The Washington times., 1907-12-03
ENGLISH WON'T
TAKE LESSONS
FROM AMERICA
Until They Do They'll
Never Produce Fight
ing Champs.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

tight little island looks about as lively
as Washington will be when the pro-
hibitionists get control.
Tommy Burns feat OF knocking out
Gunner Moir IN the tenth round on De
cember z, 1907, after having knocked out
BIZ Squires. Of Australia. in the hrst
round at San Francisco on July i. 1897.
would teach most people lot of things.
but 1t is doubtful whether the blows
lauded on the unfortunate artiHeryman
viii beat any sense INTO the heads Of
his country men.
Entire System Wrong.
Instead Of seeing that there must be
something wrong with their entire sys-
TEN OF training boxers and instructing
them in the game. II Is more than like
ly that the English will begin to take
measures TO keep American lighters out
Of their country, a policy they pursued
when American jockeys. oarsmen, and
field and track athletes jOlted their self
sufhciency- In this country u the En-
glish were Outclassing US at our own
game we would study their methods and
beat them TO it. but not so on the other
side.
apparently, there IL not a competent
! teacher OF ring hghtng IN the whole Of
Great Britain. II there Is, he has not
been given a chance. Their ideas. as
exploited by their pupils, run in set
I gr0o.es. They teach man one style,
and II he goes against an opponent who
Is especially well adapted 70 repulse
chat particular attack. The English box
| or IS all at sea and soon ali in.
Mo All-Around Ability.
owen Moran is the only man who has
come out OF England IN recent years
WHO has been the goods, who has had
anything OF q combination Of punch
and science. Some OF the Englishrren
are clever, tut only In one direction A
perfect Illustration is johnny Summers,
! wEo IS lightning fast at swinging and
/ Chopping for the head. but IS up a
stCInD when attacked IN the wind
How the Englishmen can fight so
much and learn so little Is an absolute
mystery. Some Of the men who have
I come here have records of over 200
lights, according 20 their own state
Ments, yet they have not picked Up
points or ring Eeneralship which the aV-
ertEe American preliminary boy
, tloroughly understands before he has
Z reached the semi-windup step OF tie lad
der 20 arena fame. II the truth were
known IL Is a safe bet that most OF
the woeful inCompetency OF the English
/ boxers is due 70 their pinheaded sec
, onds and trainers. One sweet specimen
is All Weeks. touted as the best second
IN England, who came over here with
Johnny Summers. As far as directing
genius Is concerned, he could not Sec
oud Bobby Baker in a wrestling match.
Won't Change Methods.
That the English training methods are
all wrong for such a short, sharp. in
tense struggle as high-class boxing Is
well known, but while the Engllshmen
I are praying night and day for a man
! who viii lower the colOrs Of the bloomin'
Americans. they positively refuse 70 re-
/ wise their scheme OF preparation. As
/ long as they can stand IL, we can. so
what's the odds?
Tommy Burns. the Canadian. has
/ beaten a tenth-rate Englishman and a
nO-rate australian. We Tr,ay now ey-
! pect him TO hire q valet q ~ a secretary.
/ let other people buy all he drinks. and
proclaim himself cha.aCion Of the
world. Get the hook and hHve Il sharpi
/ HC is no more champion Of the world
/ than he is a man with a clean record.
! he Is probably the best OF L.. of cheap
I selling plaJers in the light heavyweight
division, but the American or English
( public Will never cOnsider him more