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1 STUB BOUTS I BRINGING UP FATHER
By GEORGE M’MANUS
COfiSTTO-Dfly
Smith and Pleky Clash in San
Francisco for Title—Cross
Meets Anderson.
By Left Hook.
T HE New Year will he ushered
jn to-day with two Important
ring battles on the Coast.
•Gunboat" Smith will meet Arthur
Pelky In a 20-round contest In San
Francisco, while Leach Cross and
• Bud” Anderson are scheduled to
clash in another derby whirl in Los
Angeles. Both boys *111 be strong
this afternoon.
The Smith-Pelky bout has attract
rd an intense amount of inter,
throughout the country, and a threat
crowd of light "fans” will witnessi the
big fellow's exchange blows. "?*_**":
ner will be hailed as the undisputed
white heavyweight champion whi h
In itself does not mean a whole lot.
as th. average second-rater of a d«c-
ade ago would be able to conquer the
majority of the present star white
heavyweights without much trouble.
* • *
C PORTING lovers, however, usually
always like to witness an event
jn which some sort of a title is
volved Even when the Browns and
Cardinals met last fa" for thesub
cellar championship of the «
there were several thousand m s
guided human beings in St. Lout"
who paid real money in order to sea
the two teams play. . „
Smith has been made a 10 to »
favorite over Pelky, and un ess Jh
unexpected happens he should win.
The Gunner Is far from being ring
marvel, but has experienced but it
tie difficulty in winning from
present crop of white heavyweights.
• • •
TIM BUCKLEYS protege Is a tall,
I rarnrv voung m&n, be 1 ng •• fp ,l t
inches tall and weighing lSf, iamndR
He is only a fair boxer, hut a sweet
puncher. Smith has won the ma^
jortty of Ills bouts by landing
dream punch in&ide the liml .
when he has been pitted against a
dangerous opponent he has been era
tv enough to do the greater part of
Ids lighting at long range.
IJ ELKY is an unknow n quantity ns
a a star performer lie was classed
as a third-rater until he landed the
unfortunate blow which caused Lu
ther McCarty’s death in a C alg.i^ V
ring lust spring. Since that time th
Chicopee giant has not engaged In a
contest within the hemp ropes. He
lias lieen mastering the fine points of
the boxing game under the careful
direction of Tommy Bunas, and he
latter s»vs Ilia; Pelky will enter the
ring to-day In perfect condition, and
ready to put ur the battle of his life.
* * *
T HE Anderson-Cross ""o” In Ids
Angeles t» an Important one.
When these two lightweights last tnet
Cross scored a knockout in twelve
r„units, and since that time Anderson
has been anxious to gel u return bout.
He was boxing at a merry pace until
ho met the New York dentist, ana ts
sure he will reverse the tables to
day.
Brown Not Worrying
About Players; Glad
To Be With Federals
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 1.—“I can pet a doz
en major league stars to sign a federal
league contract within 14 hours, de
Jfared Mordeeat Brown to-day. former
National League pitcher, who has signed
a contract to manage the St. Loul« Fed
eral League club for the next three
years Brown arrived here this morn
ing to confer with owners of the local
“outlaw'" team. .
“1 have orders from the owners or
the Si Louis club to go ahead ami UilM
up my team." said Brown "I have re
ceived twenty telegrams from major
league players who expressed willing
ness to sign a contract to play Jn the
Federal League Tho major league
plavers have been waiting for just such
i « chance as is now presented to them.
“No one was ever treated as badly a.s
l was treated when I was a member of
the Chicago Cubs. I’m glad I had a
chance to get out of the National
League. 1 was with the Cubs when they
won four pennats and two world s .cham
pionships. and 1 am getting more salary
for the next three years than 1 ever
drew while on the Cubs’ payroll
George Stallings to
Give Hunting Party
— CHATTANOOGA. TENN.. Jan 1
••Chief Bender, "f the Athletics: Man-
ager "Muo.se" McCormick, of Chatta
nooga; Manager Billy Smith, of Atlan
ta and Manager John Dobbs, of New
Orleans, will be guests of Manager
George Stallings, nf the Boston Braves.
,t his hunting lodge near Macon. Go .
the second week In January, it was an
nounced here to-day.
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IK) Bee kill it«u Sl»i K. 15
Big Battles on
Card for To-day
Gunboat Smith vs. Arthur Relky,
20 rounds, at San Francisco.
