The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
BIG FEET
HELP HIM WIN
Pedals of English Lightweight
Are Talk of Ring.
IS ALSO GOOD GOAT GETTER

nentS - Charley Wntte'S view OF |
Lewis Mandot Comedies Weight |
and Loses.
Ted-they sometimes call him Kid |
Lewis, the Briton, is one of the real |
cards of the boxing game. To explain |
why he is a card will require consider
able space, but one of the principal |
roasts is the fact that this same Lewis
has pair of feet which beat anything
in the pugilistic line by several miles.
Lewis feet are 1.-The talk of the
town" wherever he fights. In the first
place, he claims that he is a light
weight and able to make the poundage
for scraps in that division, but his fail
ure to do so makes it a certainty that
he doesn't belong in that class, but in
the one higher-namely, the weltcr-
weight division.
In several of his recent fights the
Briton has appeared before the fans of
effete Boston. He met Charley White
of Chicago, and he also mixed with
Joe Mandot. the southern champion.
who halls from New Orleans. He re
York He has also scrapped number
of other times in New York, but never
to the recollection of the boxing pro-
moterS has he made the weight re-
quired. He has agreed to notch 135
pounds for bouts, but when it was
time to step on the scales it always has
been discovered that he was any
where from three to eight pounds over
the poundage agreed upon.
Forced to Accept Handicap.
When it has been found that they
would have to scrap Lewis at handi-
cap his opponents invariably have ac-
cepted the handicap rather than see
the chance of letting a little coin get
away from them. That was the only
thing they could do to prevent the
show Glowing up" and with the pro
moters bounding these boys to take a
chance they have done so.
But the answer to this acceptance of
4 weight handicap was a defeat for
the boys who met Lewis, for the
Briton, aside from his feet, has q lot
of fighting ability. He knows the
game and. despite his big feet, makes
| good like whirlwind
| All those who have seen Lewis box.
| including the promoters who have
made matches for him, believe that it
is Lewis feet which cause so much
trouble when it comes time for the
boys to mix wallops. His pedal ex
\ tremities, it is declared, extend some
ten inches, and in order to get them
out Of the way when swinging the
mitts he turns them sideways. Per-
haps Charley Whites picture of Lewis
feet is as good as that of any other
boy who has met Lewis.
Whites View of Lewis.
Here's what White has to say:
when met that bird l thought he
was just like anybody else, but I found
out l was wrong. His punches are
just the same as those of any other
scrapper and l might say that he is
clever in letting go with either hand.
But those feet We're enough TO stop
anybody l don't know how he is able
to get them out of his way when he
tries to move around. He stands side
ways when he is milling, and his toes
sometimes turn backward.
'By looking at Lewis feet you don't
know whether he is going across the
ring or is going to back up"
White gives Lewis all credit for be
ing a clever performer, but insists, a
does Mandot, that Lewis is getting
away with something because he does
not make lightweight poundage.
r
/ in action is Kid Howard. the Chicago
an who manages Andre Anderson ant
y Ever Hammer, the most recent light
weight to spring into the limelight
A Howard was in New York with Ander
son when the latter met Battling John
son and during his visit there tough
II Leach Cross Howard saw that con
| test, and after the bout was finishes
II he went to Lewis dressing room t
II meet the Briton.
h On his arrival there the Kid was in
II roduced and then remarked to Lewis
II "Soae dogs you've got there. boy"
II "Bloime me, what do you mea
aogs?' returned Lewis, not wise t
II Howard's slang parlance.
II Then the Kid explained that by dog
II he meant feet, which didn't seem at a
u to affect the Englishman.
I'm some fghtah, am l not?' cam
back Lewis.
4 Howard had to admit it.
When Mandot met Lewis in Bosto
/ he was forced to take several pound
4 the worst of it when they weighed i
4 or else see the bout declared off. S
A he agreed TO go on, and as the resu
I he lost the decision, for Lewis knocke
\ BIN down twice and won off by hin
self
After that defeat Mandot and h
I manager, Tommy Walsh, had som
1 thing to say about feet Walsh alloy
1 ed that Lewis should make weight f,
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