, Of
Wheeling. w. Va, in an eight-round
bout at the Bridgeport Opera House,
Bridgeport, O., last night. Consider
able money was wagered on the OUT
come and the betting favored Ritz, H.
is said. Coyne, however. was in good
form and had little trouble in getting
over effective right and left jabs. In
the other eight-round bout, frankie
Conley, who has a knockout victory
over Patsy Kline. shaded Goo Stewart,
also of Wheeling. Coyne has been
matched to meet some good boy in
Steubenville, O., while in two weeks
he will probably face Willie Moore, of
Philadelphia, at the Bridgeport, o.
Club.
Postpone 6radweII- McYelgh Go.
At the request of Young Gradwell.
of this city, his scheduled ten-round
bout with Jimmy McVeigh, also of
Newark, at Browns Gymnasium,
New York, for next Tuesday night has
been postponed for week.
Coulon Shades Snnet
Johnny Coulon, the bantamweight
champion, won by shade from
Young Sinnet, of Rock Island, in
fast ten-round bout at Racine, Wis,
last night. Coulon's superior boxing
entitled him to a margin. but it was
a very slight lead. The rugged Rock
Islander proved a willing mixer and
staggered Coulon repeatedly with
heavy swings to the head and face.
Sinnet's best showing occurred in the
second round. He opened with a hard
left jab to the face and made CouloD
miss repeatedly. Sinnet followed up
his advantage with lefts and rights to
the head and body and toward the
close of the round staggered Johnny
with a left swing to the head. Cou.
Ions efforts apparently lacked steam,
AS the bell sounded Sinnet coll1ded
with a hard blow over the eye, result.
ing in a cut that bled profusely and
gave him considerable trouble
throughout the bout.
Big Card for Empire A. c.
Fresh interest has been injected
into the boxing game in New York
city by the reopening of the Empire
Athletic Club by Eddie and Jess Nc
Mahon. The club will hold its first
entertainment tomorrow night, offer.
ing three ten-round bouts between
half dozen of the best lightweight5
to be drawn from the local crop.
Johnny Dundee will cross gloves with
Young" Shugrue, of Jersey City. in
the final contest of the evening. The
second bout will bring together Joe
Mandot. of New Orleans, and Johnny
Lore, of New York. The opening
Hoboken. and Freddie Haas. of the
West Harlem A. c.
johnson Not Wanted.
The London Times, editorially in
approving the storm of protest against
Jack Johnson's proposed sparring ex-
hibition at Henley, Eng, and the re-
fusal to allow him the use of hall,
proceeds: 1--WE hold the peculiar re-
sponsibilities of Great Britain TOW ard
her colored people should be an abb.
solute bar to any contest in which
Jack Johnson is to figure as one of
the principals"
Banty VIII Be Busy.
j Banty Lewis has been matched to
meet Kid Boonton in the main four
round bout at the Central Instituts
Monday night. On the following night
Lewis will face Bobby Reynolds. of
Philadelphia, in a ten-round bout at
Browns Gymnasium. New York.
Other Ring Gossip. !,
The bout between Jim Flynn and
Jack Ryan, at the Sharkey Club, New
York, last night, was postponed on
account of the slim crowd.
The Liverpool Stadium offer of 50,-
900 francs 100000 for Mccoy to fight
Carpenter the week of the Grand
National Steeplechase has practically
been accepted.
Harry c. Pollok. the manager OF
Freddie Welsh, the British lightweight
champion, has challenged Tommy
Murphy for a twenty-round encoun-
ter on the Pacific coast on a winner
| to-take-all basis.
A semi-final of ten rounds has been
arranged between Young Rector. of
Jersey City, and Joe Tierney, of Eliz-
abeth, for Saturdays show at Browns
Gym, New York. Eddie Fitzsimmons,
of Yorkville, and Young Cal Nc
| earthly, of Jersey City, will clash in
the star event.
An international flavor will per-
meate the two ten-round bouts to be
staged next Tuesday evening in Madi-
son Square Garden, New York, and