El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-11
LIVINGSTON HAS
AFINE RECORD
Quaker Boxer Has Met and
Defeated Many Star
Feathers in East.

Two OF the classiest featherweights
in the country will get together at the
boxing arena OF the 23rd L. 5 infantry
at Camp Cotton next Monday night
when kid" Barend, the army cham
pion. meets Tommy Livingston of the
Pennsylvania national guard. Articles
for u rounds TO q decision have been
signed and the pugilists viii weigh in
at 122 pounds.
kid" Barend is well known in local
as well as in army circles. He is a cor
Doral In the machine gun company OF
the Goth L :. infantry. stationed at
Fort Bliss. and he has fought his way
to the championship class by a series
Of brilliant victories. winning the title
and the championship belt by a clean
cut knockout Livingston. who is
corporal IN company l. second Pennsyl-
vania infantry. comes here with first
class reputation won against some Of
the cleverest boxers OF the east Both
bOys pack a wallop that viii make
trouble and there will be some quick.
hard fighting in store for those who
witness the bout Barend is hard hit
ter who bores in and Livingston is
lightning fast
Tommy Livingston first came into
prominence at his home town three
years ago, when. boxing as an amateur
he defeated Leo Vincent the Middle At
lsntic states champion OF the Amateur
Athletic union At about the same tilqe
ne won the amateur championship bet
AT ZIG pounds Two years ago he was
selected TO represent Philadelphia in
the intercity tournament staged in
Newark. y. J. and there met and bested
some Of the greatest little fighters TO
be found in New York. Boston. Mon
treal and other fight towns
On Lincoln's birthday. 1915. he fought
Jean belmont 10 rounds al the New
York Athletic club. They fought al
featherweights, belmont having two
ponds advantage. The bout went the
full 10 rounds to no decision. but both
the New York Herald and the New York
sun agreed that Tommy had the better
OF it, Easter Monday Of the same year
he fought kid" Louisiana six rounds
at the National A c. of Philadelphia.
This was the semi-wind up bout Of an
allstar show
Early in June of 1915 he fought
Harry Palmer in Philadelphia. another
regulation six round bout. Palmer had
just fought Patsy Brannigan. of Pitts
burg. the peer of all western Pennsyl-
vania featherweights- In the fall OF
1918. he fought Leo ROux at Reading.
Pa Both boys mixed il Up TO the limit
OF the six rounds and the Reading
Eagle gave the decision TO Tommy by a
shade The following week Roux fight
Willie Jackson. of New York. and the
Shortly after that he fought the cele-
brated Kid" Beebe eight rounds at
Pa The fight was a draw.
SO early last winter. another go was
arranged TO be fought at McSherry-
town, Pa. Beebe is known as the old
man and came TO ring side in the pink
Of condition. Nevertheless. Livingston
outbOxed him and finally knocked him
out. He is the first man who ever
knocked Beebe out.
Both men have commenced strict
training and Will be worked down 10
the minute when they enter the ring
Kid" Berend has the advantage OF
experience and reputation and viii
,Cme TO the ring favOrite. because his .
3 bility has been demonstrated and he 3
Knows every fine point Of the squared F..
eircle. But Livingston is a game kid.
&c is young and aggressive and he is
lot afraid OF punishment He has been D
seen in action twice in FL Paso already. D
)nce at the Knights Of Columbus hail. !
where he boxed an exhibition with 4
Honest Al Bryant. and al Camp Cot J
On. Labor day night. where he showed 4
lass against Furelia OF the fifth Mas
sachusetts, the fight being stopped in
The fourth round