Show ROPED I U PORTLAND July 22 Word Word has been I received here by Sherman Gruman from his brother Ralph to the effect that 1 hp hs will have his first bout since returning to New York next Tuesday night July 25 meeting Jimmy Duff Duffy Duff This is the same boy Gruman fought once before and who was confused with the Jimmy Duffy of Lockport one of the top notch light weights The Duffy Gruman Is to meet has been winning all his bouts around New York lately and Ralph says sas he Is Isnow Isnow isnow now regarded as a comer Three nights later the Portland boy has another match meeting Harry Schaffer In a ten- ten round bout Jack Grace the famous lobe s-lobe trotter is training Ralph for these E touts e e e Denver July 22 Much Much interest Is being being belag be be- ing lag shown In local boxing circles over the meeting next Monday night between Benny Chavez feather weight champion of ot the Rocky mountain region and Roy RoyMoore RoyMoore RoyMoore Moore coast bantam titleholder The boys are scheduled to travel over the fifteen fifteen hf- hf teen round route to a decision and judgIng judgIng judging judg judg- ing from the way in which they are training a rare treat Is in m store for Denver followers of the game of swat e 0 of olD Pueblo Denver rC Cob Colo and i July Matty 22 Smith P of Joe Racine Flynn na Wis have been matched t to go twenty hb t ete tt r ron rounds dS before r the e Steel t City ty Athletic duo on the night of August 2 Smith recently won a decisive victory here over Kid Mex of Pueblo e Theres There's another real leal light weight who can hardly be e overlooked o by Welsh V Johnny Dundee nd w weighs I only a little over r the feather weight eight limit fights all the best light weights and has been indusI industriously indus indus- I camping on Freddys Freddy's trail for a year yeal or two While not as dangerous as either White or Leonard Dundee would cause Welsh a lot of If trouble and might wear him down by sheer strength and fury and knock him out Willie Ritchie while In Portland Ore recently furnished an inkling as to what he intends to do when he Is through as asan asan asan an active aUve boxer Ritchie Richie after having boxed Ralph Gruman approached the tho latter and asked him how he would like to take tale the trip to South America along with wih the other boxers that Dilly Billy Gibson Gbson was talking of taking Gruman that If I suitable Inducements Inducement well offered offeree he would very much like to go Then The Ritchie made a proposal that Ralph po go with him Ritchie Richie to pay expenses and In brief to manage Ralph Of course said Ritchie I cant can't guarantee to get you fights but with wih so many boxers going going gothere go go- ing thero there Is certain to be something for you ou and anyhow you'll get the trip and see some forel foreign n countries Gruman Gruman Gruman Gru Gru- man could not see his way clear to accent accept accept ac ac- ac- ac cent Ritchie's proposal Billy lly Roche his hish regular l manager a having other er plans for h him when h he Ise ege returns t rn rna East a But those who heard of ot Ritchie's offer to in tn arrived at the tho natural conclusion that Willie Is on the lookout for a boxer to handle that handle that he lie plans to be a Harry Pollok Pollok Pol- Pol lok ink or Tom Tons Jones |