El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-23
COSE AND NEWTONMEET TONIGHT:
RICHIE To BOX MCCARTHY HERE
Army Weterweights Clash at Camp Cotton-Record
Crowd Assured-Fred Winsor Signs Star Card for
November 11-Jack Curley Explains Transfer of
Willard-Johnscn Bout to Havana.

OXING was the talk of the fans on
Sunday evening in Fl Paso The
IL Cose-Newton bout at Camp Cotton
this evening started the bali rolling
and the fans finally gave up their eff
forts to pick a winner. Then Jack Cur
ley blew I'm on the afternoon train
from the west and Jack was the center
Of interest for some time. He had lot
TO say about big Jess Willard and didn't
overlook mentioning that the Sells-Floto
circus. Of which Willard is the star at
traction. will be here next Monday
Finally Fred Winsor got the ears of the
fans to tell about the Ritchie-McCarthy
bout which is TO be staged here on the
evening of November H. It sure was one
lively day in fistic affairs
The COse-Newton affair takes place
at Camp Cotton tonight. so we II dis
cl1ss that first. Both men are IN fine
shape and there viii be no trouble over
either making the weight 4 week ago
il was believed that Newton would have
an advantage in weight, but Such proves
not to be the case Cose finlshed ms
work on Sunday at the central camp
and tipped the beam at IA pounds Inc
articles call for AS pounds at ) O'Clock
this afternoon. so the Boston boy IS
going TO be pretty close TO the limit
Both Men at Weight.
Newton. too. will scale in easily He
was down to las on Sunday afternoon
and does not expect TO take on any
weight today The weight suits him
much better Than the limit he tried TO
make for Simpson. and Newton should
be much stronger than he was a week
ago.
Everything points TO a rafting fast
hattie Cose saws that Newton is sure
Soine to See some gloves" while the
Ohio youngster simply shakes his head
and murmurs something about -cinch-
Every bIeacher seat has been sold
Heavyweights on Card
The semi-final brings out a pair OF
heavvweights in Jack Burke. of the
goth infantry and Jack FITZGERALD OF
the ninth Massachusetts They are
carded to 80 SIX rounds but as both !
men pack punches as their big stock IN
trade il is quite probable that there
will be an earlier ending
There are three classy preliminaries
and the first bout will start at S o'clock (
Fans can reach the arena by taxing the
second ward street cars or Jltneys 10
Seventh and Park streets and walking
one block south. Motorists Will find I,
plenty of parking space and a guard /
for their cars
Willie Ritchie Is Coming.
Several fight fans were in the Of /
flee discussing the Cose-Newton bout J
when Fred WinsOr blew in to announce !
that he has signed Willie Richie. for !
uuer lightweight champion of the world +
and now claimant of the welterwefght 1
title for ten rounds with Johnny Nc
Carthy, of san Francisco. at Rio Grande {
park on the evening Of Nov IL
Ritchie certainly needs no introduc- /
ton to the local fight fans and there
is considerable satisfaction felt over
The announcement of the West Texas /
A. 9 When there was some doubt ex-
PRESSED over Mccarthy. Winsor grabbed /
"a dope book and pointed out that Nc
Carthv has a 29-rouud decision over
Packy Mcfarland. two draws with Billy
Murray. the California middleweight:
and earned a draw with with Richie In
a ten-round bout in Nevada few
weeks ago The dope certainly makes
Johnny look like the real goods
VIII Have Good Gard.
The West Texas A. O. Is spending