Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-31
CORBETT BRINGS
HIS HEAVYWEIGHT
OUT OF HIDING
Former Champion Believes
Tom CowIar Is Better Than
Majority Of Present Hope
Crop IN Raw Shape,
OBy James . rofbeii, Forlo,r Heavy
weight champion of tho word1

tby James d rofbeti ForinNr Heavy
weight Champion Of the world)
Well here u the mselet, Of my
white hope ~ much ~ know
about him Ills name ~ Tom cuwler
and he IL 40 ienellshman BY birth
stands feet ~ inches IN hlp hole
proofs, aud weighs IN the neighbour
hood OF 220 poundH
am not writing this as an ndycr.
llsefnvui. but Va response tu numur-
aus inquitioH madn by sporting writ
ers and fans throughout the country
since Il Wan announced recently that
had taken = iuan undeT my wing Tor
development Therefore anything
have I" as,y about him here ! trust
viii be taken b. my readers IN the
nplflt am writing it-~ns a matter of
news and not an attempt to obtain
some free advertising for my boxer.
II he dcvrlops into the man cunfi-
IDENTIFY hope and predict his record
viii speak for itself and there win be
no other boosting necessary.
Asked corbcit ror $3.50"
first met cowlnr about a month
ago. when he called on me at the
stage door Of Pantagea theator in
Portland. ore. ale nskcd mo II
would look him over as he wanted 70
learn moro about boxing and believed
/ could teach him lila manner OF
talking and his actions Impressed me
favorahly. and u Ia no new matter for
me 10 talk with aspiring hcayies, be-
ilevo me. have met them bv the
score since Jcfffies' defeat by john
son, OF al shapes and sizes, weights
aud peculiarltiea. one or two Of the
more prominent Of those now before
the public asked me To take them in
charge several years aRo. hut none
looked good enough IN the crude state
TO warrant giving up my time and at
tentian In an attempt to develop
them. Their present standing 10 pu-
gilism IL proof that / made no mis-
take IN passing them up,
| took Cowier % gymnasium ia
Portland aud gave him tryout Aud
in spite Of what those who may i'm
agine | am passo as a huxef may say
or think, Il was a good workout. Aud
this youngster although very crude
IN the matter Of boxing, made a hit
with all these present by his actions
and style. and Willingness and quick
mess 60 leaFn lost no time Ia sign
ing a contract 60 take him With me
Oh my Australian trip next month.
shows rn Peterson
In san Francisco last week ] ar
ranged 10 give CoNlor a good work
out Ter The benefit OF the newspaper
writer's aud ny old friends AZ the
olympic ciub-an organlsauon by the
way thai has, turned cut many great
boxers IN the past quarter Of oen-
surs, cpwlefs opponent IN a three
round bout on that occasion was Ru-
do Peterson, suuug heevyweieht
who IS heinE efonmea for The ring by
GeofEc Green. The original Young
Corestt and famous middlewoight
of twentY WEARS ago Cowlpr toyed
with Peterson aud would unquestidna-
~, have stapRed Green's fighter even
IN that iimlsea space " snne bat for
thv fact that Peterson fought almost
eutifely AZ ths defensive, aud al yov.
efins uR b BIRD n0t reWd what one
~ ihc Frisco npwspapry experts has
60 say AZ AZ Cewlei and The bout with
Jefferson This Is irom the Chronicle
and nHe of the NEST conservative
stories written az the trynut
10 australia Next Month
Cuwler p green, Of COURSE. hnt
there arc many points in his favor