Show WEt ELTERS NOW NO IN Joe Thomas eThomas and Honey Mellody Melody S Now M w King Kingpins Pins Ini In InThis inThis i This Class i t BY GEORGE SUE suea Less than th n one ne week ag ago t i hOlder holder of the tJ as lightweight champion Joe Gt bu buhe he relinquished his grip rip on n and a din in rather a halfhearted ner passed It i over to O oo Thomas Thomas Thom t l S fornia Prior to Gan Gaha action acton Billy by virtue virtu virtu his defeat defeat of Joe Walcott was Yot by b pugilistic scribes as a being beig the pure p re boss of the t e welter division biS because Walcott despite th the f at he had been bee out of the game or ev eral years laid claim clam t to gme Jody however does dd s not care re for the states title tte as In a a letter leter to the writer wrier te be he There is no money in chain cham titles Furthermore Walcott disputes tes his right to the honor hono aa as their recent rec nt battle tattle was wa fought at B pounds wInch which Joe claims clas Is 15 three tree pounds over the registered weight wIght states in his letter leter that if the championship ch Is i forced on him by the te scribes he ha h wants fore a clear clea l hi of lading to it and to get it ho wIn will fight pounds Walcott but the next time at 13 Where Thomas Come In While the te easterners are ar doffing their hats to Mellody Melody as the te boss welter the California followers of the game game are paying their respects to Thomas Tomas and pronounce him Uit GIL it The Pacific coast boy defeated Dick at Colma which added much to his popularity He did ld not beat Dick in jig time as was anticipated but this be toe because because cause the Chicagoan would not stand standup standup sand up and fight According to reports Dick and his l s friends fiends wagered he be would stay sty fifteen rounds rund and ad that he hind his gloves long enough to win the te bets When he came out from behind them Joe oe got gt to him and beat him in a n hurry hurr Had Dick it i Is reported shown an opening Joe would have snuffed him in much quicker time It I is now in line lne for Thomas Thoma and Mellody r to hook up for at least leat twenty t rounds and settle the welterweight question queston of superiority Joe beat heat Billy Bi several months ago but at that time Melody Mellody Melody did not have his finger in the championship pie |