Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
FAK|NGF|GHTER
GOES To JAIL IN
SOUTH AMERICA
Yankee Gets Three Years for
Growing Popular There.
Crooked Match-Boxing Game
SHTCAGO, Feb. 14.-South Amer
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NHICAGO, Feb. 14.-South Amer
lea is the latest field to be in
vaded by boys who make their
living with the boxing gloves. They
are battling all through Argentine Re-
public, Peru, Ecuador and Chile, we
are Informed, and houses totaling
$4,000 and more are not uncommon
when the attraction happens to be
worth the money. There are so or so
towns of above 10000 population that
American boxers and glove wielders
from other countries have already
worked through. and they are learn
ing to like the sport on the other side
OF the equator
William Barrett. OF Minneapolis,
passed through here the other day on
the wav to South America. He was
10 have taken three boxers with him,
but two OF them baked on the long
journey Just at the last minute. Young
Brown, of this city, was the only one
10 attempt the long iaunt with Bar
rett. Brown is a welterweight and
Barrett allows he will get him lots of
work down there.
Barrett Old Time Fighter.
Barrett is an old time boxer. For
years he was interested in the promo
ton end of the sport In the Northwest.
He spent a couple of years in South
America with a mining engineering
outfit and saw plenty Of glove con-
tests while there. He thinks II would
prove a fine field for classy ringmen
II they went down there and fought on
the square. II Is dangerous. he says,
10 fake 1t In those communities. for
most of the spectators carry knives or
guns. and they don't mind using them,
either. Barrett had this to say:
Il think that in time boxing will be
as popular in South America as II is
now in Australia and tho United
States. The game Is more popular
right now on the Pacific side than in
any other section, but is rapidly TAX
ing hold all over South America II
received a few sad bumps at the start
because of the frequency of crooked
fights. The people there are too smart
TO fall for the raw stun, and they soon
made that fact known.
Lima, Peru, city Of about $4,000
people, is about the best boxing town.
Young Bradley, as he called himself.
and some other American boxers
picked up bundle of change there for
a time. But they caught Bradley in
a fake match. tried him In court and
gave him three years in prison. He
Is behind the bars there yet, | guess.
n
who fake their fights In this country
might put a stop to ii for good and all.
They have got the right Ideas along
those lines in South America.
"Chile Hates Yankees"
Chile is bad spot for the Amer
lean boxers They hate the Yankees
down there, and 1t is as much as an
Americans life is worth to get into
the ring in that country. IL is all
because OF the trouble Chile had with
Uncle Sam some wears ago.
"Of course, I don't expect to make
much money with Brown down there.
] have some business interests that
will help to carry us along. Young
Papke and Patsy Moore, both OF MIN
neapolis, were to have accompanied
me. but someone told them they were
liable to be shot by revolutionists ana
they backed out on me.
In most of the places twenty-round
bouts to decision are permitted, ana
sn some places they let them go to
finish. No really good boxers nave
ever been down there. IL they couid
see some OF our best men, they would
go wild over them. So long, until l
get back and tell you all about IT.