The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

After a long rest Joe Shugrua the
popular Jersey City lightweight. u,
nearly ready to make his temperance
in the ring at a New York club. Joe
has had q tough time of II. but his man
ager, Pete Fitzgerald. IL confident hat
he will come back to the fray as good
~ new. Joe was forced to retire when
he was near the top Of the tree last
February, due to = cataract that had
formed on his eye. This has been re-
moved and he u able 70 see a. well a.
ever.
Joe rested for eight months before he
took on Eddie McAndrews and Jimmie
Murphy in Philadelphia He defeated
both. He as been doing light training
In the country and Is prepared to TAXI
on any Of the lightweights. His
manager thinks SO well OF him that he
Is ready 20 concede weight and let
shugsue meet Packey Mcfarland at 1t2
| pounds ringside.
Johnny Dundee lost . han 20 get
some ring practice for his coming out
with Freddie Welsh last night because
Of the sudden illness Of his opponent.
Dundee was booked to fight the hustling
brooklyn lightweight Phil Bloom at the
broadway Sporting Club. but At the last
minute Blooms manager sent word thai
his man had fallen a victim to the pre-
vailing epidemic of grip and would be
unable to appear.
Dundee had looked forward to tho
scrap with Bloom as good preparation
for the bout with Freddie Welsh. Bloom
is q vigorous fighter who has put UP
clever exhibitions against most OF the
good lightweights. In all probability
anothe match will be arranged between
the men after the Weish-D Dundee en-
~ yaaNA
out caused the broadway Sporting Cluo
to call of the entire show.
According 90 Harry Polio all light
weights look alike to Freddie Welsh.
and the much abused Britisher 10 ready
TO meet any one OF them for the title.
a special provlaO IN attached to Willie
Richie because Pollok considers him
no longer In the lightweight class. In
case he wishes to assume h role OF
one Pollok demands that he boost the
offered by the New Orleans
manager, so that the worlds champion
will receive S25. 900 for his end.
Pollok says that Charley White and
not Welsh has been standing In the
way of 4 championship match at New
Orleans His statement continues: Il
lave just accepted terms from Domi-
nick Tortorich for Welsh TO box a
championship match at Tortorich's
club in New Orleans on February 20.
or withia a day or two of that date.
Tortorich informs me in a telegram re-
ceived to-day that he Is having trouble
signing White and Wants to know II
Welsh will accept any one else. l wired
Tortorich that Welsh would box any
lightweight In the world for tho terms
T~or,prich has offered me, on the date
mentioned, with the exception Of Willie
Richie"
Willie Astey and Young Rose. who
met AZ the Olympic Club two weeks
ago. are booked for n return engage
ment at the same club next Monday
night. Both are clever bantams. with
Astey leading in aggressiveness and
Rose Ia ring generaiship. In the semi
Anal OF ten rounds Eddie Clifford of
Harlem will meet Johnny Martin of the
East side, and in the curtain raiser
Young Mcdonald Of the Yves; Side will
clash with Barney Williams OF Phila-
delph!a.
Another battle between Leach Cross
and Johnny Harvey 10 promised for the
opening OF the Manhattan A. C. on Jan
uary IL. They met FIVE weeks ago and
Harvey gave the dentist ali he could do
to hold his own in ten rounds. The bout
will be staged In the Manhattan Casino.
which can accommodate over 5000 per-
sons. Popular prices will prevail and
there will he two other ten round bouts
on the opening night. Marty Cross Is
matched with Harry Cattle of Port Ches-
ter and the other bout will be announced
later.
Cleveland sporting men expect to re-
yive boxing in that city this year owing
To a change IN the city administration
The sport has been suppressed for two
lyears. hut Il Is understood that the newly