Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-07-13 | Page 65 | Willard Not First Bird to Relinquish Belt in 10 Minutes

ILLARD NOT FIRST BIRD TO RELINQUISH I I BELT IN 10 MINUTES MINUTES' I I B lm hii L. L Sullivan Defeated Some Foreign Contenders I t Who Might i Have Rave V Won the Big Crown in 4 Roun Combats by hy a Knockout BIo Blow or Referees Referee's Decision I I BY JACK SKELLY I I ANY expert boxing boxing- scribes s have recently declared that Jess Tess is the first heavyweight 1 champion to lose his mighty ht title in so short j i r I combat as twelve rounds If Jf they hURl had taken the trouble of looking oyer over John Li JJ Sullivans Sullivan's ring record they might ht have discovered that on I occasions he lie fought lough L foreign and othur r opponents in only four roun round I 1 its and if John J L. L J. J had been knocked out or a referees referee's decision ec sion given I I him him the winner would have undoubtedly been becu recognized here and road as IS the worlds world's s 's bi big champion I harley Mitchell was brought to th this k in ill by br Bill Billy Madden to tomy my and win Sullivans Sullivan's laurels Mad Mad- 1 announced th the clover clever young oung f as ns tho the boxing champion champLon of I and nobody disputed his tic either cither hero or abroad Mitchell id d won the heavyweight hea competition I tho year ear previous pre and he heU heins heis U ins is looked upon as a n dangerous foe foo rc r Sullivan as he was much more and artful In ring ring- tactics They met in the arena of the old dison adison Square Garden and Sullivan Sulli terrific for fori foro and ed himself too big 10 o i game who was knocked i it t of ot the ring over the ropes rOleS in the I ond round and in the third Police Williams Jumped Into tho the ring I id d really saved lItchel from being most annihilated for for ho was no noI notch I Itch indeed ed for John Ls s hea heavy bom- bom dment at that particular time for Cor e. e big American champion champl rt n was at al the ther thery r ry l height of his glory and But suppose Mitchell itchell had I IlE knocked out Sullivan nn where would figure as the real champion In t the same year ear old Jem Maco I 1 ought Herbert A. A Slade a husky husk ew Zealand to toy ung ng giant from rom John L. L in another and conquer y I the same J r posed round four-round mill In but Sullivan Sulli wn U too fori for for- tIr T garden gaden again for the Invader In for or-I or he i the the challenger out In three after a most exciting bout I I The rhe next foreign foe roe to 10 go against I It another was Ate Alt Greenfield an t t g un who claimed the English I rec- rec 4 and was generally generall hed as such by all the au- au i both here and across the i- i oad ind nd Atlantic Sullivan an beat Green- Green eld ld In two rounds In New cw York and ander the in four tour ter ler er defeated i in Dos Boston ton in 1885 So o old oM John L. L in his palmy da days s 's sr r. r risked his title against allI allmers all allmers short bouts and I mers In Iner er very took tool a very cr dangerous chance 1 his honors In so few tow rounds i. i ou see Willard Is not the on only In a n 1 who risked his crown tort ort rt 1 12 session combat t i lt Il t wasn't until John L. L began to de- de 1 b by wild dissipation that he knocking knocking- all alt coms cornI com com- afro vo up tho the idea of or for after- after j I s s 's out within four rounds H t erd rd ho he made a poor showing against t Itchell l In a 3 39 draw In l France rance and round 76 victory victor against Jake e ho he was not the tho dashing ne John L. L of old