El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

Nv titles in their respective d.
visions are naturally in the
limelight, It is not uncommon for a
boxer Of lesser ability TO outshine the
champion and 70 be a better money
maker
Building mp a boxers reputation
requires a world more than de-
featinE opponents. II isn't exact
y a matter Of how good n fighter
is, II he . near the tOp-It f. how
good the public thinks he is.
To set the fans throughout the
country roofing for his battler is one
Of the tasks Of the successful man
ager. BY far the majority Of men
who talk about boxers know but little
about the game. The number who
actually see a tOpnotcher perform is
very small, compared TO the mum Der
talking about the pug. The fans who
do see Championship contender per
form are largely business men who
are seeking recreation and don't see
what ring expert sees at the same
match.
Careful Handling.
Under such circumstances Il is not
strange that the public is often led
astray BY crafty managers and boxers
intent on building up reputation at
any cost While TOO much newspaner
notoriety may cause a promising lad
TO be overmatched and cause his ca
reer TO end suddenly. there is no dan
ger OF this with a careful manager at
the helm. He knows that his principal
must be advertised TO be successful
and that likewise he must be well
matched 20 keep climbing. He there
fore talks about his protege whipping
everything in sight-mostly the hold
er OF the title. OF course-and at the
same time keeps matching him with
some man he is reasonably sure the
boy can defeat. He recognizes that
the big thing is 10 win With pa
thence, the Championship viii draw
nigh
The Telegram Stunt.
To keep his boxer before the public
as winner, many devices are used
by the manager and boxer. Often
when bout is close and no decision
. Is given, the manager sends out tele-
grams galore to sport editors. some
times at the cost Of the newspaper
stating that his man won easily. Edi-
lors are largely wise 10 this. but even
at that about so percent Of such tele-
grams are used The effect is to Off
set defeats and keep the boxer before
the public as winner. Ring experts
may know differently. but that don't
keep the fighter from being a good
drawing. card as long as he can fool
the public.
Several weeks ago, at Fort Worth.
Otto Wallace and Bobby Waugh
hooked up IN bout. kilograms from
the waugh cOntingeu stated that he
mad won nearly all ne rounds. and
kilograms from Walia boosters said
that Wallace won in o. e greater num-
her Of rounds. Maybe they both be-
iieVed Lighters things that
way many times-but it is more prob
able that each boxer or his manager
was trying to save his reputation
here in the territory OF Texas. New
Mexico and other points where each
secures most OF his matches. Phil
Bloom and Victor Porkini did the
same thing only a few weeks ago.
These are but two cases out Of hun
dreds.
Hired staff.
Kid Mccoy. who was his own man
ager and matchmaker. perfected the
system OF boosting himself beyond
that OF any other fighter ever seen
IN the American ring. It Is said on
good authority that. after defeating
Tommy Ryan BY trickery for the mid
dleWeight title. Mccoy had on his
staff seven good men. who were sent
10 different parts Of the country.
Fach defeated all the local boxers in
The middleweight class and became
the rage in that locality as far as
possible These men frequently worked I
between two cities and had the fans
OF both with them
When everything was ripe. along
came Mccoy with a challenge which 1