South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-23
PROMOTERS HAVE
JOB FINDING MAN
TO BOX Richie
Dope in Australia Has Been
Upset by Recent Results
Young SayIOr Lost Because
of His Style of Fighting.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. Feb. 2e-
The fact that Snowy Baker and vs.. r.
Howe are in this country In quest IL
pugilistic talent for the boxing organ
iZations they represent iu Australia Is
the best proof that the sports down
vonder are steadfast patrons Of the
game OF the glove. AT that d. is TO
wonder how the travelling commits
sioners named can afford 90 Offer big
money 10 top nOtchers Of this coun-
Try.
Just at present Australia is woe
fully lacking IL suitable talent 20 send
against visiting stars.
Take the lightweight division, FOR
instance When Baker arrived here
intent upon Turing While Ritchie 90
the land Of the Golden Fleece he be-
lieved ne had several fairly suitable
matches in sight for the lightweight
champion
To begin with" said Snowy. "Tu
pit him against Hughie Michigan, the
The words were hardly out or
Bakers mouth when the cable
brought news that Michigan had been
knocked out in II rounds by Young
SaYlOT Of Indianapolis who went 10
Australia in company with Eddie Nc
GoOrJy and Ray Bronson.
Banked on Mccoy.
left said Snowy with brave show
OF philosophical spirit He is a ris-
ing young lightweight and is Ne
hegans most formidable rival Many
IN fact believe him a better boy than
Michigan. / can also promise Richie
a bout with Young Saylor who de-
feated Michigan
A day or two later news trickled
across the bed of the ocean that Nat
Williams, a comparative unknown
from England. had defeated Herb
Mccoy and that Young Saylor had
lost on foul in the sixth round OF
a match with Ed Neuhaus, a pupil
Of Michigan.
After this wholesale bowling over
OF the best Of the Antipodean light
weights by youngsters in the novice
division, ii is not easy TO imagine
where TO find a fit opponent for
Richie among the pugilists al pres
ent in Australia There is this TO il.
however; one defeat does not set q
ringman aside I'm that country the
way il does here. A man OF known
ability does not lose caste on account
Of a single reverse-or couple for
that matter-and the promoters being
acquainted with Australian sporting
spirit in the direction named do not
hesitate about signing a defeated star
again without delay
AS a matter Of fact return matches
are quite a feature OF Antipodean
pugilism.
Turns the Tables.
Michigan, who was defeated by Pat
Brown OF Philadelphia at Sydney had
to wait no time for his revenge. He
turned the ia bles on Brown at the
second meeting II can therefore be
seen that if Richie goes across there
toward the end Of the year II Will be
quite the thing. according to the
Australian viewpoint. 10 parade both
Michigan and Mccoy as worthy op-
ponents for him. This, OF course, II
in the meantime Herb and Hughie
manage TO maintain the average Of
excellence they have displayed during
the past couple OF years.
Reading between the lines IL Is not
hard 20 explain how Young Saylor
came TO lose his bout with Neuhaus
on foul. Saylor is one OF YOU up
to-date American infghters, while in
Australia they are stickers for "clean
breaks"
Mother" Howe. who is here rep
resenting the Olympia stadium OF
Newton. Sydney. was quick 10 note
the way our local boys are allowed to
tear away at each other IN clinches.
The crowd seems 10 Ike that kind
Of thing here" said Howe. "Out yOn-
der the moment a couple OF fighters
bump into a clinch the crowd begins
shouting 20 the referee to break
them
Saylor beyond doubt whaled away
in the style he was accustomed 20
here and was probably penalized for
not stepping clear when ordered 10 by
the referee.