Leach Cross vs. Bud Anderson,
20 rounds, at Los Angeles, Cal.
Freddie Welsh vs. Johnny Dun
dee. 10 rounds, at New Orleans.
Steve Ketchel vs. Battling
Shultz, 10 rounds, at Toledo.
Matty McCue vs. Tommy Bres-
nahan, 10 rounds, at Racine, Wis,
Young Slnnet vs. Jimmy Watts,
8 rounds, at Racine, Win.
Young McOann vs. Norman Cou
ture. 10 rounds, at Madison, Wis.
Joe Percent© vs. Kid Moran, 8
rounds, at Madison, Wis.
Otto Kohler vs. Johnny Dohan,
10 rounds, at Brooklyn.
Bandsman Blake vs. Dixie Kid,
20 rounds, at London, England.
Joe Mandot vs. Earl Fisher, 10
rounds, at Cincinnati.
Gus Christie vs. Jack Dillon, 10
rounds, at Indianapolis.
Ad Wolgast vs. Jack Redmond,
10 rounds, at Milwaukee.
Jack Britton vs. Jo© Hurst, 6
rounds, at Philadelphia,
Phil Brock vs. Kid Yokum. 10
rounds, at Denver.
BOXING
Mews of the Ring Game
The New York State boxing commis
sion refuses to let Bob Fitzsimmons re
turn to the ring because of his age.
The same ruling might prevail against
certain young white hopes now obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
* • B
Battling Levinsky is beginning to feel
the effects of overwork, so Danny Mor
gan has signed him up for only five
buttles In the next eleven days.
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The Clabby-Dillon match Is off. for
the reason that the men could not
agree on weight. Clabby says that he
does not Intend to box at a greater
weight than 158 ringside, as he can
easily make 152 if necessary. Even at
158 ringside dabby thinks he would be
cheating himself.
* * *
Since the dabby-Dlllon fight is off.
Cncle Tom McCarey has wired Mike
Gibbons an offer to meet Clabby on
January 17 McCarey also plans to use
Charlie White and Joe Rivers some time
this month.
• ♦ ♦
Our dear old pal Battling Nelson has
in the j.ast referred to some champions
as “a piece of cheese Be that as it
may. we wish to add that the champion
piece of frontage is one Bombardier
Wells. Are we right?
• • «
English sports are at present moving
heaven and earth in an attempt to un
cover a British heavyweight who can
regain the title from Georges Carpen-
tier. the shifty Frenchman. The down
fall of Bombardier Wells has proved a
sad blow to the fistic fanatics of the
Enited Kingdom A tour of Scotland.
Ireland and Wales is now being con
ducted to uncover promising material.
MR*
4t Is said that George Chip Is too mod
est to claim the championship, but wait
until some good live press agent gets
hold of George
INDOOR SPORTS
Johnson Announces
Contracts-Releases
< HICAGO. Ian. 1 The following re
leases and contracts were announced to
day by President Ban Jonnson. of tne
American League:
Releases—-By Chicago to Wnic?, Cal..
G. H. ("Doc") White.
By Mobi e to t leveland. Gene Pau
lette.
By Los Angeles to Washington, B
Spencer. E. Mousel
By Dea Moines to Washington. Paul
Mussel
Bv Washington to Missoula. Dawson
By Philadelphia to New York <A L )
James Walsh.
By New Yo-k > Toledo. John Krig-t:
to Mortnaj. John Snrtr
By Bos on to c ' Pau’ C. a-L*
•o Woroe • • WP’ . '• m t
Montrea A’Vot. Garlstrcm to il.arii
Mart?a, Kri g
g- "t-acts— With Wa* — u. Paul
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Willie Holds U. S. Title; Freddie Owns English and Australian
RITCHIE MIST BOX WELSH TO BE WORLD CHAMPION
r ()At \ X DRFWS, who publishes
the famous fight record book,
and ttne of tne greatest hoe
ing authorities in the world, declares
that Willie Ritchie must defeat Fred
die Welsh before h( can claim the
“Championship of the World." The
following signed article by Mr. An
drews is very timely just now, as the
English light weight title-holder meets
Frank Whitney in a ten-round mill
at the Auditorium-Armory next
Tuesday night.
By Tom Andrews.
