Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1919 — SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN ENGLISH RULES [ARTICLE]

SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN ENGLISH RULES

Handicaps Undjßr Which Americans Fought in London. Yankees Given to Understand They Would Bo Disqualified If They Did Not F.’sht British WayHarry Grob an Exception. Efldie Kane, who went to London as manager of the service boxers representing America in the inter-allied service boxing tournament, inis tin entirely different story to tell from those sent to this Country b'y English correspondents regarding the handicaps under which the American boxers performed against those of England, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. “There was very little difference between the American rules governing the bouts arid the decisions and the English regulations. The tiring is, the Americans were filled up with Just* plain ‘bull’ before the bouts. They were told that the English rules were entirely different from, the American ones,” said Kane. “They were told 'that the judges would disqualify them if they did not fight the British way. The consequence was that they entered the ring under the impression that they must forsake all their own style of fighting. “The only boy that tried to work in his old way was Harry Greb, and he knocked out his opponent.” When asked about the Pal MooreJimmie Wilde bout Kane said that it was a wonderful fight “There was no question, though, about who-was the winner. Moore certainly is a little marvel. On the other hand, Wilde is about the greatest judge of distance in the world,” Eddie “Training conditions were very bad. We did not get in England until the first and the bouts started on the eleventh. That didn’t leave a great deal of time to get in condition. “Also, the quarters were very damp. Five of the boys got the “flu.” There wris very little apparatus there. The training consisted in the main part of running and boxing between ourselves.”