Show S i C Ct f 1 5 t S I I 5 Wanted A Popular Heavyweight By Grantland Rice could use uso a popular heavyweight champ in these bizarre days B BOXING of reconstruction Old John L. L the god go-d old tub from Boston was the most popular of them oil elI but s sinco nce Jim Jeffries crowded Bob Fitzsimmons out of the main mam corral heavy weight popularity has been at a constantly waning ebb obb Jeffries was about as popular as a big boar bear Ho He was more or less of ofa a n grouch with no popular appeal Jack Johnson got into quick public disfavor and remained in that state until he landed on his frontispiece in m a Cuban ring Willard with the tho greatest chance in U-c U world to become a popular hero was oven even loss less popular than Jeffries or Johnson He had about as much magnetism as an embalmed porpoise to start with and within a few fow months after obtaining ning access to the summit had hod no friends loft to cheer him along the way Sullivan was an acclaimed hero Corbett had thousands of friends and Bob Fitzsimmons had a great appeal even appeal even tho the affection of tho multitude But Jeffries Johnson and Willard about Willard-about about as popular ao as a sore soro neck |