The sun., 1916-12-04
YOAKUM FOLLOWING
GRIM'S FOOTSTEPS
Managers Have Mapped Ont
Programme Of Brutality
for Stanley.
OTHER BOXING GOSSIP

Just how much longer Stanley yoa.
KUN of Denver Is to continue. his Ja.
Grim performances in This city ia :
question that should be answered a, once
by the Boxing Commission. Twice WITHIN
n rev weeks this Yoakum person. vino 4.
quite as devoid OF boxing science as was
Grim. has been mauled for forty min.
utes by boxers Of class. BENNY
Leonard pounded Yoakum's face IN /,
was a bloody blur. and Charley whl,s
took up the work Of destruction whers
Leonard left Of and made the Colorado
farmer unpresentable. Judged by thu
attitude OF his handlers the programme
Is to send the Unfortunate man aga,ns,
other pugilistic sharpshodters with IN
object Of ascertaininR how much MN.
ishment he ran assimilate without TAX.
ing the oun Of ten.
Opposed by men Of his class Yoakun
might make n fair showing. and IN.
commonest brand of sportsmanship do.
hands that no boxer should be mn, \,
the ring unless he has a fair chance "a
win.
The fate Of Joe Grim should h.
warning TO promoters not to further
subject Yoakum to unnecessary punish.
ment. Grim was a PhIladelnbIa,
weighing about 1875 pounds who knew
nothing or the fine points OF boxing
but who had remarkable powers Of re-.
sistance and who boosted that he could
not be knocked out. With n fine sensa
or craftsmanship philadelphia nro.
moters imported heavy hit,ers from al,
oHer the country to try and ru, thu
strong jawed Italian TO sleep. Bob Fi,s.
simmons. Jack Johnson. Joe Walcot,
and Peter Maher all tried to bring Grim
down FOR the full and failed.
Grim should serve a. Exsmu,..
Sailor Burke beat Grim TO ,nssr,r.
bility In three rounds, and three wears
ago Joe Borrell knocked out Grim in
the sixth round. Soon after this las.
beating Grim succumbed to the eYec,s
or repeated %poundings and became men.
tally unbalanced. He IL now In an IN.
sane asylum and failing rapidly.
II would seem that with the tendency
to raise the standard Of boxing ,ho-.
should be an instant cessation Of N.
Yoakum brutality.
a procession of boxers who had m.
received their pay for appearance AZ 80
Empire A. G.. last Tuesday nigh, aIar
into the offices of the Boxing CouIr,s
sion yesterday seeking redress. The,
were informed hat the club officials
promised 10 settle all claims hy IN.
Gay. and that he club would no, n.
permitted TO hold any more bouts IN T.
had paid all claims against II.
The reason that the boxers were M
paid on the night of the contests was
mat the club was behind in its payment,
to the State, and the representatives o,
the Treasurer's office carted on $500
that belonged to the State.
A new contender for the bantam ,i,ls
mas been developed In st. Louis in IN.
person OF Benny Mcneil. "A little English.
man. who recently knocked out Benny
Chavez in the seventh round. As Cha We,
was matched with Kid Williams. II %
likely Mcneil will get the chance n, The
title. Mcneil is "A native Of Brlsto'.
ENGLAND. and Is known as the "Br!stol
Bully
Chavez claims his defeat was du. ~
attempting TO take off too much weigh,
In too short a time.
Ever Hammer sprang a new on. n
his fight with Joe yelling. On he NJ
floored. he would rise at once and hen
ms yelling started for him Hammer
would sink to one knee and take 'hs
count. Looked like "A trick TO get We.
ING In hyt hin, x..lfIa la,,-