Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-25
ABOUT THE TWO BLACK SANS
1mZford and Mcvey to Come To-
gether in April
sEapY SIDE OF THE MATCH
I'm Nsughten Calls Attention TO
what Langford Has Done and
What He May Do Again
I'm the Ring.
ny w. w. NAUGHroN.


ton that Is sure OF big gate. When
the two negro heavyweight fought last
December 6 and the referee decided In
favor Of Mcves, there was what one
Ant1podean scribe called wave Of
popular indignaxion'' Referee Baker,
who was always regarded as the en-
hodiuasnt of sound Judgment and in
tegrity. was hooted out of the ring.
Some Of the sports who have known
Baker for years spoke more in sorrow
than in anger about the miscarriage
wretched ruling more TO temporary
aberrstion. superinduced by the heat
than to a desire to do wrong.
There was on all sides disposition
10 believe that Langford had got the
wurst of IT." but after the first burst
of ytrtnous Indignation, the Australian
bexing editors were far from being
Eunantnous In deoarfng that Langford
shos1A have had the verdict They said
they thought draw decision would have
fitted tbe cxiscnoies OF the oocaAon.
iron nswspaper and private mail It 10
leekhersd that that is about the way the
lining b vfewsd out yonder-thaf Lang
iford should have been permitted to share
1.-The Aonnrz Of d deal hsat-
IN controversy witch arose over the
dScston has whettcd flne appstitss Of the
INvdpay spoxtx Tnv are longing for
lanofhsr glimp~e Of the two sam. m
lsstien. snd there In every reason for
bsstppcslnx that bezmsr crowd win
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OF oourzs thers 10 no sxlpposition-at
neass IN AustxAifa-that the rival nseross
fssksued to WORK off two matches on
Jan unsuspseting public. but n there wss
lA1y cclluzkcn about the affair, the
IfehsGs and those behind than nunt be
Ixsenraed a. the neatest trickstsrs
Hare In san Francisco IL has been
lrsmnsi<ed that tin LAngford-Movea nt-
luskisn recalls wisaf happened when nm
Hqmn and Sam LAaGfprd were ac-
Essntomed to meet OCCASIONALLY In Los
kAzgsass. Once to vary the nsonosony OF
Ishs performance, Flynn was permitted
Ito outpotnf Ianxford just as Novsa out
Incxsd thu -tAr baby In Sydney In Do
Iesnbsr. F7ynn's showing crestsd q sem
Enskion In Los Angeles--that IL among
spur1 vino wers not Of the inner temple
Isnd q dsmand tor another Ffynn-Lang-
lford heat wyss created. The pair met
lagaiuL before q buiEing house. OF course,
and the Ehings L4nsford ala to Flynn
we're unhsaman.
There In an idea that Langford may
show an unsxpertsd return to form"
when be stacks UP against McVsa on
Easter Monday. II Is safe 20 say. how
ever. mat there will be no undnc sur
prise no matter what happens. II Lang
ford turns tho tables ON heVeA the
nxws win be received placidiy. and II
lMcvea scores a second limo against
lInngfowd. thsre viii be an equally small
display OF emotion This because the
pubic has tired Of trying 70 'Eness"
iI1argxord. He has been masracisd fn 20
many fights. but there is no falling when
he IL free TO punch with all his might
and main
Apart from the suspicion that Mr.. Sam
sometimes fights In hobbies. the idsA 10
entertained that he 10 going down hiil
But even II this opsnion 10 merely the out
growth Of HIS in-and-out performances
and Sam has Ii In him 10 convince ts he
ls a. good an aver. Il must be said that
the rules under which glove contests are
conducted In Australia at present an In
q measure a handicap to man Of Lang
feFd-s style OF fighting.
LAugfcrd Ii an inffghter. while Muvea
likes 10 stand off and prod away Win .
long straight left. The reports Of ths
December contest show that Mcvss
worked the left TO good purpose. but for
fear that any one at this end should
think he hatfield all Langforfs attempts
AZ infixhting. It should be explained that
the new police rules undsr which Lang
ford ana McvsA fought forbid men bat
thing Ia the style that Imngford exoels IN.
In early December the opponents Of
boxing in Australia who arc generally
called Awowsters." agftafed strongly In
favor OF stop being put TO thu fAyor4ts
Indoor sport. The police authorities when
appealed to declared that there was moth
tag Questionable In. oueensberry past
times a. long A. the law was lived up to.
About q week or 20 before the date Of the
hest Iangford-Mcyea match. the inspector
.xsnsral Of police caused 10 be printed In
nhe leading papers Of Australia his IDEAS
sas 70 how boxing should DO CONDUCTED %
As to conform with the law. The article
ibere the headline: Instructions TO
Police and ran az follows:
Special instructions have bean issued
by the governor general for strict OBJ
eervance by the police throughout tbs
stats Of New South Wales regarding
boxing contests. These Instructions have
followed upon much controversy regard
Ing such contests. and upon allegations OF
brutality in connection Herewith. and
especially In relation 10 the proposed
Lsngford-M cvea nsht. Here are the In
structions:
1T must be distinctly Understood that
the police must interfere when either
Of the contestants appears 70 Be suffering
from injury or IL EXHAUSTED. or otherwise
appears unable to continue. or n he IL
obviously overmatched- The police have
smpis power TO stop any fight whsrs any
81 the contestants are hurt A responsible
officer Of police must always b present,
and must be careful that the contest Is
strictly = boxing watch and does not de-
velop into prize fight or brutality. He
should also watch the contest carefully
and oct with prompitude- Before tbs
light the responsible officer should IN
-spect the gloves and see that they are not
less than SIX ounces IN weight each
There must not In any circumstances b
my infsghtinK allowed and . clean sreat
mast also be insisted On. Contests must
" for q limited number Of rounds nol
exceeding twenty. The police must slss
see that posE= and flooring within ths
ring are suitably propped. 50 that q fxl