The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-04-17

out KIOWIcuS6 Ol DONlIlS. QOn care
whether he has ever seen glove or not
selection, or several of them, and in
one months time I can tell what /
have and haven't got"
Tommy good man in his day, is
surely on a wild goose chase. 1t can't
be DONE or hasn't been. Heavyweight
fighters simply drop into the picture
from nowhere. Few of them are ever
hunted down and turned loose on
gaping public. John L. Sullivan hunted
for years to get a good one; SO did
Jim Corbett and so did Fitzsimmons,
but they hunted in vain.
Len Dugan, the former High school
star, is leading the Holy Cross team
in stick work. Several days ago he
had four hits in as MANY times at bat.
Daniel J. Kelly, 50 years old, holder
of the worlds record of 9 3-5 seconds
for the 100-yard dash, died this week
at Fernie, B. c., of pneumonia, accord
ing to word received here. When Kelly
made his first successful try at 9 3-5
seconds, the record was discredited, but
he duplicated the feat over again.
The Metropolitan sport writers are
stirring up the old argument as to who
was and is the cleverest mittster of
past and present. One writer says
Welsh, Jim Corbett, Jack Britton,
George Dixon, Joe Cans and even Jern
Mace have their admirers. It is a hard
question to answer, inasmuch as no two
men of the ring are ever alike in the
matter of cleverness, but a vote would
surely find CRITICS name heading the
list" Critic, who came to America
with batch of the cleverest boxers the
world has ever known, used to give ex-
hibitions with his hands tied behind his
back, allowing his opponent to hit him
if he could. His footWork and lodging
was uncanny and he will always be re-
membered as "The Feather" cleverest
of them all. -
Eddie Graney, the San Francisco
referee, who used to be "tryout" man
for the old California Club, declares
that no man ever lived who could COM
pare with Jim Corbett for speed, head,
courage and natural ability. He cites
the skin gloves with Choynski as proof
that Corbett was a great one, even as
boy. One thing about Corbett backs up
Graney a bit. Jim Corbett hasn't a
mark on him that would indicate that
he fought his way to the heavyweight
championship of the world.
Speaking of skin tight gloves, the
sort generally used before the Su11i-
van and Corbett fight, recalls the fact
that both Corbett and Choynski had
their choice of gloves in their second
fight which took place on barge. Cor
bett selected padded gloves, and Choyn-
ski, who was knocked out in 81 rounds,
chose tight driving gloves. Corbett de-
c1ares that he made his choice because
it is easier to knock out a man with
padded glove than with skin tight
one Corbett insists that a tight glove
cuts, but does not jolt a man like a
five-ounce one does.
Although Jack McNu1ty was out
pointed by Lou Bogash, at the Arena,
on Tuesday night, he fulfilled the ex-
pectations of his many admirers, and it
was no surprise to them that he was
there" at the finish. Jacks footwork
is pretty to watch, and he is as clever
as he is coo1-two good assets to any
boxer. "Peppery Jack" showed that he
was over confident in his bout with
"Chic" Brown, and another meeting be-
tween the two local minister's may prove
Chic's waterloo.
The Eastern baseball season opens on
the 18th with New Haxen playing at
Albany, N. Y. The home team will
open in New Haven on the 3Oth.