New Britain herald., 1914-08-22
C0rbetf Gipes Leach Cross
 Credit for His PeYseperance
IJoe Rivers Trimmed New Yorker Thrice, Yet He = in Fourth Attempt-Mike Gibbons Does Mo- l, Seem Ambitious.

', pleasant one. In the future Willie
 will set the mark for the American title at 135 pounds, five or six hours
 before ring time. The only man for
 whom Willie will agree to do 133 at any hour is Fred Welsh, and we all , know that 133 is no more to Freddie's i, liking than it is to Ritchie's In their
 London match Welsh just did manage
 to reduce to 135 at the hour stipulat-
 ed for the weighing in, while the American was more than one pound l under that weight.
 1 It may be possible that McFarland's
 retirement from the ring-if he has retired-has something to do with
 Ritchie's determination to raise the 1 lightweight limit in this country. ] While Packey was still in the game
 and clamoring for match with the
 champion Ritchie insisted that all l challengers make 133 pounds ringside the weight at which he won the title from Ad Wolgast. Which was equivalent to barring Packey from l competition for the title-as Nelson and Wolgast did before Ritchies l time.
 Another Match in Works. l Jim Coffroth is working on a match 1 for next month with Ritchie and Charlie White as the principals. How ever, the match is still in the air and "Oily Jim" is not any too sure of landing it. Ritchie told me when in this city that he did not think he would box again before October, and his determination to dictate weight in b ic {p no hurry to resume ring work. At that rest should do Willie a great deal of good. He had rather strenuous time of it while abroad 1 what with the Welsh battle and his hurried continental trip, and is de- serving of rest if any fighter is. wonder what effect Ritchie's stand on the weight question will have on Packey Mcfarland? Packey has al- ways claimed that he can make 1855 several hours before ring time, and if he is still able to do so it may mean a match between these two stars of the lightweight division. If the bout is arranged for New York it will draw proba bly, a 900 house. Mcfarland is big favorite in this neigh borhood much m ore so than the champion, and would no doubt insist on getting a fair share of the receipts. Argument over the ''split" of the money may keep these boys apart-both have full appreciation of their drawing powers, as promoters can testify from past ex- periences with them
 After waiting patiently for several months George Chip is to get his op- portunity at Al Mccoy on Labor Day in the same ring where he was knocked out in less than a round by the man recognized in Brooklyn and other suburbs as champion middle weight of the world Chip, to get this match, side-stepped severaI splendid offers, among them a bid from Snowy" Baker guaranteeing a large sum for several engagements in Australia
 Mccoy has not been in a ring since his miserable showing with Billy Murray, the Sacramento fighter, re- gently stopped by Chip. McCoy's public performances since the fiuke been of championship quality and it is a cinch that he will go into the ring long shot in the betting when he meets the man he conquered so easily in the previous meeting.
 Chip Should Trim Mccoy.
 Judging by recent performances of the men Chip should beat Mccoy handily. George has won twice over Sailor Petroskey since losing to Me- Coy, once with "k. O., and also stopped Billy Murray in fourteen rounds. Everybody who saw Mccoy and Murray box here opined that Murray would stop Mccoy in long, CT match. l happened to be one of the spectators at the McCoy-Chip match in Brooklyn last spring Chip with little regard for the punches of his opponent, until that time looked on as third rater, waded into his man wide open. Mccoy pulled the unexpected and putting all his strength into one punch landed on Chips unguarded jaw-and it was all over. Probably. the most surprised man ill the club that evening was Al himself.
 If Mccoy can land another of the same brand on Chip he may win. That appears to be his only chance. It may be he has the Indian sign" on the New Castle man. However, it looks like almost certain victory for Chip on the dope.
 What's the Mitter With Gibbons?
 Jim Coffroth, the San Francisco promoter, thought he had landed Mihe 1lpbons for twenty round bout with Chip for next month, but