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Show WHITE HOPE TITLE ON THE MARKET (By W. W. Naughton) San Francisco. June 12 With tho passing of ill-fated Luther McCarty, tho white heav weight championship seems to have been thrown on the market At least, that Is the WSJ the matter is viewed by white hopes generally, judging from the number of claims to the title that are beiug made Arthur Pelky says he is the champion, cham-pion, but that he will not defend his laurels for some time Gunboat Smith has also named himself as the successor suc-cessor to McCarty, and there are others. oth-ers. There is a rumor, not thoroughly substantiated, that old Bob Fitzslm-mons Fitzslm-mons intends to hop back In the lists and make a bid for championship distinction. dis-tinction. Incidentally, there aro quite a number, who believe that Bob, even with his handicap of years, could take good care of any of the heavyweights of the present dav. Jack (Twin) Sullivan, who while an old-timer 16 not by any means as ancient an-cient a piece of architecture as Fiu. has also put In a claim. In a letter to the writer Jack says: "I want to let you know that I am out after the white championship, and I think that I have as much right to it as anybody any-body else My record will show this. Among the hopes I have beaten ar' Tommy Burns. Bill Squires, Jack Palmer Mike Shreck, Marvin Hart, Pbrky Flynn. Tim Stewart. Al Bene-dicl Bene-dicl Fireman Flynn, George Cotton, Soldier Kearns. Joff Clark and Tonv Ross. I bested Gunboat Smith here in Buffalo and I fought Joe Jeannette a hard 10-round battle. This Is surely sure-ly enough to entitle me to a crack at the best of them, and I would like to irtart with George Rodei, the fight Ing Boer." It is also said that Rodel has warned warn-ed anyone against usurping the championship cham-pionship until he has had a chance to box for it. Up to date a motley throng' of new men and old have announced an Intention of trying for the title, I and as there was no "next best" to1 Mri irty it seems as though the veterans vet-erans and the recruits will have to fight it out among themselves. |