The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-05
|BR|TONS SCORE
KIDNEY PUNCH
Even Its Defenders Can See Lit
tie in 1t Except to Punish
Foul Tactics.
LII ARTHA WANTS TO BE
SURE OF "SQUARE DEAL"
Two Recent Fights in England
End Up in Decidedly Unsat-
isfactory Manner.
BY RICHARD pAHLaREN.
Special Cable TO The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON Feb. 4.-The Kidney
punchers,' who are becoming numerous
here. are arousing comment and con-
demnation. Count V, c. Hollender, who
is an authority on sporting matters.
favors II, however. and In a recent state
ment said:
II fail TO see any reason why the kid
ney punch should no, be allowed; but.
on the other hand. / cannot understand
any referee giving points for snen u ,ors
seldom fairly delivered. especially In a
clinch
johnson seems to have used II TO
In the clinches; and the one point In
it's favor, possibly. Is that II can be used
by big man TO punish smaller man
who viii not box clean. There are al
together too many foul ways Of deliver
ing blows nowadays. which are contrary
TO the rules; and an efficient. vigllant
referee. who thoroughly knows the busi-
ness. Is the best remedy.
'The kidney punch may be weaken
ing. but this is the penalty TO be paid
b.. the transgressor. who frequently
holds and cliucbes."
Professor Newton. boxing teacher. is
dead against IL. on the published notice
Professor Newton's search and test
for champions at the Empire school OF
arms and physical culture, three ten
round contests and seven six-round.
Professor Newton has new array of
talent. The original and competent
teacher is sanguine OF finding cham
pion under the following rules: The un
sportsmanllke pounding OF the kidney
with the heel OF the glove Is barred :
proper punching with the right part OF
score; shady boxers will be ordered out
OF the ring. and will forfeit all claim
10 money; special protection for the kid
neys TO avoid the foul punch"
Johnson's Trip for Pleasure.
Writing recently TO friend here. Jack
Johnson. the champion pugilist OF the
when ! go to Europe in April 1t will
be for pleasure: and there is not going
10 he any lighting. II Langford or Jean
side, where know. will get square
deal. / Will not fight on the
other side. and l Will not agree to meet
anyone until a man is found who VIII
give me battle
johnson may be wise in his resolve
not 10 LET the second and third -raters
purse. their only hope; but II seems
strange TO hear OF bis fear of not getting
square deal this way. When here
previous 10 his fight with Tommy Burns,
johnson seemed 10 he one OF the mildest
hammered men In the business. and the
last fellow in the world TO develop the
swelled head. His modesty reminded one
Of Peter Jackson and gained for him
many friends. Indeed. he compared fa-
vorably with others Of different color.
who professed TO be socially his superior.
Bill Lang. the Australian. who was
considered one OF the coming challengers
of Jack Johnson for the heavyweight I'll
tie. and who has made quite record
for himself here. lost his bout in the
Olympia club here on foul in the first
round TO Sailor Currsn. The bout was
scheduled for twenty rounds. and Lang
was the favorlte over the sailor, who
did not appear to have much knowledge
OF the game.
The whole affair hardly lasted half a
minute. In his first rush Lang forced
the sailor into corner against the ropes
where the latter fell TO his knees. Lang
was on the verge of delivering blow
and struck out. catching Curran while he
was on his knees. which was foul. and
Referee Eugene Corri promptly dlsquali-
fed the Australian and held up Curran's
hand ms a winner.
Mcintosh tried to have both men start
another bout and finish the fight, and
prepared TO put up S2500 10 be equally
divided IL they continued. but Curran
refused TO finish the bout. Lang was
willing 10 go on.
He declared that he thought Curran