Show lEAGUERS T HAWAIIAN ITTLE ME FELLOWS IN THE SPOTLIGHT OF NOW NO I r. r Cross livers ivers Cross and nd Two Coast Bouts Attract Most Attention EAVIES IN BACKGROUND BY JAMES J. J CORBETT COBBETT Heavyweight Champion Champlon of or the th World Written ritten for The Herald can The attention of or tho the PU pugilistic world ill U be centered on the I little tlc follows ar the tho next nest few weeks s T The le heavies re relegated to the fear for fOrthe the time sing Ing he first big production Is to beJ be aged J d at t the St. St Nicholas holas cholas Athletic jub's bs b's arena in Now ow York CIl City and the parts Tarts will be IQ taken eu by 11 Senor lie e Rivers of or southern California and andr I kr r. r r Louis Wallach better known Imon tOI to tomo mo uno as Leach Cr Cross ss of Gotham A week celt later latr r Johnny will fend his featherweight title from the I Ja k of ot Johnn Johnny Dundee a n. New c cY Y York toy without doubt one of r the best o of cr t feathers athers And on 01 April 11 rp p ci weeks week eel s rr frim toda today Ad rl Wolgast Burner lightweight champion and I n mm rn Murphy aro to box a twenty twenty- und und return engagement nt Wolgast is staking staling J liI his lj future in the ig- ig igon g g on the result of ot this match k rl The TIie e Cross Rivers contest contest was ar- ar months ago ngo but interest in the Jut Ut ur has been greatly enhanced by the leal cal bo boys boy's s knockout victory over o Joe Joc and Rivers have e twice twee no ne the full twenty-round twenty course and arid andel ande e el steven even on the decision lon thing w ts' ts Orleans Joo Joc copping t and ps 5 Angeles Joe getting brackets In la late f te se second OIl nd Cross Cross' defeat of or orfan Mandot fan ot s s not altered Rivers Rivers' opinion that he 11 11 prove the master In next net weeks week's ur U livers IVer and Cross put pul up an un unusually cresting to set-to last January It was wag In r ri ten rounds and the only fair lair delon den deI de- de I lon on n a n. referee could have rendered render Uld Uk have hae been beena a dra draw True Truc In the tlC Bing round Cross was nearly ex- ex x- x Lusted and It i is doubtful Is he co could ive Ye tuck stuck It out another three mmes mm- mm NS es S. S But In tile the early part of or theng the theng ng ig Leach had hal d decidedly cl the best belt of or ore lie e argument and on points it wa wat out an even een thIng filing A S mistake most with the average referee Is to tm condition at the thc end of ot a n limited rid irid id match to influence him him In giving when I h In m many instances the ker boxer has led on points until Zest flast minute or tv two l o or ir r righting le e Cross Cros wa was a bit groggy at the thO Sail b it would have ha been n doln doing hi hihi n c to lo award the thc verdict to the i Angeleno Neither Scientific c would woud like to b be in New cw York for Cor t to tM rue Tuesdays Tuesday's daH bout It ought to be he a mel inner Neither bo boy can truthfully be fm led lied a a. scientific boxer hut but ut Rivera is l h an nn aggressive ivo little party parl that he CA an nn opponent lt to step ht his hla fastest I In to a n matter of oC self protection and Its It's Just what a a. sluggish I g-I h type o of iter itel like Inte Cross needs to show sho at L best Leach always looks good jen n thc the other follow brings the bat bat- lUo to him At that their of ot box box- ln t hi similar B By D' which 1 I mean their It hods o of offense and anti defense al- al ugh there hero l Is lIS less monotony In Joes Joe's fhe lic lC changes change hl his tactics constantly ers ers' would bo the biggest kind of or a k for tor a boxer of the scientific id d d' like Mcl rland or Welch Yelch in a a. t to bout Just a as Cross CrosH Is Invariably le e e eto to look Jook f foolish whenever he gets ets erx r ti the clever er ever boys but Joe's Joes endur- endur I. I Is remarkable and anil h he would be a erous opponent for tar any man of or hl ht over tho the longer longcr route If i. i Joe lue Lend On lIu II tJ livers lv ivers rj has a n. splendid ph physique ue for tor a lightweight lie Is far tar more mOIe Ked ged than thon the average fighter has chest ches fliRt and and T-and the n necessary p punching power ower finish an opponent once nce hc he gets him ng g. g Cross does not up half haJt BO so lr 1 1 from a physical stan standpoint l. l In t. t Leach dOI does not look one one half the thc ghi gh proposition he has hag ha developed de recent recently He Is a er very deceptive is Cross lI He looks like a rk k IC but he Is h a dangerous m man n to e chances chanceR with To look him over Would not Imagine that he ho carried carrle K 0 O punch but there are few o of weight who wh hit hll har harder er Possibly 1 l r rs is ono one of or the few tow Vo er It is ls not al always alays a s 's the scrap crap CT q t Kf with the greater brealer ph physical devel- devel t out ont who brings home borne the bacon t ough where lOs boys are lUe ve evenly ched hed In 1 point of ot skill the lithe the strength ha has jUt Just t that much of ot In his favor And that's 1 t pro r ro 1 figure RIvers Rivera advantage an and t t for tur him him to earn the tho