Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-21

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yards and just nipped Kramer at the
tape.
Georges Carpenter, it is said, will
not fight for few months, and when
he does enter the ring his first oppo,
nent will be Bombardier Wells. In
such a bout Carpenter will be posi-
lively safe, for Wells is about the
poorest apology of fighter in the
business. Then, it is said, Carpenter
is to meet Young Ahearne. known in
this country as the dancing Mas
| ter" but known abroad as a clever
two handed fighter. This would seem
| like more easy game for the French
man, although Frank Kramer, the
champion cyclist, says Ahearne will
give Carpenter all he wants in TWEEN
| ty rounds. These two fights, with
his theatrical engagements, are sure
to keep Carpenter quite busy for
| some time, so the hopes of Gunboat
Smith for another crack at the
Frenchman are not likely to be real
lied in a hurry
G
Young Ahearne has shown wonder
full development as a fighter since he
left our shores. over here he was a
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break an egg, as the saying goes, and
he would dance around the ring in
apparent mortal fear of his oppo-
nent. He was quick and clever. and
he would win decisions. but he was a
most unsatisfactory fighter. That was
when he was lightweight.
| @
But there was the "makings" in
Ahearne, and he came into his own
some time after his arrival in Europe.
He roughed it around with Willie
Lewis and Joe Jeanette, and he
gradually took on weight. He became
welterweight and then middle
weight, and now he is big enough to
| fight the heavies. He has retained all
his old cleverness, it is said, and he
has also developed punch. Kramer
saw Ahearne fight, and the bike cham
pion says he is a wonder Kramer
also saw Carpenter fight, and as be-
| tween the two he declares that
Ahearne, to him, looks the best. Kra-
mer doesn't claim to have any wide
knowledge of boxing, but he has good,
common sense, and his Judgment in
such things should amount to some
thing.
@
The sports over in London and in
Paris are still discussing the sensa-
tional finish of the Georges Carpen-
tier Gunboat Smith fight. While the
opinion is rather general that Smith
hasn't much brains, it is also admit
ted that Deschamps, the French fight
er's second, is a pretty tricky fellow
But trick or no trick, Smith struck q
foul blow and he will never be able
to blame that on Carpenter or or
Carpenters seconds. Smith gave
Carpenter and Deschamps, his man.
ager and chief second, a good op.
portunity to put one over" and they
did.
Eugene CORR, the referee, who ha.
had reputation for absolute hon
esty, is coming in for considerable,
criticism. 1t is said that CORR los
his head and allowed himself to b.
''bulled" into giving Carpenter thu
verdict on a foul. CORR has refereed
most of the big bouts in London, espe
cially in the last few years, and h
has always given satisfaction. Hi
decision in the Welsh Richie figh
was fair, although Willie made a pro
test that he should have had a draw.
o
One knock on boxing brings fort
another. For instance:
J. p. N:
1t appears as though boxing certain
2 ly will lose its interest in Newark i
3 there are many more boxers like Bo
, | Kean, of Harrison, trying to persuad
people that they know how to box
l was much surprised to see Arthu
j. Kean's article in last nights edi
ton of The Star in which he openl
roasts the boxing game. / have fol
2 lowed the boxing game for the las
7 five years, and you will hear som
| spectators holler kill him." put hiT
out" and other remarks, no matte
, | hot oil m 10 te NJ 81
4 saying and no more.
!. Now Arthur j. Keans protest is q
effort to stall off a reason for hi
: brother, bob Kean," quitting in tn
third round of his bout Monday nigh
e Arthur should save all the pennies
v can and buy his brother a book o
I. "How to Box" Kean is nothing MOI
than a slugger and doesn't know til
e first thing about boxing.
= JOSEPH LEVINE.
n There is much unnecessary noise {
:, Troxler's during the bouts. 1t
a made generally by few fresh younl
/. sters who would like everybody
d know that they are there. But IL
S real objection to the boxing shows
e the gang that stands out in fror
}. every Monday night before the entei
I tainment begins. After the shoy
!. especially when popular fight'
u wins Tho onffoc IF saroa of HE FL