New-York tribune., 1921-09-04

look unlike the early pugilistic patho.--
one sees pictured in old prints They -.
come in all kinds and sizes, from fourtas- s.'
fifty and from knickerbockers to crr.a. %
and democracy was the keynote of the -
cason.
Barry, the instigator of the movements
chosen by popular acclaim to referee !,
bouts. A judge was picked from the ,.sa
Of the outsiders with orders to hurl the to.-,
into the ring whenever, in his iudgre.s
there was danger of either contestant h.;-7
seriously injured. Smoking was taboa. :
was profanity, and every individual there ,.'
placed on his honor to preserve a decen,
amount of decorum, although no ban w..
placed on youthful exuberance.
The gong was rung-and with the a..
smack of pigskin gloves against bare Al
the deathknell of the old Trinity Avsn..
gang" was sounded. One could see It in u.
eager eyes fastened on the contestants a.s
in the determined faces of the contesto..'
themselves. One could hear it in the cr;as
of encouragement, the banter and the cheer.
and feel it in the very tensity of the atmo,'
phere. No more gang for Trinity Avenue-
but, laws Mirandy, what a lot Of ac.
physiques in the offing
Before the exhibition had reached ifs A,.,
round six new amateur boxers had b.os
signed up for the next gathering and twice
as many more were clamoring to have th.;,
names added to the list.
1t might be supposed that, after a little. fbs
game of matching wits with mitta would nall
cy1 hn
to their former ways, but since that first ~.
hibition three others have taken place at
three week intervals and enthusiasm for This
form Of amusement has steadily mounted. ~
it is safe to predict that Trinity Avenue will
never more have "gang" of it's own. and
heaven help any other ssgang" that presumes
to foist itself on the neighborhood. Il will
find itself arrayed against an mpasse Of
Drawn and science the like of which The
Sronx has never before known.
It has been contended that when vnusb
mas something to occupy his thoughts-some.
thing that, in his eyes, is worth while and
furnishes safety valve for his surnyus
energy-he finds little time for the cultya.
ton of vicious or lawless habits.
Up on Trinity Avenue the fellows have
found that needed impulse JUS. now hs
problem is not how to keep up interest 80
much as how to keep down ambition. for ,t
present there are no fewer than eight con.
tenders for the lightweight championship oi
the neighborhood, and lor' knows how MANY
claim homage in the featherweight class.
The "cop" on the beat is loud in praise
Of the movement; and so are the mothers.
They would much prefer to have their youth.
full prodigies coming in with occasional black
ened eyes than to see them growing up
with blackened morals And the fathers and
elder brothers-there's no need to ask tha
what they think. You'll find them right at
the ringside any time an exhibition is in
progress.
So, judging from externals, it is safe to
conclude that King Barry has started some.
thing in the Bronx-something that, in its
own limited radius, will make for a better,
harder, more sportsmanlike American man.
hood.
In closing it might be Of interest to men
ton that the fight between the original fstic
artists, "Slim" and "Red," ended in knock.
out. Of course "Red" was the victor. Our
own hair is verging on the tawny.