Show JEFFRIES REVIEWS RECORDS OF FOUR BiGGEST FIGHTERS HIT Dr J. J amid Undefeated Ho JC J I Champion or aT the tho tle World j Los Angeles Oct Oct 17 The Tho Tho recent un- un un 1 legislation In Wisconsin n was boxer to O the tho hOw would effect l have havo that I the tho to l pro look gl for tor employment was in tho the nature turo ot or a n calamity to tho men who follow the te glove gumo gnome in iii any connect con- con ion necton Milwaukee Ul probably was wan tho tha best city ely from a n financial point of ot view that ever supported tho the ten-round ten and tho the sudden sweeping sleeping oft off oc galT the pu pugilistic map of this eit city has for forthe or ortho tho the timo being completely demoralised the boxers In that section of the tho coun coun- tr try Such uch men as os Billy DIly Stanley Ketchel and Joo Joe OConnor O'Connor have told lold I me Inc in In confidence of at the enormous houses drawn in Milwaukee I 1 would scarcely havo havo been able ablo to credit the figures had they been supplied mo moby mob moby A city i b by men of ot loss repute ten-round ten contests contests contests con con- would support short holt hort tests along such fat financial lines do- do deserves de do- serves a 0 better fate tato than to be bo do- do tu- tu so unceremoniously and so unjustly Unjustly un un- justly Justy of ot the best sport In the tho land This drastic and unmerited action acton Wisconsin lawmakers law law- on oil the tho part of ot the to makers only brings to the front all al the stronger tho the fact tact which I pointed out somo some time ago that ago that tho the West Vest Is tho the best tho the only place for the tho bo boxer er these dasSan days das San Francisco and Los Angeles arc are practically tho the only two cities in tho country at ot present that can pull pul oft off contests between mon men of ot known reputation tation of ot any satisfactory length lenth The Tho news that New Orleans is to be bo re reopened reopened reopened re- re opened to the boxing gamo game Is glori glorious ous eus news Indeed and I hope most sincerely sincerely sin sin- that tho tue news from the Southland Southland Southland South South- land has been conservative instead of ot exaggerated 1 As for those six round affairs in tho the East they Cast they are aro worse than no fights ts tsat at all nI It I Is like asking a a man with witha a banquet to bo be satisfied with witha wih a lunch counter counter bill biJ of ot fare furo to turn a these short and unsatisfactory bouts loose In front of or the hungry patrons of tho game who are so 80 ravenous for tor fora tora a diet oC of tho the real thing thinE Tho ho closing up of the tho game ome in the Middle West Veat temporary or permanent as tho case easo may be means an increased in increased in- in il- il cr creased ased rush of ot the tho stars of ot the game for rOI tho the Pacific coast This Western estern invasion Padl will wi result resul In tho the California public being given several championship champion champion- ship battles during the tho winter month months There Thoro battes are four tour white while fighters before tho the public today that I have great reat confidence con can In They are arc Billy Battling Battling lat lat- Bat Bat- Nelson Abe be Alel and last but not nol least least little Johnny Coulon Any Uie time that either cither of t this ls classy quart quartet t of or scrappers starts you OU may rest assured that you OU are aro oro going to let get a n good run for tor your mono money is a a. headed cool cool cool-beadet lighter who keeps koops his head upon all 01 occasions Ho 10 ha has twice shown mo me that he possesses all al the tho cool Intelligence required of ot a n champion Tuko Tako his fl fight ht with wih his his first mooting meeting with with wih the Montana man mann at Milwaukee for for instance In this battlo battie botto bat bat- bot- bot tie floored and I 1 havo hare to own word for tor it that he didn't know leow whore ho was at ot for fol the following live five minutes minutes- Just the same retained possession of his senses S to tho the degree that ho never mado a false move more but Instead 8 1 fought rought I a U perfect battlo batte on the tho deCon defensive o i until ho he could collect his hta hit exploded senses and start fighting on the aggressive again Ho lie not only weathered this storm but hut was waa actually coming on strong at nt tho the end of ot tho the ten-round ten battle