| Show SALT THE COIN WHILE THE SALTING IS IS' RIGHT BY JEFF THOMPSON Copyright 1913 1918 by br the Press Publishing Co New York July 26 Get Get It while the getting Is good and salt it away That is the tho rule of ot conduct of or Champion Willie Ritchie and who shall say It ItIs ItIs Itis is not tho the part of ot wisdom A champion champion champion cham cham- pion Is a great man His drawing power at the box office is la gratifying to all hands who have dealings with him An ex-champion ex Is close kin to tho the deuce spot so far tar as money making Is la concerned It behooves therefore the champion to gather in iii the coin and to salt It An champion ex with a bank roll oil Is undesirable but a a. has been who is broke IB lB the tho ultimate limit Willie Ritchie is having no easy task tank keeping out of range of oC all nIl the tho challenges that are hurled at him But William was born with the same samo degree of care caro and cleverness that he has when in the ring defending his title of ot lightweight champion Willie Ritchie is no cow cow- ard He may pass pals up many a challenger challenger challenger chal chal- lenger but its Ha not through fear tear Its It's tile the money Willie wants and he is 18 going gOIng goIng go- go Ing to grab all ho lie can while Its coming comIng corning com com- corn com ing his way If It he te finds there is Just Justas as much money to be had in the stage 1 business as there is 18 In fighting the I show for Ills his It will not be until Labor Labor Labor La La- bor day da at tho earliest that he lie will again don his lila mitts and during tho In Interim Interim In- In he will determine Just JURt where he will battle Just now Ritchie Is the thebus bus busy little man with the tIle moving pictures pictures pic pie tures of ot his recent bout with Joe Rivers fly Riv ers He Is exhibiting them through California ana arid has been booked for six weeks Talking G- G cr Ritchie naturally brings to mind L Leach ach Cross Several days das be before before before be- be fore Leach Cross left for the tho coast Dan Morgan accosted him in the lobby of Madison Square Garden and taking him to one side declared Leach as sure as you are arc a regular fighter tighter you ou will wilt knock Bud Anderson f spinning Yes Dan but he did all of that to your our demon Dutchman K IC O. O Brown and how do you OU expect me mo to todo todo todo do the tho Impossible fairly cried Leach Now never neer mind 1 came back Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan Im so sure you'll whip Anderson Ander Ander- son son son-no no no I mean knock him out that Ill I'll bet you OU a 50 suit of ot clothes Leach stared s at Morgan for tor a minute and then blurted out All right Dan If It I matte make good as ns you OU say Ill I'll give you youa a 50 50 suit spit of ot cloth clothes s Instead Leach will have hav to make good Harry Lee who seconded Cross Crol's in the fight right against Bud Anderson has re returned returned re- re turned to town t to escort Brother Phil Cross to the coast t. The They are anxious to work worle Phil up to a big welterweight match and his first essay will be Inthe in inthe inthe the round four-round game Lee said that Cross fought a masterly master master- ly h battle and play played cd the tho game like a professor profesor He said he surprised the Angelean who are now all crazy about I him and are arc dubbing him a a. second Gans Cross's declaration to fight anybody anybody any any- hod body even before he fights Ritchie I IhaN has haN earned him a a. lot of ot friends and the next time he ha starts he will havo have a abig abig abig big crowd cheering for tor him The only thing we wo were afraid of explained Lee was the hot sun Leach worked out easily in tho the early ear part of ot the fight tight and when he found that he had Anderson where he wanted him he Just went to work to beat him and anti avoid old heat prostration Anderson was out for tor ten minutes after that last punch Then ho he had a relapse and was out for tor nearly t two o hours and a ahalt half halt before he knew what wha t had hap hap- Leach fooled tooled all aU hands by b his training methods and man many was wail the fellow who thought ho was a close observer who dropped a pile on him Jack Root and Jim Coffroth were wore among those who sank a n. roll Los Angeles reports give some hope that Bud Dud Anderson who was beaten by Leach Cross and four tour days afterward afterward afterward after after- ward was Yas operated on for appendicitis may bo be able to fight as well aH as ever cyer everIn In iii a n. few Cew months The doctors who performed the tho operation sa say the thin condition condition condi condi- tion ion of oC the tho appendix shows that Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson should have havo been operated upon at least five days dos earlier He fought Cross when he should have havo been In tho the hospital The appendix however was removed Just In Sn time to prevent serious complications and the surgeons believe that An Andersons Anderson's strength and stamina will wilh not bo be Impaired Jim Flynn Isn't lant growing gro gray ra g-ra with worry over what hat may muy happen when he meets Gunboat Smith Flynn nn is on his way east cast now V Passing Passin through Las Vegas Jim was Yas interviewed What do you OU think of ot Gunboat I Smith asked the Interviewer with a abright abright bright smile Oh replied Jim the they have been making a lot of ot noise over him but so far I 1 have not been able to discover that he has a a. private graveyard |
