The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-12

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 FISTIC FIGHTERS ssThe best type of the men who won Crecy and Agincourt, or who after wards stor1ned the heights of Badajoz were drawn from the same ranks that produced the great pugilists," says w. F. Corbett, the prominent Australian sporting writer.
 He is right. The nation that Is red- blooded enough to foster the boxing game is likely to be Johnny-o -on-the- spot when there is more serious fight ing to be done. The present conflict has proved that war is still more a matter of men than of machines.
 Taking this view of the matter, if is interesting to consider what. Ger mans have accomplished in personal combat with natures weapons. Tn the fatherland, for some unknown reason, boxing has always been ffowned upon, and attempts to introduce the sport have been frowned upon by the au- thor1ties. The noble art' is on the
 .verboten'' list in the land of the Kaiser.
 On this side of the triny, however the Germans have demonstrated that they do not lag behind the process | the hands. The development of box ing in France IS no more wonderfuI than the progress made by German Americans in the same sport
 Probably the first boxing bout on German soil was that pulled off about the middle of the eighteenth century, during the reign of Frederick the Great. Jack Broughton, the daddy of English boxing. visited Prussia with his patron, the Duke of Cumberland The duke boasted of the prowess of his man to King Frederick, and the Prusstan monarch offered to pit one of his grenadiers against the Englfs4 bruiser. The match was made, and Frederick picked as his representa- tive q giant who stood about six feet and a haIfs and who was wide and prawny in proportion. The Prussian soldiers who gathered at the ringside expected their comrade to wipe up the earth with the Britisher. but skill and science were more than a. match for Drawn and ignorance. and Broughton required only few rnin-, utes to polish off the srenadier.
 The next German of any proni- hence to take lip the game was Tom Juchau, who claimed the champion ship of England in 1766 having whipped a number Of good men. s.,Tl,e Ddshers as Juchau was called. was challenged by Bill Darts who also claimed the title, and in battle characterized by much fouling on Doth sides the German was defeated
 For century following the Ger mans had little part in prize ring his- tory, although 9. few boxers of Ten-5 tonic blood, Including Young Dutch sam contested for honors in thel British ring.
 On this side Of the Atlantic the early pugilists were nearly all of Irish ar d Tf<~T-f r-s.- or the first Teutons to gain ring fame in America was William sheriff, known as ftThe Prussian" who took part in the famous battle with Welcb. lasting over five hours, in Phiiadel- pl1ia thirty years ago.
 It was about a quarter of a century ago that the German-Americans 4,a gan to sit up and take notice of tbe boxing game. and since then thev nave become among it's most enthus- iastic supporters. and have prod,1ce, a number of champions and near champions
 In the middIeweight division two ierrnan an-Alnericans. Billy Papke and Frank Klaus have reached the cIla4n- pionshfp. Other middleweights Of Teuton ancestry include Gus Chrfstia
 Ed Nearing, Frank Hoe, s<the Fight Ing Plum ber; Frank Mante1 a na tive of Germany; Leo TIouclz +ba
 T1- nan. Young Mahoney, who was born in the fatherland: Jack Root. an Aus trian by birth; Billy Rhodes. tAe st Paul welterweigft and rniddIeweieat. Freddie Hicks and Ernie Flanders.
 In the lightweight class, too, the Germans have had many good nen Al Wolgast and Willie Ritchie have worn the belt of that division { Other Teuton 1ightweights of more or less fame include Charley Neary, who fought Freddie Welsh to a draw in 1908; Steve Kinney, Young Otto Frankie White, wto was born in Ger many; Ray Temple. Eddie Gordon. Pal Brown, Knockout Brown, Sammy Trott, Otto KohIer. Young Jack Red- born in a city on the Rhine.
 Among the feathers and bantan1s of German descent may be mentioned Young Fitzgerald, Knockout Krause Freddie Enck, Young Herman. Gene McGovern. Chick Hayes and Pea nuts Schieberl.
 No German has ever reached the there have been several good Tegtons amohg the big fellows. Al Kaufmaf1n, of San Francisco. looked very prom ising at one time. He defeated Dave Barry, George Gardner, Jacck Twin Sullivan. Mike Schreck, Pueblo Jirr,' Flynn and other good men, and fought a draw with Jack Johnson, was knocked out successively by Flynn, Al PaITer, Luther McCarty and Kid Kenneth. Jim Flynn is said to have German blood in his veins Gus Ruhlin, Mike Schreck, Jack Geyer. Harry wuest, Al PaIzer and Al Kubiak are among other Gerria1a- Americans who have given a pretty