The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-05

y F. MATHISON, one Of the
" judges of the recent Chocc-
late-Singer thing favors me with
the following:
Nv Dear Williams-Your concession that
those who upheld the decision in favor
Of Chocolate were probably afflicted with
optical illusion impels me 70 submit 70
Primarily I was guided BY the rules OF
the Walker law. This law says decisions
effectiveness" AggressivenesS is next IN
importance, points going TO the contes sI.sii
who makes the greater number OF skill
ship are relatively important Points are
10 be deducted from a contestant VINO &C.
lays action by clinchlng. -,,- -,
either man. though Chocolate landed
three clean blows 10 Singers one. MUCH
stress is laid on Singers agsresssiyi.en t!s:
But vas his attack SkilltulE II IL was
then ny eyes deceived me -. ..
I saw Singer make countless Tusnes az
T ISs5a 5v ' inches and feet. instantly he
ciinched the cuban by the arms anq helo
on until separated BY the reIeree. inns nc
repeated round after round and MS Iali-
NE 20 do any damage coupled with ms
eIinehing tactics completely wiped out
po n the Io' matter Of defense and general
chip Chocolate cutscored singer IN every
round 7 have reached stage Wnere am
not Influenced by emotion IN favor OF any
judicial eyes.
NEATHISON happens to be one OF
WI my favorites ringssde officials,
but since infallibility is a quality
bestoxedsupon only the chosen few
7 fear he is not altogether immune
from the human tendency to err.
It is ais opinion that Chocolate won
and he may be right, though quite
a few other persons saw Singer IN
front at the end of very ordinary
fight.
Mathison is correct when he says that in
the matter Of defense and general Shocot
late won every round. In TACT l thousht ~
Chocolate devoted most OF the evening 70
defensive tactics. I fail to agree with any
theory that defensive tactics. no mAtteI
how superb. unsupported by sun ,.t nv,
OF sustained counter attacks represent any
thing more vital than the ingredlentS Ior
a long yaWn.
Commenting on the stress that was
placed on Singers aggresSiyene.SS,;; a M stiI
ful. To some Of US it was, 70 otnerS "
wasn't A closely contested night always
brings q wide diversity of opinion IN
MANY cases the opinions are so widely
scrambled as to create suspicion they
were arrived al on the subtle and Scientlnc
basis Of sheer guess Work.
=
7 STILL maintain that two eyes
i are hardly enough to follow all
the punches that can be landed III
a head to-head smuggling match
where both contestants are banging
away at each other with a fine old
falstaffian hilarity.
y q
Moreover nobody has vet been able 10
convince me that certain phases OF hght
do not look different from one sioe OF the
ring than the other, this due to the posi-
tions of the noble gladiators at the time
of striking.
Indeed there is adequate proof that the
same fight will register entirely oiderent
pictures on the minds OF men who are
sitting shoulder to shoulder on the same
side Of the ring. sat almost dlrectIy
back of MathisOn at the Chocolate-Slnger
controversy. In Mathisons mind there
was absolutely no doubt as to the winner.
In mine there was considerable doubt that
Chocolate won. Perhaps this explains
what's wrong with those Arabs in the
Holy Land.