El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-06
Bic for the Red @
By n. 5. ANDREWS.

. has taken notice OF it 10 the extent
Of advising referees 10 chase boxers
from the ring who insist upon lnuulg-
ing in that style Of fighting. III the
rule were made universal il would
soon result in driving that style OF
boxer out Of the game. There should
be no place in American boxing 1ol
the cover up or SHELF boxer Toe
bad there are not a few more OF the
Jem DriscOu, Jimmy Barry, Joe Cans
Jim Corbett. Bob FTtzsimmons. Mike
Gibbons and Packey Mcfarland style
Of boxers today.
ARMY HELPS GAME.
Camp life in the United States will
many OF the Yankee boxers who have
been about through with the fight
game. Many OF them who have been
out Of the game for the past few
years have come 20 life again since
joining the forces Of Uncle sam and
battles IN the ring. The careful diet
ing and training they get seems 70
put new stamina into them Take
for instance, Eddie AlcGOOrty, the
former middleWeight contender
Packey Mcfarland. Young Ahearn.
Frank ManteIl. Willie Richie. Bob
McAuister. Johnny Griffiths and a
score Of others and 1t viii be found
that all Of them have gained by the
training IN camp. lIcGOorty was con-
sldered all in when he returned from
Australia; IN fact, it had been an
nounced that the Oshkosh boy had
retired from the ring for all time.
Careful training at home and mixing
In the army life has brought Eddie
back in wonderful shape and his
fight against the tough Hebrew mid
dleweight Of Chicago. Phil Harrison.
showed that he is not a has-been yet
The old pep was not there in as
great quantities as before. but just
the same McGOorty demonstrated his
ability TO a marked degree and now
that he is doing regular work in
camp his condition viii improve still
weight contender a few years ago,
made remarkable comeback. taking
the place Of McGoorty against the
same Harrison eddie having been
called TO army camp and defeating
him in a siashing battle. although
science did not cut much Of a figure
in the melee Little Johnny CoulOn.
former bantam weight champ. is
getting into fine shape again just
through his training in the army
camp, and IL would not be surprising
% hear Of Johnny making another
comeback Il is great thing for the
boxers and it viii also develop many
more before the war ends, for the
sport is one Of the most popular
with the soldiers as well as the
sailors.
BIG DRAWING CARD.
The offer OF Fred Fulton and his
manager. Nike Collins, TO make a
match with Jack Dempsey for any
distance and for any war fund bene-
fit that might be agreed on. the
match to be held I'm Madison Square
Garden, New York. or where the COM
mittee might decide one. is no doubt
bearing fruit. 1t IS announced in
New York that the promoters at
New Haven or Danbury. Conn. have
made offers for such a match for
July 9Th. a certain percentage Of the
gross receipts 10 be given TO the Red
Cross fund Danbury wants the
match for the big holiday and wants
TO make it a % round affair. IL is
agreeable TO Collins, but II it is to
be a big benefit affair for the Red
Cross, the committee would realize
lot more money by having it at
one Of the open air parks i'm New
York city That is really where the
match should go and the percentage
to the Red Cross should be more
than 10 per cent as stated in the first
reports. 1t is claimed that DemD-
sey has agreed 10 the match I'm the
east, i'm which event it viii be O 90.
for Fulton and Collins have given
their consent. providing 10 is TO be
for the Red Cross and not a money
era bling proposition. by some OF the
sharks. The winner would have q
clear road for a championship match