Show I JIM JEFFRIES AND JOHNNY COULON ARE COMPARED By Br Bill Blunt The giving awa away of oC weight forms quite a problem f for r the fighters and their theil managers to solve She Sometimes a little folio fellow will vili bite off more titan than he can chew At others he will vill ha have havethe c the situation out can donate seven or eight pounds to his a adversary ail add up lip the slim suni fault faull and give the correct answer I like did with Nelson Noson An amusing proposition may mar be e worked out along these lines hues Fighter num numer ber er one will give gie a few pounds to toJ J lighter number tuo The latter laLLer will willo do o the same for number three her bel three keep up tip the good and Ind the first thing you know there thouc will bo be a complete metamorphosis from a tiny to a heavyweight who kicks up UI around the tue mark marle A sort of oC natural growth or as asIt asit It were For example If Johnn Coul Coui I Ion I on were to 1051 a forfeit and issue a I I challenge to Jim Jeffries with Jeff at his best the Willie while folks of the par parish ish would whisper wIt isper among themselves an and sa say There Is an Idle cot over In the buob booby hatch that Is fairly yawn lag Ing for an occupant WIly not sent John over oer Still there Is a 3 tru true weight line that connects this lu Ia matched pair anI nail It is as easy to follow as Is the wide road that thai leads to your door when you rou go to lay Jay him the rent reni the first of each and every month some somo month when you have hao the price Coui Cou Ion can do 10 pounds or better belleI lie He fought Kid Murphy Murphy fought I Al Belmont Belmont fought JImmy Walsh fought A Abe e AW Attell II At Attell tell teil fought Owen Moran fought I IAd IAd Ad Wolgast Wolgast fought Battling Nelson Nelson Neson fought Joe Cans Gans Gans I fought Twin Sullivan Sullivan fought lion 0 cy M y fought Joe Walcott Walcott fought lan Crep Creedon on fought Bo Bob and Fitzsimmons fought Jeffries And there you nic aro dope it out for 01 of weights Flue rho Sporting Lifo Life of Lon London on ono one of the foremost of boxing authorities has heon clamoring for a ro lon of tho scale anti and lins hns been beon printing some timely LIllich tuff stuff A recent issue isUe says In t 10 er early da days s of the tho ring there thero were no s of weights elgh The only recognized champion was wa ho who was beat of all at nil all weights A About out the tho of Sayers prime how however ever came the filst classification the tho middleweight being the first firt term followed the lie lightweight and the he evolution of the sport has hasI I brought about the as we have m today Although modern boxing I had Its inception In En tIme the lair pur purIty Ity of the weight que question tion Is maintain maintained ed cd with greater fidelity to past I dent a abroad road than lucre Olle or of the most glaring inconsistencies In tic UlO matter of weight at home Is In Uw tIme I lightweight class When one recalls Jacic a good hoa heavy holding the recognized cham I In that It proves that thal The first recognized lightweight weigh t champion champlon of England was vas vasI I Crutchley 13 pounds Sub Sill Arthur Chambers and Billy Edwards fought for the title at pounds TInt Dut s weight was time tho standard with tIme the extra pound added to make It pounds Arid And this limit was maintained for years rears In this country up to Ja Jabez Whites Whiles day and Is still adhered to lii In America Why Tom Savers as n a heaY heavyweight and Jem Mace only HG pounds |