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"E. B. O." writes in the London Morning Post as follows:--Were the antique heroes, Belcher and and "Cribb and Bendigo and Sayers. and Mace, who fought with naked, pickled fists, as spod as the fighter boxers of our Igeneration? It is a question

worth asking, not easily an-. swered. The laudator temporis acti- especially if he be a con- stant reader of the old P. R. chronicles, so full of picturesque slang and asb-lights on human pature. Very star-shells. that: light up a bygone age-is apt to give it in favour of the dead- and-gone champions. I remem- ber taking Mr. Charles Whibley- ļa judicious critic, surely-to see the famous clash between Car- pentier and Gunboat Smith, and he was strongly of opinion that either of them would have made but a sorry show against the rough old champions. Moreover, Jem Mace, a living link between the two epochs-the age of the "raw'uns" and the age of padded mitts proved that his skill in boxing, at the age of sixt was equal to that of any of the modern boxers who were young enough to be his grandsons.

Fitzsimmons, again, was a pugilist of the transition period and he was certainly the most formidable fighter for his weight ever seen in a championship contest under Queensberry rules. Finally, there can be little doubt that the supremacy of the American boxers during the years › 1890-1910 was largely due to the fact that they lived up to the old pugilistic tradition that the ability to take and give a pound- ing is the essential thing-re- member that the ancient cham- pions always regarded work with the mitts on as a more side-line, a pretty diversion for the good pleasure of their Corinthian patrons

SUPERIORITY OF THE MODERNS. On the other hand, we must not forget the broad tendencies of athletic history during the last hundred years. In all branches of athletics, whether feats of skill or swiftness or strength or endurance, the modern athlete is, as the records show, infinitely superior to his predecessors of a century ago. And, as the war has shown us beyond a shadow of doubt, the modern Briton bas never been surpassed in any ancestral age for old, cold

the reserve of courage. for

nervepower known as "bottom spirit" to the old authorities. and for the adventurous vallaney which changes a forlorn hope into a dead certainty. It is easy to believe, indeed, that the Briton is a better ighting animal than he ever was before, and more skilful, too, in offence and defence.

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WAS IT A DREAM VĨ « For many a year, ever since I readBoxians" as a boy, and surreptitiously attended scrap- ping matches (sometimes with the gloves left out) in nooks and corners of the Ponnines, in litle upland towns i

Where one may unge the market-place,

And see the meadows mowr, this question has been. a theme of meditation with your humble servant-a slave of the Ring at all times and in all places. The day of the other night--I had my reward for much hard think- ing. I found myself walking from St. John's Wood Station to the world-famous playingfield near at hand in a tumultuous throng, which was seen at a glance to be something very different from the concourse burrying to watch aTest match. "Doosedly sporting of the Lord's authorities to lend their ground for the fight!" observed a big, hefty captain in khaki just in front to his companion. "Well, I suppose. Peggy fixed it up some- [how." replied his companion. He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood, I think. Case of local influence,, what?" Boys were selling sixpenny "lives of the two Champions"; I bought one, and felt no surprise at all, only a sudden access of pleasant excitement, to find that Sayers and Carpentier were the com- batants. There was a ring-side

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There must have been 40.000 persons on the ground. The Mound Stand, at ten hob s noh, was full to the topmost row of seats: I walked over the green, historic turf, was shown to my seat by a grizzled veteran with a bunch of distorted fingers (a retired wicket-keeper?), and set 10 work to read the conditions of the contest.

RUGBY MASTER ASKED TO RESIGN.

SAT DURING SINGING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

The Rev. A. S. Le Mare has been officially asked to resign his position as an assistant master at Rugby Lower School because he sat down during the singing of the National Anthem

at the ordinary school session on the King's Birthday.

Mr. Le Mare is a prominent member of the Rugby LLP and W38 recently instrumental in starting a Socialist Sunday school in Rugby, of which he is the president At the last...urban district council election at Rugby he was one of the defeated Labour candidates. He formerly was a minister of A church.

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Explaining his position in an interview, Mr. Le Mare said: "My headmaster's point of view is that it was subservient to his authority for me to sit down. My'action was a protest against conscription, the blockade, the terms of the Peace Treaty, and the war upon, the Russian Republic, and I could not sincere- ly sing the National Anthem. The matter was raised as a meeting of governors, of which Canon David the Headmaster of Rugby School, is chairman, and the same even- ing my resignation was asked for and handed in.

