The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-11
TIMELY BOXING TALK.
Sammy Kelly Says That France Is tn
Coming Fistie Center.

II what Sammy Kelly. the local ruC,s.
says is true France may be expected to pro-
duoe a noted champion before long Kelly
has just returned from that country. where he
has sojourned for many years. Although kelly
has retired he has not nesleuted his fighting
game entirely. Kelly is OF the opinion that
eventually France will develop heavywe,rti
who may be able to win laurels in the rms 10
both England and this country.
The Frenchman is just now taking az ac''vt
interest in pugilism and scientific hoN!ua
said Kelly Yesterday to THE Sun reportsr
upon merely, as the exponent of boxing ol'l
the feet or la savate. as IL is termed ~ 'ui
country. Now. however. he is going IN for ~
sport with his hands and il he, contnnc> n
make the progress he has made dur .tr M"
past two years there is no telling how ~."A
a big Frenchman may, spring up caIahi" 81
his weight. 1t was not so long ago that m
amateur boxing competition between trer.
and English fighters was held in hnrIa'@.
tions, carried everything before then ort
won the majority of the prizes, Mh"n Nov
entered at first they were consIdered ~ we
progressed little. while the British srp0''
began to sit up and take notice.
ahs sss so Mrssfe is sd
ia fairly strong and when once tausf ~"
rudiments Of boxing usually retains th' a.",-.
With Within ha the past sen five sy.fspsh n%he
In particular IL known as the sport -" nvA;
II has a large membershp and II" ''.a
athletic diversions are a b9bxng fGnr 4
are IL measure Responsible for tn H., rrc, . 4
asn ashtsrs 81 sts2ed sehoos Sr rot %
acting as boxing tutors to well known ryrn b,
men Of wealth. Consequently wh" ~" na.
they took 1t up. To-day there arc al .Dts
two dozen good French fighters who aL
hold their own in the fastest COMPANY 10,
combine the English and Amerirnn ~''is
Of lighting. The majority are qu,cs lo-w
punchers and clever.
When KID LavlEne went to Err, 'o "' W,
all the pupils he could handle, Io.t'. f
Lavigne has the advantage of being r.'''
s sSaHe before he ever saw Fari~ @,o,e
Reynolds. another American boxer, wl' welt
to Paris about ten years ago. also rUad'
Of his pupils were SO husky and strn.s t1
big men in Paris do not take as kl.i'y,n
boxing - the little men. However M,
rural districts. especially. in the south ~
France, the big men 60 in for the spo-' 7r'a
are plenty, of siK footers and hoavr ~:
s Clever 81 81 man he viii un nd oo
that part OF the country. ! think " ~
fries would make a fortune if he sho' r',
a1say ss bm and Would pS2 s1
Of money to watch him perform ir!
that Jenries could play in Paris n 'r
ak months without q let up and still d-aT -
crowds The day is not distant, ~
opinion, when some enterprisng fr"H b.
man will come forward and offer l. = t..rse@
for an international fight between 2 ir.a
champion and an American premi"r '.N
first American boxer who butts ~ ~ 'W'
way will get the coin beyond any don
En- gland is picking up bit in tie " o.,
good fighters. That country has thru '"N
men In Owen Moran, Jabez White ~ 10y"
Bowker. Both White and Moran have =. ~.
in America and Have done very well. Il .
il q mighty good little man, but in rlr az d.
he lacks the punch But very few Of thor '''.
over here think have II on him wh"uil -
to cleverness. He is very speedy ard ''
and In big drawing card in London.
II surprises me very much that he doc,
make a trip here for think that 4" u
do we'll. The purses offered in Frca' -
very small-so small in fact, that the N''
end OF the purse would not satisfy ttf' 'It
fighters In this country. There Is no '"N
OF thinRs getting brighter in this r"-'g' :
long as England Is without a repre-.
heavyweight champion. AS soon A.
I csc men Ia developed II is safe - ID
nat boxing will take on decided hor u
'3.:"s SIS purses will beincreased te!.o.a