New Britain herald., 1914-08-15
L6tesf est and 1ost Accmu Sporting News of he Day
War Has Killed Fighting
 Abroad, Says Jim C0rbett
Former Heavyweight Champion Also Thinks Lightweight Title Will Remain in England-Has Great Ad
 miration for Australian Sports.

kwritten By James J. Corbett, Form
 CT Heavyweight Champion of the
 World, for the New Britain Herald)
 New York, Aug. 15.-We have al- ways considered ourselves rather speedy and uD-to-date in sporting as we'll as other lines. But Australia has ns beaten 10 fare-you-well. Here we haven't recognized a middleweight boxer as champion since the demise of Stanley ketchel. In Australia it lis quite different. There the title changes hands with every scrap the middleweights indulge in. Several months ago Eddie McGoorty copped the prize by beating Dave Smith. Aus tralia's representative. Then he clinched the honors by getting a de- cision over Jeff Smith, of New Jersey Along comes Jimmy. Clabby who loses to Jeff but gets on top again by winning from McGoorty via the foul route. Now Jimmy has just |s'made it good" by defeating Dave |Emith in less than a round.
 What About Sam McVey?
 If the sports of any, other country can, beat that, orr even tie it, l am twilling to put in with them. It is cer- &ainly going some. Every fight Championship match, and a title to 4he winner guaranteed. .r4 Not only have they given Clabby the middle .weight title. but they also regard him As heavyweight champion. according eto recent cables. In the latter connec- tion where do they figure big Sam Mo- Vey, who has been making his head kuuarters in Australia for several years fpast. and who has beaten all the heavies who have faced him barring Sam Langford?
 Boxing Taught in Schools.
 But besides their rapidity in shift )nng the ownership of championship titles Australia can do other things awell in the sport line Take for ex- Lhmple the splendid achievement of s'Snowy" Baker, the leading boxing kpromoter who has succeeded in per t6uading the educational authorities of Australia to establish boxing as a course in the public schools through out the country. MT. Baker will per sonally interest himself in the inau- guration of the classes of instruction by taking charge of the pupils of the Melbourne High school.
 From all accounts sporting men of Australia are the real sort. Leading men in all lines go iii for sports of every description and boxing is one of the most popular of alias it should be everywhere and will be when it's great benefits to humanity are recognized. My plans for next spring call for trip to the Antipodes, and I certainly will be glad to have the privilege of visiting a country where boxing is not looked upon as degra ding spectacle. and it's opponents ns parcel of thugs and highbinders.
 Ritchie Game One.
 When Ritchle twas lightweight champion of the world he didn't pick easy marks. Every man he has met Eince winning the title is a first class performer, namely Rivers, Cross, Wolgast, White and Welsh. Not s'sucker'' in that bunch. Will Freddy Welsh follow in the footsteps of his predecessor? Evidently Manager Har- ry Pollok has other plans in view for sthe champion, or rather had until nhe war spilled the beans.
 Read this cablegram from Danny McKettrick, now in England, to Dam my Morgan in New York: Don't send Knock Out Brown. here. Other American fighters can't get away
 The scheme was to have Knock Out Brown go to England, advertise him as one of Americas leadins 1ightweights, and then have him box Welsh for the title CD and the big snazuma. Two years ago that might have been fair enough, but there is hardly a lightweight of the second class around New York and Brook Tyr who hasn't taken slam at poor little overworked and much Licked SIX. O. the last year or so
 Jeannette-Johnson Bout
 Joe Jeannette and Battling Jim' Johnson had another ten round ses- sion at a local club last week On this occasion they didn't put the gin- ger into their efforts that character szed previous battles. This is the third or fourth time the men have ynet in the last few months, and it nay be that acquaintance with one anothers methods is responsible for the poor showing of the fighters. When one boxer knows his opponents style. particularly if he is more scientific and brainier and has vrholesome respect for the other fel- ,ow,s punches, he can evade most cf the dangerous wallops. and natur- .,,v in that way confines himself prin- rtpally to defense.
 r say that might have been the