El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-21

~ He efforts Of some of the Ameri-
can boxing promoters to foist ten
l. round boxing matches upon the
public as legitimate championship con-
tests does not meet the approval of the
Australian promoters, nor the followers
Of the game in that country, according
to W. c. J. Kelly of Sydney, who is
over here In the interests of Hugh D.
Mcintosh and A g. Spalding & Bros.
Mr.. Kelly, who was the guest Of the
writer for the past week, likes the lin
tied round bouts, as conducted in New
York state and some other parts, but
he cannot stand for such bouts being
advertised as title matches.
Want Longer Bouts.
You must hand it to the Yankees, F."
said Mr.. Kelly, for having the bouts
with the most action in a. limited space
of time of any in the world, that is in
New York city. but as far as being
championship matches, why that IS out
OF the question. 1 watched the four
round contests in San Francisco, while
there, but was not impressed with them
at all The boys did not seem 10 be up
TO snuff at all and the boxing fans did
not seem to be any too anxious to sup
port them They have had the longer
bouts in that city and demand them
again There are several good boys, 5ut
they do not get into the four round at
fairs unless forced to. Don't you be-
ieve that the game there Is on the de-
cline. Why, L talked with any number
of enthusiasts and they are just as
anxious as ever to have boxing, but
they. seem to demand longer bouts and
under different conditions. Jimmy
CoffrOth seems to be popular as the
promoter Of big events, but they al,
want longer bouts. did not stop at
Los Angeles and cannot give any Opln-
ion regarding it, but from what 1 heard
Tom McCarey is giving the fans there
great sport and Of the right kind
This man Jon, who rererees in New
York is my ideal of referee. He
knows his business thoroughly and
handles the men to perfection He
knows when to stop a bout and his
Judgment is excellent He keeps the
men going all the while and never per-
mits them to remain in a clinch and
hug one another in order to rest up
Billy Gibson. the manager Of the Gar
den City club, in New York, IS another
thorough boxing man and is a credit to
the game. Such men will make a sue
cess Of the game in New York or any
other city.
Twenty Round Bouts the Limit.
AS to holding championship bouts L
wish to say that in Australia the fol-
lowers would never stand for anything
short of 20 rounds for a title match
They don't want finish fights, but they
like the limit of 20 rounds best of all,
as they figure that two well trained
men can go that distance without the
slightest trouble or danger to them
selves and that there is better Satisfac-
ton all around with that class Of con-
tests"
Asked for an opinion regarding the
formation Of an international fedora
ton to protect the boxing game from
takers. and to establish an information
al scale Of weights. Mr.. Kelly said:
This matter came up while I was in
New York Charlie Harvey, the Secre-
tary Of the boxing commission, con-
ferred with me on the subject Mr.
Harvey is one Of the best posted men
I have met on the rules, and he has
done much good for the sport in New
York from what 1 can see and learn L
told Mr.. Harvey that the Australian
people fdVO~ such an organization and
that they stand ready at any time to
ioin hands with the United States. Great
Britain and France, to bring about
uniform scale Of weights and rules
Hugh Mcintosh is ready any time to
Join such a movement and do all IN his
power to protect and uplift the game
OF course the Australians favor the
English scale Of weights and have al
ways followed them, except in the mid
dleweight class, which IS 15S pounds,
in our country, weighing in at o'clock,
while here 1t is 15S at rlnSSlde. In
England it is $50 pounds. We do not
believe in ringside weighing and Mr..
Mcintosh has barred it at the stadium
and in fact all cities over there where
he has connections 7 believe that box
ers who fake or do not live up to le-
Ultimate agreements, etc, should be
disciplined and the boxing authorities
in all the leading countries should stick
together and protect one another the
same as theatrical promoters or base
ball managers protect each other
against contract jumpers
Gibbons Is Disappointed.
Continuing Mr.. Kelly shifted to some
of the present day stars here. After
reading so much about Mike Gibbons
and Knockout Brown" said Kelly, Il
was anxious to- see them in action.
When I saw Gibbons box Tommy Ma
loney in New York 7 was greatly dis
appointed and want to say right here
that if he ever boxes that way when
he faces Jimmy Clabby the latter will
beat him to a certainty. If Mr.. Gibbons
IS inclined to disagree with my opinion
all he has to do is to take a trip to
Australia. where he will not only get
the benefit of a 20, 900 crowd, but would
also, If successful, take away all the
betting money in Sydney. As for
Knockout Brown, he would be well ad-
vised to leave the Australian champion,
Hughey Michigan, severely alone, on
the strength of his showing with
Johnny Lore The latter would be the
easiest kind Of easy money for Mehe-
gan. I was not at all surprised at the
defeat of Dave Smith by Eddie Nc
Goorty for Jimmy CIabby. although
he conceded % pounds to Smith. beat
him on two occasions, although Of
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