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Show CROSS HAS A RECORD He Is Entitled to a Match With Willie Ritchie (By Robert Edgren.) N'oft York, March 25 Leach Cross has reached the point where he must be recognized by the holder of the championship No one has a better right than Leachle to challenge and ilalBO a match with Willie Ritchie for the lightweight championship of the world His tenth round ictory oer the clever Mandot gave hlrn that right, even if the many good 10 round bouts he has fought in New York state are to be overlooked PLlichie the champion, was willing to recognize Mandot as a rival lie acknow ledged that the New Orleans boy was clever and rugged enough to give him a hard fight Mexican Joe Rivers, w hoee class cannot be denied since his fights with Wolgast, Mandor, Croas and K O Brown, told me him self that he considered Mandot a better bet-ter and more dangerous fighter than Wolgaet Knocking out Mandot was something of a feat. CrosB is referred to now and then as an "old timer " He has been fighting fight-ing for a number of years, but he is at his best today Cross has a very-excellent very-excellent trait He always tries his best And his best Is something that no champion can afford to sneer at. He is a rugged and dangerous fighter. Light swift, footed tappers give him a lot of trouble He finds it hard to catch them while they can easily outpoint out-point him as long as tbey dodge his wallops. Cross has the one thing that makes champions -a punch. Glance over the list of great lightweights light-weights Cross has fought in his tim. They are Willie Fitzgerald, Packey McFarland. K. O Brown. One Round Hogan, Young Erno .llm Driscoll, Fighting Dbk Hyland, Matty Baldwin. Tommy Murphy, Battling Hurle; Wil lie Beorher Toe Bedell Matt 1ellB, Jack Redmond. Bert Keyes. Young Jack O'Brien. Jack Britton a score of others And how manv have stopp?d Cross' Why just one. Fighting Dick Hyland stopped him In 41 rounds at Colmi. Cal , four years ago next June. Added to that la the fact thnt the men who have fought him--and those who won't fight him admit that "ross Is one of the most dangerous light weights one of the hardest hitters hit-ters in the trade. Cross will meet Rivers again soon. After that, with the prestige of the Mandot fight, he should be able to induce Ritchie to meet him in a 20-round 20-round California bout for the championship. cham-pionship. It's a long time since a New York boy has had a real crack at the title |