Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
MAJORITY OF BOXERS ARE AS
SUPERSTITIOUS AS OLD WOMEN
Freddy Welsh an Exception or He Wouldn't
Take on Ad Wolgast on One of
Our National Holidays.

I might contribute a mite and add to the
popularity Of the sport by black listing
or disqualifying occasionally the imita-
ton boxers who persist in Indulgence
in clinching stunts, that New Workers.
have had more than safety OF, and
are disgusting to all lovers of clean
boxing.
The other night Sailor Burke and
Bill III Hurley dragged ,r,. through st...s ten
ing the truth a particle, for fully TWEEN
ty-five Of the allotted thirty minutes the
men were embracing one another. The
fault was Burke's chiefly. Hurley would
fight when the Sailor would let go of
him.
The greatest handicap to this or any
other boxing reform in New York Is In
the number of clubs doing business
the very prosperity OF the game-and
which has resulted in q famine OF good
talent. To fill their cards the promo
tiers can't be too particular. The remedy
lies in an agreement among club own
ers that will protect the public. by bar
ring the "wrestlers" from participation
in the game.
One Of the most scientific features of
boxing is apparently lost art, so far
as the present day big men OF the
ring are concerned. l refer to scien-
tific "feinting." Watching Carl Norris
and Jack Geyer recently I noted that
neither used a feint during the entire
nine rounds the affair lasted. Lack of
space prevents me dwelling on the lack
of this most interesting feature of box
ing in modern heavyweight contests,
but / will have more to say on the
subject later on.
Local critics are roasting Walter Cof-
fey, the California middlewefght, be-
cause he is too green lthis Is not
joke), because he has failed In the last
two starts to lull his men to sleep. A
SfQn1ev Ke2Ch4GR
legitimate successor; today he is very
ordinary. To hear them tell 1T.
Coffey will develop into q great
fighter and possibly champion. or
clearly with both hands. and that is
whole lot. believe me. Methods OF
local boxers puzzle the lad. He learned
boxing in the legitimate school and as
yet is at a loss to know how to handle
the hugg1ng and clinchfng brigade In
the squared circle.
Another of Cofey's weaknesses is in
not using his think tank to help
beat his adversary. Several times the
other evening he had Montana Dan
Sullivan in distress and did not know
how to finish the job. He relies a
whole lot on one punch doing the trick
and allows his opponent entirely too
much time to recuperate.
The desired knowledge should come
with experience and proper tuition.
i
ding the youngster. and that for
mer great ightweight's advice and
coaching will no doubt be reflected in
improved performances in the future.
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That there Is a great deal Of lottery
about professional boxing is strikingly
illustrated by the careers of many
members of the profession. Take the
case of One-round Hogan, who eff
fectually exploded the Knockout
Brown bubble last week. Last spring
after Wolgast had disposed of him in
two rounds Hogan announced retire
ment Some influence later brought
about a change of mind and 'One
Round" came back east to make an
other start.
One of the first bouts upon his re-
turn was with Grover Hayes over in
weight. not quite so extensively adj
vertised nor so well managed. and he
fairly smothered the Frisco young
ster. In fact. the bout was said to
have been disgustingly one-sided.
Through clever handling Hogan
comes to New York. secures a match
with Knockout Brown and immedi-
ately jumps into favor as q. candidate
for the championship. Can you beat
1t? Hayes, on the other hand. is
forced to stick to the bushes to get a
match. Moral. fighter must agree
to split the coin or he will get precious
little coin to split.
4 y X 4
Rumor has it the reason Matt Wells
so hurriedly departed these shores was
not to avoid the possibility Of box
ing Wolgast or Mcfarland and risk
the British lightweight title. but
rather to rid himself Of a superfiuity
Of managerial talent that persisted in
directing the Englishman's affairs in
such skfllful manner that Matt has
very little to show for his long So
journ this side the broad Atlantic.
Carl Morris knocked out a dub named
Bill Bass in one round. Kid Broad,
commenting On the fact, said: Huh,
I could lick Bass myself He amt no
fighter; he's g. fish,"