Show ic d V f F f I KNOCKS OUT MILLEE NEW NEWORK YORE ORK Nov 1 I. aun boat Smith knocked out Charley Chancy Miller of California in tho the third round of ot a scheduled ten round fight light at Atlantic last night Miller Millet was fat and puffy and was plainly outclassed from the start If Smith had bad not been timid he might havo have ended the battle in the first round when whoa he be had Miller groggy with a couple of hard haro right hand punches to tho the Jaw and mcl temple T The c knockout came about the middle of tIle the third round when Miller l who was rapidly tiring was taking a last desperate chance with round arm ann swings Smith crossed his right to the Jaw l Jawand jawand and Miller dropped for tho the full count I Sporting writers all an over o the tho country are arl doping Sam Langford Langfords chances chanc s with Gunboat Smith Considerable doubt ex exists exists ex- ex concerning tho Boston tar baby babs s condition and several critics say ho he has gone Kone back never to return to his b best t form torm t S S Lan Langford ord has been boxing for tot over twelve years If he can an last two years more toppling over oyer the white hopes ashe as ashe he has been doing his record will be a marvelous one Langfords Langford's color has nas kept him out of ot considerable money mone but every overy everyone one ono admits he t Is one grand fighter tle S Feather Weight Champion Johnny Kit Kit- bane announces that he Is matched to meet Eddie OKe ere OKeefe fe for tor a round six go In Philadelphia on November 10 At this distance the tho t ml match h looks a little tittle more moro easy mone money for tor Johnny Jeff Jett Clark the tithe fighting ghost host outfought outfought out out- fought Vie Vic Hanson In a fast tast round fifteen round n-round bout at Joplin Mo last Jast Monday night Both men were aggressive throughout the mill Hanson did clever defensive work but in the last five tl roun rounds s had to resort to holding to save lave himself from knock knock- out Butte Nov No 1 The t.-The The recent Rogers Rogers- batUe In Great Falls was wu ono one orthe of or the worst handled bouts ever held In Montana Ionta and subsequent events have havo shown that It t was wan disgraceful In every ery wa way finally terminating In a free for tor alt all battle hattie in the Red Rod Feather saloon which was renewed the next day In the tho police pollee station whore U was placed behind I the tho bars The Tile gate receipts which wore taken b by Matt were recovered In part from him him and ho he has promised to tomake tomake tomake make good the balance There Is a a. difference difference dif dif dif- ference of ot opinion re regarding tho the manner In which the electric lights were put out It being claimed that those who were inon In Inon b be on Oil lh th the caused the tho wire to disconnected d and then made their getaway with the tho coin Those Thoe interested In the affair lr met later in the Red Feather saloon ansi a tI fight ht followed In which It Is IB I claimed cuspidors an and oth other r heavy articles ar an- tides flew through h the tho air For a time It seemed that lint the state elate would be cheated out of ot Ha Its 10 per enl cent of or the receipts but this monc money ha haM b broil been en recovered reco from Cour Cour- vail vall and given II to the proper authorities The rhe receipts amounted to 70 76 and ac according according ac- ac cording to the statement furnished the po police police police po- po lice b by all Cour every one ona got his share of or the tile mone money but U who acted as promoter In lii this case Jack Jock Rog Rogers rs was wae given h. h n 1725 the rent for the theatre was 75 i 6 the states state's share Black Eagle band 55 Hartsell fighter tighter 45 iG McCarthy McCarthy McCar McCar- thy fighters righter 36 malinger fighter 34 Burns Hurns tl fighter 30 Slick Merrill lIghter fighter II 10 Andretta referee 25 Sweeney boxIng boxIng boxing box box- Ing gloves 20 Wailer Waller electrician 10 iO 10 This makes a total O of and leaves I 13 to be accounted for tor by BO so that t ml may ma- mayet yet et b be paid something some some- I thir thing for tor his services Surely tho the life lIro ota ofa of ot ofa a fI fight ht promoter Is not a bed of r roses i New York Nov Joy oy 1 Joseph Egan who once was Tas manager of James Jame s J Jeffrie got a verdict of or yesterday In his suit Hull for against a magazine The suit auk was based on statements in an article ar ai- ar- ar arI I tide by Berry a alleging that when the receipts of or the JeffrIes fight at San Francisco in 1 1002 0 wore were di divided dl- dl vided ld Egan trl tried d to walk away with more than tb-an his hili share Khare The Th chief witnesses for tor Egan Ee ero ero and FitL Fitzsimmons who toured the country countr under his management after atter tho the fight The principal witness forthe for tor forthe the defense was Samuel ono one of tho the light promoter promoters who te testified that he detected detected de- de Egan taking more mora than thun ho lie was entitled en en- titled to and Insisted too tho the money be counted again when It Jt was found that E Egan an had over too much He s said paid h lie h accused of ot doing It Intentionally Intention intention- nil ally and Egna a assaulted him for it a year afterward Willie announces that In future tho the light tight weight championship weight shall shah ho he 15 pounds and ana that it need not bo be ringside weight NobodY can deny him the right to chan change o the tho weight in view of ot othis his history tor relating to the llio light weight championship cham chain and It will mn do no good to try to criticise him on that 1 point Ho He le Is the champion and champions havo have I a a. wa way way or of doing dolne- things to suit themselves cs and without consulting tho other fellow tellow In lii making this chan change RItchie has placed tim tho scale scalo at the same figure that is ls recognized recognized reeo rec ree- o zed in iner every er country where boxIng box box- Ing Ins Is a iL sport feature and paves pa the way for other uch such changes that probably will soon oon result In universal uniformity of or Wt weights a result that t Is certainly to be bo sincerely I anticipated I I Arn American n boxers have e n never ver recognized the English Australian or 01 French scale cents of weights nor have they paM much attention nl at- at to lo Interpretation of bo boxing rules elsewhere r r Inasmuch as ns all the tho worlds world's championships arc are held by Americans the theother other OIlier fellows never have havo been In a position peal peal- tion to dispute ute tho fairness of tho the American Amer Amer- ican lean scale However boxing critics generally generally generally gen gen- are favorable to a revision of ot championship weights weight so o 0 that a 0 universal sal scale ecale will prevail nil all over tho globe And 1 if tho weights weIght are to bo ho revised ro it would be bo a line thins thing to extend tho re revision rew re- vision Islon to the obsolete rules z-ules that govern the sport port S Raising tho the light weight limit to pounds will discourage a lot of or feather featherweights featherweights weights from plans of or abandonment of or theIr own division dl and at the same samo time will enable many good light tight w weights too huv heavy hc-avy to conveniently make mako pounds ringside to get back Into contention for tor the title It I III Ii a splendid move mo on the tho Jl part rt of or th the champion and should bo be applAuded ap ap- ap- ap for tor It It c rather ther than criticised Nono None of or th the real contenders In the tha light division lon will wilt be handicapped by the change while most moet of ot them will UI bo be benefited S Probably one on good effect that will re- re suIt from the change In the tho light weight scale will b tc te to bring about a n change in nil all th the lighter divisions MIU and the welter weight division The latter division lon should be placed at pounds Feather weights should la have c a n maximum of or 15 pounds and the should climb up to ill lIS' lIS lISP P pounds 1 fl the bantam limit would encourage the tho H 10 or pound poun und dl division which v dt does docs 1 not Ol now exist because the theS S r. r |