Show SMITH HAS BEST CLAIM TO TITLE DECLARES THOMPSON BY JI JEFF FF THOMPSON Copyright Cop by 11 Publishers lre New ew York Jul July 5 While It would be premature perhaps to promote Gunboat Gunboat Gunboat Gun Gun- boat Smith to the thc battleship class Just yet ct he certainly is entitled to be raised as an armored cruiser and In iii the tho present White Hope navy there Is la no higher rating I If an all any while white man Juan Is entitled to be called champion of the thc heavyweights I Ido Ido Ido do not sec see on any one with MIth a bettor better claim than this haid hald young oung Califor Califor- nian Smith has hns evel every attribute of or a champion champion cham chain pion save one ono only mechanical skill and that IK iii merely a matt matter r of learn learn- ing big He hits lifts like the a n mule he lie can take and assimilate punishment ho he Is as us game same as a a. pebble and Is A t natural tI fighter On the records he lie has haR a better claim on the championship champion champion- ship than Luther McCarty l had It Is said b by some that he lie Is too light but buta butla la a brief review of ring ring- history shows there Is no iio merit in this contention There Thore have been a as many champions If It not more who fought under tinder lO pounds than over that figure As AM a R. matter of or fact added w weight lg-ht lg above pounds Is as likely to be bo a handicap a as asa asa I a help I PI for tor Settling Im locution Aalde from the question of who hio Is Isor isor or jr who Is not hot champion It Is interesting interest interest- In ing ng to tu no note notO to that schemes have been jeen advanced for bringing about a definite settlement of the problem Billy Gibson Gillson urn and McFarland land and while discussing the heu heavyweight w l ight ht question sonic some time ago made the suggestion tion that a n commission consistIng consistIng consist consist- Ing ng of sporting porting writers of if the country be organized d to determine which of oC the big men were entitled n to consideration consider consider- aLion as ns championship possibilities no so that t the they could be matched for a se series se ries of tights fights that would result In one of them being awarded tho the title This ThiN proposition seems to have Q found favor tavor with a number of fight promoters Tom c v no Ic sends In n tho the suggestion that tho the spotting writers of cit America where shere the chum chum- justly lies select six men menor for fOI or audi Mich a tournament He believes I the he field of hea cl weights In c ran TC and Australia should be he taken Into nto consideration In making this sc- sc se Have u a tournament with a purse of oC such denomination that It U could be tie split up uJ Into amounts to suit each nina man for his labors and declare the he winner the champion he concludes con con- eludes nut Hut there ate are several obstacles In the way of the thc proper fulfillment of or such an un undertaking In the first I place the arrangements to obtain a consensus of opinion on the six leadIng leadIng lead- lead Ing fighters fighter would have ha to be bo elaborate elaborate ate te and perfectly organized org And then after a selection had been boon made the lighters fighters left lert out in the thc cold would never cease contending that The Judges were a 0 misguided lot hot Inc Incapable pable of ot recognizing tee rec true tl fighting ability Consequently Consequently Conse Conse- q the tho best bent wn way seems to be to let lct th them m fight tight It out It ma may take a along along along long time for foi a decision to be bc reached reache but some da day It will trill right Itself and once more the world will have a R hea heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight champion Some New Stunt Marcel Thomas the French welterweight welterweight welter welter- weight has Introduced a French Frenchi custom custom cus cus- tom torn here which may ma have consequences too fearful tearful to contemplate After Arter ho had been handed a n fine tine lacing b by Young Hickey he lie threw his arm arms around HIckoy's ers er's neck and kissed him Think of t such doings with beauties as Bat Dat Nelson Kid KIl Broad Brond and Cross in the ring Joe Jeanette Jennette wa isas accused ed of faking taking his hlll contest with Jell Jeff Clarke at Memphis Mem Mem- ph plus 11 the other nl night ht J Jeanette iU has haa been boxing a good man many years and anti this Is iii the first time Ume he had hind been accused ac ac- ac- ac cusel of deliberately withholding his best efforts Dilly Billy Haack who hio promoted promoted pro pro- the contest also acted as referee referee ref ref- cree and alid In iii the final minute of oC the bout stopped It It declaring declaring- that Jeanette Jeanette Jean Jean- ette otto was not doing his best Thin This is strange In iii view of the fu fact t that Jeanette Jeanetto Jean Jean- etto ette hn had Clarko Clarke put down for tor the count countin in the se second ond sixth and seventh round The rhe peculiar part of It all I Is lii that Haack Hancl allowed the men to to go JO on until the tue last minute of ot the contest and when hen he hc did stO stop it it refused to re return return re re- turn the funs their admissions |