El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-27

THAT the foul kidney blow should
be eliminated from boxing con-
- tests is admitted by all fair mind
ed critics and it is hoped that some OF
these DAYS boxing promoters will insist
upon having the blow barred and 50
instruct the referees. The method OF
infighting adopted by practically al
American boxers brings the foul kinney
hlov- into play very frequently. IN
limited round bouts the kidney blow
does no damage at the time, but II
does work injury TO man In later
years in life and that IS the main rea-
son why il should be barred. \ week
a%o lack Redmond. the Milwaukee
lightweight, fought 10 ROUNDS Win
Leach Cross in New York and lew
nights afterwards Redmond was over
come on the street, due TO the INJURY
to his kidneys from blows received dur
ing the contest They were blows de-
liSered with the butt Of the SloYed
hand and are foul blows and nothing
else There is not one fighter IN ~
who uses what is termed the IeSlti a
kidney punch and few referees cau at
tention to it. If for no other reason
than the injury caused in after lie Dy
the foul kidney blow, it should De
barred from all boxing bouts
The arrival of Dave Smith. the Aus
tralian middleweight, in this country
should stir up little more interest IN
that division of fighters Smith leIJ
Australia a few months ago, coming
around BY way of England, but find
ing no good matches in sight there hur-
rfed on to the states Before leaving
the AntiDodes Dave had chance 10
meet Jimmy Clabby in a return match'
having fought him a draw previously,
out he declined at the time and CIaoDy
claimed the middleWeight title IN thal
country Smith won over Billy Papke
in Australia in 1919, but was deIeateu
months later. Dave also won on points
in a 20 round battle with Cyclone John-
nv Thompson in the spring or 1911,
but there was no great leeWay to MS
win at that Now that Smith is over
here. Johnny will be on his trail Tor
keeps, but nothing outside OF ~
round bout would suit the sycamore
bow. Smith can hardly do the Amerl-
can weight limit of 15S pounds, as ne
weighed over $50 in all his Australian
battles and refused to make 15S for any
of them. Dave is a clever fellow, with
a good left hand, and fairly good
punch. He also has the knack Of the
Yankee boys in infighting. having
trained with them at Botany Bay be
fore he fought any of them, and the
experience was beneficial to him IN
gaining points he could not otherwise
have had. Smith and McGoOrty will, e
ripe for a good contest as they fight
very much alike and are of the same
weight and build.
Bob Moha, the fighting wild man of
Milwaukee, and Eddie McGoOrty, Of
Oshkosh Wis, both claimants to the
niddleweight title, may have their lit
tie argument settled at Fort Washing
ton, Wis, on July 4, the same day that
Ad Wolgast battles Jose Rivers at Los
Angeles and Jack johnson meets Jim
Flynn at Las Vegas. Mona and Nc
Goorty met at New York recently and
the critics credited the Oshkosh boy
with the verdict. although some Of
them said a draw would have been
better, while two gave it to Mona. The
weight is to be 15S pounds at 10 a. m.
so that it will be near championship
affair A 10 round battle many not
bring about a decisive result, but it
will give a pretty good idea as to who
is the better man, for they have had
their preliminary trial and should be
able now to judge one another without
having to go through the feeling out
process again. Frank Klaus and Jack
Dillon also claim the title, but they
have nothing on either Moha or Nc
Goorty so that the winner of this bout
will be in a position to enter a real