The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-27
BOXERS OLD AND NEW.

BOXERS Old AND NEW.
Jcm Mace, the veteran ex-champion OF
the world, in comparing the boxers of
the old school with those of the present
day says:
'It is hard to give fair line on the
two, as In the old days we fought with
bare knuckles, while the champions Of
the present era contend With big gloves.
"In my time and the day OF Brettie, King.
HeenaD, Ssyers and Coburn men who
mentioned gloves in connection with
championship would be thought either an
I'm beetle or a cur. But, OF course, Gus
toms have changed with the times, and
perhaps the mon who light with gloves
today would Willingly use the knuckles
II IL were permissible.
"The old lighters were gladiators. They
were prepared thoroughly, and when
they stepped into ring you would find
thom hard and as tough as oak, able to
stand terrific rtege. No more clip on
the jaw knocked men out In those days,
and dare say that IL the present pugilist
was TO follow the old method OF train
ing there would be fewer knockouts re-
corded.
"The old ones, am free to confess.
were not nearly 80 clever a. the men y on
have in America today.
"The old hesvyweights wero moro for
taking a ssvere punching, and were not
so quick as your men, though our little
men were jus' as clever as any In tho
world now.
"Bsg punching has been the great fac
tor in producing your great boxers.
81 can recall but one of the old
school who would bother Jim Corbett,
and he was Tom King. He WAS taller
than Corbett, clever and shifty. II the
old champions could be resurrected they
woulu pick him to beat Corbett, though
he is the best man America has pro-
duced."
WASHINGTON PARK, 20; PRINCETON, 2.
Yesterday morning the Washington
PARK football team met and defeated the
young Princetons at Washington Park by
a score of 20 to 2. A number Of long
runs.were..made by the Washington Park
team and two by the Princeton. The
average weight of the victors was slight
Iy greater than that OF the Princetons,
but the game was made somewhat more
even by the fact that, while the Prince
tons had played several games, this was
the first appearances OF the home team.
The lineup of the Warrington Park
team was as follows: r. o., Robinson,
r. t., White, r. g., Williams: O., Brown
ing, 4. g., Adams, l. t., Cheney, l. O.,
Morse, q. b., Hall, r. h., Buxton, l. b.,
ii. Frost, I. o., l.. Frost.
Mr.. Yates of the ighlsnd Military
AGA deny was the referee.
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.
The New York Baseball Club has de-
clared a dividend OF $4,000.
Jerreus OF Yale has been coaching the
University of Chicago eleven the past
week.
Manager Connie Mack wants Tom
DAILY to play second base in Milwaukee
next season.
| Bob Fitzsimmons offers to bet 5000 that
hc Nhh sup hAtNh pAeseeihb Va souiiss
| in four rounds.
About Sl4,0 TO Yale and the same
amount TO Princeton was the net proceeds
OF the Yale-P Princeton game, Not so bad.
Peter Felix, the American colored heavy
weight, defeated "starlight," another
colored American, in 10 rounds at Mel
bourne the other night.
johnny Murphy has been offered a
purse by Tom O'Rourko to box Jimmy
Barry 20 rounds the latter part OF next
month. Barry has accepted.
Abe Willis, the Australian bantam who
was beaten In San Francisco by George
Dixon, was knocked out In seven rounds
by Jim Atkinson at Mclborne recently.
"Dar" Hawkins evidently does no,
relish another meeting with Joe Cans, 50
i've has hacked out Of the match, which
was 10 DO oeoic,d in san Francisco Dec.
II.
Eill Hook, the English festberwoight,
who fought several battles In this.country