The Indianapolis times., 1929-05-02
TALKING
IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, May 2.-There Is
N no bantamweight champion at
tho n~eseut writing. Later in the
month Kid Chocolate and Fldel La
Parba are TO meet in the Bronx at
the weight in ten rOunder TO a
decision. Tuesday the local box
ing commission made an unusual
decision with respect to the cham
pionship possibilities Of this match.
While deierriug formal and official
RECOGNITION. the commission decided
to accept the winner as the cham
pion provided the winner performs
as q champion should
This leaves room for \ vide latitude Of
rrIfirzl ludKmfnt Just hoN dho Oh u"'
basi. Tho determining opinion IS to bf ar
rrsJ I'd is moi made public by the Messr,
NIuIdoon. FsrIey and Browcr hierfboof
does not look az a fight the same way
=
II is also true that Ggat 7iN look dit-
fersnt from ono angie Of the arena than
another Iiserise q fight that Will seem
insly suggest all the destructive elements
Of = troplcaI hurricane 20 the customers
In tho rear sectors viii be nothing more
than slow yavn to the ringsiders.
wild swinging punchers always look
vood from a distance. Up closer IL IS plaIh
tbat lew Of these rescht their marks. An
agTressivr fighter usually makes gIeat
i,nnression with the boys In the ooidr
seats From where they SIT ne seems " ~
he doing not only all the FORCING D"'
the landing
or course this is not always so
~ rmanv instances he is merely
walking INTO a lot Of misery Espe-
ciallr If hc is facing an accurate
counter hitter. Some of the game S
most mediocre fighters have been
oietinguished for their rushing tao
tics and imperyiousness to PUNISH
meat
where a fight is close 5.I az dl'erT11fi Tbis is
bccauec there is no definitely hNed stanu-
ards by which a result may oe eor.I
mined II is mainly matteI u ", ~, voI
on.nion I will see night one way, - 80
NH Sc. /. a1otbe- way. Obviously one o.
Us must be wrong.
In baseball. football golf. tennis ana
ro,o there are accepted scoring systems
nbicb reduce the result to an unerrl'E
,,,s.,,a,as..rai formula. The business OF
e,h-.rg lis consuuuonally different anu
80. d., instances where clean 'uC
,,,,or-doyn is registered. the rules maA'
- r~oyfsIon for determining the Vlcto''
r..o,.ticauy. at least, knockout IS tbe the
- of everv fghter. It Is par ior iorrcb-
soHrsr It represents perteco,'II rtee'c.or lacked out
~ ,cbieyement Nobody ever Kno. 1.o4, nave
nv nv ,rcnent ygith a iab. MANY men igbt
an, an o"ponskd "{poocked out with left hooks or r'sn'
up3ercu's.
D1ATNLY theresis or should be a
,oarked difference in the val
nos of various blows. Most referees
%I nd and writer's recognize TINS
ond T t,v to rate the performers ac-
oor1;ncIv oI,G The difficulty is thaC
tbese ratings are not uniform anu anu
because of the nature Of the teSIS
o,d tie human equation 1t IS mn
nossible to make them 50.
18th ALI the officials Tork,,tn,s
Even WIN ne ~" general lines their u'u,
aion.s dednctions will frequently ,,d1s sit
incredibIe conflict in opinion tre Ting VIII
ting on ~ sgbt nrecisely opposite irGin GJn
9tteR or nsy Sy judse sitting on the nor'n S'O'
will score 1t,
Actually the picture as see" os rnis
nan NAV be essentially dlneIe',.' w. mat
ran be accounted for oy 1Ne N, :. ,5si-
short blows delivered IN cIose WI, ,-o,,, +ne
ble to one Official and hlooen ''0'''
other.
tn. referee Is in the best p@S,'lU% cn top Of
The play n the 6s6, 5me Of 'Ra TantaSs % would
to any Rc one pVln5 capable. honest, active rel
sTse Tse' giving down The ,b. dsSss,1lEs ToPld, ''