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Show BRITONS SCORE . KIDNETPUIIGH Even Its Defenders Can See Little Lit-tle in It Except to Punish Foul Tactics. LPL ARTHA WANTS TO BE SURE OF "SQUARE DEAL" Two iRccent Fights in England End Up in Decidedly Unsatisfactory Unsat-isfactory Manner. BY BIG HARD DAHLGEEN. Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON. Fob. 4. Tho "kidney punchers," who are becoming numerous here, aro arousing comment and condemnation. con-demnation. Count V. C. Hollendcr. who Is an authority on sporting matters, favors it. however, and In a recent statement state-ment said: "I fall to see any reason why the kidney kid-ney punch should not bo allowed; but, on the other hand. I ennnot understand any referee giving points for such a punch. Tho main point Is that It Is very seldom fairly delivered, especially in a clinch. "Johnson seems to have used It to some advantage In leaning over Burns In the clinches: and the one point In Its favor, possibly, la that it can be used by a big man to punish a smaller man who will not box clean. There are altogether al-together too many foul ways of delivering deliver-ing blows nowp.days, which aro contrary to the rules; and an efficient, vigilant referee, who thoroughly knows tho business. busi-ness. Is tho beBt remedy. "The kidney punch may be weaken-, Ing. but this Is tho penalty to bo paid b" the transgressor, who frequently holds and clinches." Professor Newton, a boxing teacher, Is deadAigalnst It. On tho published notice he says: "Professor Newton's search and test for champions at the Empire school of arms and physical culture, three ten-round ten-round contests and seven glx-round. Professor Newton bus a new array of talent. The original and competent teacher is sanguine of finding a champion cham-pion under the following rules: The unsportsmanlike un-sportsmanlike pounding of the kidney with the heel of the glove Ib barred: proper punching with tho right part of the glove anywhere above the belt to score; shady boxers will be ordered out of the ring, and will forfeit all claim to money: special protection for tho kidneys kid-neys to avoid tho foul punch." JoluiKon's Trip for Pleasure. Writing recently to a frlond here. Jack Johnson, the champion pugilist of the United Stales, said: "When I go to Europe in April It will be for pleasure; and there Is not going to he any lighting. If Langford or Jennet Jenn-et te wants to meet me It will be on this side, where I know I will get a square deal. I will not fight on tho other side, and I will not agree to meet anyone until a man Is found who will give nio a battle." Johnson may le wise In his resolve not to let the second and third-raters como In for a big losing end of a fat purse, their only hope; but It seems strange to hear of his foar of not getting a square deal this way. When here previous to his fight with Tommy Burns. Johnson seemed to he ono of the mildest mannered men In the business, and tho last follow In the world to develop the swelled head. Mis modesty reminded ono of Peter Jackson and gained for him many friends. Indeed, ho compared favorably fa-vorably with others of a different color, who professed to bo socially his superior. Bill Lang, the Australian, who was considered one of the coming challcngors of Jack Johnson for tho heavyweight title, ti-tle, and who has made quite a record for himself hero, lost his bout In the Olympla club here on a foul In the first round to Sailor Curran. The bout wna scheduled for twenty rounds, and Lang wns the favorite over the sailor, who did not apiar to have much knowledge of the game. Tho whole affair hardly lasted half a minute. In his first rush Lang forced the sailor Into a corner against the ropes, whero tho hitter fell to his kneos. Lang was on the verge of ilellvorlng a blow, and struck out. catching Curran while he was on his knees, which was a foul, and Refereo Eugene Corri promptly disqualified disquali-fied the Australian and held up Currnn's hand ns a winner. Mcintosh tried to hnvo both men start another bout and finish tho light, and prepared to put up SSfiOO to be" equally divided If they continued, but Curran refused to finish the bout. Lang wns willing to go on. ' Ho declared that ho thought Curran was standing when he delivered the foul blow. He says he will never forgive himself for tho mistake. The sailor ro-fused ro-fused to take $1750, made up by sportsmen sports-men at tho ringside, to continue fighting-Thore fighting-Thore has been some talk to tho effect ef-fect that Curran went Into tho fight simply sim-ply with a view of winning on a foul. Disturbed by this gossip, his manager, S. Alger, wrote this letter prior to tho tight: "Having henrd from several friends that my Idea oC matching P. O. Curran with Lang was morcly to gain the los-, ing end of the purse through a foul, i' am taking thlB opportunity of stating that I have a substantial Bldo atake on the verdict, and I shall bo prepared to hack Curran at the ringside to win for more than the losing end. which should show the public that Curran Ih, not entering en-tering tho ring with any Intention of breaking the rules to gain anything. T might mention that Curran has only lost ono contest on a foul, over which there was a greatly divided opinion. "S. ALGER, Mnnager." Too Sudden for Crowd. At the Cosmopolitan club, Plymouth, last week 5000 people assembled to see a fifteen-round contest betweon Gunner Hewitt and Scnman Parsons, heavyweights. heavy-weights. At a previous meeting Howltt won on points, Parsons breaking a thumb. Parsons appeared the more confident In the first round, hi3 left looking dangerous. danger-ous. Ho led most of tho second round and placed his right on Howltt's body once. Parsons had much his own wav nt tho third meeting until five seconds from the end. Then Hewitt brought him down like a log 'with a punch on the point, of the Jaw. Hewitt opened the next round hotly nnd knocked Parsons out with another right-handed blow. Tho crowd showed its disappointment at the untimely end by booing both contestants. contest-ants. Prospects of aomo interesting races between (Nell Gow and Lcmberg- have boon knocked on tho head through the decision of Lord Rosobery to retire tho former to his stud. Tho son of Marco-Chelnndry Marco-Chelnndry will be located at Adstock Manor Bucks. Gow had a short racing career, yet won $105,000, and but for misfortune mis-fortune which prevented his showing to advantage In the derby nnd from participation partici-pation In the 5't. Leger. he must have added considerably to the amount. At his best Lord Rosebery's crack was about tho equal of Lemberg. an shown by the dead heat In the Eclipse stakes and the head victory of -Neil Gow In the Two Thousand Guineas. |
