| Show I into 0 Sport Dope t 11 u ui i l 2 F 10 these days ot of champions champions the names n of ol Hare Greb and Paul laul Berlenbach stand standout standout out In bold relief relict It takes mighty bIg bis purses to lure luro a 11 majority of the Iho champIons Into the Tint TinE At all other times th they Y have havo mOte inor stipulations stipulations In their heir contract than a n grand Opera Prima donna No decision bouts are most law law- favored ored by 11 the title holders If It the bout Is to bo be a decision affaIr they Insist the challenger comes In overweight so the tho champlon ship will not be lie at nt stake take Some Sone ot of tho the safet safety first cham champions are aro ar even cven more careful they reserve the right to name the referee Not Kot so 80 o man many years neo ago one ono of I INot these picked hand-picked referees gave ga three different decisions In the he tamo amo bout and after leaving town hurriedly wired In a II fourth ver- ver verdict ver verdict dict diet that retained the crown for forthe forthe the champion It Is Just such such things s as os these that have kept any number of th the modern champions from being Idolized after the manner o ot of the theold old 1110 champion III in All any cut t 1 It supposed t l to bo be It Ir bo an hac n no timidity about defending Ill Ill-i hl honors honor flint d ut co go for tor tim llio right fight linK anK Harry Greb and Paul Derton bach bach are In striking contrast to the the run mine champions In the other clas classes s Greb Is the marvel of the lie I prize ring J Itt ha has been fighting for 13 years Before he ho won an any box box- boxIng boxing Ins box Ing title titles he hc was known as the Fighting Fool Never r too busy bUllY to tight fight he fuss much about the weight of hta opponents He lIe took too themon them themon themon on froM froni fro the tho middleweight through the light heavy division to the Hie full grown heavies and in most cases gave away weight His Ills biggest year ear was as In 1919 1 1 when ho he almost averaged a bout bouta a week eek most of his opponents be- be beIng be Ing inc lighters fighters of ot class claa Winning a title dl didn't nt change his views on the he fight game ranie Ho He Hohas has kept right richt on meeting every everyone everyone one dug ur up by the promoters Paul Il t r scoring 23 3 knockouts was as stopped by Jack Delaney In four rounds Paul aul start start- started started started ed over o again FIte n months later It h wis was the a champion of the world as as- as tit bf l hl tetory over Mike bill Ii I pass up ba of ot tho precious knockout Not lie risked lit hi liH title lUrIn In six Mx months after JUlin It lil ld mo most t t formidable chub- chub getting the lie decision In 1 15 Just Jut run down the tho list of o them cham champions and see ec what they have done and then Ihen it Is easy eallY to understand the popularity of Greb and lenbach Ber-lenbach Der lenbach 4 1 Walker lies has l all the Ibe welter title In the th old moth balls baIls most of the time Alter After much persuasion ho he gave ga Davo Dave Shade Shad his hm chance and had a D narrow escape escape It has probably made him more carefUl than ever eer There Chere are or some people who aio dont don t know that Kid Kaplan Is the tho featherweight champion and Phil Rosenberg tops tOIlS tho the bantams They break Into print Both these thue Lighters fighters recently via via- vis visited is lied the th coast coul and found lound the go- go goIng Ins ro-Ins lug Ing mighty ml tough touch out there Only the fact tact that they took every pre pre- precaution pre precaution caution made It ft possible for them to return with their titles Kansas who won the lightweight title from JImmy GoodrIch is 18 waiting for the sum sum- summer summer mer mar to roll 1011 around and with It a afancy afancy afancy fancy purse Perhaps Is Ismore Ismore Ismore more than wise It may be b lila his only opportunity to cash In 01 on his hll championshIp Jack Jaek Dempsey hasn't t fought for tor nearly three years year righting is II 1 no o longer ft a sport port but ut a bu proposition the tho |
