South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-09
LEWIS 'CORMICK
BOUT SHOWS GLASS
OF BRITISH BOXERS
Welter, Defeated by Britton,
in England is Able to Maui
Their ''Heavies.''

LONDON, Jan. Skid Lewis de.
feat Of Boy Mccormick here recently
furnished a complete epitome Of the
present state Of British boxing above
the fyweight class.
It means that Jack Britton should
be able TO take on the British
heavyweight champion any time be-
tween meals and fatten him. He
probably wouldn't; but there's no
harm in giving the dope.
Britton beat Lewis soundly. Nc
Cormick. Weighing about 165, stayed
II rounds with Joe Beckett. the
Joe down a couple Of timesETAOI
heavyweight champion, knocking
make him earn his snare Of the
purse. Lewis beat Mccormick
1 ( that ambled past before the ref
cree stopped the bout because Of
McCormick's battered left eye.
Lewis and Mccormick fought at
1853 pounds. Mccormick weighed
in during the afternoon at 1872.
Lewis tilted the scales just under
154-with his clothes on.
The Kid entered the ring a So
favorite. the odds having shortened
from IA. The odds proved them
selves justified.
No Mate for Lewis.
The referee was absolutely justi-
fed in stopping the fight. If it had
continued, Mccormick would have
very probably lost the eye. Lewis
outpunched him and outboxed him.
All Mccormick had was his smile:
a courageous smile, but hardly
commencing a fighter in that Il
usually means overconfidence or a
game attempt TO cover a hurt
Mccormick apparently has a good
record in the States. He has not
shown up well here. He is liked,
but that is for his gameness and his
personality.
Comments on the fight should not
/ be Interpreted as taking any credit
from Lewis. IN his last fights here
he has been in magnificent condt-
ton.
It is quite easy to get over-optim-
/ istic about a fair fighter IN poor
| company. But It seems incredible
that Lewis was in proper shape for
I his last fights in the States. He is
an in-and-outer. He never makes
| any excuses over here for his Ameri-
/ can defeats. But he crosses the
/ Atlantic at least three or four times
/ a year. And IN his recent fight with
Jack BrOomfleld, a hardly medium
/ middleweight, though he won on
/ points, he looked Ike a bum. Then
! he fought Johnny Basham at mid
| dleweights and looked unbeatable.
British critics agree that he has
/ couple OF months. That doesn't
4 mean. either. that the middlewcight
limit is necessary for him. He has
. not taken off his clothes to weigh in
over here for a year. When he
fought Basham they only brought
him up TO 40 pounds.
May Take on Georges.
When the Kid returns 70 the
States. If he trains properly. he
! should do well. He hopes 10 take
I on Carpenter over here-nothing If
not ambitious. Carpenter. Of
! course. should beat him easily; but
I Georges has little 10 win and every
thing 10 lose. and even with an al
most certainty Of winning, it IS
! hardly likely that he would take the
I chance.
Carpenters next fight is sched-
Y uled with George Cook, Australian
heavyweight champion. Australians
4 have done little since Fitzsimmons'
day, and Cook is no Fitzsimmons;
but he may give Carpenter the
needle. British fans are waiting in
terestedly 10 see what Carpenter
viii DO in his first fight after his
rainbow chase Of last July.
Lewis incidentally, is talked Of
+ for a fight with Nike Gibbons when
and if he comes over. Lewis
friends. OF course. would be we'll ad-
vised 10 have him lay of; but even
a fighter must live. apparently.
/ Lewis, OF course, is entitled TO the
/ British middleweight championship
| clearly through a succession OF Brit
ish victories over the French. Lewis
should take all three from the con-
| tinent az once and combine them
into a first class meat-p!e. Il is
hardly likely. however. that he will
have 70 DO Il unless he comedies his
! opponents a blackjack and a French
referee.