Show I FIGHTER W WARTS WANTS MA MATCH MATOH TOR Andy Soldier Platt a a. clean cloan cut young middle weight hailing from Sacramento dropped into town this morning primarily to accept a deft Issued by Anto La LaGrave LaGrave Grave said to be on hl his way her here Pratt is anxious for tor a meeting with tho the Frisco round four-round idol but he be says ho is also open to meet any other middle weight in this neck of tho woods Ho is comparatively a a. newcomer in the professional ranks although he ho has beaten boys like Jack Fitzgerald Fitgerald and Duke Clark In that class He Ho gained his start when he won von tho the middle middleweight middleweight middleweight weight championship of the California Califor Califor- nia state militia but ho Is now bent upon making his Ills mark as a pro Platt is a gentlemanly fellow v and if clean cut appearance counts for any anything thine comparatively speaking he ho should become a worlds world's cham- cham ion S S I ILos Los Angeles Jul July 28 Joe Joo Joe Rivers and Leach Cross of ot New York light wel weights were matched yesterday to box twenty rounds at Vernon August 11 San Francisco July 28 Charlie Charlie White the Chicago lI light ht weight Is In tn the midst of active training for tor his scheduled ty round bout boul hero here on tho tue evening of August August Au Au- gust 7 with Joe Azevedo the Sacramento I light weight The Seal eal Rock house has been selected elected ay CUi training traIning- quarters for tho the Chicagoan Mn Azevedos Azevedo's manager says he heIs heis heis is confident that his hi charge chargo will win by a knockout I am not a betting man h ho said cald but bul I want to ra say pay here hero and now that the tho first tim time I see Nate Lewis Whites White's manager I J am going to bet him that White will not overt even knock Jo Joe down let alono knock him out Joe Joo Is 18 the happiest boy in th the world because he has tho the opportunity o of meeting White While In tn Ina Ina III a twenty round bout and dont don't be surprised sur stir I priced if tt my man puts tho the Chicagoan I a away wa S S I Cleveland 0 O July Johnny Johnn Johnny tea feather eather thel weight champion champlon who has persistently per per- refused to tahir bat battle tic with Matt Brock hat haa agreed to take on the Jewish battler for tor ten rounds it was announced today Johnny Johnn demands a guarantee of If and 60 50 per cent cant of or tho the gross gate Continued on page 10 ROPED ARENA Continued from sport pa page e. e receipts Tho The match will be 00 arranged within the next few rew days das S S S St. St Paul PJ July 23 Eddlo Eddio Eddie Reddy Redd manager man ager of Mike Gibbons Is la a wisor man today then than he was waR yesterday Ho Ito knows that Snowy Baker still Is lt In Australia and had no Idea of or visiting him for tor an hour In St. St Paul last lost night Eddie Edle admits that he was the tho victim of somebody's coodys coody's yarn arn and like the tho police fOlIce he ho says I T will Investigate In According to Reddy a stranger tranger called him by telephone yesterday yesterday yester yester- da day morning saying that he was Snowy Bakers Baker's brother and requesting an Inter inter- view Ie Eddie FAdie put on a n million dollars' dollars worth of ot diamonds hopped Into an automobile automobile auto auto- I mobile and went downtown to meet Brother Baker flaker The stranger talked of fights to come corns and fighters and when whon it I camo came to thA Gibbons boy ho he w was a real roal pinch hitter with his praise of or Michael I IJ J Eddie fell rell for his gaff gaIT head over o heels When lIen the stranger s suggested an automobile automobile automo automo- bile rl ride e. e Eddie said enid Im ther Next lit It was a 11 big luncheon and Eddie footed rooted the bills bill Reddy entertained the stranger In fine style Final Finally according to th the I. I manager Brother Baker r suggested wiring C f snowy to stop elop off art hero horo on his way West and Ed Eddie was more Joyous than ever Ho He had visions of or a n. trip to Australia and of or Mike coming home with laurels of tho the ring and heaps of or gold No telling toiling what Reddy would have done for forthe forthe forthe the c stranger not that person changed conversation to his need of money JT Here rc our hero I got Jot wise to tho the ta tact t that h he was wan being made tho the victim or of a grafter The stranger also derided that he lie could not nali o a touch and heat It while Eddlo JlII clutched his hh purse purs nt strings rings anil ani grinned with jO Joy I think that U the fellow tellow was working me said Edward word this morning He lie probably has an accomplice who Is pawing for Snowy Baker ant and probably would have ha dropped on ofT here had lal the tue gamo gaino gone gOlle through with me I will In lures lures- 8 I will probe |