El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-22
TED LEWIS GOES
STALE, TT APPEARS


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credit It is literally for the better
ment OF TIE game from every conceiv-
able angle. The main event performer
Is not entitled 10 enc cent more than
ms share or percentage of the gross
receipts, whatever that NAV amount to.
IN other words, a boxer is not worth a
cent more than he can draw. This in
Gludes them all-from Pete Savoy to
Jess Willard.
Approves Enforcing Discipline.
The effort to enforce discipline and
TO prevent boxers from stalling, is also
deserving Of credit, and I think that
the boxers should work in harmony
with the officials Of the association.
I also believe that the champions
should be compelled TO defend their
titles every six months and that the
new rules regarding the weights
should be enforced The fans are en-
titled to such protection. A boxer
should realize that the fans are the
Of the game, and if they fail 10 please
them, they are the ones that will suffer
IN the end When a boxer displays his
wares, and is honest with the fans
they are the first to recognize the fact
and give him encouragement"
Ted Lewis Gone stale.
Ted Lewis, the wonderful clever
Jewish boxer from England, who has
been creating Jurors in the east by his
many victories, seems to have gone
stale just at a time when he was be-
ginning to reap the harvest for his
splendid work He was taken i'll and
the indications are that he viii have
10 keep out Of il for few weeks. He
was matched at Boston with Mike
Glover. but since being taken i'll, Sol
der Bartfield was substituted. Efforts
are being made to bring Lewis out west
against some Of the good Welterweights
and II his recovery is speedy, the
chances are the western fans will have
an opportunity TO look him over
Griffiths Is . star.
Ohio possesses one Of the classiest
iightWeights in the country, but very
little is heard OF the young man these
days. The star in question is Johnny
Griffiths Of Akron. O There are few
135 Founders in the States who have
anything on the Ohio lad, Freddy
Welsh included in the list, but for some
reason Johnny has never been favored
with q real chance at the lightweight
crown He has fought most Of the
stars in the division but has not had
the boosting that most of the top
notchers get. Griffiths has been get
ting q bit heavier of late and finds it
hard 10 get below 1875 pounds, but as
the champion-Ereddy Weish-insists
on ali matches at that weight. 1t suits
the Ohio boy nicely
It is evidently the intention of Mike
Gibbons to retire from the roped arena
within the next year and endeaYor to
boost his brother Tommy into the place
occupied by himself as one OF the star
middleweights- The promoters at st.
Paul were willing to substitute Tommy
for Nike against Young Ahearn and
manager Dan McKetricE was willing
TO accept the change. but Nike no doubt
considered Tommy was not quite ripe
for the test and refused TO o. K it.
Nike has minated that he will en-
gage in three or four more good match
es and then retire He viii take the
MANAGEMENT Of brother Tommy and
match him against the stars of the
land In the meantime Nike is teach
ing Tommy all he knows about the
game and coaching him in new angles,
which he figures viii be of benefit TO
him when he starts out as a title con-
tender