El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-16
EXPECT BOXING
TO COME BACK
Game Cannot Hold It's Own,
However, Unless Good
Sport Is Furnished.
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losing concern obviously the DUST
nesslike and the proper course is TO
close the doors Of the Rushcutters
Bay resort until the management can
arrange something likely to draw a
payable house. Years ago Mr.. Nc
Intosh adopted that course when there
was no suitable material at hand. and
he had no occasion to regret his ac-
ton.
eve all hope. and with good
reason. to see boxing rs popular
after the war as it ever was be-
fore, but IL the Stadium continues
to serve up such things as the Of
Tense which has prompted the
writing Of this article, interest in
the game will become as dead rs
julius Caesar. and that Is so dead
that there Will be no chance Of
resurrectinC it,
Young Hit was mere lad. around
IS, and had put up some splendid
fights in the trials and local tourna-
ments, so much so that his manager
had asked to be given chance
against the best, with the result that
Mr. Baker no doubt granted the re-
quest with the expectation that the
youngster would be further developed
and made q card. Had Hit made
good it would have been a great
stroke of business, but he failed and,
of course, the opposite occurred
Sullivan on the Line.
Jim Sullivan. former holder OF the
middleweight title in Great Britain
and also holder Of the Lord Lonsdale
belt has been wounded. Jim was IN
the trenches in France and word has
Just reached here Of his mishap. 1t is
not known how seriously wounded he
is. It was at the battle Of Bourbon
Wood that Jim was put out OF action
and. in a letter to a friend. Sullivan
1T was at Bourbon Wood that I got
mine. Geei What a fight We went
over the top at $50, through an awful
barrage, and although that was bad
enough after taking 'Jerry's' front
line it was absolutely hell bombing
him out of his support line
We were at il all day long, and
inter that we were still Mt II. and
got n IumD OF bomb in my arm
at 1 go in the morning. 1t was
hand to hand fighting, and I'll bet
old Fritz's stretcher bearers were
tired with the cleaning up
Our boys are surely the Eamest In
1T IS wonderful. They'll go into
action singing as if the whole thing
was joke.
Fell Into Dugout.
Il fell down the stairs OF a dugout
along with big German, and as
wanted his watch as a souvenir and
he wouldn't give il TO me. we had
wrestle for it I couldn't hit him be-
cause he held me too tight. but as we
fell I bumped his nut on corner OF
the stairs. and he went out. though
not before he had taken a bite at my
shoulder. I grabbed his watch. how
ever.
because my arm was too bad Keep
the ball rolling at home for me. as
Pat O'Keefe may beat Blake for the
belt, and then I might have a chance
of getting the winner Of Blake-that
is, If old Fritz is good to me- boxed
at show here while we were resting
and shaped good Net Gunner Moir
at Havre before 7 got up the line.
He's been marked for Permanent
Base by the doctor. All the best
Jim"
Sullivan held the title of England
when Jimmy Clabby visited there in
1911 Jimmy was to have been
matched with Sullivan for the title by /
Hugh D. Mcintosh, but he was given a /
match first with a young fellow /
named Harry Duncan
1t was expected that Clabby would 4
win in short order. but he hurt his /
right hand in the second round and
then had to be content with outpoint-
ing the fellow and getting a decision, /
which ne did. However, It spoiled the /
match with Sullivan and cost Jimmy
} nice wad Of coin. for Mcintosh had /
guaranteed him $4,000 with privi- /
ege.
Sullivan was very kind to the /
American boys in London and they al /
vays had a good word for him. Later /
hat spring Sullivan fought Billy /
7apke and was beaten IN nine rounds. /
The following year he fought
Georges Carpenter, but gave
away too much weight and WIS
again defeated. He retired for n
time. hut got back into the game
and now wants to come hack once
more If he gets out OF Of the pres
ent world scrap all right.