1 5 WILLIE RITCHIE lightweight
champion of the world? Not >o
my way- of thinking. He it
champion of America, winning that
title when he heat Ad Wolgast No
vember 28, 1812, on a foul at Italy
City, Cal., in sixteen rounds.
Freddie Welah is champion of Groat
Britain by virtue of his defeat of
Matt Wells two weeks before Ritchie
beat Wolgast. Welsh is also cham
pion of Australia, because lie defam
ed Champion Hughie Mehegen in
England. Thus Welsh has two crowns
against Ritchie's one.
Also Welsh has a decision over
Ritchie In a 20-round bout at Los
Angeles, although It must be con
ceded that Ritchie took that light on
at short notice and could not pre
pare for a hard battle.
Ritchie’s long vacation, while on
his theatrical tour, caused much talk,
and he was be'ng “panned" especial!,
after the trouble over his match with
Welsh in Vancouver, which was ad
vert‘s-d "for (he world's title."
WIP.I — silenced this criticism bv his
wonderful fight with Teach C-„-
He proved r.t is not champion V
,-v.mc*. but a na' lightweight bos
and one the fans m« -e proud of.
f!U - d f ait*d Cr. >s - b . - i
S'a me- !*' '??'•> •• * n ■ ‘ n *' n "
in action more often over the twenty-
round route.
Will Ritchie raise the lightweight
limit to suit himself? We hear lie
will kick it to 135 pounds, and, judg
ing from the weight for the Tummy
Murphy tight—135 at 5 o'clock—he
has started in. Packey McFarland
wanted a match at 135 pounds at 3
o’clock, but Willie served notice It
would have to be 135 ringside.
Looking through the records. I find
that Jack McAuliffe insisted on 133
pounds ringside, but when he met Jim
Carney, of England, he insisted on
133 pounds eight hours before i lie
tight. He met Billy Meyer at 135
ringside and Jimmy Carroll at 137.
He fought Harry Gilmore at 133 and
Meyer, the second time, at 139.
George Lavigne, when champion,
fought Dick Burke in England and
the weight was 138, but when the
"Kid" met Erne it was 133. It re
mained at 133 except in the Era* - I
Gans scrap, when i? went to 130.1
Since then Nelson, Wolgast and Hr - |
chie have held it at 133 ringside, but
now the bHrs are again down and it |
looks like 135.
This makes the English scale loyk
better than ever as a whole, and it
will not be surprising to see an Amer
ican union organized at|l adopting the
English weights.
To be world's champion Ritchie
must defeat Welsh, who certainly has
claim to recognition.
Whitney Stops Off
In Chicago to Box
M’Farland and White
Frank Whltnev did not arrive n '
I the city Inst nixhr ns expected. It '
• ems that *.•' stopped off in Chicago i
on v ’ from h’s home in Cedar r
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in Nate Lewis’ gymnasium, as per the
following story from Chicago:
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.—Frankie
Whitney, the Cedar Rapids light
weight, matched to meet Freddie
Welsh, the English lightweight
champion, in a ten-round bout in
Atlanta, Ga., on January 6. was
a visitor at Nate Lewis’ gym yes
terday afternoon. The rugged lit
tle Iowa lad boxed three rounds
with Charley White early in the
afternoon and later in the day
worked three more fast rounds
with Packey McFarland.
The set-to with White was r.
rapid affair. Whitney and Char
ley battled ten rounds in Atlanta
last summer and they knew each
other’s style to perfection. It was
give and take all the way, witli
matters very even at the finish.
“Whitney is a good boy," said
White after the scrap. "I look for
him to give Welsh a great fight
Prank can stand any amount of
punishment, and when he is hurt
is the tinn 1 he is most dangerous.
It is impossible to hit him with
any punch other than a straight,
fast left."
The bout between McFarland
and Whitney was nothing more
than a clever boxing exhibition.
Packey's left hand is a little
bunged up and the lads agreed to
simply spar. Packey was highly
impressed with the Cedar Rapids
boy and predicts that he will out
box Welsh unless Fred Is at his
very best.
Athletic Club Five Is
Rounding Into Shape
For Columbus Team
The Columbus Y. M. C. A. quintet,
champions of the South, will be the
next opponents of the Atlanta Athlet
ic Club. The game will be played
Saturday night on the Columbus
court, the Columbus boys playing a
return game on the local court Feb
ruary 21. Saturday night’s battle wil!
be the most strenuous of the season
for both teams, and though the odds
are against the Atlanta men, they will
go prepared to give the champions a
hard battle. Joe Bean is wasting no
time in rounding his men into con
dition.
