Show GALL CALL CHAMPION BY GEORGE SILER Jack Tatk Johnson in the eyes of or tho th English sporting men is the heavy heavyweight hea heavyweight weight champion of the world be bl because because cause Jacks challenge to fight Burn Burns for the title and a side bet of or was not accepted In this country however Tommy still UIl holds the title and will be considered the champion ch until defeated In the days dys of London rule fighting a champion lost host his title if at the end of or six months he rr rt fused to accept challenges backed up p by b substantial sub forfeits That system m mIf If such HUM it can be termed was not ef effective Effective effective after atter John L Sullivan de defeated ii d Paddy Ryan If It had be i I Sullivan would have lost his hie title by L default long Ion before he fought his sec Sel second ond end championship battle hattie The Tho first man to challenge John after he beat Ryan was Jimmy El EI Ellion lion llon which John ducked stating m lit would only battle four tour rounds und r the Marquis Marqula of Queen berry rules rule Charley Mitchell was his i challenger and amI was the th amount of money he wanted to fight I Ifor for but Sullivan dodged that chat chal challenge lenge lengo and would only consider a four round bout Alt Alf Greenfield Green eld was wa cham charn champion champion pion plon heavyweight of England at th time and he lie also challenged to fight with bare knuckles knuckl kle s J for tor a good sized side aide bet bat but four rounds with glo glov glowas 1 was all aU that John L would agree to |