| Show STARS WHO HAVE QUICKLY FLASHED INTO FAME LIKE UKE DEMPS' DEMPS S Sonic Great t Gladiators Who Have Daz Dazzled l d all and Surn Sur Sporting World If by Quick hid and Decisive Victories e i iLi Li Like LiC C Jack the Giant I Killer iller the Conqueror J 1 of 0 Fred Freel Fulton BY JACK SKELLY fP T THERES THERE'S HERE'S HERES no place on earth whore where a n man can cnn make or ollo lo lose c a n to toA Q QA quickly as within the prize ring A 4 gladiator may enter the roped arena arona a great favorite an fa i pugilistic idol 1101 and aud in a fow row seconds ls bo be knocked off t his 1118 exalted n r then crawl out ont between the ropes beaten brok broken n hearted and andall with th all hi his glory and frien friends s U L gone I i s A lUCKY or an directive orten onen means mean several se ral hundred thousand dollars dol dol- lars to either cither the victor Ictor or the loser loer For example the tho blow that put Fred Fulton down and out Is worth a bag hag of ot golden oldon shok shekels ls to Jack Dempsey while on the thi other othor hand Fulton lost a Rood good sized fortune b by being knocked out HO so rapidly Besides Fred lost his hla bl big reputation reputation reputation rep rep- as na the most logical and t foremost fore rc most contender for tor the heavyweight championship All J ll his fame farno and fortune for tor- tune were smashed d Into smithereens by Dempsey's terrific wallop And all aU within so tow few seconds Talk TaUt about playing the races or tho the stock market markot for or real financial nelSon action wh why the prize ring has hag them both beaten beat beat- en to a frazzle razzle for forr r very exciting speculation speculation lation and quick surprises Into I Fame nm John L. L Sullivan was little known outside of Boston Doston and New ew York before ho lie met Paddy Ryan Ran Cor forthe tho worlds world's championship at Mississippi City Miss In 1882 But Dut the day after he knocked R Ryan an out In nine slashing rounds his name namo became famous f all over this countr country nn and In ln England John L L. L didn't win a n fortune b by his quick victory over the former titleholder title title- holder but It tt t started him on the tho road to great grent prosperity and hl high h hon hen ors Tho The of oC which he lie held for tor forten forten ten long hong years ears John Sullivan was as matched to meet Jim Corbett at nt New ew Orleans and was wasa as a D. 1 1 i to 1 favorite over tho the young oung Call- Call Kearl Nearly all the experts declared that John L L. would win with one ono crushIng crushing crushing crush crush- ing blow But Dut Jim was too speedy and ch clever cher er for tor the broken down poorly peorl conditioned conditioned con con- champion who failed to land landan an effective blow on his hla younger and moro more scientific opponent And in th the tho twenty first r round und Sullivan fell tell from constant bombardment and exhaustion and was counted out Corbetts Corbett's victory Ictor over or tho the old war warhorse warhorse horse was another surprise for tor the tho followers followers fol tol lowers of the tho ring The young oung champion champion champion cham cham- pion quickly made ha hay while the sun fun shone and Is today a wealthy man still gathering gathering- In the coin by his theatrical performances and other affairs Nobody r hardly outside of Frisco In this country knew kit much about Bob Dob Fitzsimmons when ho he hoVa was Va matched to meet Jack Dempsey Dempse the Nonpareil m my old fellow cooper and pal at New Or Or- leans FItz was really a n dark hOI horse hoise e. e kept under cover er by Major McLoughlin and other Californian sportsmen who wanted to make a hog killer and they certainly certain did clean up when Bob Dob knock knocked d poor old Jack out This was another dazzler for tor fight tIght tans fans who had bet their last dollar on tho the game gallant gallant gallant gal gal- lant Nonpareil to boat the lank lanky Cornishman Cor- Cor I cor-I When Young Corbett knocked out Terrible Ten Terry McGovern within a couple couple cou cou- plo of ot rounds the wise experts of the tho cast wore were rather dumbfounded Many of them proclaimed the victory victor a fluke But when Corbett