Show SILER SAYS JOE JO JOWILL WILL SURELY SURL Y WIN IN Thinks Californian Can Easily Defeat Melody Mellody Melody in Fin Finish Finish Finish ish Fight Fight r rBY BY GEORGE SILER Billy Bi Hone linac title was w slightly punctured at Philadel Philadelphia t phia last week and an If i Joe Jo Thomas who wb did the puncturing can en train trin down to 14 1 itt pounds Billy Bi i is s in a a fair way wy of losing lol L Lie ie welterweight title f h t The Californian has hal n o neen n after ar Honey Ilone lone ever eer since the latter later claimed daim the cham championship I k by b def defeating Joe Jo Walcott Iet but bt i Billy B I although knocked knoke out by Thorn Thomas Thornon on last Labor day dav dav In eleven round 4 it would not consider cOnier a 1 match mat with him hint jj I unless he agreed to fight at Rt MS 14 pounds LYk s This was ivas a thought ag too light for far Thomas rh I as ns during durin the last four our months he h lisa has h been ben seeking matches math with of not over OVi 1 pounds a which prevented his matching with l lingo Hugo KeJty Itel Nothing Doing on Coast i Joe went to Frisco Fro shortly after ate his hlf trimming of oC but AS there wax was w nothing doing there titers In his hia bi line ln he ht return returned ed pd east with a chip chin on hi hl his shoulder for foe fo Honey Joe longed for fo a a crack cne at tie the U champion but Dilly Billy nU could cul see s him hm ealy eBI at 12 pounds Thomas manager maner i s then posted a forfeit of ot S CO the th money to gO BO as a a side bet or double that i F amount if I necessary anti and 1 challenged I Mellody and Tommy Ryan and an a al also too agreed alee to t permit Diy Billy to if r itt the th weight That demonstrated he Thomas Thoms could rouM scale as light as al could coul the champion and those In touch with the situation were surprised when Mellody in tn matching for forthe fo forthe the Philadelphia bout set net lt the th weight at atI I 11 pounds Mellody Melody Fixes Weight i It I was at those figures figure they thy stat met mt last laM week for or their tilt tit and while wh an the championship did not hinge bl o O s the th t result Thomas proved prove himself the th better betterman I Iman man Ho He upset Billy in the th opening round for a short shor count and ami before the th final bell bel convinced the spectators spectator and an u Mellody in particular that he wal was his hil master mater at US pounds According to tn ac accounts a accounts counts and they all aU agreed acre Joe Ioe had bd it iton I iton on the Bostonian in all the departments of ot the game He lie scored sred with left to face faca fae at will and delivered a number of o star stag staggering gering rights but bitt failed faie to follow up hi hi his I advantages which made mad it appear ap r he h was B not trying tring for a knockout and for fl which he was hissed a Reports also state Thomas Thmas looked Jl too to finely drawn so the probabilities are ae ne he h ri was wa weak at the th weight w which may my ac se account r count for foi fO his not nt tearing In tn aCter eter ter Billy Bly when he apparently had him In a bad badway badway way Mellody Melody did not fight up to the tM standard expected so s he h either lied had an anoff anoff off orf night or else Thomas Thoma I is his hi master masterA mat 1 A battle for the championship in Ne Xe Nevada Ne vada is now in order Li |