"I do not wish it to be under- stood that I am smarting under a sense of injustice. But the principle of whether a man's tenure.of office in a large public

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sideration. I think no man should be forced to resign because of his religious or political opinions.

I feel that this act of religious worship offered in the name of the head of a military State has been one of the strongest factors in the militarisation of Germany through their schools, and I foresee that, unless a vigorous protest is made, militarists in this country will succeed in their endeavour to fasten a similar system on our education. "MT protest is entirely dissociated frem the personality of King George. It is simply againet au act of religious worship offered in the name of the head of a militarist and conscript State."

and lost no time in getting his men to work.

It seemed & just compromise between old and new rules and customs. Two-ounce gloves were to be worn; there was to be no wrestling, but neither pugilist was to be disqualified for clinching, though the referee was to" break the men whenever necessary. The absurd suggestion of one, of the supporters of Sagers that the right hand should be gloveless, the other clad in a 6-oz. glove, had beed very rightly turned down. The time and place arranged--four o'clock on а When the gong went, and they blazing June afternoon in the left their corners, it was apparent open air-was evidently a con- that the French boxer had a great cession to the Sayers crowd. It

advantage in height, weight, and would hardly sait a latter-day

reach. Carpentier lost no time boxer, accustomed to fighting at In getting to work, and three night under artificial illumi-

light full-range lefts reached the nation. The number of seconds.

A. Englishman's face.

right was limited to two, but in all

cross-counter by Sayers fell far other respects.duration of rounds, short, and immediately after he c.. modern usages had heen-ducked to avoid a vicious right adopted.

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A tremendous shout greeted the emergence of Sayers-from the players' entrance. He had a broad gria (like Hirst's) on his merry face, with the "deepset twinkling eyes, and made for the ring (which was on the level tur) in a jovial jog-trot. Halfway there he turned 2 cartwheel, and the vast crowd roared with, Jaughter. He sat down on his chair

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the shoulder of each of his seconds, who evidently took the affair much more seriously than he did. A broad, rather tubby person he looked, about 5ft 8in. in height, without

lumps" in his upper arms- clearly there was nothing arti- ficial in his physical development. There was about 11 stone of rather small well-bred bone and natural muscle, the product of English beef and beer and sunlit air, packed shrewdly away in the form of what seemed a ten-stone

man.

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Carpentier, who came out of the gentlemen's entrance, wore a green silk dressing gown, which looked rather out of the picture. Ho was, pallid in comparison with his apple-cheeked tagonist, and seemed to be dazzled at first by the brilliant 'sunshine. He sauntered up to the ring amid a prolonged ullulation of cheers, bowing to right and left like a popular politician. He came round by his opponent's corner

swing from the Frenchman. The men then fell into a clinch, and Sayers was wamed for attempt- ing to throw his man. Mr. Corri had some healthy exercise break- ing the men in the last minute of a round, which was Carpentier's on points.

The second round saw Car- superiority in reach and height. pentier making good use of his

But his leads often missed owing to the adroitness, with which the English champion mancurred so as to get the glaring sun in Carpentier's eyes. Frenchman thought he did not. Clearly the

yet know enough about his opponent's resources to risk a mix-up. Once, when the sun was in the former's eyes. Sayersrusted to get inside, bitting fiercely with both hands. Carpentier evaded him cleverly-but not so. quickly as to avoid a stab from the right which raiseď a blotch of angry red and, evidently jarred the recipient. There was a pic- turesque contrast between the Englishman's compact bronze form and the white, statuesque of the Frenchman, appearance much the handsomer and more graceful man.

The third and fourth rounds were uneventful. Carpentier had discovered that Sayers had a real punch, and did not intend to take any risks. He stayed outside, end, took care not to be manœuvred into positions where he had the sun in his eyes. Sayers would rush now and again, but could never reach his quick-footed,

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stopped to shake hands, which brought a sudden, tremendous cheer from the crowd. His grave intent look, summing up the other man's physique, was curious contrast to the merry, careless grin of Sayers.

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