Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25
bR|TONS RAISE
S25,000.0O To
DEVELOP HOPE
England, ireland, Scotland and
Wales To Be Secured for a
Heavyweight Champion.
BY w. w. Naughton.

@AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24.-An
mixing of the widespread cha
grin caused in England by the
victory OF Frenchman Georges Car
pentier over British Bombardier Wells
may be found in the report that two
English papers have set aside a fund
Of $4,000 To be spent in the devel-
opment Of heavyweight OF cham
pionship caliber.
According to the news cabled here,
the purpose is to inaugurate Journeys
in England. Ireland. Scotland and
Wales, and the survivor in this ma
tional orgy OF straight lefts, right
crosses, hooks and uppercuts is 10 be
sent against Carpenter for the Brit
>lsh title.
Whether the story is true or not
there is ample evidence that the
Britishers feel their loss OF pugilistic
pride. and are only thinking up ways
and means of replacing the tight lit
tie island on a sound Queensberry ba
sis. The Times. in commenting on
the Wells Carpenter disaster, says;
Once more the puglist who likes
fighting. II is clear that our boxers
must learn infghtlng II they are to
hold their own with the American
champions and such Americanized eX-
perts as Georges Carpenter The
greater efficacy OF inside work has
been demonstrated again and again
in heavyweight contests for the
worlds championships"
Drop Old Traditions
The wonder il. after all we hear
about British stubbornness in the
matter OF adherence TO old traditions
that such an influential organ as The
Times should have counseled such
departure from ancient ideals. AT the
same time it must be said that The
Times is wise In its generation, for
the eNnts of the past few years the
world around have shown that the
straight legged, straight bodied style
of boxing In vogue IN England has
become both a deluslon and "A snare
II is a heritage OF the Mace days
and il would he stu effective. of
course, II the noble art-that is, the
severer forms OF it--had not been
reVolutionized by American fighters.
For pretty glove play the Mace sys-
TEN still holds the palm. For work
ing damage and achieving results the
gillst is vastly superior
With due difference to The Times
advice to budding English pugilists,
the writer would arise to remark that
the successful iniighter is born rath-
er than schooled Something in the
nature OF teamwork between temper
ament and physique is essential.
He must be a sturdy fellow to begin
With, and he must be thoroughly inn
bued with the belief that he can
stand the other fellows punches bet
ter than the other fellow can stand
his
Ruggedness Also Necessary.
Under the old style we have each
OF us heard many a time and oft OF
brains overcoming Drawn. The OK
ford student subduing the bargee. and
all that kind of thing, but in the
blow for blow business that goes with
inhghting ruggedness is "A necessary
quality
a lathy boxer might worry along
for years under the hit, stop and
get away" order of things, but he
would last but a brief while il sent
against Americans whose knowledge
OF boxing is confined to roofing and
tearing.
Another thing The methods Of
some OF the most famous American
nhghters of the past few years have
varied so that there is little chance
OF the new system of fisticuffs being
reduced to a science that can be eS-
pounded in manuals.