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Show GUNBOAT SMITH FIGHTS TONIGHT (By W W Naughtont San Francisco Oct. 31 The ! Ritchie-Cross bout is experiencing as many vicissitudes as the Ritchie-Welsh Ritchie-Welsh arralr at Vancouver. Up north a postponement was called for because be-cause Freddie twisted an ankle B?ck east Leach received an Injury to a rib and a continuance was necessitated. necessi-tated. In addition, each of the matches haB bumped against minor mishaps, but beyond that it Is to be hoped the will have nothing In common if thp Ritchie-Gross contest toll through in the manner of the Rltchle-Welsh Rltchle-Welsh affair, Ritchie might begin to suspect that he has a Jinx on his I staff I According to the latest news hand I Ritchie and Cross are to box at Mad-i Mad-i Ison Square Garden on November 10, Right up to 24 hours ago there was I no doubt ns to whether the event I would take place. This is evidenced by the fact that Harry Pole) director direc-tor general of the Ritchie pugilistic . bureau, wired to one of the San Francisco promoters to learn If the match could be handled at this end curious thing about Foley's tele- gram is that he knew how much Cro6s would "come for ' He B&i I that Leach could be had for ' 20 per cent'' and round-trip tickets and now some of the Kosslps are wondering if Foley Is managing both Cross and Ritchie. It Is a far crv "rom Dreamland and the Friday night game to Mail son Square Garden and H New York fifiht crowd Tonlebt in the big eastern east-ern city Charlie Miller, Sn Francis-' Francis-' co's giant motorman, and Gunboat Smith, a pair of ring meri who battled bat-tled oft and sometimes won their waj into the affections of 'he regular patrons of the four-round phase of boxing, will clash In "the Garden." The result will mean a ;reat deal, for while Miller and Smith are not absolute top liners In the heavyweight heavy-weight circles, they are mighty near it. Miller and Smith have had three contests already In the first, a four-round go. Miller received the decision. At their next meeting Miller Mil-ler was knocked down In the second sec-ond round and created such a racket when he collided with th i'loor that the referee stopped the bout, being evidently of the opinion that another flop like that woi:ld work damage to the building The third tilt between the motor-man motor-man and the mariner was called a draw, but there are friends of Miller at this end willing to make affidavit that Charlie had the better or it Anyhow, no matter how you figure, the score Is tolerably een and such being the case tomorrow night's clash does not look one-sided beforehand, be-forehand, however, It may appear after af-ter a few blows have been exchanged. |