The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-22
By W. W. NAUGHTON,

ny W. W. NAOdtlIoN.
~ AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-The
fact that "Snowy' Baker and
W. F. Howe are in THE country
in quest of pugilistio talent for
the boxing organization they represent
in Australia is the best proof that the
sports down yonder are steadfast pa
irons of the game of the glove. At
that, il is to wonder how the travelling
commissioners named can afford 70 OF
fer big money to top notchers OF TINS
country.
just at present Australia is woefully
lacking in suitable talent to send
against visiting stars.
Take the lightweight division, for IN
stance. When Baker arrived here in
tent upon Turing Willie Ritchie to the
| land of the Golden Fleece, he believed
he had several fairly suitable matches
bin sight for the lightweight champion;
ssTo begin with" said stSnowy,"
f"IT pit him against Hughie Niche
gam the recognized champion OF Aus, rs
Bakers mouth when the cable brought
news that Michigan had been knocked
out In eleven rounds by Young
Saylor of Indianapolis, who went to
Australia In company with Eddie Nc
Goorty and Ray Bronson.
"WeIl, still have Herb Mccoy
left," said "Snowy" with a brave
show of philosophical spirit che is
rising young lightweight and is Me
hegan IS most formidable rival. Many
in fact believe him better boy than
Michigan. can also promise Ritchie a
bout with Young Saylor, who defeat
ed Michigan"
Glory for Movies.
A dav or two later news trickled
across the bed of the ocean that Nat VIII
liams, a comparatively unknown from
England. had defeated Herb Mccoy and
that young Saylor had lost on a
foul in the sixth round of a match with
Ed Neuhaus, q pupil of Mehegan.
After this wholesale bowling over OF
the best of the Aptipodean lightweights
by Youngsters in the novice division, it
is not easy to imagine whore to find q
At opponent for Ritchie among the pu-
gilists at present in Australia, There
is this 10 il, however; one defeat does
not set ringmau aside in that coun-
try the way ii does here. A man of
known ability does not lose caste on
account of single reyerse-or cou-
pie, for that matter-and the promot-
ers being acquainted with Australian
sporting spirit in the direction named
do not hesitate about signing de-
feated star again without delay.
As matter OF fact, return matches
are quite feature Of Antipodean pu
eilism.
Michigan. who was defeated hy
Brown of Philadelphia al Sydney, had
TO wait no time for his revenge. He
turned the tables on Brown at the sec
ond meeting. II can therefore be seen
that if Ritchie goes across there to-
ward the end of the year il viii he
quite the thing. according TO the Aus
traliap viewpoint, 10 parade both Nc
hsgau and Mccoy as worthy opponents !
for him. This. of course, if in the
meantime Herb and Hughie manage to
maintain the average of excellence they |
have displayed during the last couple !
of years.
That Saylor Foul.
Reading between the lines, it is not !
hard to explain how Young Say |
lor came TO lose has bout with Neuhaus |
on a foul. SHylor is one of your up |
to-date American In n-fghters, while ia |
Australia they are sticklers for '' clean
breaks
"Mother' Howe, who is here repre-. !
senting the Olympia stadium Of New
ton, Sydney, was quick 10 note the way |
our local boys are allowed to tear away !
at each other in clinches-
''The crowd seems 10 like that kind !
of thing here said Howe "Out |
yonder the moment couple of fighters
bump into a clinch the crowd begins
shouting to the referee to break
them =
Saylor beyond doubt whaled away in
the style he was accustomed to here
and was probably penalized for not !
stepping clear when ordered to do so
by the referee.
However, il s safe to say that Saylor
will make his mark before ne leaves
Australia. a lad who can knock out |
Mehegan-the first time Hughie was
knocked out. by the way-needs only |
to give little study to the rules which |
prevail in Australia to do himself
proud.
Middies Also Snarled.
The bigger classes in Australia are
IN more of a muddle than the light |
down the line from white hopes and |
light heavies TO middleweights and |
proved too good for them all. Among |
his victims was Bill Lang. a 200-pound- !
er. who up 10 that time was called |
heavyweight champion of Australia,
Then Eddie McGoorty came along
and did for Smith in less than two |
minutes OF po3lnR' Accordingly, NC |
Goorty is champion of Australia in sew |
eral classes at present.
Since ousting Dave Smith the Osh- |
kosh fighter has had a brush with Pat |
Bradley, young Irishman who went TO |
Australia from San Francisco. When |
Dave Smith boxed this same Bradley !
the referee stopped the match in the |
twelfth round TO save Bradley from uu-
necessary punishment. Yet Bradley
went the full distance with McGoorty
and merely lost on points. whereas Nc.
Goorty practically licked Smith with
the punch that he landed.