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lYXSTKRX FICIfTKUfJ,Some r«»t Oni'H n^vi'ltfpoil-Rloiv .IUnM*jc«Ht«n in tlM‘ Hunt. Chicago Inixei'f Itiivf been enjoying jui uninterrupted spell of almost nvn year* of Stanly milling, and in ilm I lino sum. of the local boys hnvi» developed Jo such nil extent Thai inl ft few ;UV now looking toward championship honors, say the Fhi* cnyo Record. Almost every class from banhUu to middle weight Ims a lvprrso illative who Is willing to battle the chime 1Ioq In Ids chiss.Hut Eastern light followers u;id critic* know very little if any tiling of the b-»y-who sling bouuco in it is anmud this part of the country. The limit of six round? put Upon the pmr h^re by the a ul ho rules is looked upon with ilisfsivoi* hv Easterners, who do not lay uuy stress up»ti the feat If one of their boxers loses u decision around hen- When one of the ChE cugouns dually civ clues lie Ls clever enough to try hi* hick among the lvasieru champions he tiiuls oui Unix ho lias to star! At the lowest rung of the pugilistic ladder. After three or four preliminary contests. If his stylo of boxing suits the fastidious critics, 12if Wtwt€krn athlete is jit last given it chance in tt wind-up contest.“Tummy White, UeOrgv K or win, Harry Harris, John Hoot and Hurry Forho* are some lt;d the products «•:' this dry’s pugilistic, runts who have had this expcrl-once. White was the lirst pilgrim to try his hick in the East. The Chimp* fentinn ■wmght who now claims the J-d-pmmtl championship of the world went East (luring the i\u ly part of lfMl “TomiuV’ baa born in i he business ftinn? 1*^7, a ad between time Utne tuul his K axiom trip the boxer had fought finish llchrs with skintight gk*ve± u gainst boxers who were known all over liio world—men like George Shidons and “Jhc Widr-lmd mot ”lt;jiiiiV‘ in a draw, met •'Australian Hilly ' Murphy, who wils I hen in his prime, in a Iong-drawu-otit battle, and bout Joamiy * \nn Heest. who was nUo u dlf_ foi\ut man i'rom what he Is to-day. Yet when White arrived he had ui con lent mmseJi with preliminary purses which woujI haruly pay training expenses. After almost a years stay, he was given a chance ngainst George IUxon, with whom ae drew in twenty rounds.^ Hurry Forboa fought preliminary eon-by the score, downing his opponents in hurry-up order, but wlion the crucial test came the feather weight could not do-hvor ‘-Uie soods. nml ‘Ti-ny .McGovern uvai nun m fourteen rounds. when liarrv was Jouked upon as not lung short of a wonder by Easterner*. I lurry Harris do-1 On ted every body he met aud came buck u nils city with, u si nil flit Hue of nine victories, rot he was unable to coax any the New* York matcluuukors to give him n chance against u champion.George Kerwin was 4Vtso. He went Fast wlrh ills pockets well 11 nod from d**-leal Jug almost HK opponent in (he course o* turee years, and he did nut t-nre very iniicii whorhor he fouglu anyone or not while ill New York. He would pnv 110 afteutmxi ro offers for preliminary Sours anrl rume b«.lt;;k h»*re last iV;)iijjn Ier wlili-out having show a Easterners iinv of his weird ring untied. It seems as ItfKerwin Is one of tlie*strongest representative* Cht-cago has. The decision “Yuunsr41 Mahoney won over Kerwln Is reullV the onlv crusher, that the boxer has received. Mahoney undoubtedly was u. groat’ deal the better ur TatrursHlIs. hut he xoluzvil to make weight of any kind, ainViK?contest was one of those catch-weight affair* Kerwln had the belter of a 20 round hmir w t.Ii *Lduio Connolly at St. I»uis recently. Connolly turned righi around and Is rtporUu^ to bare bested 4‘Spike” Sulll-van In u lid-round banb*.“Jack” Lewis Is another local lightweight iispIrant for rhninpjunship hnrmrft. Re winns to tight anybody at i::;i tioinids, and niai' bo able to filve Kerwlri an iu-Tcresting struggle at this weight. It seems us It he (.ugh?; i.o try fils bninj upon the ''inys'ery” before locking for furs her iunds to conquer. “Eddie” Sauiry also seeniH to have a good chuarc u climb to I he in p. ITU performance rw^r Gain stamps him us a good man, )nu lie has i: eonriiderable drawback inward u repul at Ion in a pair of very Foft hands. ' and Hurry Harris, rhe ldr»-hound twins, hvik ro have n ehmjee at the bnrdnm duniploiishin now Unit “Jiinmv'' I’h riy has retired. FI an nn gun’s win over Ilnrry was not decisive enough to con* vinee the hurer’s friends rim he is better in n longdiftiunce contest..Tolm Hntq, middle weight, nmv in Time deve)(*p enough to have a chance against “IViuniy” liviia at pounds. Oniside of the ex.welter weight. Root scmns ns good as riny ],*♦* pounder in the ivorld “Jack” Moffat Is tno small Tor u middle weight nnd heavy for a welter, which places him in a had class:Thc*s* boxers make quite n hunch or, gladiators who arc good enough to trv j their abilities ngainst ujiy men of their ; weight in the world. • I
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Syracuse Evening Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Thu, Mar 23, 1899
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