Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 20 | Midget Loadman Picked as Real Bantam King

in MIDGET LOADMAN PICKED rf AS REAL BANTAM KING G I II J k f r 1 L Fighting Dick Loadman jL LOCK T LOCKPORT ponT N N. Y Dec 23 Dick Dick i LJ Loadman tho the Lockport bantam I Who ho defeated Johnny Ertle the tho bantam VII champ In a fast tast ten-round ten fight at Baltimore recently is being called the time i. i Jack Dillon of ot hIs hla class d and hitting power persuades man that he is the teal real king Icing of thu tho bantams and that ho lie will wear the bantam ban- ban 4 tam lam crown as soon aa as he lie is able to sign the tho champ for tor a decision chamPIonshIp chamPionship championship cham cham- fight loadman Dillon Dil- Dil Is 15 a small sized Jack 8 ion lon and beyond doubt ono ommo of the great great- 1 l ext st t fighters ig in time tho game bame So far in hl hie hi 4 he lie has 1113 been after attel fights with me toe oest DeSt in irm fin nia t no u uc- uc beaten beaton Eddie Eddlo OKeefe Patsy Pats n. C Benny Benn Kauffman Low Gene Cannon and all the tho pick of ot the department At t present It Is his ambition to fight both Williams and Ertle for twenty rounds apiece and show them both that he hc is tho the real I champ o of tho time class Loadman's claim of a n. sha shade e on Will Will- lama has been disputed and man many of ot the ex champs supporters declare that though it was a tough battle when the tho pair tou fought ht at Buffalo Kid Williams really earned tho the shade In his fight tight with l Ertle Erthe Loadman showed well enough that ho he deserves deserve another bout with Williams Though Ertle has claimed tho the title with Ith some sonic success there are arc plenty plent who declare title a 3 foul that hi his winning the on was not a yer very clean clenn victory victor and that Williams la is still the rem real 1 champ In InthIs Inthis Inthis this case call a decisive victory vIctor over Williams Wil Wil- 11 hams liams would put Loadman Lo in a po position l- l tion to challenge c Ertle or 01 claim tho the title If the time St. St Paul refused to tomake tomake tomake make terms