El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-30

the most conservative stories written
of the try out
"CowIer is green. of course, but there
are many points in his favor. Taxing
the milling of yesterday purely on It's
merits and COwler would lave been
returned the victor, as ne left de-
cisive mark on PetersOn's right eye and
had the local man staggering around
the ring with none too clear an idea
OF what was happening,
"CQWler is remarkably fast on his
feet Tor so big a man, and shapes up
like boxer. He is fast with his punch
es, and evidently carries a good one,
although he must needs learn some of
the finer points in delivering it with
better effect Peterson covered up con-
siderable, so much that Cowler could
do but little with his left and had TO
await his opportunities with right
upper cut.
ION the whole if ne is brought along
i'm easy style he may have a bright
future And Jim COrbett is the best
tutor in the world"
VIII Fight In Australia.
1 leave for Australia On vaudeville
trip next month. / am taking CoWler
with me as it will give me a great OPP
portunity to work with him regularly,
teach him what 1 can, and also give
me the chance TO try him out
thoroughly in regular matches before
against the best in this country.
Snowy" Baker the Australian promo.
ter has already communicated with me
asking me to sign for match or two
between Cowler and the best of the
big men over there, and just as soon
as I have given Tom a thorough COACH
ing and have put him through a sys-
tematic training course, l will see that
he gets all the ring work he needs.
COwler Has Fair Record.
COWler is no raw novice, as he has
been fighting about two years in Eng
land and Canada. In fact, he has boxed
with such men as BOmbardier Wells
Frank Moran, Ian Hague, George Ro-
del, Denver Ed Martin and others OF
more or less nOtoriety. Cowler boxed
the Bombardier, when raw beginner,
an eight round no-decisiOn exhibition
He lost to Frank Moran in seven
rounds on a foul He knocked out
Rodel in six, Ian Hague in eight and
Denver Ed Martin in two rounds. SO
my readers will appreciate that il is
taken hold of.
His record has been sent to me by
a friend. but [ refer to it here only
to acquaiut my friends with the fact
that COwler has been boxing with 1alr-
ly good men and has not been beaten
so far, with all his lack of experience.
However. his previous efforts have cut
no figure with me i'm sizing him up.
1t is what hel viii do in the future
that will interest me from now on.
But the fact that he has held his own
since entering the field and with com
paratively no training is proof that he
is made of pretty good stuff
Is Hard, Natural Hitter.
believe he is one of the hardest
natural hitters 1 have ever met up
with. His blows apparently carry the
weight OF pile driver But at present
he is too aggressive. He has been told,
in what little instruction he has picked
up here and there, to keep ON top OF
his man all the time. Which is good
advice at times. but not all the time
I win devote my time to teaching him
how to manage himself in the ring,
when to cut loose and when to stand
off. I viii not attempt to teach MIN
any method of boxing which will de-
prive him of his wonderful hitting
power. for that is a natural asset
which viii win many battles for him
in the future.
Cowler doesn't appear to need so
very much to cope with his rivals in
the heavy weight division. A uttle
more experience, coupled with the sys-
tematic course of boxing lessons and
conditioning I viii give him, ought
to make him fit to face the best in
the game i'm year from noW-and
with every chance for success.
Gibbons Middle Weight Champ.
If it were put to a jury of boxing
experts / believe there would be few
who would vote against awarding
Mike Gibbons the title of middle
weight champion. Of course some
would dissent but a very small min
ority, and even they would have to
admit that the St Paul man appears
to be better equipped to take up the
middle weight running where poor
Stanley Ketchel left off by his untime-
" death
In the bout with Jimmy Clabby
previously regarded by many good
judges as the best man in rhe division.
Gibbons proved he is in class by him
self. While one or two remain who
viii have to take their medicine be-