The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-18

WRITTEN FNyR TET srSDAI RETUBIIc
Amateur boxing bouts vii hold the CEN
ter Of the pugflis-ic stage at the Worlds
Fair Stadium this week. one OF tho initial
matches being scheduled for next Wednss-
day. when some aspiraTt with the gloves
vii have p chance to secure internationc!
honors.
Easily the feature o. preparations for
these Olympic matches IA the boxing line
Is the presence OF the California contin-
gent, which is now quaTtered at Roth's
Grove under the tutelage Of Professor Van
Court. boxing Instructor OF the OLYMPIC
club OF San Francisco. and under the
training OF Joe Sullivan
Two clubs are represented 10y the three
fighters quartered at the camp-sam Ber-
ger representing the heavy weight divI-
sion and the olympic Club. while G.,rse
Finnigan will compete in III. I"-pogDJ
division for the same Institution Al
Young Of the Hawthorne Club Of sar
Francisco will - the Coast representa-
tive ia the l45-pOund class.
the three men afford an interesting
study while at t.Ieir work. and the fact
that amateur boxing is carried to far
higher pitch in San Francisco than here
All fight without the fsintest trace OF
rawness or with any signs Of anateurisul-
and each is thoroughly proficient in all
branches Of the game.
Instead Of taking UP boxing merely As
= eide Hire and relaxation. the boys in
the leading Frisco clubs often specialize
In this branch OF sport like others do IL.
football o. IN hsndDaN As A result they
develop a surprising degree Of proficiency
sioTeuvsr. their boxing Instructors are the
nest that can De procured and the result
ls apparent in the thorough training the
boys receive.
Berger. for instance. IN deciding tn take
uD amateur boxing. merely picked IL az his
fsyoTiie sport in place % playing foot
hrll OF BASEBALL He Vac asked TO Join the
clGh team. and also To- Join the eleven
~ the preparatory school from which he
oJ1sly Even at that time he was Sonder
OF boxing than of baseball or football, al
though he Is moderately skiliful az both
these latter sports.
BOXING FAVORTTE SPORT.
He simply picked out boxing as his rs-
vcrfte sport ard devoted his energies to
becoming adept ~ tho game. He seems
IN have succeeded. 81 his record and his
WORK count FOR anything
While training on the coast at the time
he was prepsTlng for lis second match
with Jeffring COTbrtt sent for Berger and
asked the big z amateur TO work with him
n d sgarTiBs partner Training was a
strenuous proceeding At the 'OTbstt camp
~ that period. AT he WIS preparing for -
rough night with Jenries. The work vas
hard and fsst-mUch more 50 than any
local amateur or the amateurs in other
cities have shown 4 DISPOSITION to stand
merely foT tire sake or scquir ,ng practice
~ the game. But Berger SUCK IL oU. and
s. rated 80 th. best heavy weight In the
West today in the amateur ranks
In style re- Is not unlike corbett. ard
lis constant work with the former heavy
weight champion j. clearly apparent IN
his motions. Re has the quick left jsh
and she rapid books Of rorhett developed
IN a nicely. ana IS siuguls-ly quick on his
feet for a heavy man li this respect lie
also resembles Corbett.
one noticeable part If his work while
boxing rapidly is the fact that lac has the
swinging ''rockiug-horse'' motion which
Jim often displayed in his battles down.
10 q nicely. This enables him to se--saw
rack and forth with great Tapidity. land
ing as he comes T. and duckIng or slip
ping as ne goes out and away from his
ffnnigsn &c directly opposed TO Berger
I'm style. Weighing but Jos pounds. he
managed TO give Nick Sanford plenty Of
GetIer. Instead OF fein-ing. jabbing and
depending uUon speed 20 avoid punish
fnent, he battles more in the AcGoyern
style lie has j hard v-sllop with either
hand and goes IN 10 exchange punches
with right and left az fast a. he can send
ih'm II.
pDltE Is tD.--+s'-fs OF ''ffiisiEfTats~ eI-TS
and is a clever indghtsr- He j. pSrri'-
uiariy skilled II mixing things at short
Tause. and can side step about and set
ll.eis pace at this kind Of work.
The trio have been working as assidE-
oUsly IT Rott'= Grove AS though they
--ers training for professional battles If
the greatest moment Road work -
featured considerably t'y all. and they
take long runs on the county roads Ia
company with Van Court and sullivan
an the party were sent here ny their re-
epectiye institutions TO carry thc ci1b
,oIors TO victory: Il possible,
Matters In a professional fgntinS way
are waking I'D considerably Some first-
End Club. and one of tho best "f ihcse IS
the match between BROOKLYN. Tommy
Sullivan and Abe htteH-
The new mana cement OF the cinb mas
,fa|sdad n nut on battles that its -1:in-
f-ar. wish 10 see. Instead OF caTGIn2 CON
,egts. IKE those arranged in the cip5inE
6avs OF the former management As q
result. a good battle Is oardei IN ms
match With prospects for Enc array 81
l-oufs in the next six week.
Matches in whicn Benny far2er Is 70
meet zone Of the best men OF his WefsH,
is one berries already on the fapic, ana
the winner of the bout VIII he sehi
. zainst the victor I'm the Atte'l-ouiiiva?
hattie Communications VIII he openeo
with Frankie Seii ana an cnor. nla1s 70
bring him here. while the heavier diNi-
sio-s viii also be gone after.
Offers have already been made 10 Pniia.
a'iDnia Jsck O'Briec for a out here. Siio
he xfli likely accept. He mas already eN-
pressed a willingness TO come. anc tne
asls debatatls point will b affituoe