The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-16
JACK O'BR|EN CAN
Be ACCOMMODATED
Philadelphia Boxer Can Take TN
Ring Contest in London
Any Time.
ENGLISH PUGS ARE
ANXIOUS TO FIGHT
AT Least That Is Position As
sumed by Great Newspapers
in Metropolis.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
LONDON, Dec i5.-Thc Daily Teie-
graph SAYS. n has been said In New
York, where the critics come from, that
Jack O'Rrlen. fine American boxer
could beat all the English heavy-weights
IN q single night, and that so little
.upnort is now forthcoming for boxing
In this country that there is no English
champion worth the name at any weight
at all. Fortunately for boxing, all the
big, strong men are not monopoilzsd by
any country. We had few, who are
not forgotten yet, and there are some
still left who will probably make their
mark even In the country wnlJh mas
produced Philadelphia Jack O.Brien. J.
L. Sullivan, Fltzsimmons, Jenries ana
the rest. AS matter OF fact, II . bTlen
were TO come over here tomorrow, with
an open challenge TO all corners. Whicn
would be Immediately accepted by Moir,
suddenly discover that the American
champion was middle-welsht VINO
would find II somewhat difficult to give
away quite so much sheer avolrdupois.
Whatever be his cieverness. The phrase
quoted above is not likely TO have been
used by O'Brlen himself, or any boxer
that knew bis business. ,It whaseyer @ me ne
81 is evident that there are men VINO be
'lleve o'BrIen can beat Moir. at any rate,
for an offer has already "a. arrived hero a1
10 beat Moir for $4,000 side and the
best purse offered, either In London or
the North, for twenty rounds, with 4
ounce gloves, and that oher mas peeh
accepted by the Gunner.
AS to Cleverness.
When It comes to clcverness alone.
nobody wants more OF II since the DAYS
of Pedlar Palmer. than was seen when
Frankly Neil came over here WIN a
terrific flourish OF trumpets. 10 tTample
on Joe Bowker. IL was not Nell VINO
did the trampling. Owen Moran, TOO. II
we stick 10 the lighter classes. beat two
of ;heir best men when he went over
To the States. but could never get on
enother match. No doubt the American,
Cans, has talent of quite flrst-rate ORDER
but II his compatrlot. Atteil, "shed
20 make n beginning. he could no DOUBT
fix up a match by return of post, with
Johnny Summers. our present Ieather-
weight champion Of England
1t is quite true that a man ike Peter
Jackson does not happen TO be boxing
professionally Just now on either side
OF the Atlantic. 1t would be eXasger-
country with him. And 1t IS also true
that America has had more good heavy
weights than we have since ms day:
There is plenty OF announcement ready
in the shape OF p big purse as soon as
the big man comes along. but lie seems
for the moment TO be hourishing among
King. No one knows how good Hop
ley, OF Cambridge. could be II he liked
At the big Aldershot meeting. too, Lieu.
tenant Craven has shown such beautiful
form, such straight and quick hitting,
and so much knowledge OF the ring, thar
II meeting were possible they could
esis is needless and impracticable and
IL is no use blinking tho'fact that neither
Moir nor Pamer are up 10 the highest
standard. even II they seem able 10 take
on any challenge Philadelphia Jack may
have In store for them.
Lost the Science.
TIE fact Is we have largely lost the
science and the rinscraft which have
distinguished boxing IN the United
States OF late. and that is partly because
tho Americans who take II up there are
better educated men than ours En-
Tlsh boxers seem only TO have retained
10 hand II over to others They then
proceeded 10 forget IL. Americans, once
having learned IL. are putting II into
practice now. There is really only one
style In boxing. Just as there is In row.
ing. and what the Cambridge crew OF
1900 stands for In English oarsmanship.
English ring, When Mace left off box
ing i'm England. he went To Australia,
and In sydney he taught Larry Foley.
who turned out not only fine pupil.
but an admirable teacher. Tor in his
turn lie gave lessons 10 Peter Jackson.
Fitzsimmons. Hall Creedon. and Young
lighted torch to san Francisco. and the
whole OF the United States promptly
recognized his value. When Fitzsim
mons followed in the same path. and
the others. TOO, the thing was done.
The perfection OF English boxing had
neen successfully transplanted, and II
was yet further fostered by such men
as Billy Edwards and Arthur Chambers
who took II straight from this country
across the Atlantic The result was soon
obvious, When the best Americans
came over they beat us I'm the English
style which we had so necdlessly forgot
ten--"velocity and power OF hitting,
combined with quicknesa and ease OF
movement on the ieet,-as Mr.. \. +.
Bettinson has so excelently defined II.
Lovers OF George Borrow win remsm
Der Long Nelford' How little of Maj
Langman's swift. straight left we see
today, when round-arm hooks at the
point OF the Jaw, only rendered possible
by gloves. AFRO apparently the sole ar
mory OF the modern boxer.