Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-03
GOSSIP OF THE PRIZE RING


When Young Brown won over
Matt Wells, John Reisler. manager Of
Brown. saw an opportunity for
Brown to be matched with Willie
Ritchie, the American champion, and
accordingly set sail for the camp Of
RltchiA. Reisler collared Ritcifie last
night and offered Willie tempting
price to box Brown. without any
ceremony, Ritchie demanded $500 to
box Brown. ReisIer nearly tainted.
'Thirty-flve hundred dollars for
ten rounds? why, Willie, ! am will
ing to give you $500 to box Brown
and not one cent more" said Reisler
Freddy Welsh. who beat you, doesn't [
want the sum you demand, and he
beat you for the title. and anything
you had before you met Welsh you
lost to him, SO Brown has as much
right to be called the American
champion as you have. Willie"
Brown is too tough proposition
for $780, said Ritchie. as a re-
joiner and Harry Pollok was the
chap who told me TO steer clear Of
Brown in a teu-round bout, as in
tend to do SO. for Pollok tells me
that Brown nearly put an end to
Welsh in Syraetfso six months ago
no, John, $500 TO meet Brown or
don't box him.,
Reisler declared negotiations of.
The bout was scheduled to take place
at the Harlem Sporting Club on De-
cember H.
Young Baker. crack New York
middleweight, has been selected as
the opponent OF Young West at the
Pioneer A. G.. New York; next Mon
day night. West is in training for
the event and contemplates coming
through In dying colors. West has
been making a fine showing before
clubs In Manhattan, winning his last
two fights In the Manhattan section
by knockouts. His latest achieve
ment is e victory over Jimmy Storm.
whom he stopped. On the same card
Monday night Patsy Kline will take
on Billy Fitzsimmons, and Young
Kelly, the local youth, viii face
Knockout Eggers.
Johnny Couion is in training in
Chicago and is open to offers from
any bantam desiring to try his luck.
Johnny is in good shape and robust
health again and says he will begin
an active ring campaign by the mid
die of December. New Orleans has
offered him a bout with Kid HerA
man and ST. Paul wants to arrange a
match with little Johnny Ertle. Cou-
Ion is anxious to come East and meet
some of the Eastern lads before tack
ling any of the more important BAN
tam talent.
The Clermont A. c., of Brooklyn,
will hold boxing shows on Saturday
nights hereafter. The Ciermont Rink
is the second largest boxing arena
in New York State, having seating
capacity of 5000. The first of these
entertainments is being held tomor-
row night In the main event,
Johnny Ertle, the Westerner, who
took the bantamweight title away
from Kid Williams will box Young
O'Leary.
Johnny Dundee, the fighting little
italian from Brooklyn, who defeated
Phil Bloom last night, has been
signed for four battles between now
and New Years. On December 10
he tackles Matt Wells in New Haven,
for ten rounds; December Is. Matt
Downey in Toledo. o., for ten ses-
ssons: Christmas afternoon he boxes
Ritchie Mitchell at Milwaukee, for q
half score rounds. and on New Years
he faces Pal Brown for ten chapters
in Minneapolis.
Johnny GrifHths. the Akron light
weight trimmed Matt Wells. of Eng
land, last week in twelve-round
bout in the Ohio town. Grlftlths was
matched with Lightweight Champion
Freddie Welsh for December IL The
bout is scheduled to so twelve
rounds.
After the great battle at the Broad
way Sporting Club, Brooklyn, Tues
day night, John Weismantel dated up
Jack Dillon. and Jim Flynn for tho
ufrht of December IA. Next Tuesday
night Dillon and Battling Ievinsiy
will be the attraction.
Frankie Dodd, OF West Orange.
who is managed by Z. h. Williams,
will box ten rounds with Joe Lynch
at the Pioneer A. c.. Monday. Dodd,
who is employed at Edison's, expects
many of his friends on hands
Charley White evidently believes
that he win mix things with Freddie
Welsh In the near future. for he has
gone 10 Excelsior Springs. Mo-, 10
start light training.
Irish Patsy Cline, the sensational
New York boxer, win meet Eddie
Morgan. Of England. 10 tic Anal bout
at the National A. c.. Philadelphia,
tomorrow night.