The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-21
FOREIGN BOXERS
BEHIND TIMES
American SCrappers Complete
ly 0utCIaSS Those Across
the Sea.

mat iofeiSh ngnterS are fifteen years
behind the times" as Barney Reynolds
says, is the truth. 'Tis fact that every
champion that has crossed the Atlantic
from England, or the Pacific from Aus
tralia. during the past five years. have
suffered the bitterness of defeat Take.
Tor instance. the English champs-that is.
the Iatter-day pugs-not one who has
sported the championship title has left
TINS country without a defeat opposite
MS name. Come three years ago Jabez
White, considered the best lightweight
England has ever produced, and unbeaten
untH he crossed the pond, opposed Jimmy
Britt in a tWenty-round contest in San
Francisco. He was knocked out in the
last round. He showed himself to be
wonderfully clever boxer, but was woe
fully lacking in hitting power. He was
chaperoned to this country by the old
time heavyweight, Charley Mitchell. The
latter bet quite a sum of money on his
charge and lost Both returned immedi-
ately after the battle to their homes.
Upon his arrival White met and was de
feated by Jack GOldswain, who arrived in
this country last week to meet the local
cracks,
Jack Palmer d Lemon"
The highly-touted Jack Palmer. heavy
weight champion. received his quietus in
Los Angeles. He was praised by the
New York critics upon his arrival and
Immediately challenged any of the big
fellows TO meet him. Tom McCarey wired
him an offer to meet Jack Twin SulH-
van IN the southern metropolis and he &C
cepted. As the sports well know, he was
never in il and counted out in the
tenth round. after taking a terrific maui
ing He is now in England meeting all
Corners
Harry Greenfield. holder of the welter-
weight title, came next He met Willie
Fitzgerald of Philadelphia in what was
scheduled to be a siX-rOund contest but
II only took Fitzgerald two rounds in
which IN the trick "a 1rnnpEa11t
route. The Englishman was oUtclassed
and did not have a look-in in the short
time the battle lasted. He is also back
in his native land
Robson the Best of All.
Spike Robson. considered by all the
eastern experts as the best little man
sent over here TO do battle is now at
has never fought out of PHILADELPHIA in
this country, but he certainly made good
there. He was matched to meet Tommy
Murphy the tough little New York
fighter. upon his arrival here. The sports
thought they were going to be handed an
other lemon and the fight was not
largely attended. But to their sorrow, it
turned out to be vicious battle, with
honOrs slightly in favor of the English
man. After the battle Murphy gave as
an excuse that his condition was faulty
and return match was arranged. The
second meeting was fought and ended
with a shade in the Englishman's favor.
Robson was then matched with Abe At
tell for six rounds. The American found
his opponent TO be very scientific fighter
and honors were even at the end Robson
returned to blooming Hingland after the
contest, but announced that he would re-
turn and meet AtteH in longer battle
for the featherweight championship.
Summers d False Alarm.
Johnny Summers featherweight was
matched with Tommy Murphy upon his
arrival and made splendid showing
against the hard-hitting New Yorker. He
was next coupled with Young Erne, and
the latter easily outclassed him The lit
tie John Bull scrapper was in a bad
way at the end of the six rounds fought.
Digger Stanley. bantamweight. went to
Boston on his arrival, where ne secured
a match with Jimmy Walsh. who had
beaten him in England. The bout was
ffteen-round affair and Walsh just can
tered. He was far too speedy for his
man. Stanley then boxed AL belmont,
who also slapped it on to him. belmont
journeyed 10 England about two months
ago and ia e return bout with Stanley
again handed him a fine trOuncing-
Freddie Welsh put up some fair scraps
around the Quaker City, but was never
considered a great man. His most nOta-
BILE achievement in this country was his
fight with Hook Reyes, the Australian,
whom he defeated in seventeen rounds.
More Ready for Trouble.
Jack Godswain. holder of the light
weight championship. is now in this cOun-
try. Jim DriscOll. who knocked out Joe
BOwker, the bantam champion, Will be
on the next steamer. He will be accom-
panied by Owen Moran, a feather, who is
said to be very shifty. DriscOll is pro-
nOunced . good lad by the American
sports who have seen him in action and
many are Of the opinion that he can give
Australians Also Failures.