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Show SAM'L LANGFORD ANOTHER WALCOTT Dodged by American Heavyweights, Now Holds That Title In England. There Is another black champion across the water now, and this time it is Sam Langford, who has the right to sign a title to his name, writes Malachy Hogan in the Chicago Record-Herald. Record-Herald. The Indianapolis man, who could not get on satisfactory bouts on this continent due to the fashion In which all the men of his own weight side stepped him, is now heavyweight chamoion of Entrland. In beating Ian Hague Langford showed clearly that he was the better man of the two. He was outweighed, his opponent towered many Inches over him and was probably outclassed in the matter of reach. 'English reports re-ports credit Hague with having tho advantage ad-vantage in length of arm. but I am not quite sure whether this is correct. Linsford is built in peculiar fashion fash-ion and his arms are far longer than those of the avorago man of his size. In this respect, he has had an advantage ad-vantage over most of the middle-weights middle-weights he opposed. Hague outweighed out-weighed him greatly and It is hard to say whether Sam really had the longer reach. Hague has a very brief boxing record rec-ord back of him, but he is none the less the man who took the title of Brit-ish Brit-ish champion from "Gunner" Moir, whom Tommy Burns once put out In a hurry. So Langford's victory ocr him makes Sam clearly the heavyweight heavy-weight champion of the Island. Whether Wheth-er this will aid him in getting matches remains to bo scon, as most of the men of his own avoirdupois seem to have a wholesome respect for the wallop that Sam can land from either mlt. Langford seems to be a heavier' edition edi-tion of Joe Walcott. It appears almost Impossible to hurt him when he Is In condition aud ho can hit like tho kick of a mule. It may bo that he will make the trip across the channel and throw a scare Into his follow colored boxers, Sam McVey and Joe Jeanette, who arc now In the limelight over there |