Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19
un, SOL MErzGERD

HoytuE. much mnIIgucd hecausc
' Isl associated All too readily win
utF" tghNug, ts coming into ltS own
100 the army whore the training IN
especially Valuable iu teaching q
man hoW 'q handle himself In "a
U,rnp Rest ur all a helps the in
inutn men aud machine gunner.
because those boys, who are 60 use
THE hJynuo, uud tho principles or
tho two r1nc8 analogous nut the
ARMY boxing 1mr ia not 10 bc mis-
uuuvfrlu,u. lt Iz not tu hc confused
with urEo fighting indeed, there
ls a marked difference which one
who has seen both games ns they
are played Viii Nuuch fur
The btK tniug about army boxing
that is the kind % boxing In
which the men meet IN tho ring fot
a decision lis the fact that its about
the manifest sport one ever wit
messed. Ana the old prizefiKhtrr Is
lu li with tho samo spirit with which
everyone else enters e. one may
scc two fell pwS representing differ
cut organizations fighting before II
crowd the size OF which must make
the eyes ~ tho boxing promoter
Jealous with envy with nothing
moro NJ stake than y mythical title,
but with sn much vim and pep In
cNoy move ns Mike Donovan ever
gave to IN" game m His NE
Talk about patriotism. these prize
! fighters ~ Yesterday now In the
army hsNc asmuCh Of It ns the clean
rst amateur that ever lived. Think
I'm Kidding. oh2 We'll the day this
article was written a prize fighter
who has been up against the hest Of
/ them IN the old days. fellow who
1 has fought his way well TO tho top.
came tn me with n proposition.
Here's New One.
say" he said I'm In fine shape
for "A fight ana wish you would got
mo one, don't want anything out
| ot g. IN turn the whole thing over
To any fund that needs II but I'd
Ike To buy boxing gloves with what
ever We can get to help the other
fellows In the game"
Now, II that isn't patriotism I'm
ct IA loss to know lust what patriot
ism Is. Also. II that isn't n com
plote revolution from prize rlns
ethics | must be wrong As it's hu-
man 10 err. In this case I'm pretty
sure I'm inhuman
when you want TO see real scrap.
ping 10 10 an army bout. right ~
camp where there Ia nothing a
stake hut an intangible thing lik,
the spirit OF one organization pittNt
against that OF another. They 70 4
II with a vim and they get result
from start 10 finish.
Can't Re Gentle.
Brutal. did you say7 well. man
you must remember that those boy
have big job ahead OF them. GO
to clean up this kaiser crowd, and
gloves don't go. Furthermore, Il
YOU think Il brutal, Just rememb
that the boys who do Il have a 10,
OF run; II lsna all confined 10 the
spectators, either Here's an ex.
ample.
Two Of them were whaling each
other with wallopinE blows and q
black haired hoy, who had NOR,
strength than skin and whose ollv,
! skin suggested sunny Italy, was get
! ting the worst OF II. Down he wen
once and back he came on the re.
bound. Down he went the second
time from blow that turned hin
clear around and sent his face over
tho edge of the ring into mine.
II was an odd face, for Il showed
little trace OF the pounding he had
tl,tn been getting. II was covered
with a broad grin. Its eyes sought
mine with n frank familiarity. and
from that grin sprang these words;
II think I'm getting n licking. all
right"
lie was. but scarcely were the
words out OF hia mouth than hs
arose TO take II. He was game
They all are. No wonder generals
and colonies say words of praise
about tho boxers They are there "a
the end, and they are showing others
what good old American nerve ts.
Compliment fiom Teddy.
The late Mike Donovan wbs great.
~ admired by Colonel Roosevelt. In
fact Teddy always liked scrappef
and from recent admissions about
the loss OF the sight OF one eye hs
also liked a scrap. Plat Adams, the
former N. Y. A. G. star Olympic
jumper. tells story which clearly
shows the colOnels foullng about
Mike Donovan. when Roosevelt
was president the American Olym
pic championship team returned ~
the shores OF the United states and.
under the guidance OF that wonder
ful trainer, Michael G.. Mc,phy Il
want in Ia hady IN Niail prpHd d I