New Britain herald., 1926-01-30

tion has been called to the fact thai we stated in these columns tha' Teddy Hayes" was tho trainer oi Jimmy Clinch, Now, it's a funn, thing, but wo don't know who Teddy Hayes" whom we had reference to the other day Is, while we do know Jack Fitzgerald and we have known all along that Fitz. gerald was the trainer of Clinch The fog that descends on the mortal sphere must havo hit into our brain the day on which we wrote about Teddy Hayes" and we assure Jack that we won't make the mistake again.
 Jack Fitzgerald Is the man who has brought Clinch to the fore as an amateur boxer and it has been through his untiring efforts in be- half of the localboy that Jimmy now stands on the threshold Of the l2S pound state championship.
 Tho local boys followers do not agree that Johnny Dawson of Meri- den is his most dangerous opponent. They say that Jimmy has scored q victory over Pancho Villa who had victory over Dawson to his credit.
 Tho Meridon boys followers arc lust as insistent that Dawson is the logical opponent for Clinch and there you are. We think that cllnch can beat Dawson from what we have seen Of the two boys. Clinch has the superior punching power and although not as clever in footwork as the Meriden boy, has sufficient clevernees to offset the at tack the Silver City lad could send forth.
 Some promoter would do well 10 set these two together in q ring and we feel sure that the bout would be q humdlnger from start to finish. To our knowledge, the two boys nave never met in the ring.
 One good amateur bout that would bring out the followers of the simon pure game, Is q match between Jimmy Clinch of thls city and John ny Dawson of Meriden. Promote CTS of amateur bouts about the state have made attempts 10 bring the two together in the ring, but to date have been unsuccessful.
 Clinch has been mopping up everything in the state and the Meridcn youth has been doing the same. Both have been undefeated in their last bouts and because of their prominence in the amateur ranks, record crowd of fans would be on hand to- see the milling.
 Followers of the local boy are hailins him as the champion of the l2S pound class, He had twice within the past year beat the cham. rion from New Haven. but because of the fact that tho championships are not settled until the tournament ill February, he will have to meet all corners next month to be award cd the crown.
 Clinch Is q fighter of the heavy punching type. He lands his blows and does not waste any. He can take all his opponent can send in and still paste back with both hands He is not so well vcrsed in the foot work Of the ring, but this is of les ser importance in the pugilistic start. He is getting used to taking inc socks and wallops which every fighter must take now and then and he will acquire that shifty ducking and sidestepping with experience.
 Dawson right now is about as clever a boxer as there is in the amateur fight game in the state. He hasn't a terrific sock in either hand but naturally is shifty and quick His folicTicrs arc confident that if he meets Clinch, he will cut the To- cal boy to ribbons by his rapicr thruSts.
 Last year, Dawson was fighting at 1lS pounds. The weight wasn't enough for him and he started to grow lighter, IL was hard work to put it on and hard wor, 10 take 1t off. Following tho advice Of his handlers, Dawson stopped fighting until he built himself up. 1Ic now tips the beam at 1GS and carries the weight good. He has improved 100 per cent In his ring craft and a bright future is predicted for him.
 It is the usual thing when a team is beaten to have the losing players crab the referee or umpire, but those who attended the All-Middle- town-Ncw Britain National Guards last night. feel that they have real alihi for tho loss sustained in the Down River town last night.
 Ahcarn. the referee, was in his usual poor form last night and where the locals were used 10 play ing under man who adhered strict ly 10 tho rules, Ahearns failure to stop the Middletown travelling last night resulted in number of baslt- ris for the winning side that other. ,ise would net have been c&gcd.
 He was absolutely lax, especially
 calling them ou Carlson, the vet
 an of Middletown courts, Carlson
 ot a number of field goals, but on ,rrY ono took at least four. steps. The New Britain players all through he game, expecting 10 have him called for travelling, failed 10 block his shots and thereby lost out in the scoring column.