DAVIES LUKES STATEMENT 10 "TIMES":
"0avi.es 3tate«l * If Butler would stand up and fight,he
would post *i 500.00 lie could stop hie. That the proper place for
Butler to. rest wa3 in his corner, and not stall half of each and
every round. The Mow yorl: 3o;cing Coumission v/ould have thrown
Butler out of the ring for his defensive tactics and stalling, -
and if he, (Davies) had fought using the sane style as Butler,they
would both have been thrown out on their ears,or if they had con
tinued w;uld have cade an e::trenely rotten contest* In conclusion,
if the judges had tahen into consideration the following points,
-blows cleverly avoiied,aggressiveness,blows cleanly landed,-a
draw verdict would have resulted.*".
T 0 WHICH PL.AIlC lUJ.HirCHCOCIC :1A3E REPLY 'HI'JSLY:
To the Editor of tlie Tines:
* I have read witt sane degree of interest the
statement made by lir.Lavies concerning his loss of tho heavyweight champ
ionship of .Alaska to Soldier Butler* vJhile it is perhaps the better part
of real sportsmanship not to take over-seriously the views expressed
by a gentleman suffering under a great disappointment,I cannot refrain
fron expressing ny conviction that he is in error -/hen he states that
"the New York Boxing Commission would have thrown Butler out of the
ring for his defensive tactics*" I an quite familiar with boxing in the
eastern states,and with the policies and rules of many of the eastern
boxing clubs,including the New York Commission*The defensive tactics
employed by Butler came ’veil within those rules,and are admittedly the
tactics which are best employed by a boxer of less height' and reach than
his opponent#
I have known and admired the squareness of iv!r.Dav
ies, as he has refereed our boxing bouts throughout tho winter,and I
beliefee that when the first flush of disappointment wears off he will
agree with me that the only way for real sportsmen to demean themselves
is to take the referee’s or judges’ decision without whimper or excuse.
It is 30,-1 am happy to testify,-that Soldier Willis,(of the Anchorage
garrison),-took the decision which denied him the victory which many
prominent citizens of out town tell me they believe,as I do,that he was
entitled to, (in one -;f the preliminaries.)
Solder Butler cornos to U3 iron Chilkoot Barracks.
While Harry 3tacer and Charles 3ush were the gentlemen whose unflagging
efforts brought hiu to our bouts,I,nevertheless,wired his Commanding Of
ficer, requesting a furlough for bin,and in that \-ire,rar.d a later letter,
gave Butler his opponents weight add reach#Co the credit of Butler it
must be said that tho' outweighed,oni with less height and reach,he nev
er faltered, but cane up to Anchorage and faced r. bigger man.Naturally,
an officer watches his nen rather closely,in order to assure himself of
tfebiii courage and he is apt to be the first to criticise a stalling sol
dier, for of such the Army cannot be made* In last Saturday's bout I saw
• no stalling,no resting, on the part of Butler, but only the careful plan
ning of a boxer who uses his head,and science,to win from greater weight
and reach opposed to hin.'Jhen the openings cane,he advanced to the at
tack without tlje slightest fear#I must rice t: defend bin,and to say,
that I an quite certain that I an not alone in ny unqualified belief
that Butler not only did not stall,but that at every opportunity he show
ed narked courage in facing a bigger man.
Hi3 bearing is,and has been,that of modest confi
dence.He has come under ny observation for some tine,and I regard him
highly as a sportsman,soldier,and nan.Hi6 overseas service carries the
written commendation of his officers for bravery in action.As a boxer
his aggressiveness and defence are scientlficallt planned in accordance
with the best views of the boxing world which has never advocated the
policy of fighting the other fellow as he would like to have you fight
him,and which has never frown&ddupon the famous so-called "crouch def
ence" employed by many if America's most famous boxers in N-.w York,Chi
cago, and tie western coast*
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