repeated the tho knockout knockout knock knock- out on Terry In California later on they had to acknowledge that the lie once great champion had hall met his master So I might go along recalling many rapid sudden victories that have ha flashed some rather rother unknown men into the limelight and sent others Into the has-been has class clas or almost there very S sudden suddenly U dd c n I Lucky Theres There's only one stumbling block now between Jack Dempsey and the worlds world's bl big championship and that 13 Is Jess Willard Tho latter assures me mc herf liet quite willing to give Sl Jack the Giant I KillerS Killer a n. chance for tor tho the title Ithe's if It hes he's offered any fair tah proposition with a substantial guarantee that the promoters promoters promoters pro pro- can stage tho the bout bont without a alot alot alot lot of ot trouble and opposition So all Dempsey has got to do Is to dig up the place and the promoter and the tho grandest grande t opportunity of his life will loom up Ul before him But Isn't Jack Jak a n ver very ery lu lucky k fellow tellow Ho comes at a time when theres there's no Jim Jeffries no flO Jim Corbett no Bob Fitzsimmons no Tom rom no Gus no Jack Johnson not even a Kid McCoy McCo to block his onward march to fame fortune and the tho highest pugilistic pugilistic listic crown In all creation But Dut Its It's quite ll am amusing to see the theman man ninny many second and third raters who are hurlinG challenges galore at the sturdy Salt SnIt Lako City Such ducks as Joe Bonds CIa Clay Turner and others I for tor Instance Personally I 1 would like to see Dempse Damp Demp- se Re sey and Fulton In a n return match Im I'm Cull fully convinced that Fred was not at athis athis athis his best the evening Jack put him awn away so quickly at Harrison N. N J J. J There was something wrong with the Minnesota plasterer that evening and I cannot understand wh why he ha does docs not make a stronG effort to combat Dempsey Dempse again and tr try and regain his hit lost ost laurels Surely he lie cannot bo be so 80 ab absolutely discouraged an and disgruntled tied Leonard Lewis Meet I d I It seems to be finally agreed upon and settled nettled that Benn Benny Leonard Leonnrd and andred andred red Ted Lewis are to meet meat at Harrison N. N J. J on Ohi September 10 Hurrah This match was a long time lime coming to a no focus ocus I wonder why two champions should spend week after atter week getting gettin to some loma definite agreement for tor Just an round eight-round bout boul boutI I suppose If It It was a tl fight ht to a n. fin fin- I Ish they would ouM have to parley oy for a year or 80 o. o Queer er tuft J modern match making Eno Ch or t t trouble expense and anti run a good big big- revolution r r Another J Sensational Itt L Le Lott J Some Somo moons ago ngo Tom Ar Milwaukee and some others other that Johnny Johnn the foa champion and Lew lh in d flashy Philadelphia S be bo match matched d together 11 for tor ten en t either Cleveland or for some Rome reason or ot other er this thi att aUra ca card d f seems ems to be lost lot In the theah ah Two fine tine clever ii boys Indeed wi will u much flinch difference renco In the weicht j it is even apt to Leonard a n real hard battU If url i ever come together Maybe Mayb n ey friend Matt Iatt Hinkle of or Clev lwi Kilbane and booked booke for tor I day I Opo lopo ho he has for tor ht he thi till mater moter who knows knos how ho to ita stage a i bout on the level without any bh ing and false alarms Should New Nov Jer Jersey ey boxing In ettor not oven even going to receive their ther according to the latest t d 4 di slon sian of the tho state house Tron Trenton ton Why expect m nJ to give sl their time and f fr and not even cn their pay cir car urea tarell I How can they ther expect to hi have ho hon hOIl Inspectors under these con condition I my opinion worthy men t t look after boxing boxing- properly l v pal paid a regular amount for tor enry An IU they are assigned to That I Ij Is th I the they do It out In Wisconsin and tl tleta eta stR e has hat the model taxing U law i fc commission of or this country Castil I Jersey Is collecting tar Ur enough f ft Ir the clubs to pay their Inspector n ij |
