Show ABE A ATTELL AMONG I ITHE THE COME BACKS BACKS' Klaus Will Return and Try I for Middleweight Title Copyright Publishers Press Pross Now o York March arch 29 The They do como come back once In a 0 wa way for tor a n. little while an anyhow how Abe Is tho the latest to mrm tn t I I l 14 1 t i 1 r v VW t t HO 0 air VU II IVI U U a time as at though Abe Abc was firm firmly anchored anchored anchored an an- in tho down and out division When Ohio Ollic Kirk fought him to a standstill in m six ix rounds It did not seem then thon that there ther wae an any chance for fora a 0 come bac back Abe Abc however likes the Jingle of ot the purses and went to work In a a systematic way and when ho was In condition on tho the principle that the hair of the do dog dog- Is good for the tho bite he went artt after r the man who had shown him up What hat ho did to Kirk was a aplenty aplenty plenty and Abe can now j JoIn ln tho the Battling Battle ing Ingo Nelson class cl of has beens who have nearl nearly como come back ck which class Bat Dat declares still Is able to a add d to the batik bank deposits in a a. fairly satisfactory manner It is fM just possible that a nc new middleweight middleweight mid mid- champion will bo ho elected dining the coming summer Frank Frnnk Klaus the tho who recently defeat d Billy for tor the European title has haR announced that ho will re return return ye- ye turn to this country Immediately after aUer his contest st with Georges scheduled for April 17 When Klaus Ilau arrives it should not take him Ion long longto I to find out Just how he compares with the new cont contenders who remain to dispute dispute dis dis- us- us flute the tIle with him But even If It Klaus is lEi able oble to establish his undisputed undisputed undisputed supremacy he lie will never nevor be a popular champion Interest In this division IRlon is 18 not likely to revive until untila a a. no now now crop of or HiS pound men springs springe up ul to replace th the present supply Klaus lost favor in fn this country by engaging In a serIes monotonous ot of monotonous af- af fats fais that disgusted the tho spectators According to reports from Paris his recent battle with was a severe severo blow bloc to boxing In tho the French capital although most of or tho the blamo is placed on oil shoulders Eddie McGoorty ob louI obviously is now goIng go- go goIn In lag Ing back fast tast otherwise ho might be expected to furnish strong opposition to tho the title claim of Klaus Th The Thu man manfrom manfrom from Oshkosh h had ho lived up to his earl early iy promise might become a popular champion At an any rate hl hH his I on tactics are arc a great Improvement pro ho tho and hit study as aa exemplified b by jy Ilau Klaus Paplo and Dillon Little In There Thoro Is ver very betting on box box- log Ing ng bouts owing to tho the fact tact that there theres Is s no referees referee's decision Still there thore arc ro arca a few fow people who would bet their last dollar the tue sun eun wont won't come up tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row rot morning If ft there thore was waR n no other sporting proposition In 81 sight ht This of course coun e is la their privilege Dilly Gibson I la is using every overy ar argument to prevent what little betting there thero la Is The only thing that can hurt the sport as ns it is being run now says tas Gibson Is ls betting No o man on earth Is fon fonder er than I am nm of having a 11 bet down on any nm sort of a sporting chance I used to bot a thousand dollars on a arace araco race raco now an and then in tho old days hen lien betting was legitimate sometimes sometimes some some- times as much as five 11 thousand But Hut when the JaW law stopped open betting I quit right th thure rc Since tho tue raw raw-ley law carne came in Ill 1 haven't wa wagered ered a dollar dolar dol- dol mr lar ar on a boxing bout hout and nd I 1 havo have never even held stakes As Aft long as there Is no betting connected with ith the tho sport port no 10 one can bring up a real objection to boxing In Iii view of at the widely circulated re report report report re- re port that James Jeffries Is thinking of fighting again It may be well vell to consider that ho lie Is 38 years old and S pounds Tom 1001 Jones WOlgast's Wolgast's WOlgast's WOl- WOl gast's manager cr Is believed belle to bo un re responsible responsible re- re for latest statements state state- ments but tho the reason has not nol been divulged Jeffries Is said to have h been ln riding the tho water vater wagon war for a n. month but theres there's no denying the fact tact that for tor more than a 1 year after his downfall at Reno ho traveled at a aJeff ml mighty ht fast clip han handball ball at al Los AnA An An- Jeff Is playing A 1 0 t. t geles eles these daS da'S ana aria sa says nc it i J in J due during I ni To get et Into nn any kind of ot Physical Phys phys- ical teal trim It would require tho the loss los of ot which would consume con- con at least st tift fifty pounds lounds sume man mai weeks of ot vigorous labor While sporting men as a rule rille ridicule the story stor of ot thi thA bolI return to tho the ring imp Jeff Jerr Is quoted as an saying sayin that he will make at least a bluff bluH at atIt It It In passing It might ht b b Interesting to 10 learn harn what the former el heavyweight ht champion could accomplish in a contest contest con con- test with such hUll young voting men as Luther McCarty and Gunboat t Smith |