El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-27
TALKING IT OVER
YOUR VIEWS AND NINE

90 MUCH discussion has been going
the rounds, both pro and con.
relative 20 the art OF clinching
that there Is a wide diversity OF opin-
son On just what constitutes clinch
IN q boxing match and especially so
concerning the relative difference
between a b0nafide clinch and the
hugginE style SO valued By many
mftt Singer
Ever since the glove game was IN
augurated at the Punch Bowl there
have been one OF two disEruutled
ones who. feeling injured because It
was not g knock down and drag out
affair. have asserted that there was
toe much clinchlng and consequently
Jess fighting i IS 70 clear the hori-
ZOE OF this opinion that IN attempt
Sc being made today 10 show the IN
acquainted bugs the difference be-
tween q clinch and a hugging con-
tezt-the difference OF night and day
and enc OF two excerpts from the
Queens1errT code have been copied
and printed below for the benefit Of
nose VINO would Ike to review them.
-le arr o. lnLzshung IS as highly
developed as that OF distance boxing
and as result many OF the present
DAY champions, particularly Demp-
1eys are sdherents OF this style.
Primarily Il must be understood
that the two principals Ia the con-
test EErea upon the rules for the bout
before the initial bell is sounded
nat myEterious conference In
the center OF the EinE when the
boxers met win the referee f.
for the particular purpose Of
ironing cut all Of the lfttIe win
lzlel thar nay arise and Il Is
here that the final rules for the
l0mfeEf are laid down. OF course.
he 4ueeuEnErET code IS followed
ltrlc1tEs but II remuinE for the
foUsEl5 the referee and the pro-
noter TO sffpu7ate whether the
FouEaelf at All tines lift with
one arm free AID no hitting on
the breulzaFFuT- The above de-
tails sound mighty small, per
hapar Int hey have been great
factors IN the winning OF many
boxing EErchea-
So far this year all Of the contests
80 the punch Bowl arena have been
o. the Queensoerry plan with but
enc exceptions that OF hit with one
tirular match On the country. II IL
vas a question solely Of distance box
ing there never would be any slug
EinE or real mixing at all. as the
two principals would be compelled to
keep each Other At arms length. Just
ask any veteran Of the NIT came
were the real damage is done. He
VII lnFarlanly return an answer that
the 7lore deadly work IS done IN the
cllnches when 81 one man IS a stabi-
lied ln1lglter he has a great adj
vantage over his rival who Just man
ages 20 hold On OF grab at the piston
nd arms OF MS opponent This Is
huEginE upon the part Of one man.
All o. the fans know Just as we'll
rs anyone else that when two men
deliberately fan into clinch md
hold on that 20 constitutes huge
EinE and nothing else
Both are offenders In thar.
However oraW this distinction.
The man TTho leads, lands and
probably receives a stiff counter
ard ruEhel into q cIinch is not
HuGGING. he g. merely protect
ing 1luEGlf from going into the
ropes or Elor1e ltill, leaving an
opening lg Il a. perfectly nat
ur1l 70 seek q legitimate motive
Of 1cleu11 at any time. Then he
starts working IN ellueh furf
lEe Dick Griffin aid gafurdnr
atte1loo1- Rapid blows to the
mid lecdous with an occasional
rry 70 the head and chopn 10
the kidneys, 81 real fighting. and