Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-08-23
II SPORTITORIAL -
Yesterday and Today
Razzing VS.. Plaudits

Lovers of boxing in Delaware do
not have the opportunity to witness
hstlcuffs unless they go to either
pennsylvania or Maryland or some
other State. The law in this State
doesn't allow the use of boxino
gloves as a commercialized snort
But this does not stop the interest in
the game and it is doubtful if anv
other sport has more followers than
that held in the roped arena.
In this sport more than any other
there has always been the argument
as to whether or not the present-dav
"slingers of fists have anything on
the old timers or whether they meas
ure up to the standards set by Joe
Cans, Joe Choynski, Jim Corbett, Kid
LAYING, Kid Mccoy, "Ruby Bob"
Stanley Ketchell and the galaxy of
stars that were featured in the ring
before the present flock of padded
mitt artists.
1t is doubtful if ever any agree
ment will be reached on this argu-
ment, but from the records of the
up-to-date fighter, taking BENNY
Leonard and couple more of them
as exceptions, they are simply cham
and eggers" compared with the old
timer. This is not in meaning OF
ability, but of the work accomplished
The present day fighter, as rule, is
satisfied to fight just enough to keer
the wolf away, but in olden days, the
records show, that many of the
fighters, including champions, would
sometimes fight two and three nights
a week and some of the champions
in touring the country would be oper
to meet all comers every night in the
week. There is not a fighter today
who would attempt this. Of course
there are some of the present-day crol
: who seem to like to fght--Benn,
Leonard, Jack Britton, Johnny Dun
dee and men of this calibre-nevel
!; seem to get too much work, but tn,
) majority of the fighters are not Leon
D ards, Brittons or Dundees.
A lot of the supporters of the pres
: ent day fighters who seem unable t.
= let themselves give credit to any O
! the old-timers' claim that the ole
0 fighters had to fight often because o
: the small purses they obtained il
those days. This is very good argu
ment on the face, but when livini
/ conditions of yesteryears and thos
2 of today are taken into consideration
0 the small purses in many instance
y went lot further than the big purse
y offered today. The man few year
2 ago who earned $40 and $12 wee
0 was living in fairly good circum
U stances, but the man who is maxim
= that today is starving to death.
( A great number of the old fighter
2 died in poverty and great numbe
did not, and some of those who al
t. still living are reported in prett
70 good financial standing, but just r.
y Gently champion of the world in tn
q boxing game announced that he we
y broke and Jack Dempsey's manage
y within the past ten days, has al
nounced that if the worlds heav!
y weight champion does not soon get
fight he will also be "f1at."
a. 'Twould be great if there could
Of some way to decide the question
d. to which was the best, the presel
Id crop of fighters or those of pa
tie years. But if gameness and lack
I'd the fear of work goes toward makir
IN the decision then the writer is Wi
I'd Lavinge, Corbett, Cans, Ketchell al
ed those boys who have seen the sun
as on their fighting careers.