The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
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n ESPITE THE FACT that
Johnny kilbane has promis-
ed the police that tomorrow
nights fight between himself and
Benny Leonard is not going TO be n
fancy stepping affair. but that he
intends to knock Leonard out In the
inst rouni. II possible. the New
Yorker Is favored over the lighter
Ohsoan.
According 10 wire dispatches.
both lads are In the old excellent
shape for the cont bat. which Is a
short one OF but six rounds dura.
tfon---the longest permitted Ia Phil
adelphia. where II is being staged.
Advance sales for the contest
have been very large.
AUSTRALIA HAS FORGIVEN
Les Darcy.
Death has caused Australian
sportsmen to quash treir indictment
against the worlds most unfortun-
ate Stacker and grant him a full
pardon.
This II the word that comes from
Snowy Baker, Australian boxing
promoter. who has written friends
here that a fund has been started to
raise q monument to the memory OF
the former middleweight champion
Of the world. who paid so dearly for
his mistakes.
Australians regret deeply that
death has cut short such a Dromis-
ing career" Baker wrote I'm a re-
cent bout between jeff Smith and
Jimmy Clabby. the great audience.
which had just learned OF Darcy's
death. paid its respects to his men,
DRY by standing with barred heads
for 10 seconds after the announcer
had repeated the details OF his
death"
PROBABLY THE SECRET OF the
success OF many OF the Hebrew
boxers OF late IL the careful. normal
lives they lead in or out OF training
F1stic fame and fortune does not
seem to lead them to dissipation
and the merry path that has de-
stroyed the grand physiques OF so
many eiadiators OF other races says
Jack Sicily. ~
You don't find Benny Leonard
whooping IL up along the Great
White Way. like other lightweight
cham pions before him.
Take nearly all the topnotch Jew
fish fighters. like Ted Lewis, the
new welterweight champion: Bat
Ting Levinsky. probably boss OF the
Iight heavyweight division: Al Nc
Coy. the supposed middleweight
chief: Charley White. Willie Jack
son. Frankie Callahan, Eddie Wal
lace. Joe Burman, the Chicago SEN
sation. and Soldier Bartfeld. They
not only lead clean. athletic lives.
but they probably train more earn
estly and thoroly than the average
Christian boxer. In fact. know
they do. And II the Hebrews keep
on developing In fistiana as during
the past few years. We may see all
the title holders OF Jewish blood.
from the flyweight 10 the heavy
weight classes. Holy Moses, Won't
that be dreadful for MS poor Irish 4,
We who have predomlnated az
fistic champions and ring idols for
100 years or more. In this country,
England and Australia,
certainly consider that the Jew
ish boxers deserve great praise.
credit and honor for their remark
able progress In the ring. They
have studied and learned the manly
art by close. strenuous attention.
They understand the great value OF
getting into fighting condition. and
most all OF them work hard TO at
tain prominence In the front ranks
Of their division. On the other
hand. the vast majority o. Christian
ringsters do not train faithfully and
conscientionsIy. Neither do they
endeayor TO acquire the fine points
Of boxing so thoroly ard earnestly.
So. without any prejudice whatso-
ever, ! must give the Jewish boys
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