The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
TROUBLEIN STORE
j FOR TITLE HOLDERS
Soldier Pupils May Wrest Box
ing Honors From Teachers
After War.
ARE QUICK TO LEARN
More Than q Million Men in
Khaki Have Been Instructed
by Skilful Experts.
ARE QUICK TO LEARN
ny Cross COUNTER.

ny ChOSS COUNTER.
The announcement by Joseph E. Ray
croft, head of the commission in charge
Of training camp activities, that $780,
900 soldiers are being instructed In the
science Of boxing by the most skilful
ringsters in the world should provide
food for thought on the part OF the title
holders Of the various classes and also
nv the contenders for the championships.
Included in the list OF instructors In
America are Mike Gibbons. the st. Paul
Ghost, a past master IN the science or
hit. stop and get away.
Packey Mcfarland, who a. q light
weight excelled In skill and ringcraft all
others in the class.
Johnny Kilbane. fsatherweight title
holder and acknowledged TO be one Of
the cleverest boxers who ever held the
honors Of the class.
Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight
champion, whose performances in win
ming and defending the title rank with
those Of the great 1856 FOUNDERS OF his
tory.
Joe yelling. a heavy hitting. asgres-
longer for the title.
Willie Richie. former lightweight
champion. an experienced and aggressive
boxer.
In addition scores Of capable boxers In
every class OF pugilism have been ac-
lively engaged for nearly year in drill
ing the soldiers and sAilors In the fine
points of roped square tactics.
Over in England Bombardier Wells. a
clever heavyweight: Jimmy Wilde, a
sensational dyweight, champion Of the
world, and Jim Driscoll one Of the
greatest featherweight champions Eng
Bad ohau ha
mics Row to hit the Hun on the jaw.
while in France the noted Carpenter,
heavyweight champion OF Europe, In
Aructs the poilus in the manly art
Productive Crop.
While large proportion Of the pupils
will probably never become great boxers,
still the seeds Of pugilistio science sown
by the eminent experts can hardly fail
10 result In q crop Of ring fighters at
the close of the war calculated to spread
dismay among tho champions and near
champions.
This especially will prove true II
bonds. bayonet and bravery bring the
Boches to their knees within reason
able length Of time. In that event the
champion of each class would find bat
TALON of war heroes clamoring for a
CndnC6 III tne nOnOrB, anu ITO WIG aoio-
ers would be kept exceedingly busy.
1t Is not unlikely that Leonard WILL
II he has not already done so. give in
struction to some youngster who in the
future may take the championship away
from the present holder.
Mike Gibbons may instill his wonder
full science in some boy in Uncle Sans
service who may win the middleweight
title something tho crafty Gibbons never
succeeded In doing.
Other instructors may mould raw ma
terial into championship form. and the
result bodies i'll for the boxers now In
the limellsht as champions or rivals.
There can DO not the slightest doubt
that after the war ends boxing. which
has done so much to At allied soldiers
for the field of battle. will Justly enjoy
the greatest boom In the history OF the
ring game
Several of the expert boxers mentioned
above will appear at the boxing enter
tanment at the armory Of the Second
Field Artillery. 166th street and Frank
In avenue The Bronx. tomorrow night.
the proceeds of which will be turned
over to the Comfort Fund OF United
States Base Hospital No. /. Gun Hill
road, The Bronx Many Of them have
also volunteered their services for the
great boxing carnival at Madison Square
Garden July IT. which Is being arranged
by Billy wellman Of Camp Wadsworth.
The proceeds to be devoted to the pur-
chase Of athletic equipment for the boys
at training camps
Connecticut Bans Boxing.
Managers and promoters of boxing.
true to form. have killed the fowl that
laid the golden egg in Connecticut Fol-
lowing the scandal growing out of the
switching Of eight ounce gloves for hve
in the Tendler-Willie jackson bout and
the attempt to stage the F>ulton-Dempsey
match in Danbury. the State police have
ordered a shut down on all bouts.
Willie Joe Mulvihill. who tried to have
Fulton and Dempsey box at Danbury.
dealt the boxing game in the Nutmeg
State hard blow, yet the most telling
punch was delivered by Phil Glassman
and his lightweight. Lew Tender. and
Doc Bagley and his lightweight, Willie
Jackson. These personages signed arti-
cles for fifteen round bout at New
Haven, and while II was known that the
managers were on intimate terms yet
It was not thought they would attempt
anything to deceive the ticket buyers.
Tender was a favorite, and because OF
lis victories over good men was picked
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go but for the fact that the flve ounce
gloves called for in the articles of agree
ment were mysteriously spirited away
and In their place a set of eight ounce
gymnasium gloves was substituted. The
identity OF the person who switched the
gloves never was established.
Shortly after the bout tho referee. a
chap named Fitzgerald. publicly declared
over his own signature that the bout was
not on its merits and that he frequently
warned the boxers TO put some action
into their work. Fitzgerald made the
mistake of permitting the bout to go the
limit instead of ordering the boxers out
OF the ring as soon rs he became con-
WINGED they were not making a genuine
effort.
It is to be hoped the promoters Of box
Ing In Jersey will keep q sharp eye on
these chaps who are willing to Jeopardize
the sport In order to further their own
ends.
Awed By Titles.
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