The New York herald., 1922-09-01
TEST BOUTS A BAR
TO PRETENDERS
Gymnasium Tryouts Would
Expose Men of the Tut
Jackson Stripe.
by CHARLES #. MATHIsoN.

Investigation. with the object OF pun
!shing offenders in affairs like that be-
tween wills and Jackson. is commend
able, but it can hardly be denied that
Il pound or two of prevention would be
more satisfactory. The method of ap-
plying the preventive ,reatinen. is very
simple. as was set forth by Jack Munro,
the Australian promoter. He said:
When a boxer whose ring history is
clouded in obscurity arrives in Australia
and asks for matches we make gym
nasium appointment with him and have
him tested by capable boxer. 1t takes
but few minutes to demonstrate his
fitness or unfitness and then 1T is easy
20 decide whether he deserves a match
with the man he challenges. In that way
we avoid one sided contests and the con-
seauert annoyance OF patrons who feel
irritated over events in which one man
Is completely outclassed."
AS the New York Commission is con-
stantly striving to raise the standard of
boxing and protect the public It IS not
unlikely they will adopt some such plan
For tho future. Such n test could with
propriety be tried on Billy Matthews, the
English featherwelght, who recently ar
rived here and laid claim to two titles
TO which he can hardly establish his
right Matthews may be an expert
boxer. bu. before he is matched with
Dundee or any other prominent feather
weight he should be subjected to a thor
ough test by a man who knows how to
box and how to hit.
Jackson Boys Were Subjects.
Had this plan been followed in the
case of the two Jackson boys. Buddy and
Tut, neither OF them would have been
permitted to enter the ring with Wills
and there would not have been the sub
sequent annoyance to the $4,000 -sons
who paid TO see the affair.
There Is hardly doubt that Tut Jack
son was purposely kept in Ohio until a
day before the battle in order that his
physical deficiencies might not be dis
covered. by the same token. had some
third rate heavyweight faced Jackson in
a gymnasium bout his lack Of skill would
have been quickly apparent.
1here'will be quite as much interest IN
the bout between Sid Terriss and L,o1is
CuSliemini. two iormer amateur cham
rl.ns, who meet at the New York Velo-
crome next Monday night an in any Of
the professional contests Terriss ia n
c'cver boxer and Googy is a hard hitter
IT the other bouts Sammy Nable and
lJnnny Lee will face each other. while
Kid Sullivan will mix it with Sammy
SicRer.
Jim Buckley, who is to be the match
maker Of the Pioneer S. C., Ia arranging
bouts for the opening entertainment al
this club the middle of this month. The
club is TO be renovated and additional
seating capacity provided.
Amateurs to Box Sept. II nnd II.
The amateurs will get into action al
the New York Veiodroma Sept 13 and
IA. when a Metropolitan tournament will
he staged. 1t IS expected t.at among
those in the competition Will be Wilbur
cohan. John Kochansky. Willie Singer.
Paul Gulotta, Ben Bostein. Ed. Kelly.
Larry Estridge. Frank Lottimer. Charles
kuay and Alexander Scliar. Scliar IS
tho Jack Dempsey OF the amateur box
ers.
Billy Mccartney. generally credited
with having foisted Tut Jackson on a
defenseless New York public. rises TO
remark that he IS not guilty. Mccartney
declares that Billy Palmer of Wash
ington Court House. Ohio. is the mana
ger OF Jackson and that he furnished
all the data regarding Jackson. Nc
Carney declares he had seen Jack
son in the ring but once. and on that
occasion Tut stopped Rough House
Ware in the first round. Mccartney
asserts that Palmer supplied him with
the opinion Of many Western boxing
experts. who declared that Jackson was
the hardest hitter in the world.
McCarney says he will be more care
full in singing the praises OF unknown
boxers in the future.