The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-27
Couler Only a Freshman in College
of RngcraH. Says His Mew Traine,

Lack OF ring experience may mean
discovery. Tomorrow night at the st.
Nicholas RIM at the hands OF Gunboat
Smith Billy Rodenbach let little train.
Ing camp secrets out OF the bag sunday
afternoon when Cowler moved around for
the edincstion OF a lot VI fistic enthusi-
asts. To the critical eye Cowler boxed
and worked In telling fashion. He is a
powerful fellow and none OF his spar
ring partners could stop his strenuous
rushes.
III he's beaten" whispered Chief
Trainer ~Rodenbach. 1T won't be because
OF condition. | doI't think n man could
be In fnor physical form. We've had to
curb him in his work, SO anxious is he
hard when | came down here to take
charge a few days ago. I've cut his road
work away down. DO you know that
TOO much road work won't improve your
boxing wind at ali? Fake Bobby Hol-
land and Pete Hageman. for instance.
They were famous six day winners.
They wanted to be boxers. They could
run two or three days without getting
winded. bu, when either Of them put on
the gloves he couldn't spar lightly for
more than a minute and a half without.
blowing like q %porpoise. Boxing requires
one set OF muscles and running another.
Here's where you've got TO be devel-
oped"-and Billy ran his hands over
both his big shoulders. Boxing with
n,,r hand, hala ktub 10 ,hn .nI, 30
do II. I've been teaching Cowler to run
his gloves down his opponents arms to
pin him from punching in tho clinches,
He was wofu!ly Lacking here. I've been
developing his stomach muscles too.
You've got to do that. or a fellow like
the Gunbo would drive a punch clear
through you. Gradually I've got Cowler
to snap his punches more. He has the
power. but he wasn't applying 1t cor.
rectly. Mccoy was the lad. When he
snapped his punches the man In front Of
him dented the boards Of the ring, Cow
ier's punches at hrst felt like you'd been
bumped with a s~cantling-the bulk and
the force were there. but on the other
hand a man could hit you with "A rattan
cane and the snap Of the blow would
hurt o ten times more That's the
difference etwee a snapp punch and
one on the haymaker order.
"Cowler's a good big a remarkably
fast and shifty for one OF his size. In
the gym here he's done all that has been
asked OF him. Now will he act the same
in the ring? We've taught him a lot Of
ring tricks that no must know against a
fellow like Smith. The great question
is: VIII he remember all these things
when under Are, especially when hit by
a tremendous clouter like me Gunner
He'll be Mt, mind YOU. but he must have
"A bit OF the art to get by"
I'VE broke Cowler OF the only bad
habit he had" remarked Jim Corbett
while watching Cowler 20 through his
PAGES.
"When he hooked a lief, 20 .he body
he always looked up before following
with his left for the head. Now he
hooks both blows without changing tho
position Of his eyes or head, one good
thing In his favor il that he feints
bea utifully and knows what he's feinting
for"
Corbett is taking no chances that cow
Ter will get stage fright because OF un-
familiar surroundings. Yesterday Cor
bett whirled his big charge up from
Douglaston Inn IN AT auto to the 81,
Nicholas Rink. He made Cowler get into
the ring and y a three rounds 80 AS TO
acQuaint himSelt WIN the rnR. 'or-
belts best laid plans may be shattered
by one OF the gunnsr's terrific wallops--
just one!
The man who makes a living boxing
can be depended upon always to offer
his services In a time OF need. Already
Milwaukee's best boxers have planned a
big carnival OF bouts 20 aid tho families
Of those who went down with the East
land.
The rews that Jake Ahearn has gone
into the giant killing business has
stirred up a London admirer OF Frank
| Moran. He wants to bet $4,000 a side
that Moran car beat Ahearn and will
bet an additional $1,000 that Moran
stops Ahssrn inside OF six rounds.
where's my manager" asked Soldier
Bartneld a. no stepped into Dan Nc
Ketrick's sanctum yesterday.
"McKetrlck's home sick In bed said
little Bonnie Murphy.
"Oh. my gOodness-Oh, my goodness
gracious-don't say that-what's his
t~empsrstursf Three OF my managers.