El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-29
Tricks In Every
Trade But Ours
War Conditions and Demands Have Singled Out the
Real Champion Boxers; Philadelphia Jack 0'Brien,
Jim Corbett and Benny Leonard Are the Types of
Champions Needed by the United States
By ROY ElIIK

Z needs now. let's take a peep at Benny
I Leonard. Jim COrbett and Philadelphia
I Jack O'Brien- Leonard has turned
down S76s500 in purses since war was
declared, 70 keep up his campaign
I FOR Liberty loans, at which he has
raised a little over $4,000 for the
government. This, in addition 20
I training thousands OF recruits and
[ fitting them for active campaign, a
] service not less important than the
raising OF war funds Jim Corbett
has OBLIGATED at a score OF big boxing
shows at which several hundred
thousand dollars have been raised in
Liberty bonds. Always at some time
in a boxers life comes the test that
7 tells whether OF not he has cham
pion's blood IN his veins. Benny
Leonard and jim COrbett belong TO
the real champion class.
An this while Bulky Jess has
gone TO the woods and Fred Fuf-
ton is attempting to cop the coin
for Fred Fulton alone. Even as
a matter Of advertising, Fred
don't care to assist the war loans
TO any considerable extent. He
VIII never be n champion because
he don't possess the common
@Eumpshun" that e. the fouudl-
ton Of a championship. He viii
be bOner II he lives TO the age
OF Methuselah.
Jack OBrien.
Let's have a glance at another
champion-Philadelphia Jack O'Brien.
Let's see whom lawn" O'Brien de-
feated in his day The record books
say he fought in point OF number
more battles than any other boxer,
living or dead, in the same length OF
time. There was Bob Fitzsimmons. Al
Kaufman, Jim Jeffords. Joe Butler.
Silly Stiff, BIZ Hevercn- Jack Twin
Sullivan and others whe went By the
X o. route before O'Brien- There
were Tommy Ryan, Kid Mccoy, Hugo
Kelly, Young Peter Jackson, sam
Berger, Tommy Burns and a hOst Of
lesser lights, with whom he fought
draws or won. Most OF the best ring
sters Of his day he outpointed- He
even bested the famous Stanley
ketchel in one engagement, although
he lost in a subsequent bout. On May
l9, 1903, when Jack Johnson was at
his best, and Just a year prior 20 the
time Johnson defeated Jeffries
two in a six round bout, Johnson
proving unable to dispose Of the
clever Philadelphia
These are men he battIed. any
one Of whom did more battling
in q year than jess Willard did in
HIS entire lifetime and did II In
better shape too.
His Greatest Fight.
Now another glance at this OBrien,
champion Of champions on Tuesday,
Nay z, 1918, he pulled off a boxing
show in Philadelphia, his home city,
on the city hall plaza, and raised 8
little over $3.50. 600 in Liberty bonds
Throughout the city Of Philadelphia
at boxing exhibitions planned and ex-
ecuted by O'Brien. with the assist
ance OF loan speakers, there was
added enough to the above 70 make
the total sale Of Liberty bonds S1,75O.-
900. That's the kind Of champions
America needs. Jack O'Brien's great
est fight was for his country.
When the drive was over. O'Brien
was remembered by his fellow citi-
zens for making boxing a success in
way that boosts the American
cause, being presented with a gold
watch in which is the inscription;
TO Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. patri-
otto and loyal Liberty bond seller"
willard carries no such watch, nor
does Fred Fulton.
To Team with Rush.
O'Brien viii journey in a short
time to Detroit. Mich. where he viii
put on the same program in interest
Of the next Liberty loan campaign ]
In this he viii likely be assisted By
J. Courtney Rush, former trainer Of
O'Brien. Kid Mccoy and other ring
celebrities. II Philadelphia Jack
and Jack Rush pair up for a campaign
in Detroit, Il Is safe to say there viii |
be some plowed ground when they are
done
OF the many boxers who are follow
ing in the steps Of O'Brien have not
space to deal Sufficient to say that
the American public is putting the
test to champions and those in whose /
veins there is no real fighting blood
are on their way to oblivion. WEI
know. now, who are the champions. l
All OF the really great ring artists OF
America have shown, since the declar- !
alton OF war, the stuff that made