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yelling Is some. little championship
challenger himself.
Mitchell's left hand Is uncanny In
Its ability to find the mark and dam
age it. He used It repeatedly on Riv-
ers and he had the Mexican wild try
ing to get away from its merciless
jabbing. That blow alone would
have been sufficient to have beaten
Rivers, to say nothing of MitchelPs
right cross, with which he hoored
Rivers for the count of seven in the
fourth round after series Of left
jabs had the Mexican befuddled.
There was one thing peculiar about
that fight. Mitchelps legs seemed, to
crumple under him when he took a
solid blow. Ite declared after the
fight, however, that it was because of
slippery floor that he fell down in
trying to sidcstep Rivers punches,
and not because of any effect he felt
from the blows themselves,
Wallace Has Edge,
While the lightweights are under
discussion mention is coming to Ed
die Wallace of Brooklyn, who was
credited by Canadian experts with
having the edge on Freddie Welsh in
their recent set-to at Montreal
Britt in Africa.
Do you remember Jimmy Britt,
once the kingdom lightweight Well,
he is doing vaudeville act over IN
South Africa--and he is training for
twcnty-round contest with Pat
Clancy, champion Of that land. SO
writes tCharley Gutenberg, former
sparring partner OF Battling Nelson.
Edenberg says he, too, is going to
box some there, as there is good
money for the boxers, seeing that
most of the native pugs are in the
trenches. Reports that Britt had
joined the army apparently were not
well founded.
White and Leonard.
That Charlie White Benny Leonard
match, which has been on again and
off again so much of late, may be on
again before the New Year.
Nate Lewis, who pilots White, is
SO eager for crack at Leonard that
+ he virtually has decided to accept a
match for the New Amsterdam the
alter in New York. OF course, it seats
only 1000, more or hess, but Bill Glib
son seems to think White and Leon
ard. would pack it at $50 and $50 ?
throw, and Lewis is considering it. /
Has Seven Bouts.
Christmas day will see White in
action in the first ofSseven bouts for
which he has been signed. Walter
Mohr, the Brooklyn boy, will be
his opponent. On New Years day
White will tackle his old rival, Harry
Dopahue OF Pekin, ILL.,, at Rochester,
IN Y.
! For the rest OF January White is
slated to start FIVE times, Bouts with
Otto Wallace at St. Louis and Johnny
Tillman at Minneapolis and return
meeting with Richie Mitchell at Mil
waukee are among the cards, Oppo-
nents for the other two bouts have
not been fully decided, but one o.
them probably will be in Kansas Cit,
and the other in the east.
Kilbane Is Eager.
Johnny Kilbane's ambition 10 knocl
Freddie Welsh's crown off and thu:
earn double title himself may b,
realized now that they have got to
gether on the weight question ant
agreed to meet in a ten-round go a
New York.
The promoter who grabs this hgh
ought not to have any trouble coming
to terms with Kilbane, and If he car
get Welsh without pawning the fam
lily plate he ought to make a little
/ money out of 1t.
Welcome for Darcy.
Mike Gibbons is loudly calling fol
first crack atNLes Darcy, il that clevel
Australian really is on his way tc
this country, Even if Mike himsel
lis not making such a, fuss personally
| Harry Sherman Of Minneapolis, whS
holds the boxing club contracts il
Minnesota and also is acting in
managerial capacity for Gibbons, i
doing double duty along the ballyho'
line.
Not only does Sherman call for tn
initial battle, but he demands it a
| Mikes right.
mike doesn't care very much 70
the ordinary BATTLE said Sherman
"but we were considering an offer t,
fight in Australia, mainly with the ide
OF meeting Darcy. If the latter is com
ling to America so much the bette
for us. Mike will be at the dock wit
welcome sign when Darcy's shi
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