New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
By IGOE

This will be the busiest week or box |
ing in some time. There are any num-
Der Of good bouts TO be fought. First
comes Tom Cowler and Jack Dillon, at
the Broadway Sporting Club. The giant
Enclishman will look comicsl, 70 say
the least. against the "vhite Lsnsford.'
Tom is over 6 fee. in height, while
Dillon is short and squat. CoWleT -
hound to make il warm Tor little DiI-
Ion. Cowler has got over his stage
fright. and the businesShke way III
which he fattened Tom Mccarthy
stamps him as a pretty dangerous Gus.
toner. II Cowler could leave some OF
his good nature in the dressing room
he would knock them out oftener.
On the same night Al Reich and
Sailor Carroll will have it out at the
American Sporting Club. Reich IS 10
make a final stand as ring nero. Inc
Adonis has had several coming out par
tics. but Maxey Blumenthal says this
is the beginning Of an honest-to-good-
ness campaign for the title. jim savage
and Charley Weinert Will resume the
battle for supremacy between tutor ana
pupil on Thursday night at the Ploneer
Sporting Club. The pugilisuc Nhach-
ford Squeers got fine humping Al 'he
hands Of his pupil when they met AZ
Madison Square Garden snort time
aoo lin wasn't satisfied with the re-
sTlt Of that bout. He wasn't in as good
condition as he is now, and VOWS ne
win take the pupil 10 task with a good
round turn this time.
Then comes John the Barbers hght-
weight carnival on Friday night at the
Harlem Sporting Club. Ad Wolgast ana
Leach Cross will do the star act. Inc
last time they met Wolgast got the md
ing of his life but. like all gsmeSters,
ne saws that he had his fingers crossed
that night, and that II didn't go. just
what is attractive about one OF Cross's
beatings Ad has failed to say.
The Kid Lavigne testimonial has been
postponed until Tuesday, December y.
Il was 10 be hoped that sam Fitzpstrlck
woul untansle the clash in dates be-
tween Lavigne's show and the Harlem
Sporting Club carnival of Friday night.
There was no disposition on the part OF
John the Barber to ruin the attendance
of the I..vigne benefit. lie had to 90
through with his entertainment be
cause Of clause in his lease. lie has
donated S25 10 the Layigne cause and
will pay for all the reprinting that the
postponement will cause. That's quite
regular, Jawn.
W. +. Corbett, the greatest Of the
Australian boxing authorities, has
plan of keeping tabs on the blows
struck during glove contest with
view to awarding the bout to the man
who makes the highest score. lie sug-
ccsts the following count:
IL int
body punches. two points: knockdowns,
two points, with an additional point for
every second told OFF before the pros
tratc boxer regains lis feet; making
opponei. miss swing, one point; when
opponent clinches, one point; and ag-
cressivcness. one point round. In
stead of having the referee keep track
OF the points, let an official scorer at
the ringside keep tab. and post the re-
suit after every round 10 enable the
spectator. TO keep track of how things
arc going. At the end the last score
can be read of as easily as the result
Of a cricket match.
That little scheme might &c in Aus
traiia. where the men box with more
or less delibcration, Bill, but here.
whore some of our best put on third
speed at times, there would be Jolly
mixing Of the count. We can see what
= fine task the official punch scorer
would have had at the Dillon-Porky
Flynn bout. with Porky working in
close, blocking and countering in amsz-
ing fashion. IL will be long time
before IT is tried here.
The American Boxing Association
proposes 20 hold an elimination series
among the lightwcights here and in
Milwaukee TO bring forth the best man
to meet Charley White III New Or
leans. The winner may then step right
up ~ Freddie Welsh and DEMAND Tho