The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-09-03

FIGHTERS ARE
EVEN MATCH
After thoroughly disestins Wild
Bill Reeds ring record. the one big,
in~destructible impression remaining
with you IL that the Reed-Ritchie
scrimmage on Labor day will be An
exhibition Of skin. hitting ability, en-
durance, and aggressivsness such ~
fandom has seldom been privileged
to witness. The principals in this
bout are a. evenly matched physie-
ally a. Il II possible for them to be.
~ . singular co~incidence. Ritchie's
measurements. with the exception Of
Q fraction Of an inch here and there.
are identical with Champion Jack
Dempsey's.
Localities Who sav Richie aispeee
Of Soldier MARBLES In this city not
many months ago cannot figure
where Reed has the bulge on him.
In this fight Richie bested Q man
Who wa hard ~ nails and 1T to bat
tie from every standpoint. His three
terrific bsstles with Dempsey. his
four-round bout with Plat Willie
Meehan when the latter was at his
best. and his bouts with Sailor Pc
troskey. Jimmy Barry. Terry Kellar.
and . host Of others stamp him u .
fighter who mu,t ~ accorded q whole
barrel full Of coasideration in any
fight.
Lseal boring fans are aboat evenly
diviAsd in Tia; Opinions regarding the
outcome. In the Req cafe. the other
evening. inst about the busy time Of
the aay. . straw vote was taken. and
cat oe - men and three women ap-
preached IN the matter Is believed
that Reed will win. and 10 were for
Ritchie. The other four didn't know
what to think sbout II. and II II evil
dent that II will be . toss up. with
the element Of luck playing an i'm
portant part In the outcome.
Richie. being q local boy. natur-
ally has . long list OF admirers and
well-wishers. and a he now holds the
title Of coast champion. he Is going
to do his best to retain It.. and to
show his friends here that their con-
fidence In him has not been mis-
placed. Richie II feeling fit as .
fiddle and. - he says. the man who
beats him will know he has been in
. fair-to-middlin' scrap before the
II announced.
The ssm1-windup for this card win
b . six-round affair between Dur
ward Howell and Lester Hill. two
clever l30-pounders Of
this city. These boys are two Of the
prospects in the nlstic line
that have been seen here In q long
time. and the six rounds they are
billed TO 20 will be worth a million I
a minute to anybody who |
to e plenty OF action and am
bitton in the roped arena.
Two fiyweights. George Sherman.
81 pounds, and John Bean. IS
pounds. will make local ring history
four rounds. These little fellows
mean business. and 1t will be q hi
'alutin' battle clear TO the end Of tho
asst round.
Riley LOOMS and Leodor Gerue,
he two bantams. who put up
'uch q willing battle during the last
light program here. will mix II again
a this occasion. Their battle was
allied q draw the last time. and each
I'd Ii intent upon landing the decis-
On this time. This go will be al,
eauty.
Tickets = going fast. both the |
ewei and Rex cafes reporting oh
lrge number Of sales. Ringside
lcksts are in demand. and II will be
soessary TO acquire Q little speed II
~ Aght fan wants to be sure OF get
Nc one.
Matchmaker Smith has received
Dveral Offers from top-notch fight 4
. who want to meet the winner Of
V main event. and more good fights |,
y n the horison. u