New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
CROSS WORKING
like A BEAVER
Puts on Gloves with Sua,
ring Partners at His
Quarters.
FOLLOWERS EXPECT
AN EASY VICTORy
How Sieger Got Home from q.
Coast in a Box Car a.
Valet to Pets.

Joe Shugrue, II he would abe Il.
advice of we'll wishers. will wear a.,
sort Of a shock absorber around y.
Jaw when he faces Leach Cross in a.
ring at Madison Square Garden on J.,.
uary 10. Cross put in two strenus,,
hours working at Billy Grupps gy,.
nasium yesterday afternoon, and tsa..
who watched him left the buil6.,
convinced that he would win hsns,
down. Leach was never known to ,,sx
to good advantage IN the gymnssivr
but yesterday ne looked ike a chan.
pion. He looked good even when !,
was shadow boxing, and that's go;,,
some for Leach
II was when Cross put on the glove,
that he looked best. however, and i,
brother and manager. Sam Wsusek
were transported into the Dan No,es
class for lOduaciOusness. lie predicts
that Leach would surely win over 81.
grue, and would then be pleased a
throw his gloves at Freddie Welsh. r,
walking delegate Of Pants Press.-y
Union No. $40 agreed With San. =.
fact, said walking delegate declra
that his associates would attend L
body 70 cheer their favOrlte.
Benny Leonard, Patsy Cline al
brothers Dave and Marty put 4,
gloves on with him. OF course, q,
bouts with Cline and his brothers v.r,
friendly affairs, but Leonard rode its
goat. Leonard is a shifty lad, vel
qualified TO meet most lightveights, tg,
he came cropper with Cross. Leaf
warmed to his work quickly. and tsiu
sent Leonard down to think II ever
Against the clever Cline Cross bezs
nicely and was fast in mis- moves.
Cross bids fair 20 show 70 COCO al.
vantage against ShIgrue. The lat,g
is one of those aggressive boxers vta
hurl themselves in. trying 70 land
punch, even though they be forced .
take a counter. Against thesc ne.
Cross is al his best. He is slrggg
and a dangerous hitter who IS lissly
TO stop a man in one punch. In tier
last battle Cross dropped Shugrue tsf
the count of nine, the bell saving iss
Jersey City lad from defeat IN one q
the rounds.
Jack CurIey said that he suT,lI
would announce the place where Z,
Johnson-Willard bout would BE- asl
some time to-day. Loud applause fr'1
two walters and a piano plsye.
Walter Brooks, that sturdy liie
featherweight Of this city. may y
matched 10 box Johnny Kiibane ini
twenty-round bout at New Orlesns Z
the near future. Brooks fought IA "
Crescent City not long ago and nadsi
great hit. For some reason, perieetl
obvious. the local lads refuse TO NEE
Brooks in the ring.
They tell story about Chsre
Sieger when he was up at the TOP s1s
fighting them all. He boxed two boats
on the Pacific Coast, but gambled AVA
his money and was stuck for way
get home. At that time Young CorotA
was IN on top. too, and Sleger 90,
Job in Corbett's camp as spsrrihs
partner.
Now, Corbett liked pets. and be "a.
a dog, a mule, a monkey and sens
chickens-of the feathered variety
around his camp. How 70 get them
Denver was a puzzle. He hired eei
car. but he had 10 have an attsnds,L
So Sieger applied for a job as Vsls'"
the pets. ..
So they locked him IN the car VIA
tho animals and sent him TO Denwt
They fed him and the animals stessr
SION with utter impartislity. and tsfs
got him a couple of bouts TO pay %
way back 10 Hoboken.
The amateur boxing tournament
the New York Athletic Club wih
held tonight and Saturday. The pm
liminaries will be fought this eye1,a.
MANY of the best amateurs IN the ~
are entered.