popular vert ver- ver it tl t I 1 will wUl not nol be surprised If It either wins vms with sith a n. knockout I t JUbane and nd Dundee should furnish 1 t Angeles tans fans with some good sport 1 ort flatter with his pyrotechnical style stylo coxing ox never nevet falls rails to create an Im- Im s p. p Ion alon on e who like plenty t of ot jn n oven though that method Is not effective I MUc Chuml f s sm bom nl m what hat Ive I've SC seen I of or Kilbane I 0 his hla style stylo er very ery much He lie is a a. a ir r 1 head heady boxer on one ul who has hns cx- cx tnt nt at control of himself In the ring not likely to permit thin the rooting routing of ol j 4 lan nh nus for tor or orl against l l him to tu upset t Ian of ur hattie battle HI He Hit Henu has nu shown on ri ral occasions lons th that t ho h la It a. a haJ hard lilt lilt- jut ut like the Int Intelligent young min j. j b believes t II In taking no flO to Ito ta win with ono one punch As s Ast t if ruleS rule nile id S satisfied tI I to tu outpoint hl his he lie continue along alonS' thOse ho In in little cJan danger cr of or 10 losing ln tic for some Horne tune time to com come Cpr Cpr- I 1 ly there are ure no leathers feather among the thc J I tit it crop cral who look good enough to lu tho the dope on conqueror J r o U f great t round twenty rou battle Ail at ast and Tommy Murphy Murph put up ui February means that 1111 Coffroth have hL a crowd at al hi hh arena arona 1 19 Tho San Francisco critics ed ij d that It was wa's as one of th the fiercest 1 ever eve held on th UK- UK coast coat and und an as have c had a st majority of ot tilt tho clas class class- I I l bouts boutH out that way for Ir i Blast A. A t ten en years e rs or so the scribes C It t to have nave a pretty prett good loud line I Ino no admirer of or Murphy urphy has haH tal taken en I rouble to send mo mc a clipping from t m I l et pap paper r in h It was stated the tho referee gave ga the New Yorker I lv deal that Tommy outfought hi hll 1 i 11 th the way and wa was therefore ento en- en 1 lito Ho to tho decision While Murphys Murphy's ger had hatt also mild mUd protests Y himself ha has nr nJ A de e no complaint t Ite te and wa was apparently well satis- satis l a a. draw Thi Tho new newspaper I aper apere aeK acS ae- ae e J K S L I read lend Imme Immediately after tho the iad Q It Jt a pretty oven even thing and andi in i It was a rather difficult matIck mat- mat pick Ick lck a a.- winner when it was over ovet H 4 f M 4 t H ft-H 1 t t t 4 4 Hereafter the baseball park at f 1 4 t Eighth ight h South nl and Main tr 4 4 w be bo known aw as Lucas Field The 4 44 4 sporting editors s o of the four OUI d dally 4 p i- i papers decided on this name nc yes yes- es esi 4 i- i f- f afternoon Four For s 4 f- f of ot Lucas I Field lel were received 4 4 i- i and wl when n th the drawing was made f ff 4 f S Syd d Rogers of oC the Utah Fuel com com- 4 J pans pans- rn was was' the the- lucky The f 4 f other three William m U 4 4 f S. S Main E. E I. I L. L Foster 3 IS 3 W W. Sixth ft 4 North Albert II IL Price 1163 Ken Ken- en- en 4 f 4 Ingo on avenue will be tendered 4 4 f the u e of a bo box with a capacity of oC 4 f- f six for any we week k day clay game during durf dur- dur f- f fing ing lug the season gets the 4 f- f season pass pans f ff 4 f- f The selection was made macJe because 4 4 f- f tho lat Jat late William II IL Lucas In 4 f- f whose m memory the park hiar is named 4 4 was the father of or baseball in the thc 4 4 f- f western states The Time Pacific Coast 4 4 f- f Northwest t Pacific National aUona Pah Pa- Pa 4 h cIvic Northwest Ita leagues uel and the 4 4 f- f Union fUnion ns have havo either 4 9 9 f- f been organized organised entirely through 4 4 9 his efforts 01 ai or aided ed greatly b by 4 9 4 K him While a n. severe velo dl 4 4 K nan Lucas everywhere er had the f 4 f- f reputation of oC being honest honet and 4 4 giving the time pla players ers a square deal 4 9 f- f So int instead nd of or Cooley park the 4 4 f- f home homo of the lie Union association In Inthis 4 4 9 K this city will be lie known as ns Lucas 4 4 Field f. 4 t- t t- t 4 t 4 i. i 4 44 4 H. H 4 I Although the Salt Lake Union had ha had but ur a few flays days s 's good g w veather eather In iii which to lo practice they went nt the game gain with the eam eUm from th the Hawaiian Islands Inlands yes yes- CR erda afternoon In 1 good od form Corm winning b jy J Ja y a 13 li to C score it It ft wo was plain dani ban bang from on g-on gong to on g-on gong Ith i the Skyscrapers em In the le lead ho I 4 And nd lid o me lilt- that bunch hunch can hit N Ie bingles el 1 secured off I h ong- ong and Mark th two Oriental fl two of or th them bent m homers homer and fi five bag wo-bag- wo OI er the Chinese got Sot goto 0 o Jensen Jonsen who ho w worked through- through ut In lii tho e arly Jarly Innings find and totaled leven l huH on one of or them bern a ply four wat and a brace of ot doubles Tho The hitting honors honor of or the set to must mut musto muto g o to Huelsman Hippo was vas up UI five fIe lines Imes c connected with a llO home ne run two singles ingles drew one pass and anti andwan was wan leane Uc nce ending with a a. perfect percentage |