El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-11
PRELIM. BOXERS
BADLY TREATED
Careless Decisions Often
Given by Referees, Thus
Wronging Fighters.
By T. :. ANDREW :.

-ILWAUkEE Wis. Aug IL
MI Preliminary boxers. as rule
LII are given very little attention
Ly promoters and also referees Harry
sharpe. the 81. Louis referee. hits the
rail on the head when he says that
referees would be doing the game lot
of good il they would pay more atten
ton to the preliminary boxers and
treat them with every consideration
II would be a good thing for the pro-
moters also for that IS Where theY eec
their stars a..
Mr.. Sharpe. in his opinion. says that
referees as n rule give any kind OF q
decision thar strikes their fancy when
il comes to q preliminary bout as they
consider il of very little importance
and il matters less whether the flEht
one wins or not This IS very true
with most clubs. There are lew eN-
Ceptions among the referees, VINO arc
ittst as careful N rendering a decision
between these boys as between stars
but the great majority of them pass
the little fellows Up and pay strict al
rention to the stars
TseIesS BeatinEs Discourage.
Many d good boy has been ols-
eouraged in his early career by mans
decisions rendered against IlI il MnS 49,
II the referee had been = little NOR
careful he could easily have gwen the
correct verdict and cheered me 3oS
along his course Many referees also
make the nllSlGht VI 20 IA-NN
boys to batter one another LOT a.
-ou-weII until one OF them is either
exhausted or gives up IN despair,
II a little Judgment we're useu' m
referee could just as well stop the CON
So when one or the other IS OUT
classed and thus give the hoy d J 3,-7
to become more proficient IN nus ~
and redeem himself later on IL w..
he much better this way than TO let
the how takes a useless beating
Christies Is Coming Along.
ems Christie. the Milwaukee mluu-e-
weight. has no doubt improves -
6erfulI since his connection Win 80, 80
Dillon and sam MurbarSer; iIls.LS, /
rrevious to that time. had oeeu SO-L9
along in a mediocre way, and dlu h4t
SaAr1 To care much whether ne du
H.anced or not. However. Gus reahzea
that he was getting INTO pau - :
and finally made deal Win "
6s--sr 10 travel under his care, at the
same time working with JaCA l,t -.
-rbe training has helped tnrlsue
without doubt, Tor d9rlhS e- I'm
six months ne has scored no lesS -
r., victories and some of them aSdilis-
fairly good men The MllwauA5Iee ~
has the build of an Odonls: ne 80 go
RS a good left hand and win d ~ -
rare he should be fighting aInoI6 ~
ION notchers instead of second ra'e
men ,.. x1hf.e.
c=.a - boxing commission Of New
York state passed a rule perInllItiiHS
contests between negro anu ne
BOXERS the clubs IN thal State -
r+.rtad 10 book UP mixed ndlSliea
S 20. = will be a success or not
remains to be seen mere = ~ -
son why negro boys OF cIaSs S" 80 80 (
be given a fair chance out 80 90
.a-,e when the top noIcHetS
I.H-,gbt into the ring ana WIN -
,rbire men there Is uSuaIiy ,I
s~ainst such matches LOT lile - 20
q : - the white boxer do not IKE - c
81 conresr where the negro out-
E y t..isS .be white. It has created O
-t 5asI of racial feeling IN me pas [
a. Course il will he UP 10 the PI
u ~ ,+se little common sense
:. o-rsnring these contests, anu - I
-bev are wise in their JuqShleiiI inc
viii be no need of trouble-
Toe Jeanette. the New Jersey nedeE
of-h+ ie negro and still he was one
+bs most popular boxers tneN eNe-
I'D in New York Joe Is very r tlH9 -
fellow and splendid =. In 10 q
.s vrv ne made such MT Win - -
80 IN the big city Lansioro We
$50 popular there and the SAM 80 80
- said of Sam McNey- VINO 80
.ee1ed 10 know his place, NO niaIts.
$50 he happened TO be NO dounl
he Wisconsin and other comm -sSloH,~
.-iII watch the new rule IN Nt~
..s+e md if II goes along an liz,
I is possible that some OF 1"e
viii let down the bars
Weinert Ia Good. but
Charlie Weinert, the bToonls il
sigbt has been taken IN charge ~
- Pollok manager Of fredoie
Welsh ,tItf Harry has come 10 the con con
1nefoD that Weinert IS a cnahlplol;
uSlvl o--ree he intends to try and
I M him to the front as rapidly as
o ~ There is no doubt that Ven
- is ? very clever boxer. one Oh l,s
everest among the hesvyve lghts. an9
- iS cs-ried along carefully he Will
- a chance against the best OF
hem - +ba mart
. DT1.i- - keen him away from
- willard just now. because he mas
- cot he strength to battle against
liant Of WIZARDS proportions "
curse II Willard gets too bulky u
al he different question, but 1ust
ON the big fellow pretty haru