El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-26

And It is no idle boast either an you you
Imagine what few years OF tl-' ----,.--
method Of teaching the arr o. 49, ,4-- rI1+
OF Australia viii mean 10 boAll-- 57--i ~.
Australia will have treble or Qua1I -4-e t4e
number Of candidates for ring supIl -l--lls pa
the various classes, and edcn anu 49, -
with a working knowledge Of the game mat
feyr in this country ever acquire untll lney
have had it hammered into theHl iN the
Fear Opposition in L. :.
Some years ago was chaLllns WIN a
local school official and brought UP lne sLn-
iect Of teaching boxing in the public schools
The offcial-and he Is fond OF watching
bout now and then-threw up MS h4noa IN
1t would never do he said 1t Is not
to be thought OF at al''--and iol OF stuII
about the storm OF opposition such propo-
sition would meet with
Australia Is many miles away from Us.
geographically speaking. and Just about as
ar ahead Of US in common sense, Il would
appear. Instead Of vetoing Baker plan
Without giving IL "a trial the authorities in
the Autipodean cities elected TO give Snowy
a free hand and 10 aid him in every posi-
BILE way. with the result that boxing Is now
quite as important part OF the high
school curriculum as algebra geometry anu
NIeCarey Meets Demand.
Jim C0ffroth. the san Francisco promoter.
baked at Johnny kilbanes demand for
$4,000 TO box Abe Attell 20 rounds James
claimed the match was not worth that much
Tor the pair. let alone one But Tom Nc
Carey apparently thinks different anyway
Tom has guaranteed RiIbane $4,000 and At
tell $500 to encore their championship
battle of two years ago
Sentiment ana feeling may cut consider
able figure in drawing a big Eop 70 the
box office AtJell is q native son and very
popular on the coast since his defeat at
Kilbane's hands Peculiarly OF california
is that the average sporting man is Jealous
OF one Of his own wh0 has made good iu any
line Of sport. and just won't entnuse until
he has been beaten by some man OF repu-
tatlon In other words the average CalifJr-
MIA sport Will not take his own representa-
tive in sport seriously until beaten know
and HHHrH h
ers could tell you the same tale
COrbett a Frost at Home
I visited san Francisco. when champion
with my thealrlcai company. expecting 90 SCI
a decent WelCome-as j had been received
in every other state ia a manner that made
me look for something Wortn a." ME IN a
welcome home line in my birthplace In
stead OF playing 10 good business, which
had been doing IN every city. town and ham
empty seats in my home town I had more
visitors al the stage door than in the front
Of the house. In other words I was an awful
bust as d theatrical attraction in the city
where I figured on breaking records
am not reuiniscing in a spirit Of Jealousy
or III feeling because. had j ever even enter
tanned such thoughts they were long ago
dispelled; for many the trip have had back
70 the coast metropolis since that EVENT. vi
visit. and the receptions extended were be-
y0nd all expectation In fact. 1 have been
given 70 understand in recent years that
California appreciates one Of her own who
makes good in any field-but they never
tipped II off 10 me until after had lost the
title
Crowds Rooted Against Britt
Jimmy Britt made money as a boxer IN
California But the crowds used 10 80 and
root against him They wanted % see hili
I beaten. The same with AttelL one Of the
( greatest featherveiEhts in the history q the
ring Abe was never appreciated e home--
until now that he is an -'eX. and they wiz
be roofing strong for him on october Il
: when he boxes kiIbane-
on the dope il doesn't look like much Of
a fight But one never can tell II Attell has
been taking care Of himselr-auC he says
/ he has-he may have some fight left in him
and may give kilbaue an argument for a
Few rounds But I think Johnny a great
fighter. and every bit as good as Abe was
/ in his palmiest days So wliat chance has
AbeZ