Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-08-10 | Page 8 | Five Prise Ring Champions under Arms in the War That is Now Rending

riVE FIVE PRIZE BING CHAMPIONS S UNDER ARMS HIKE IN THE WAR AR THAT IS NO NOW RENDING EUROPE E S By By HUGH 8 13 FULLERTON Five Fiyo prize fighting champions either are under arms in the European armies or Win will bo be c. c England Franco an and the theother theother theother other nations have given the tho lighters a chance chanco to engage in their profession sion and tho the fighting is Ht starting with ith no po discussion dis- dis cn of weights or Tack Jack Johnson heavy weight champion chan chain pion ha has been drawn into tho the army of France Johnson when he be lied from tho the United St States tes to c escape pun punishment for violation of the Mann ann act renounced re rc- rc his American citizenship and became a. a citizen of of Prance Franco By his hia own act he ho made himself subject to service in iu the tho French army army No sooner had war been boon declared than Johnson announced his intention intonti n of joining the tho colors Further in a burst of enthusiasm ho announced that ho o would present pro pre sent all his motor cars ears to tho French government for military use Tho The fact that hat ho could not escape service and that hat his motors wore wore subject to im ire mR may have had something to too ao 0 o with it Georges heavy n weight lampion and the idol idol o of the tho French Frenchport sport port followers was as a member of tho the reserve and immediately upon tho the doc doc- I of war ho he canceled all his fight engagements and joined his regiment I Bombardier W Wells tho British heavy y heavyweight weight eight Freddie welsh tho the light weight t champions champion and Charlie Ledoux tho the bantam ban ban- tam am chal champion iou of Europe aro all subJect subject sub- sub to nn military l service Tho The war h has s summoned a score of French and English prize lighters while in in 1 both Russia Russin and Germany the tho wres- wres tiers ors are aro in tho the army George Georgo schmidt chmidt is with his rc regiment ment hero on n tho Russian frontier and the Gerlan Germun Ger- Ger than lan wrestlers who have o visited America are aln 10 all under arms rh Tho rho prize fighters aro aro not need in war Carpentier was owns an active member of tho French reservists and anti Wells Nells saw service in India 1 before he h liea heavy w weight l ht champion of Great Greut B Britain ita n. n Lea ux has answered tho the call can callo to o arms arnis Neither Johnson Johns u nor Welsh ms had military experience but they thov will ill J ha have havo 0 tho tile ch chance nce to learn now nos- There Thero aro are a dozen ozen or aloro of the tho British fighters who aro are subject to call calI callo to o arms arnie and four foul of th those Re who havo have been fighting in England during the last two wo years aro i of tho the army It looks as aa if tho the war will wipe out this his generation of Lo boxers boxers and and and perhaps produce roduco better bettor ones one I 4 37 3 r p 2 CarP fC Ii t f. f L 1 b r Jack John