The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-29

believes in slugging. has this to say on
"The practice is largely due to fear on
the part Of the contestants. II Is hard
for anyone to believe that men who
their time clinchlng and huEgIng each
other II they were not AFRAID TO stano
up and fght
tween Goodman and Powell at the Ma
tional Sporting club a short while ago,
and the only conclusion to be arrived al
They knew little damage could be done
in clinches. and they put In most OF tnelr
time hauling each other around the ring.
'Discredit the Game.
''If boxers of the goat variety. as Char
ley White calls them. could near the
members who regularly occupy the best
seats in the house, they might decide
TO render a better service than they are
they do not come in touch with this
class Of membership. On the contrary,
they mix with those OF their own soclai
strata and therefore hear nothinR oul
praise. =,
Take, for instance, the occupants OF
box seats at the National Sporting club.
1t is from these members that hnsa Inc ooneo n,an
are what might be called regular at.eha
ants at this club. 1t is largely due to to
them that the management Is aoie "
pay the boxers literally.
THESE box holders have no patlence
with contestants who make praeucS n or
clinching and butting. Every time me- theS eo
away, and swear they will never come
again But by the time the next snow
night comes around they are there again
occupying their reguiar, ,eS sea.s' a Shc o,inebe
ing and putting And once more they
leave vowing they'll never return
1T is no exaggerata1oonn aon reanted 10 s.a,e S bv
those who occupied box seats at the
National Sporting club. There were mil
ionaires by the score. There are many
game who like to take night off and
enjoy a boxing contest. But they don
like the butting and clinching brand that
Is dished out by the boxers. .
at would seem as II a boxer with ordi-
nary intelligence would know that It was
to his interest to do his work IN ciean
cut manner instead of along lines that
are in clear violation OF the rules; II
boxing gets In disfavor here-and II no
doubt will If the present system is per
sisted IN 1t will be due entirely to the
why boxers shouldn't box according to
rules, instead of clinching and fouling,
and doing everything the rules forbid
Stanley Defies Coulon.
The last time Johnny Daily was in Lon
don he saw Digger Stanley defeat, sew
however. Stanley did not appear very
formidable. so he is keen for battle
with the Englishman.
Mack. stanley's manager. sends the
following challenge from Philadelphia.
where Stanley is training with Young
Pierce for his bout with Frankie Burns
on January 81
Coulon is talking about going TO Eng
land to look for engagements. Previous
to our coming to America, Johnny
Coulon's father sent statements to the
English newspapers that he was coming
to England with Johnny to fight Stan
AFTER waiting several months in vain
for them to arrive we decided to come
over to the states and meet them on their
own ground. There Is. therefore. no rea-
son now. for them to go to England.
New York or New Orleans in a ten or
twenty-round battle. or over a longer
distance II he wants 1t"
Sailor Burke evidently enjoys whip
ping. He has been matched by the
knickerbocker Athletic club OF Albany TO
meet Kid Henry for ten rounds. Sailor
Burke Is due for another trimming un-
bout. The fight is on for next Tuesday
night.
Goodman's Vaudeville Fall.
Packey Mcfarland knocked out Jack
Goodman in the fifth round of their bat
tie at the Fairmont Athletic, club, He
cal boy flat on his face:
1t was very funny fall and resem
bled Kid Griffo's flop in his vaudeville
stunt with, Joe Bernstein
Packey dropped his opponent with n
wicked left to the jaw and then waited
until he had regained his feet. He then
slipped over the finishing touch.
l want to go on record here about Nc
Farlands weight. He did not make 1t
and entered the ring one pound less than
Goodman.
house crowded, but on this occasion the
attendance eclipsed anything ever seen
at Gibsons club. Not an Inch OF avail
able space was unoccupied and there
were many who gave up their usual res
ervations TO provide seats for unexpect-
ed visitors.
The bout seemed to satisfy the audi
ence.
How the Battle Looked.
Mcfarland started hostilities, but
him, lie came back again with better
success and slammed over couple of
hard ones that worried the west side
kid. Jack was on the pob a minute later.
and the ChicaEoan soon learned that his
task was not easy.
There was plenty Of action in the sec
time and met the westerner's attack
Mcfarland tried to force matters In
the third round, but found Jack waiting
for him Goodman made Packey miss
outboxed the claimant for WoIgast's
title
Packey was wild during the fourth,
and although he forced the flGhting made
no great headway against Goodman. Jack
was apparently the fresher of the pair
when the bell ended the round.
In the fftb round Jack went to the
mat once, arose and mixed II and then
went down and out when a wicked right
was pushed against his chin He lay face
down and was counted out. II was a
..l,s ~ r11t 10 wit
and disslpated the impression that
Packey does not carry an effective wal
lop.
Abe Attell Is still featherweght cham
pion as q result Of his ten round bout
with Patsy Kline at the National Sport
ing Club OF America
Attell won decislvely. Eight of the ten
rounds were placed TO his credit. He
landed twenty punches 10 one OF Kline's.
but the latter's wallops made up in
force what they lacked in frequency.
Patsy In the seventh and eighth drove
home several forceful blows on Abes
law and for a ninMle II looked hnd for