Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-09-30

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to fight Welsh for the lightweight
crown. With that end In view,
Ritchie contemplates busy career
in the ring. When he is through with
Dundee he hopes to get on some one
else. He Is not keen on fighting Joe
Shugrue, because of Joe's afrliction
of the eyes. but anybody else can
have a match with Willie. Welsh, of
! course, will dodge the issue as long
as he can in a match in which a de-
cision is rendered, but Ritchie hopes
to get Freddy in the ring some day
in a no-decision bout and stop him
before the limit, which, by the way.
would give him the championship.
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"One of the finest little gentlemen
in the business" is the way Ritchie
is referred to frequently He is polite
and not boastful, and he impresses
deeply. He is not the greatest fighter
/ the lightweight division has ever pro-
duced, but he became the champion
and was the best man in his time.
| He seems to feel safe in his fight
with Dundee, but the best of generals
get fooled sometimes. Dundee has
great speed, and he is tireless in his
efforts. 1t will behoove Willie to be
strong. and he will need all his in
creased punching power to overcome
the fast work of the young man he
meets next Tuesday night at Madison
| Square Garden.
| Dave Kurtz Is In new hands. Moe
Smith is now Dawes manager. Moe
is a hustler, and he ought to keep
Kurtz busy. In regard to managing
Dave Smith writes:
New York, Sept. 29
]. P. N:
Just few lines to let you know
that | have taken under my manage
ment the tough Newark middleweight,
| Dave Kurtz. I have Dave matched to
| box at the Broadway Sporting Club
in Brooklyn Saturday night against
Soldier Bartfleld. Kurtz was first
matched to box AL Mccoy, but for
some unknown reason the match was
called off Kurtz Is working hard
every day, and will be in the pink of
condition for his battle Saturday, as
win over Bartfield will mean his fu-
ture. Yours, MOE w. SMITH,
Kurtz was a caller at the Evening
Star office yesterday. He said he was
in fine trim and expected TO beat
Bartfleld, whom he met on previous
occasion. Kurtz also said that he felt
fight him, and that he would draw
down his forfeit if Jack - didn't do
business by next Monday. Palmer
challenged Kurtz a long time ago, but
nothing has come of match. though
both men posted forfeits of good
faith. Kurtz says he will not pay
any more attention to Palmer, but
admits he would like to get Jack into
ring lust once"
O.
Smiling" Miles is the name the
Annapolis football players have given
their captain. 1t Is fitting appella-
ton. Miles's good work as q back
against the Navy's opponents last
season earned him the post Of honor
he now holds and in the first game
of the season against the Catholic
University yesterday he did great
work. His long runs were the feature
of the battle, which Annapolis won
by a score of 60. 1t was not a sched-
uled game-just hastily arranged
contest to furnish practise for both
teams. The coaches were allowed to
handle their teams on the field, which
is strictly against football conven-
tions, but the contest was looked
upon as an exhibition and formaities
were waived aside for the day. The
Navy, of course, is again working
with one big aim in view--to beat the
Army--and her chances appear un-
usually bright this year. The Middtes
have been In training for scarcely a
week and the score in yesterdays
contest does not give a fair indication
of what may be expected later on. In
fact, the Navy played an easy game
and didn't try to pile UP a big score.
Smiling Captain" Miles was very
much In evidence, however. and he
will lead the team, 1t is expected,
through a successful season.
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Followers of the high school football
teams in city and suburban districts
: will be able to get line on the abil-
ity and strength of the various elev-
ems in the games tomorrow and on
Saturday. Present indications point
to a most interesting struggle fol
leading honors in the Newark High
Schools Athletic Association and tho
: New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic
Association. Barringer has strong
combination and will bear watching
in the game against Railway at Rah'
way on Saturday afternoon Eas
Side High has fine chance to bea'
l Montclair High tomorrow afternoon
I at Montclair, but Central High is SURF
to meet a mountain of strength II
tackling East Orange High at Ash
: land Field on Saturday AFTERNOON
South Side High engaged in practic'
with a team of instructors from th'
Savage School of New York yester
, day, and 1t appears as If the team
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