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Show WEIR WAS GREAT FEATHERWEIGHT Among all the fighters who have held the featherweight title Plnlghty, Lynch, Holden. Tommy Warren, Ike Weir, Dixon, Solly Smith. Dave Sullivan. Sul-livan. Terry MrOovem, Young Cor-bett, Cor-bett, Abe Attell, Brooklyn Tommy j Sullivan nnd Johnny Kilban Isaac O'Neill Weir was among the best, If not the greatest. There are rome who will gne no palm to McGovern the fighting terror ter-ror or Brooklyn, nnd Abrahum Attoll has had few equals for cleverness I the little Irishman had eV'erythtn Weir was bom near Belfast 46 years ago. February 5. 18HS. He came to America at the age of 20 and won ri" v orld's featherweight championship, under Marquis of Queeneberry rules being tbe first to hold that honor by defeating Tommy Warren, the , American champion, at Minneapolis Weir was 5 feet 5 3-4 inches in height and did his best fighting at US pounds He was built sometWin like s miniature edition of Bob I-Mz-I simmons. with broad shoulders end spindle legs. His reach was very Ion. for one of his size His physical appearance ap-pearance led to blF being dubbed thfl "Spider" He was the son of a racing rac-ing man, and was a jockey btfore he entered the ring Weir's untimely death in 1909 deprived the pugilistic world of a game, clever fighter and a thoroiir' gentleman |