Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-23
TAD'S TIDBITS
BVRNS Am BFCKFTT

Bt rms AND BECKETT.
Here is the story Of that Beckett
Burns muss THAI we had a tip on few
weeks back. London paper printed it
and it's rather interesting. Give it the
o. 0.
An unofficial dust-up between Tommy
Burns aud Joe Beckett az Leeds has been
the SUBJECT or SENSATIONAL rumors in the
boxing world. II, sunday Express has
made first hand inquiries and IS able to
tell the correct story.
1t seems that On the day following
The Northern Union football match be
tween England aud Wales at Leeds
when Beckett. Burns and Wilde were
honorcd spectators and were duly photo
difference arose between Burns ald
Beckett
"Beckctt il is understood, objected to
a certain article Of burns wherein
suggested criticism OF the manner IN
which the southampton heavyweight
champion stood UP Ia the American box
er Beckett resented inuueudOeS con
tained in tho article, and especially the
suggestion that he was SO fearful Of Mo
rams Mary Ann thar h. Went down and
stayed down TO vacuum punch
AT the hotel in Leeds Burns saw
Beckett and went across TO shake hands
with SouthamPton's idol But Beckett,
It Is said, refused In fact, he was. so
iuceDsed with Tommy Burns that when
ne met him afterwards in the corridor
which led TO the bedrooms he went up
10 the light heavyweight boxer and saiG
Did You say was coward when !
Words followed Beckett was furious
Burns stood his ground.
In moment smashing blows were
being exchanged. Il was q hcTccr fight
Jhan was ever witnessed at the Albert
Hail. or even IN the good old days Of
boxing.
There was no quarter, no sparrinc for
points. At one moment Beckett was
down; In another he WAS up again. his
collar torn from his shirt. his coat be
epattered with blood Both men were
thoroughly reused and seemingly ready
to fight 10 the bitter end.
Friendly counsel finally prevailed; eN
plantations were forthcoming, and the
boxers shook hands, went 10 dinner to-
the Empire Theatnr. Next day they were
both boxing different opponents and
backing each other to win"
on conc STALE.
How many times have you seen
fighter lose through entertaining?
Think II over. Think OF all the champs
and buns you have seen fight.
Can you really remember more than
two2
Then why is it when you watch
champ boxing IN the gym and really
working about forty minutes a day you
intimate that he might overtrain?
Most Of them never work hard enough
each day to call il work.
When lin Corbett brought Tom
Cowler to America from Australia he
Douglaston, /. l., to train. Jim got
him q match against Gunbout Smith and
hired Rilly Rodenbach to train him.
CoTbett was awfUlly anxious that Cow
Ter should make q good showing and,
above all things, wanted him to be in
superb share.
Jim used to visit the Joint three times
n week and then Cowler had pretty
good workout. Corbett sneaked up on
a day when he wasn't expected, how
ever and at 3 80 found Tom asleep on
the rubbing table
"The eat Is killing me, jim" he said.
II cawnt work
Anyone at that moment handing Mr..
COrbett new horseshoe would have
found 1t In two pieces with teeth marks
showing.
from work" piped i'm. Hes dead.
worked six months for Charley Mitchell,
and for the Jeffries fight boxed twenty
rounds every day for six weeks with Gus
Rubin. Cowler's dead after week.
HE reminds me Of the tramp listen
ing to q pal in a box car One tramp
said Dusty, ! got m idea for a food
machine. All VA gotta do is to make
wish. then turn adm crank and out comes
the food all cooked and ready to eat
THE second tramp smacked his lips
and said: Good idea. Hawkins, but
who's gonna turn the crank?'"
NO TOwEI-TOsSING IN AUSTRALIA.
We learn from Australian papers that
a lighters second has no right to toss
a towel into the ring as n token of de-
feat for his man. This happened when
Charles. the French middleweight lost
to Billy Shade there recently. w. F.
Corbett, In the Sidney Referee has this
to say regarding the manipulation of the
laundry:
The throwing in of the towel from
the French angle on Saturday night
caused a great deal OF talk In my re
port of the contest I referred to a sta
dunn rule which debarred seconds from
Interfering. The referee only was al
lowed to stop q battle For some time
this provision was rigidly insisted upon,
but after a while It became more no.
ticed in the breach than the observance.
The management has now decided to pre-
vent an occurrence similar to that of
Saturday night taking place in the fu
ture They VIII not interfere with the
throwing up Of the wipe, while the
boxer concerned is in his corner for the
minutes spell. unless 1t appears to them
that doing so Is unwarranted. But no
second shall he permitted to declare his
principal beaten while a round Is In