Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-29
TEUTONS TAKE UP
BOXING BUT ARE NOT
VERY ADEPT AT IT


New York. Oct. % The spread ri
hCXng 10 countries which previous
70 the war were not familiar with III,
ring game has resulted in a number nl
novel incidents. viewed in the llghI
OF American pugilistic traditions Ber
lin has been the scene Of belated at
temptS to develop the tistiC art and
at recent series OF contests the an
nCuncer gave a little harangue in adj
+ vance, pointing ont that as Germany
wanted to be on even terms in all
SPORTS boxing as fostered by French,
English and Americans had been in.
trciuccd
The first pajr OF boxers came re-
peetiyely from Berlin and Vienna and
.weished in at rs and l2U German
pounds, res "ectivcly The German
pound is one-teurh heavier than the
American. ! WIS characteristic thar
40 two boxers weighed the zane one
was invariably heavier and mad the
advantage
The first victim, after putting up a
fair show Tor two rounds. ran afoul
OF a wild swing Of his opponent and
SO crude was the opponent tho
'sWipe' was with an 0pcn glove and
was really nothing more than a slap
in the face They were eicht-ounce
gloves, too.
Down Went he boxer who had
done SO well for two rounds He took
the count OF nine, rose and in a le "
seconds went down again from hloa
that could not have been more than a
tap. He seemed TO have lost courage
ana though he was never out" or
in lighting and Obediently perChed
himself on elbows and knees as the
referee counted HIM out
The last bout vas very short and
sweet, principally because the far
heavier man was German who had |
lived in San Francisco for a long time |
Hans Breitenstraeter he called him. !
self on the program Hans showed /
just bit OF class, and the knowledge |
that he had been In America and pre-.
sumably knew something about box. (
ing evidently awed his eight. pound |
lighter opponent
Ii was soon after the opening of the
second round that Hans hit Friedrich
ANlf WI tuN Nliiu. anu ut tltlIDtIt
gave up the ghost He was no more
out than the other defeated rugi!-
lists, He had had enough, and he lay
quite quietly until Ten had sounded,
then bounded to his feet and ran
from the ring
In sharp contrast We're the unusual
circumstances attending the victory
in London of Eugene Criqui, the
trenchman, over Walter Ross. the
Englshman, for the premier bantam.
weight honors OF Europe The final
blow was delivered when Ross did not
know the tight was on and when the
ring was crowded with seconds and
other enthusiastic spectators.
Near the close of the fourteenth
round right hook to the Jaw sen.
Ross 10 the mat, apparently finished
Alter few moments seconds from
beth corners, with spectators. clam
Tered into the ring. Ross was carried
to his corner, helpless, and the French
contingent began to celebrate Amid
the usual confusion attending a knock
out Eugene CORR, the referee. an.
nounced that the gong had sounded
ut he count Ct seven.
Ross, revived but dazc1. joined the
gesticUlating Frenchmen and others in
the center of the ring as Corri was
trying to clear the ring. all the while
calling Bout on familiar London
expression after an interruption Att
first no one paid any attention TO HIM.
Criqui finally realized that with the
referee calling Bout on" he had
right to fight. so he made his way
through the crowd and planted a solid
right on the unsu pecting Ross jaw.
There was no question about Ross
being out after that, and Criqui was
olrlcially credited with winning the
championship by knockout in the
fifteenth round.