El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-08

. feel afraid Of Klaus for he had fought
| Hugo Kelly, at that time considered
better than Klaus, and also other
good men. without having tie least
fear McGOOrty also went 10 England
Q with IaLSE Callahan ana fought mucn
heavier men Inan himself ana offered
10 pun up DIG IOrLelJs, cor al least
Callahan did 10 night any man IN
the mluuleWeIgnJ class AT LnaC Umes
IuCIUUIug BuIy Bapke ana Georges
CalpenLlers Iuc t4eIIch champion
one OF the greatest miuIeweIgh
ever produced about the midIewest
qUit the game because OF his extreme
nervousness before contest. That
was Ted Malone. a Milwaukee boy VINO
fought a number OF battles and de-
feated some of the best fighters
around the west during the period Of
19O4-5. Malone was not only clever,
but could hit like a heavyweight, and
he handled most of the middleweights
he boxed with, like babes. On two OF
three occasions he was matched up
and each time he had to call the bouts
of because Of illness. Give him one
days notice and take him out of the
gymnasium and he would beat most
any man of his weight he met. One
dav I asked Dr. O'Brien. his physician
whether it was fear at all Not much"
replied DIT. O'Brien- THE boy is high
". nervous especially when in train
ing. and he thinks DO much of the con-
test in view. He keeps it in mind all
the while and as a result cannot sleep.
Soon his nerves give way and he is
wreck until the strain is passed. 1t
is the same with any highly nervous
athlete and also with a horse 1t IS
not fear or cOwardice-it IS simply
nerves
har o
have cold feet
Some of the sports on the Pacific
coast must have the come back bug
bad. Not content with trying 10 force
Jim Jeffries into another effort to re-
turn to the arena and make q fool OF
himself, they are now suggesting unaS
Eddie HaniOn, at one time clever ana
game lightweight return to the ring
and take on some Of the present day
in short bouts.
Eddie HanlOn Is still young, being |
under 80 years of age, but like many (
fighters he has seen his Oest days and I
cannot hone to make showing againSt I
the uptOdate lads, in fact, he could !
only hope to take a beating He IS 1
too game a lad TO be sent in for any /
such work. He started fighting when (
he was only 16 years OF age in 1900 l
and he met the best boxers of his day, /
including battles with Abe Attel. (
frankie Neil, Young CorbetL Benny I
Ganger. Terry McGOVern. Aurella Her
rera and Battling Nelson He began I
to decline in 1905 and lost a contest to
Kid Herman of Chicago at Los An
geles and in the following year was !
Knocked out by Dick Hyland in 3 l
rounds. He fought his -ast long battle I
the next year with owen Moran OF
England and defeated him in 20 rounds
Since then Eddie has been living in
Frisco and has refereed a number OF
contests He might be able to weather
through the four round bouts with in
,eriOr boys. but for a real contest
lever. Let the boy remain in reire-
nent
This 'come-back'' stunt also recalls
he efforts of some Philadelphia sports
% resurrect the once famous Peter
daher the Irish Giant but the sug-
yestion met with such frOwns that the
promoters backed up at the PROPOSE
ion In Milwaukee some Of the real
rood old timers wanted TO bring
charlie Neary back into the game, but
he boy had too much good sense and
Ieclined to sanction any such move
L might have been just as well to get
3enny Yanger back into the game and
match him against some husky youngs-
er, or. better still. match Benny and !
'harlie. for they were rivals in 1904
nd some fighters. too.
Let the youngsters have their time Z
nd forget about trying TO bring the I
eterans back into the game.