Show bad year for champions this has been d sa year for champ on pugilists four hav ag been d of s nee last year the most surer sing defeat was that of terry me govern who lost h s title of feather weight champ on to george rothwell young corbett in t vo rounds at hartford conn on thanksgiving day the honors of the welter t champ ansh p were particularly lu fleet ing mattie matthews of new york who held the title slacked up against eube ferns of kansas and was laid lo 10 v in ten ro andt I 1 erns held the title until recently when he met joe wal cott the black who licked him goo 1 in five rounds the fourth cl amp on to go the route of the others was ban dougherty the bantam dougherty relinquished his title while the middle weight champion and I 1 rank erne the light champ on dd not fight with the r titles at stake |