“DAD" SEEKS A JOB.
PORTLAND. ORKG.. Jan. 1.—"Dad"
Moulton, famous Stanford University
tract* »r 5 fleM coach, has written Man
ager Walter MeCrecdle. . f the Port and
baseball club, filing application for the
position of ira ? ner of the Beavers
Wbi'e McCreed?e viewed the application
with, a great deal ot favor, he would
> • < whether iie would employ
Me»f -n.
Johnson Does Not
Want War, Asserts
Federals' Lawyer
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 1.—Edward E.
Gates, attorney for the Federal League,
does not believe that Ban Johnson, of
the American League, is eager to war
with the newcomers. Mr. Gates said
to-day;
••I do not believo^that Mr. Johnson
wants war, as he is pleased to term
competition for the services of baseball
players. It was Johnson himself who
revolutionized baseball ten years ago.
He knows now that the Federals are In
the right ; that they are not encroaching
upon the rights of organized baseball,
according to the statutes, and that a
legal battle to determine the point
w.n-ld eventually etui In defeat for or-
- ganized powers.
' "The Federals are contemplating no
lege action against organized baseball.
I charging that it is a trust. The Fed-
rm 1 '. t-ague i* a highly independent or
ganization. dictating its own policy, and
1 ( .Jug business according to its own
1.1 eas."
Ritchie Gets Shade Over Mandot
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Willie Praises New Orleans Fans
This is the thirteenth of a series
Lightweight Champion Willie Ritchie,
By Willie Ritchie.
S AN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1.—I ar-
rived in New Orleans about the
middle of June to get ready for
my bout with Mandot, which was
/scheduled for June 24. The recep
tion which I received there was a
whole Jot different from the one they
gave me in New York. The New
Orleans sports were all tnere to give
me the welcome hand, and I have had
a warm spot in my heart for them
since.
Mandot was right in his prime
then. He was the lightweight cham
pion of the South, and they were
boosting him for a battle with Wol
gast. Ho was looked upon as an idol
by all the fans, for he had gone up
and down the line and defeated every
body they sent in against him.
The local champion was made a 10
to 7 favorite over me, and there were
some bets at 2 to 1 on him before we
entered the ring. All the fans seemed
to take much interest in my work,
but they were not slow in telling me
that I was in for a licking when I
met their champion. They were very
nice about it, but they did not con
cede me a chance.
Although the weather was warm
and sultry. I managed to whip my
self into pretty good shape. I made
the weight without any trouble, and
I knew that it would be up to me to
make good there if I hoped to stay up
among the topnotchers. Mandot’s
great reputation did not frighten me
at all. That Wolfeast fight made me
a very confident r>oy.
Fights Carefully With Mandot.
I really believe that I would have
knocked Mandot out that night had I
taken a chance. But 1 made up my
mind tl^at I had better fight a careful
fight instead of wading in and slug
ging. I was a stranger in a strange
land, and I realized that if there was
to be a shade the local champion I
certainly would get it, for he was the
big card.
Mandot did not open up, either. He
used his cleverness, and he would
not even lead at me. Re wanted me
to lead, and I tried to coax him on,
hut he looked to be laying for a
chance to slip one over on me. This
is why I kept so well guarded and
covered up ail the time.
The last four rounds found me
doing most of the work. I was the
aggressor, although I confess that I
did not connect with many good
punches. I found Mandot to be ;•
clever boy, who knew how to gel
away from a punch and how to lead
with his left and score points. Ir.
fact, he proved to he about the clev
erest boy I ever met.
Things looked about even when we
shook hands for the tenth and final
round. It was then that I decided to
cut loose and paly for a knockout. 1
knew that he could not get me in a
round, and I felt that 1 had the better
punch and might possibly hang one
cn him, so I got my trusty right
hand ready and started to tear when
the bell rang.
Scores Often in Last Round.
It was a case of slambang and
hammer away on my part. I cut out
all the clever stuff and did not mind
his left hand at all. He managed to
put in many of them to my head, but
I was strong and fresh.
Finally I connected with my right
cross and sent Mandot to the ropes.
He was dazed and staggering, and 1
thought I had him. I rushed in and
landed a couple more, but he showed
that he was a very tricky lad. for he
covered up and stalled till he got out
of the corner.
