Show WHY NOT RAISE RAIS RATE RAT LIMIT OF 01 WELTERS EURS' UP TO POUNDS Few Classy Men Men Who Claim to Be Bet Welter Weights Can Make MaRe the Weight After a t lon long period of dormancy there promise a t revival rc of tho conten tion lion f for r the welter welterweight weight ht championship th this thit comin coming winter with tho thu suggestion es iou from abroad that the thuc weight limitation for tho the division be extended to H liT pounds pound J Jer er since Joe Walcott the Barbados Barbado I lemon demon fou fought ht himself Out dut ut there has h been no logical holder of the title al ai though numerous pu pugilists have o cl adver tied themselves themselves' nn others by laying claim to o the thc championship Income In sonic instances iu in- in stances tuero thero was s some ome foundation for foi th the covetousness of 01 the boxer but JUt iu in lust as many cases there was no basis than an enterprising manager or press ress agent or both honey Mellody Harry Lewis is Ii Jimmy Gardner Jimmy Clabby Mike Miko Twin Sullivan and others with more or Je less Jess 3 have ha sc set up tIp a n claim to the honors and all have received some recognition roe rec from frow their Personal onal following So 30 o many of the day Ji light lightweights lightweights ht weights weight fight in iu the neighborhood of ilO 10 and pounds pound except when the tIme light lightweight lightweight weight championship 1 is is at stake that i it its is ii s hard to arouse interest among tho the fi fighters at the accepted American welterweight welter weight of ot pounds rot Por this reason it has been cn that hat Hi pounds th the new English and French rench v eight be adopted is 11 t the thc new nc d division ision of the welter weight class This is s indeed a splendid idea for it will twill revive interest t in the class chars which is at present too near nar the tho light j ht weight 1 limit to o draw the lino line too sharply Besides tho men now before time the public posing rosins as welter weights are arc not welter ci in the true truc sonic c of the word for or it is DUNI utterly impo impossible for tome some of them hem to get et an nn ounce below Ho NeWt eith- eith er cr r of ot tho the Lc i cs Gardner nor Sulli- Sulli van ran can an that m n but bv In raisin raising aising tb the weight weicht to i iu aft tho after after- r. r noon icon it will p permit man many boxers to fight in n a group roup which will t include some r realy reali real real- alI al I y good men moon who are neither H 14 11 pound welter T weights t nor HiS pound middle T eib weights ts By thus lowering JOT the bars bare it will ena cna- hie ble le two tT good Philadelphia boxers namely name name- l ly 3 Youn Young Loughrey and Harry Hurry Lewis LeT t tenter to enter tho the c competition tion while while- tho the other H aila available lc fighters are Jimm Clabby Jimmy Gardner Willie Wiilie Lois lewis Frank Prank I Mike Milie Twin lwin Sullivan an an and Kyle lle i Whitney I Jimmy Gardner tho the Lowell Lowe fi fighter has las as aM strong a claim for the wetter welter welterweight weight honors ant and Mike ikc Twin Sullivan Sulli- Sulli van an can be expected to dispute the con con- wit with h valid substantiation tion Harry Le Lewis is has fou fought ht Jimmy Jimm Gardnor Gard Card nor lor on several se occasions occasion and usually held beM bis bus own with the Lowell man Jimm Jimmy Clab Clabby y credited d as as boin being the cleverest man of ot his ins weight ht in In the tho country coun- coun try ry is another man whoso whose c claims lims to the honors honor arc uc deserving of due tion on Ho has fought some of ot time the best men in the tho country and has a twenty twenty- round rounel dri draw with J Jimmy Gardner to his credit Mike Twin lwin Sullivan an the lighter j of ho tho fighting family despite his bis growing years is is' also aho doing business at the thio old stand land Frank the tho sturdy product of n is rapidly rapid gaining tho the ree- ree from front the fighting managers and fraternity Bv By hi his victor victory over O Sailor Burke Burko Willie Lewis LeT gained some sonic impetus in the boxing world which might call raIl for ri-c- ri His 1115 defeat at the hands of or I Billy illy should not Dot be taken too eri for Cor it mu must t bo be admitted that be the Gotham Goham lighter fighter opposed a u man of superIor poun poundage |