El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-19
1ORP- TOMMY LIVINGSTON.

"ORR TOMMY LIVINGSTON. Of the
Second Pennsylvania infantry. out
- pointed Corp. Ira Barend. Of the
machine gun company Of the 10th L.
. infantry. in the 12-round windup at
Camp Cotton on Monday night. Liv-
lnSston got the decision Of referee Lit
ueiohn, but the decision did not carry
with it the title Of featherweight cham
1Dion Of the army. It developed that
Tommy isn't exactly featherveight.
Ior he failed 10 make the agreed
weight Of - pounds When the men
Delshed at . o'clock in the afternoon.
barend was well under the stipulated
Nelght, tipping the beam at III l.
P0unds while Livingston weighed
10 l. When the men entered the
flng, II Is likely that Livingston had
aoout y pounds advantage. Tommy
.snOuid tight in the lightweight divi-
Islon in future
There are some strange tales being
Ia ABOUT Livingston making no real
etAoII 10 get down TO 122 pounds but
me Pennsy ivanian was down about
- me as he could get when it came
20 entering the ring Tommy did bet
Ter than l26 pounds when he weighed
~ Tor his Labor day bout and IL really
uoes appear strange that he had TO
take on weight and still come into the
ring IN first class condition
Barend Has Weakness.
Even had the men been well balanced ]
rfN-=AAL IL Is likely LnaT LIVINGSTON
oulo nave won Barend has world 1
or speed but ne has one little trick !
winch looks pretty but is a defriment Z
20 boxer Rather than use his gloves
yr arms as guard, Barend tries 10
uuch MS opponents blows and ALWAYS I
drops his head TO the right It was
evident early IN the bout that Living
SION would find this out but il wasn't /
until the seventh round thar the penn I
= lVanlan began TO hook his left rather 1
~ 70 catch Barend's face as he
Time after time in the last six
rounds. Barend would duck and fairly
run into Livingston's left hook. II
v = TINS nook which gave Tommy the
SS.ars ln and ne used it frequently after
v discovered Barend's weakness With /
rs speed and cleverness, il is too had {
tlal Barend should have such a weak /
y ess Ducking the head looks nrerrv (
il often makes the other fellow miss
ana look like a boob. But when the !
other fellow discovers that the trick /
Is always pulled in the same way. look /
First Four Rounds Even. J
The first four rounds were even. [
Farend.s speed an dring generaIshfD z
gave him a margin in the fifth and in [ {
ne sixth he took the aggressive and [
: tcked Livingston around the ring and Z
wee on 10 the ropes Near the end I
Or me round Tommy put his left 10 z
barends wind and that slowed I'd the
champion That punch bothered Ra-
-end through the next round and Iiv- a
ngston had shade Tommy began s
using his left hook in the seventh and a
ae lollOwed his advantage in the a
slSntn and II was apparent that Barend J .
vas firing. i
Barend showed flashes Of agrees q
ilFeness IN the ninth. which was a fast e
mo sensational round Barend showed o.
~ inclination to stand toe TO toe with Z n
ms heavier opponent and slug but his
seconds insisted that he keep on box s.
ng and use his speed. 81
C.rou-r-r n 10
Il was better fOotWOrk and speed ! V
nd Jabbed with his left whenever Iiv- u
ton even IN the tenth and the end OF ! y
nat round saw an even fight Then I Il
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