The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-16
CORBETT'S HOPE
HAS RING RECORD
Former Champion Says Tom
COWIer Looks Good.
HAS BOXED FOR TWO YEARS

Has Met Some First Rate Men In the
Ring and Always Made Good Show
ing-ls Green, but, Game, and Has a
Willingness and Ability to Learn.
Weighs About 22o Pounds.
James j. Corbett, now Ell route to
Australia, has taken his white hope,
Tom CoWler, with him, and he ex-
poets that on their return to this coun-
try Cowler will be able to fight his
way to the top of the heayyweights.
Cowler is an Englishman. He is six
feet two and one-haIf inches high and
weighs about 30 pounds.
Il first met Cowler about a month
ago, when he called on me at the stage
door of Pantage's theater, in Portland,
Ore.," said Corbett in discussing his
new fighter. He asked me if 1 would
look him over. as he wanted TO learn
more about boxing and believed l
could teach him. His manner of talk
ing and his actions impressed me favor
ably, and it is no new matter Tor me
to talk with aspiring heavies, believe
me. l have met them by the score
since Jeffries' defeat by Johnson, of
all shapes and sizes, weights and pc
culiarities. One or two of the more
prominent of those now before the pub
lie asked me to take them III charge
several years ago, but none looked good
| enough in the crude state to warrant
! giving up my time and attention in an
! attempt to develop them. Their pres
| ent standing in pugilism is proof that
! l made no mistake in passing them up
Il took Cowler to a gymnasium in
! Portland and gave him a tryout And
! in spite of what those who may i'm
| agine | am paSse as a boxer may say
or think, it was a good workout. AnC
this youngster, although very crude il
the matter of boxing, made a hit will
all those present by his actions ant
style and willingness and quickness t.
! learn. ! lost no time signing a con
tract to take him with me on my Aus
tralian trip.
"Cowler is no raw novice, as he ha
been fighting about two years in Eng
land and Canadian fact he has boxeC
with such men as BOmbardier Wells
| Frank Moran. Ian Hague, George RO
del, Denver Ed Martin and others o
more or less notoriety. Cowler. boxel
the Bombar1ier. when raw beginner
an eight round no decision exhibition
He lost to Frank Moran in sever
rounds on foul. He knocked GU
ROdel in six. Ian Hague in eight ant
Denver Ed Martin in two rounds. S
1t is not exactly a raw recruit that
have taken hold Of.
81 believe that he is one of the hard
est natural hitters l have ever met
His blows apparently carry the weigh
of pile driver. But at present he i
too aggressive. He has been told i
what little instruction he has pickle
up here and there to keep on top of hi
man all the time. Which is good advic
at times. but not all the time l wi
devote my time to teaching him HOY
to manage himself in the ring, when t
cut loose and when to stand off. l wi
not attempt to teach him any metho
Of boxing which will deprive him Of hi
wonderful hitting power, for that is
natural asset which will win man
battles for him in the future.
"COwler doesn't appear to need s
very much to cope with his rivals i
the heavyweight division. \ little nor
experience, coupled with the system
ptic course of boxing lessons and COZ
ditioning l will give him. ought I
make him fit to face the best in til
game in year from now-and wit
2 every chance for success"