Once more I got after him and had
him in distress from a couple of
rights to the head. I was pounding
him at the ropes when the bell
sounded. I just missed making a
knockout.
As it was a no decision fight, I
did not get the official credit for
winning, but two of the papers said
that I had the lead, while two more
cal’ed it a draw, so I felt very well
satisfied.
Right after that fight they gave me
a chance to do' a turn on the stage,
and I accepted a week's engagement.
Mv act seemed to go pretty good,-for
I got a nice hand every time I step
pe*' before the footlights.
'The sports of New Orleans treated
me like a prince. They could not do
enough for me. I was presented with
a handsome grvd belt buckle and a j
P*ar! stickpin, whi ’h T ru 1 -- ->« highly*
of stories of the life and battles of
written exclusively for The Georgian.
as any gifts I ever received. I never
will forget the hospitality of those
New’ Orleans fans.
I was lather disappointed after the
battle that I did not get some offers
to fight in San Francisco or New’
York, so I decided that the best thing
I could do would be to get out and
hustle again.
Watches Wolgast - Rivers Bout.
I left New Orleans for Los An
geles on July 1 on the Elks’ special
train, which was en route to Port
land for the big convention. They
honored me by making me a guest,
and I regretted very much that I had
to leave them in Los Angeles, but
business was business with me.
There was nothing much doing for
me in the Angel City, but I decided
to stay over and take in the Wolgast-
Rivers fight on the Fourth of July,
for I wanted to study the styles of
both men.
Yes, it was some fight while it
lasted, and it looked pretty even to
me when the finish came suddenly.
Unfortunately, I did not see the blow
which ended it all. It might have
been a i lean knockdow n or it might
have been a foul, for all I know.
Wolgast was the aggressor, but Riv
ers showed lots of speed, and his
blows seemed to hurt the champion.
I think that I learned a whole lot
by looking at that battle. It gave me
a chance to size up the work of both
men, and I felt more convinced than
ever that I would be the lightweight
king If ; ever did get another crack
at W olgast; but, of course, the fans
around Los Angeles only laughed at
what I said. They could not see me
at all.
I tried to get on with Rivers then,
figuring that the North against the
South would make a great attraction;
but the Los Angeles fans all wanted
Rivers and Wolgast over again, so I
decided that the best thing tr% do was
to hit out for the home town and see
v hat I could do in the way of get
ting an ordinary match, just for ex
pense money.
Mack Thinks 1914
Will Be Baseball’s
Greatest Season
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1,-Conni.
• v ' ac «. manager of the world’» cham
pion Athletics, does not aifree with
Ban Johnson, president of the Ameri
can League, who recently In a Chicago
interview, said the vear 1914 would
be most disastrous for baseball. On
the other hand, the master mind of
the game, in a New Year’s forecast
to-day, said it would be baseball’s
best season. Manager Made said:
.. . 1 not predicting any pennants at
this time, but I feel confident that the
Athletics will he able to hold their
own In 1914. We must have our
strongest team, for the other club«
especially those that finished in the
second division, will be greatlv
strengthened. I look f or a much
harder race than last year, because
all of the clubs will be more evenlv
balanced. The fans will see better
baseball the coming year, which I
have every reason -.o believe will be
the rame's most successful in every
way." *
Merriman First in
Pinehurst Tourney
PINEHURST. N. C.. Jan. l._ B F
Merriman, of Waterbury, Conn., former
champion of that State, yesterdav won
the President’s trophy in the final'round
of Hie Annual Holiday Golf tournament
here He defeated H. V Seggerman
f Englewood, X. J., two up The
match was hard-fought all the wav
G. R. Johnson, of Hackensack, X." J
finished at the top of the second divi
sion. and F. I. Amory, of F.ssex Countv
Mass., first in the fourth division
EASY MONEY FOR BRITTON
PHILADELPHIA. Jan 1.—Jack Brit
ton is expected to give Joe Hirst a box
ing lesson here to-night for ten rounds
Hirst recently lost to Mike Gibbons in
ten rounds.
WALSH VS. M’AULIFFE
BRIDGEPORT, CONN Jan. 1..
my Walsh, th- Boston bantam?
was matched yesterday to box
McAulilte in a scheduled ten-rc ini
bo r “ on Janua^v 1<V