Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-30
BY JAMES J. CoRBBTT.
Former Heavyweight Champion Of th'
World

World,
Now York Citv IAN. 3O.-(Written
sneeioIlv for The CapitoI JournaN--
Wal hare Z the story of NV ttwhite
bone;,--as much no know about him.
His name IL Tom Cowler and he is an
Englishmon nv hirtb stands 6 feet 2lS
;nc6es in bis hole proofs. and weighs in
the noigbborhood ~ o90 nounds
am not ,,rit;no this os an advertise.
mont bnt in resnonss 70 numerous in.
ouiries made nv snortinc writers and
fans tbromahonf tbe country since II
wns annonnred recentlv tbat I bad tak
an a nan nnder nv ,,,ng Cor develon.
ment Tberefore srvthino 7 have r.
cav about him bere t,ust viii be tak
an Inv NV readers in the spirit asam
writing it--as n matter Of news and
NOT mn otfemnt 10 obtoin some free ad.
vertis;no for NV boxer. If be develops
into the man I confidently hone and
nredict bis record win snenl, for itself
and there viii he M otber boostino nee.
ossarv
frat met Cowler abou+ n month
apo. when he called ON me at the stage
aoor of pantoges theatre in Portland.
Orepon. He asked me IL [ would look
him over ns he wanted TO learn more
about boxinp and believed could
teacb him. His manner Of talking and
bis actions impressed me favorably. and
n ia no new matter for me to talk with
nsnir;no bcavies. believe me. / have
mot them bv tbe score since .Jeffries
defeat bv johnson. of all shapes and
sizes weirhts and peeuliarities. One or
two Of the more prominent of those
now beeore tbe nublic asked me to
take them IN charge several wears ago.
but none looked good enough in the
crude state TO warrant giving up my
fine and attention in nm attempt to de-
velop them. Their present standing in
pugiiism is proof that / made no mis-.
take in passing them up.
tnnl, Cowier to gymnasium in
Portland and paye him a try.out And
in snire' e'of What those who NAV imagine
/ am posse as a boxer may say or
think. II was GOOD workout. And
This youugster. although very crude in
tbe matter Of boxing. made a hit with
ali those pyesent by his actions. and
style. and willingness and quickness to
learn. [ lost no time signing con
tract 10 take him with me on my
Australian trim next month.
In san Francisco last week m-
ranged to give Cowler good workout
for The benefit of the newspaper writ
ers and NV old friends AT the Olympic
elub--an organization by the way that
has turned out many great boxers in
the past quarter Of a century Cowl.
erjs opponept in three round bout on
that oeeasion was Rudie Peterson. a
youno heovy.weipht who is being
Srooned for the ring By George Green,
Tho oripinal Young Corbett and IA.
nous middleweiebt twenty years
ogo CowIer toyed with Peterson and
would nnouestionably haye STONED
Green,s fighter even in that limited
space Of time but for the fact that
Peterson fought almost entirely on tho
JefenGye and nj covering up "a bird.
Bnt read what one Of the Frisco news.
manor exnorts has TO saw about Cowler
and the bout with Peterson. This is
from tbe Cbronicle ana ono of the most
oonaervntive stories written OF the try.
ont,
u ucoyler IL preen. Of course, but
tbero Are many points In his favor.
Tnltino Tho MILLING of Yesterday purely
ON ;ts merits and Cowler would have
beea returned the victor IA he left dc.
oiaiye mark on Peterson's right eye and
had the local man staggering around
tbe rine with none too clear nm idea Of
what was bnppenpig.
nCowler "a remarkably fast ON hif
feet FOR 40 bio n man. and shapes up
Hkc boxer He IA fast with his punch
os md evidently carries good one,
although he must needs learn some Of
the finer points In delivering il with
better effect. Peterson covered up con.
siderable, 80 much so that Cowler could
do but little with MS left aud had tt
await bis opportunities with right up
per cut.
"0n the whole II he Is brought along
In easy style he may have a bright fu'
ture. And Jim Corbett is the best tutor
In the world. y
leave for Australia ON vaudeville