This is an instance of whore where i batte- batte headwork stands out high over everything every every- cv everything r- r thing else dec Just one wron wrong move and Billy probably would have been a Q victim vIe vic tim Ur of or Ketchel's well wol known knockout knockout knock knock- out punch Then to go o clear cleat around on th this the theother I other bide sido tlde of the tho house f figuratively speaking lete take tako taa Billys Billy's Bly's actions into consideration during tho the last l light fight ht at nt Vernon In the tt very oer first round knocked his hh man fret down and put him aim In Immediate dis dis- tress What hat would nine nino out of ot ten of the ordinary run of or fighters have havo done clone un under the tho circumstances circumstance Thc They would have havo 10 1 thrown aside all aJ caution cauton and tried to end ni the battle batte with wih ono one bh blow ow Hugo o Kel Kelly trl tried d thi this same timing thing thing on lu Ho lie lo whipped td Stanley nil all ni through the tho first round and then thon came camo out out to finish him hint in the second Wo We Woal sill all know what happened to tho the big al Italian letow In that second round faced the tho same saro situation and n again aln ho foiled d to make mako ono false mo move Without giving who is dangerous lan dan erous so long a as ho lie 1 ii b on his hia feet teet o 1 r f. f a n t. t lie 10 In Iii n a cold COla lo l failon until iio ho and hn iT I tot tot-il 11 ono One of or ot the tho tho moat miot cruel and mind decisive beatings over or handed to toa toC toa a C man in m the ring ling These two instances In- In stances KO go o to prove prove- that l long Is ix long lone ong on brain power A AS to his hia hil fighting fight fight- n ing ability ho he U is champion of or iho the tho world d In iii his Class clans lat more moro could not bo bon boI suid I 1 o hn have a A warm spot In my heart for tor n This rugged little Battling Nelson elson rug ed follow who now now- all al but supreme no in the tho tho l lightweight division never nover to tomy tomy tomy my knowledge stepped side an opponent opponent opponent op op- op- op no matter mator how dangerous tho the opponent t ma may o na appeared Tho The first time you yoa 0 hear a man talking talking talk talk- talt- talt ing who Is Inclined to knock tho Battler flat Bat Ing tier Just hand him t the Danes Dane's record and ter ask him to point out an easy spot In It IL it This will settle setto tho the argument argument ment Immediately I never looked Bats Bat's record over 01 0 carefully until re recently ro- ro and then I was positively surprised surprIsed sur sur- centy at what I found Hero are arc Just Justa justn a n few rew of the tough nuts of tho the light light- brigade ade that Nelson n has passed Joe Joo the time of ot day with In tho ring wih Boor Cans Gans Jimmy Britt Abe Abc Atol McGovern cGovern Kid Sullivan Sullivan Sul Sul- Terry Corbett Aurelia Herera livan Young Youn Corbet Eddie Hanlon Martin Martn Clarence English Charley Chancy Near Neary and George sic sic- and consider that When you stop above Attell is the only one of the tho t tio fighting game to today today to- to who remain In 11 ability strikes home homo In Ina Ina ina day Nelsons Nelson's y I forceful manner mannor Another t a mo most is tho the fact to that at Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- consider thins thing to to In a position not always son was always that opponents demand demona make of ot the his 13 pound pound notch Seral Several Sev S they h have havo boon Is hardest battles o eral of ot his battes tOO conditions that ti under on sided one sided e-sided welter was righting boy practically weights Somo Some of or Nelsons Nelson's arly tl fights such a vicious character that vero of ot weathered weathered veath- veath tho the lad evor marvel how r e it Is a n marvel fought himself Into ered the te storm and Small wonder that tho the championship decorated Smal with tho the his features are arc wih scars of honest reads cads like a n book boole of or record 1 dreams The Hebrew lebroW Is a n pugilistic other otner word to There Thero is no wonder appreciation of his ls is ring m my express Coulon Is still In tho the corner services under undera breezing alon along class but ho Is his mana managerial fath father r. r oral a n pull pul from and I look to see tho Another year clean up with every midget Chicago cean bantam weight In tao rilO land land- |