Imperial Valley press., 1914-04-21

matched with man who is near
the top of the lightweight class.
such a man will not enter into g.
fight agreement, even with a chance
of landing the crown, for much less
than $4,000. That's total of $751;
900 that must be guaranteed. Add
to this about $4,000 for incidental
expenses, and it means that before
the promoter can expect to earn
even a dollar he must take in ST.
900.
"There are mighty few fight clubs
in this country big enough to accom-
modate a crowd that would bring in
such sum, even though big admis-
sion prices are charged. A fight
club, of course, can boost the admis-
sion prices when star bout is be-
ing staged, but there is a limit to
all things, and that applies to the
boosting of admission prices, too.
eff the average admission for star
bout is placed at $4-which is pref
ty hight means that 1880 per-
sons must pass through the door be-
fore the promoter makes a nickel,
And, as | said before, there are
mighty few clubs in the country that
have such a seating capacity.
'The reason why so many medi-
ocre bouts are being staged today,
while the public is clamoring for bat
ties between stars, is simply because
few promoters can risk guaranteeing
the huge sums the stars are demand
ing, and, rather than let their clubs
remain dark, the promoters frame up
matches with some of the second
rate fighters as the next best thing"
The fighters gradually are killing
the goose that laid the golden egg.
They have boosted their price to the
highest limit the game ever has
known, but they aren't going to get
away with it much longer. 1t will
mean for the stars that they will
have to fight for the sum that the
promoters can consistently pay, or
not fight at all. And 1 guess that
they'll gladly come down off their
pedestals and take what they can get
rather than remain idle and get
nothing at all.
Leach Cross, the New York light
weight, when not engaged in punch
ing ring foes, extracts teeth in New
York's East Side under the unro-
mantle name of DR.. Louis Wallach.
The fact that Leach thus DISCUSSES
himself led to a rather amusing in
cident some weeks ago in New York,
just before Leach left for the coast.
Leach went to the office of the
Pyorrhocide Company and was met
there by DR.. w. F. Spies, chief OF
staff. Leach merely introduced HIM
self as DR.. Louis Wallach, dentist.
DR.. Spies explained to DR.. Wallach
the new-found cure for pyorrhea, a
disease of the gums, and Leachie was
properly impressed.
Leachie watched the working of
the clinic and later was introduced
to one of the professors. He and the
professor got to talking about the
business of extracting teeth and
Leachie advanced a few ideas of hi.,
own. An argument ensued. The pro-
fesor, testy and withered old gen
tleman, bit flustered because
Leachie was landing some nice little
verbal wallops under the professors
chin, finally said in an exasperated
voice:
"Young man, what you need is a
thoroughly good spanking, and 7
ought to give it to you"
Just at this moment the office boy,
a thorough fight fan, happened into
the clinic, overheard the remark, shot
one look at DIR. Wallach and then.
grabbing DR.. Spies to one said, whis-
pered in his ear:
"For Lords sake, Doc, tip off the
Prof; dat feller he's threatenin' to
spank is Leach Cross"
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