Evening star., 1916-05-28
BOXING TAKES DEEPER HOLD
IN GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE
Soldiers of Both Countries Encouraged to
Get Into Sport So That They May Have
More Confidence In Themselves.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

,rr-.,,vrr WIT, Nav e7-Most
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people would imagine that WIN 'ne
terrible war on in Europe all kinds of
sport "ouiu -.
boxing. IL seems thae ooAiHe "
taken a deeper hold in Great Britain
.,d Er.nc. tben ever before At one
.s :,
OF the ihiiilar! ooAins
London recently a splendid testlmonlai
a.. ~. ,;r,,.s of hoxine was given by
- ~. oo,rse or bis
MAI JohH ofstei- III ''e
speech he said too much attehtioh
could NOT he given to the sport when
.rnit,ed # was the very thing
time perhii.'eu' wa" W"
for the soldier, for it added TO ms rear
,ess nature made him confident of him
rs .nd what was
seii ai" N's so,as and
more, it strengthened his muscies anu
,nonroved his constitution. The power
.,.;.,+ 70 the soldiers
OF hittins was -
equipment, ana when men ee
crime the advantage was always with
The man who knew how to handle his
f,sts Mai. Forster said that not only
Was hoxine a great thing for soldiers,
hut also for every young man. as II
.aif md courage that otherwise he
might not possess. Tournaments among
soldiers in all parts of the countries
over there are being held regularly,
and instead of boxing being on the
wane. as many people supposed, 1t will
he stronger than ever after the war
Jack Asher, manager of Phll Bloom,
New York lightweight, has Just come
to the conclusion that he has been neg
lecting his protege the past few weeks
in not jumping into the limeiignt the
same as other lightweight contenoers
for Freddy Welsh's crown Manager
Asher has been little slow. but now
he comes to the front with an oner OF
$1,000 to go bide bet, TO any
lightw eight in the country. This Is ror
a twentyround contest and not one OF
the no-decision kind Manager Asher
says that if Welsh. Benny Leonard or
Johnny Dundee will accept ms PROPOSE
tiop he will guarantee to fnd piace
to hold twenfy-rouno contes.. anu ;a.
the same time guarantee tnein q n iS
chunk of money in ADDITION 10 tne sIue
bet of $1,000. He also came out Win
proposition to let Bioom nsh. tsn
twenty rounds IN Soutn Aiheli.a ~, ~
nothing. 1t is possloie that n'a 80 .s
will be made between Bloom and one
of the contenders IN the near Iu.u -.
New Haven, Conn, WneIe ma stnr
battles can be staged without ih'ei
ference.
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champion OF the worlo. mas taken
different stand from mos, cnanipio,s,
1t has been the RUE OF an 'itishoiu ,
to ignore all chaiiengers anu ~ mar
matches TO sui1 tneir own ai aan.s
Johnny Ertle OF ST faui: VINO claInnuo MS
liams, has been making cialms Ior ene
championship the past year Nunerpus
offers were made for the oat.ie
tween the Two, out IL seemed INA. II
was impossible TO get the Two ooys
together Since Wihams ootalheo ne"
manager Dave wartnlk. ne nas e
cided TO give Ertie every chahce 10
win the title II he wants TO-
says; Just 10 snow the iovers OF poH
ing IN TINS country 1nat WiAia,hs rs
sure ne can defeat Ertie, l VIII say
that he is ready to hghs mt. the & 81 Paui
contest for the championship or the
world. over any route, and We Will
bet him any amount from $1,000 10
$4,000 on the result. 1t is not the
rule for champion to do this, but
in the case of Ertle we are willing to
give him chance and prove that Ertle
and his manager have not been sincere
In all their claims. The weight Will
have to be lis pounds ringside. and
the distance can be anywhere from ten
to twenty rounds. If he wants bat
tie Of short distance he can have it.
We prefer a decision at all times. but
even that We will waive IL Ertle really
wants to meet Williams. 1t is now
up to Mr.. Ertle and his manager to
show whether they mean business or
not. They can pick up a very nice
bank roll in Baltimore or any other city
in the east"
Will Charlie White be able to nut
over one of his famous knockout wal
iops when he meets Richie Mitchell in
a ten-round battle before the Cream
City A. c.. at the Milwaukee Audito-
rum, Friday night, June % i, is a
question that is agitating the minds of
the MiIwautee sud Cbioaeo hoxina
rfss the sleep producer all right. for he
mas scored ten knockouts the past year
or more. and against some of the best
nghters in the east. but whether he
can land on shifty boy like Mitchell
- another question The Milwaukee
hash has shown wonderful improve
ment the past year. as his battles
&dliOp to prove that scientific boxer