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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
Shugrue and Cross Fight in New
York Ring Tonight
Joe Shugrue, Jersey lightweight,
whose fight with Charlie White re
sulted in much discussion as to where
the decision should be given, has an
other chance tonight in New York,
where he meets Leach Cross over the
10-round route.
Shugrue believes he can evade the
hefty punch that Cross boasts and at
the same time inflict enough punish
ment to earn the popular so-called
decision. Cross is usually good for
a victory when he lands, but Shu
grue may not be there when the
gloves flash through
New York is not exactly satisfied
with the matching of White and
Welsh, leaving Shugrue out in the
cold. There is no criticism of Char
ley as a fighter and all agree that the
little Chicagoan is awilling battler
and as good as Shugrue. But they
reckon that Joe did enough to en
title him to a crack at the champion,
against whom he made a better
showing than did White.
Proponents of a boxing law in this
state are going about their business
in a proper manner, not shooting off
loud fireworks, as has been custom
ary in the past. They realize that
the final decision rests with the mem
bers of the legislature, and an effort
is being made to convince the law
makers that the people-really want a
decent law that will bar the fiy-by-night
clubs. -
So long as the mitt game is kept
on a. proper plane it will prosper and
live. - When it is run as a scramble
for money it will die a natural death.
Al Reich and his white hope aspira
tions ran into a snag in New York in
the person of Pueblo Jim Plynn.
FlyUn battered the former amateur
heavy champion, closing one qf his
eyes and mussing his lips over his
face.
Rowland Here to Confer With
Comiskey on Sox Plans.
Clarence Rowland, new manager
of the White Sox, blew into town yes
terday for a short visit with Presi
dent Comiskey, absorbed some lan
guage and eats, had his picture taken
and then beat it back for that dear
Dubuque.
He will be in Chicago again the
latter part of the week, when he may
arrange for cutting loose six men now
on the Sox reserve hst. Thirty-six
men are on the roster of the south
side club, and only thirty will be tak
en on the spring training jaunt to the
Pacific coast.
Jimmy Callahan, who has been ap
pointed business manager of the
team, may be consulted by Rowland
to determine which men shall be let
go. Clarence has started right by
taking advice. He knows little about
the ability of a number of the ath-
letes, and admits it
Callahan said he had known for
some time that he was to get the bus
iness manager job, but waited for the
announcement to come from Presi
dent Comiskey. So the unemploy
ment problem has never bother the
ex-Sox boss.
Rowland will be here only a short
time'on his next visit But the first
part of February he will take active
charge of Sox affairs, and plan for his
spring tour. It is now intended to
start the athletes west from Chicago
about Feb. 18, as the Pacific Coast
League postponed its opening for a
week, and the later start will enable
the American leaguers to schedule
plenty of games with the coast
boys.
Rowland has favorably impressed
every one who has come in contact
with him. He is just what his work
has made him, a successful minor
league pilot with his reputation stfll