Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-02
London Times Connmends
Boxing for Kings Trophy

Always the answer was the same:
L was never so keen. because |
know that | am going to fight for
the honor of the game. And that
IS the spirit that Colonel Campbell
and those associated with him have
sought to inculcate Boxing, as
sport, is going to be lifted. 1t is
not inconceivable that the day may
come when there shall be no fabu-
lous purses offered, no promoters
or professional matches. no suggeS-
ton of faint and suspicion, no TAM
pering with the most manly game
we have.
1T may sound incredible, but there
are British professionals who al
ready have begun to appreciate the
propaganda of Colonel Campbell
and others. The truth is that the
naval and military authorities of this
country are realizing what good,
healthy boxing means to the youth
of the nation. Lectures on anat-
omy, demonstrations by experts
Ike Driscoll and Wilde-these are
part of the propaganda 1t may not
be generally known that boxing IS
illegal; the efforts that are now be-
ing made to elevate it may bring
about the legalizing of the sport.
Prospects of the Teams.
Now, about the prospects of the
teams. The Americans are quietly
confident of success There is no
arrogance either in their camp or
the British, for the first principle
iii this new school OF boxing is
May the best man win" The
American team has trained in the
naval barracks at Chatham under
Colonel E, M. Cox, R. A., as great
all enthusiast, by the way, as any
of Our leaders. | went down to see
tie Americans at their work. and
among them | found the selfsame
spirit that animates the British
competitors. THE honor of the
! thing That is how it appeals to
them.
Nearly nine years had passed
since | met Eddie McGoorty, now
il tie American army. He is as
youth ul and as vigoruos as ever.
Here, now, is man who has fought
for some very handsome purses,
but he has trained for this tourna-
ment as for no other. He is to go
intc the heavies, although he will
be asked to give away deal of
weight, and many inches to (say)
(. S. NJ. /. Wells, better known to
the community at large as Bombar-
der Wells. McGoorty thinks he
Can win, although the new styles and
rules are perplexing to him.
Mike O'DowdA of the American
army, claimed the middleweight
championship in his country, but
never gave himself an opportunity
to make money out of the distinc-
ton, for he joined the army and
went to France. O'Dowd is looked
Upon as the best man in the Ameri-
Car team. He would have met our
Sergeant-Instructor Mccormick, but
a septic hand will keep the latter
cut of the tourney, and his place
will be taken by rgeant-I Instructor
w Fullerton, A. G.. S. If the
Americans should win the middle
weights. the welters should certainly
come to the British, for they have
Sergeant-Instructor Basham, army,
and ALI Craig, R. A. f., to rely on.
Rather is the hope of America.
Greatest Event in History.
"The lightweight competition
should be very interesting. Shan
non is greatly fancied by his friends
at Chatham, but he may find the
British Sergeant-Instructor Miller
too good for him. There. is a
youngster i'll the Feathers who may
credit America with win in that
competition. He is Joe Coulon, a
boy who suggests our own Drscoll
in many respects. He boxes clean
ly; his footwork in a friendly spar
was dazzling, and there is weight III
the blow he delivers.
Colonel Cox refuses to believe
that Sergeant-Instructor Jimmie
Wilde is invincible. He believes
that his boy. Joe Lynch (American
army, can beat the Welsh wonder.
Personally. l don't. Lynch is built
on similar lines to those of Wilde:
he is quick in his footwork, but
there are some welters who cannot
hit half as hard as Wilde can hit.
The British should take the fly
weight competition. There is not
likely to be any danger from the
naval divisions-at least. that is the
generally expressed opinion. Colonel
Cox, for instance, pays the British
army team the compliment of say
ing that it is the only team in the
tourney that he fears.
altogether, the men themselves
are going to make this tournament
i'll the Albert hall the greatest event
that has ever happened in the his
tory of boxing. They are eager
to justify the claims of the services
authorities that boxing need not be
brutal, that selfshness, avarice and
questionable methods should not be
the concomitant of the sport"
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