The New York herald., 1922-01-29
Masnanimous yyalIacb.

Previous to tho Earl Baird-Billy De
Too slapping match at tho Pioneer
Sporting Club last Tuesday night which
was won by De Foe. Sam Wallach, man.
,eger of Baird. said:
'If Baird wins, he won't make any
ridiculous press agent guarantees of
$4,000. but will agree to fight Kilbane
for nothing and let Johnny keep the
entire purse as the losers end"
As Baird was hopelessly outclasscd by
De Foe. Wallach will not be called on to
make his magnanimous proposal to Kill
bane. But had Baird been the winner
md challenged Kilbane. IT would not
have made any difference what PROPOSE
tion Wallach made to the Clovelander.
If Kilbane regarded Baird as an easy
mark and at tho same time a drawing
card. the title holder would have In
formed wallach that he need not worry
about the receipts as he (Kilbane)
would require everything that came In
at the gate. Baird would no doubt have
20 pay his own training expenses and
make 1c2 pounds ringside. whilo Kill
bsne entered the ring at catchweights.
Old as Ixilbane Is. no doubtless would
have no trouble at all defeating Baird.
who has yet to show any great amount
or class.
In only ono particular would Kilbane
he at a disadvantage. The Cleveland
Boxing Commission will no longer per-
init him TO pick his referee, and that
js the only place he could do that thing
1T was there that Johnny-Wilson Sc
Iected his own referee. Saereforc II
Kilbane gets another match Hike the one
with Tr-ush, in which the title holder
received $4,000 and Frush little except
a. foul blow, Kilbane might not bc per-
united to use his knee IN attack as he
did against Frush. However, Kilbane
has no intention of fighting Baird or
hny other second or third rater.
The Clevelander recently said:
IT ann going abroad next month the
game month as will mark my tenth year
hs featherwefght champion. I am going
20 tour the world and meet all COM
ers. Thon when return I am going
10 retire as the undcfeatcd feather
weight champion"
wrestling by Rounds.
The question naturally arises as to
why wrestlers should bo compelled tn
struggle with each other until fall Is
scored. thus making tho contest one of
endurance and brute strength. Boxers
have a minute OF rest after three min
utes of boxing, and this gives them an
opportunity to recuperate from the cf-
5ects of their efforts before the next
round begins. If boxers were compelled
10 fight till one or tho other succumbed
10 the strain ring battles would not last
long and tho stronger man would win
nine times out of ten. Under the pres
cnt boxing rules many n contestant who
IL saved by the bell at tho close OF n
round revives completely before tho next
round starts and is apt 20 60 on TO ulti-
mate victory.
Had George Ward been required to
continue indefinitely after Walker
scored knockdown in the second round
the former would not have lasted very
long. AS it was he revived under tho
attentions of his seconds and lasted the
limit Of twelve rounds.
Chicago has adopted wrestling rules
which limit tho time for continuous
wrestling 10 ton minutes. with two
minutes rest between rounds.
n the ten minutes 60 round rule
were adopted by tho New York Boxing
Commission 10 would add 10 tho attrac-
tivenosa OF tho revival OF wrestling MT
,ha Garden IN view of the flying fall
rufe.
II Is not a difficult matter 20 score
flying foil when tho victim Of It Is
tired, but if the mon were freshened
every ten minutes they could do better
work.
n looks very much as though the syn
ficate which IL 10 stage wrestling bouts
tn the Garden is about 10 mako tho mis-
sske OF presenting the sare men who
shave grapplcd here for years past and