| Show I I V V 1 HOPS DROPS I IX IN 1 I. I i V V V On On of Great Metropolis V V ll lis ow Gives GinS nr to Others a o Is bemoaning the fact that nce great city of or J pugs hugs has receded Into th the region of ot V oblivion lon during the past few years ealS unU at present nt there are are arc only a few fighters near the top notch who hall hal from tho the i City Th There rc was a aV V time and aed not nit to oo very ry long lont ago o when hon I la a a Chicago fi lighter fighter was one ono of the I principals in neatly nearly every cry ring conI contest con- con I test of or an any importance in tho the country Hut But the restrictions that have havo been i I placed about the tho game gane in iii Illinois have ha killed the sport there Not e oven ovon 11 round bouts are arc allowed as in New York YOlk and the aspirants to 1111 ring fame lUO not given gl a n chance to lo develop de do- e- e there That Thai city has raised and nurtured such guch wonders a. a as Eddie Santry II Harry a n Forbes Jimmy Barl Barry Martin farlIn DUff Duffy Jack Jaek Root Jack JacJ Moffat an and a n aho nhu ho hu host t of others Jack and anil Liuddy n ln were wele near the top notch not very ery long lont since an and both hailed from Om Chicago but in recent battles the they have havo been forced into the wings of or the stage and new fighters from Crom other oIlier cities have hav stepped into the limelight of Chicago was in her time the tho really real real- l ly b great city of six round combats Neither before nor since have ha cities clUes East or West Vest developed such lighters fighters and antI such lights But It has all gone now flour as a n happy dream and matchmakers match match- mal makers maos must look to lo other uther cities to furnish I h timber limber for fOI glove Io c contests Inthe in inthe the future |
