The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-10-10
BOB MARTIN
TO YOUNG NOW
FOR DEMPSEY
Bob Is the Idol Of The Amy and
Navy end Has Put an Rivals
Away.
Lacks Experience wlih Top Notch
ers-One Years Work and he WIN
Challanne the Champion.

henke. sport writer for the ~ Pasc
Times has sot The dope on Bod
Martin, who has 90 many booster.
IN camp Furlong and he write,
as follows:
Those who r nursing thoughts
Of a mill between Jack Dempsey
and Bob Martin within the next u
months r coddling a vain bore
I'm not going 10 let Martin
tackle the mighty Dempsey before
1921 at the very earliest" Is the
way that Jimmy bronson puts Il.
And Jimmy Is the youth who Is
plotting the pugilistic destiny OF
the youthful champion Of all the
soldering forces Of the world.
Martin Is a great ring man right
now-one Of the greatest IN the
world. adds Bronson. But he is
a bit shy in experience. He will
have 10 know a whole lot more
about the ring and is mysteries
before III let him take a crack al
the super-champion. Many a fight
or has been ruined by rushing him
along too fast. I'm going 10 use
the experience OF others a. a les
son In handling Martin"
The Akron youngsters record as
an army boxer Is Of the meteoric
variety. Before he became a mill
tary boxer he had no real thought
Of a boxing career. The other
sports attracted him-but boxing
made only a trining appeal. When
he enlisted he was almost un-
sch0oled In fistic work, and 81
practically all Of his knowledge Of
Il was gained behind the battle
lines In France.
Martin always loved athletics"
Bronson said. Between battle work
IN France he looked around for
some sort OF diversion. Boxing was
about the only thing. So he tool
II up. In a few months he became
champion Of his company. The
boys were proud OF him and in
sisted that he was the best fighter
In the battalion. A match Wa
made-and Bob Martin won. Their
they fought him against all The
other heayyweights In the brigad,
and Bob whipped them all.
by that time considerable at
tcntion was attracted 10 this fight
ing ~youngster from Akron. Ohio
Boxing enthusiasm began 10 slE,
him up. aud they began 10 refer
tn him as the perfect fighting
machine. Bob stands six feet twt
and a half inches tall and weighs
about 1916 pounds. Ne has long
powerful arms, a wonderful pail
Of legs, a hugh chest and shoulders
and a good stomach. There Is nc
weak spot In his entire physical
makeup.
And Martin Is n OF the cool
est craftiest fellows IN ring harness
today, and a wonder al taking
punishment. I've seen some OF the
the best fighters In the allied
armies hit him with about every
thing they had. but Bob never
WINGED. He's game clear through,
and absolutely fearless.
by quick stages Bob won the
army championship. whipping de-
cisiyely every man he faced. Then
came the big fight with Fay Kaiser
for the title OF the A. Il. n. The
battle went 10 ROUNDS 10 a de-
cision, and Bob won by the pro-
verbal mile. Kaiser Is a great one,
hut he was Just ordinary looking
In comparison with Martin. Bob
bombarded him from the beginning
10 the end OF the battle. and the
issue never was in doubt but
Kaiser Is tough and Bob couldn't
drop him.
But In the % battles that lifted
him from obseurity 10 the champ
ionship Of he A. +. =. comprising
35O0.oo0 fighting men, Bob won rs
by knockouts. even though most
OF the affairs were four-roundcrs
Of two minutes each. and many Of
The lighters tried 10 stall their way
70 the finish rather than be noored
for the count.
The real big iisht Of Martins
career. the n that brought 70
him Worldwide fame and glory.
,sas that staged IN July when ne
ror for America the championship
ct The inter-ailled forces. Martin,
representing the American army.
mt the best man Of an the men IN.
tho British. French. Italian and
Austrian forces. Aud that man
was Captain Coughlli Of Australia
A burly younester, a shifly boxer.
. terrific hitier-that was coughlil