Show SINCE JEffRIES Qun The Th history hl tor of oC how the heavy heavyweight heavyweight weight championship title has clang chang changed ed od hands since Jim Jeffries sao gave It Jt lip up because he ho could find no ono one who cared to face fae him Is i Interesting at this time lime Jeff retired the ed ell champion of oC the tho worM after knock knockIng Ing log out Tack lack In San Francis Francisco co August Augut 26 in two rounds Jack Root and Marvin Hart met in ina a finish fight for Cor tho the vacant title In Reno Nov Ke July 3 1905 1105 Hart winning the battle on a knockout l In the twelfth round lound Hart Jan 16 15 put away Pat Calahan in Butte Mont in Int two t o rounds He forfeited claim chUm to the title tithe when he was bested In a decision fight by Tommy Burns Hurns In Los Angeles Feb Fob 23 1906 Burns Won on a n number of or unimportant ant before he gained a decision over Oer Jack OBrien In Los Angeles May ar 3 He next put away aw r Bill Squires of oC Australia In one round July 4 1 In Cal Ca Burns then went to Europe where he knocked d out In succession Gunner Moir London Dec 2 1907 1007 ten rounds Jack Palmer London Feb J eb 10 1908 four our rounds Jem Jom Roche Dublin March tarch 17 1908 one round Smith Paris April JS IS J 8 1908 five Iho rounds and nd Bill Squires Paris June Juno 13 1903 eight rounds Having disposed of Hart who claim claimed ed tho th American title tithe Gunner Moir the claimant of oC the thc English cham championship chamPionship Squires s champion of or Aus Atis Australia anI Tem Jem Roche champion of Ireland Burns was at last hailed as au champion From France Burns traveled to Aus Mis Australia He disposed of Bill Squires for the thc third time knocking him out In n the thirteenth th round in Sydney s Aug 21 1908 1005 Burns then put away Bill Lang In Melbourne Sept 2 1908 after six rounds Then came his hla battle with Jack Jaek Johnson Johnson won a knockout or orto orto orto to be tie more exact won through police Interference the police Jumping Into the be ring to save Burns from further punishment and what appeared to be bea a complete knockout The public demanded that Jeffries return to tho ring ling but the tho big tel fel fellow tellow low how declined Only did ho war waver wa er This was aa when Jim Coffroth handled the fight Jeff Terr promised to meet Squires if IC the Aus Australian proved to 10 be bo JQ So o winner in I I order to return the title tithe to this coun countr tn tr |