Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

seemed to be the basis for instruction, was
not accompanied by the footwork and
blocking necessary to defense
The English boxing system might not
be compared inaptly with the English
method of rowing. In this sport. were it
not for the fact that the boys in the
preparatory school begin their sculling
long before they reach Oxford and Cam
bridge, thereby securing the added advan-
tage Of several years in workmanship
over our college men in the American
four-year course (Which really amounts TO
only three) there isn't any doubt in the
world that our varsity crews in the Hen
ley regattas would have rowed rings
around the Britishers
Even the Belgians proved they have a
superior stroke to the English by takin 6
away their Grand Challenge cup for sew
eral years, and everybody on this side
knows that the system of rowing taught
in our varsities today. by Courtney, Ken
nedy and Wray is vastly superior to the
old British style. Yet the hard-headed
Englishman never changes his ideas until
compelled to do SO from dire necessity.
Freddy Welsh, the new English feather,
who has set all England daffy by his
work In the ring, is the product OF new
school. Should he be successful in his
coming contests on this side or over
Packey Mcfarland, who is one OF our
best, the English ideas of Mace may I'M
dergo a change and we may see new
school of boxing over there. The coming
of Welsh, Thomas and Hague, therefore.
makes their bouts doubly interesting, al
though l have no doubt that whatever
they may show us we will be able. even
# they are successful, to solve all their
new ideas
The excellent showing that Harlem
Tommy Murphy made against Owen
Moran in their twenty-round fight in San
Francisco the other night confirms the
belief among the Gotham fight fans that
the New York boy, who has been COM
ing along steadily and who Is now at his
hest. really has good chance among the
ligttweights.
When Moran was in the east few
weeks ago he was matched to fight Muir
ply. but claimed to have injured his hand
in a contest with Baldwin In Boston. He
then jumped his match with Murphy and
hiked to the coast. Johnny Oliver, man
ager for Murphy, awfully sore At
Moran. and with Tommy in tow took the
next train for Frisco. The matchmaking
close decision. but as Murphy won over
the 5-to-4 favorite his stock has gone up
rapidly.
English Champion Coming.
Freddy Welsh, the English champion.
is due in this country in a few weeks
now. He Is coming over to get match
with Ad Wolgast, who lately got the
title from Battling Nelson. 1t must be
remembered that Murphy got news
paper decision over Wolgast few weeks
ago in a six-round contest in Ptttsburg.
This cloud on the new champions record
is one he would like to clear off. and 1t
wouldn't surprise me IL Wolgast should
decide to first give Murphy a fight be-
fore meeting Welsh. Murphy being now
in the limelight as a possibility such
match should draw well. And Murphy,
like Barkis, is wtllin'.
Knocked Wolgast Out.
Speaking of Wolgast, here's a funny
little story heard while In Cincinnati
recently. and which shows the peculiar
conditions which govern the ups and
downs of those in the squared circle.
Eddie Nelson of Grand Rapids IL the
out. 1t was in a preliminary In Grand
Rapids in 1906. Wolgast's style OF tight
ing then was more of the defensive kind
and his best blow was a straight left
However, the point Of the story Is that
the same week Wolgast beat Nelson for
the title Eddie Nelson fought in Detroit
for a fifty-dollar purse. or S370o less
than Wolgast received. Wolgast. by the
way, is the first German who has ever
held the lightweight title.
/ hear that Jimmy Coffroth Is ANXIOUS
to get Pal Moore, the little Philadelphia
bartam out on the coast for fight.
Wen Moore is certainly great attrac-
ton. He has cleaned up about every
weight. and, as I have said before In
these columns, I regard him as one OF
the best of his pounds and inches IN the
world today. A good opponent Tor moore
would be Jimmie Walsh of Boston, who
has been offered fight several times,
but who so far has insisted upon not
less than fifteen pounds and 11S pounds
at the ringside.