Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-08

viii STAY i1 his present class as long as
he remains IN the ring, and he is ukcly
20 resign the hunOrs before they are
taken from him.
He was 700 big man for dempsey.
The Brooklyn boy had not only height
and reach against him. but he had
weight. J., is true that when they en-
tered the ring there was only differ
ence of about three pounds; but Fitz-
simmons was one hundred and nifty
pound man az one hundred and shity.
and Dempsey was one hundred and
fortv-twO-pouud man 80 one hundred
and fortv-seven. Jack was no stronger
for the extra five pounds, while every
ounce on the Australian counted.
Going outside of this country, there
does not appear to Dee any middle
weights in Australia likely 90 improve
enough in the next few years 20 make
n winning fight against the champion.
Pritchard. the English champion of that
class. is good man from all accO"ntS,
hun / do not think that he is built 20
stand against FitlSimm0nS. He hasn't
the height or the reach. No; the mid
dle-wcight hOuOrS, Co the best OF my
view. xill remain where they are for
some ,imc Co come.
Who is the coming heayy-wo .-bt?
There's am interesting question. At
present we have mo- champion. sullivan
has retired from the ring. \ champion
must always be ready 90 defend his
belt. lie must come into the ring with
I'm six months after receiving a cha.-
lencc properly given and supported. If
mo- does not do So. the challenger De
comes champion by default. I do not
thinh that anybody is in the position TO
claim this honor from Sullivan az pres
emit. Joe NcAulifle challenged him TO "a
glove contest. and sullivan ignored the
oGcr. but that, in my opinion, did not
give McAuiiile any grounds Tor claim
10 the championship honorS.
jackson challeged sullivan just after
the Mississippi affair. but the conditions
OF the case were such as % prevent the
championship from passing by default.
John l.. coUldu't accept. IL he had. he
would have found himself in no end of
trouble down there lu Mississippi 10 was
unreasonable 90 expect him 10 agree 10
q fight under the circumstances
Neither can Siayiu claim on account
of his challenge Go Doe champion of this
country. In reality. as l have said. the
first honor is u dispute. Sullivan Is
the retired champion. 10 cannot bee said
that the houor5 have been taken from
him. nor can he bc properly called the
active defender of the belt. THIS. OF
course. does not involve amy criticiSmo of
his present ability as fighter.
But the coming i-ht between Corbett
and jackson will De for the champion
ship of this country
Who will win it2 There is no douot
that hoth are good men. ln build they
are somewhat similar. They are about
equal iu height. both being very TAN
mcn-thev stand >N feet. and and q
half inches. 81 I remember rightly.
Jackson has the larger frame and is the
hea,ier she would eight nj something
over rUo hundred. Coy5e,t at not more
than on, hundred and n.uety-tve. But
believe that Corhetr will hitthe harder
blow. They gave different STYLES ofhit-
tirr. jackson reaches away our and
then stats his man. C0rbett punches
nom -he shoulder. Both are clever. out
Corbett e., ,hc cieyerer.
thins. however. that jackson Is uu-
d,rra;ed by many They say thai he .
Is slender ban the waist and weak iu The .
lower part OF the body There IS. per-
hans. some truth iu this. bat ID must De .
that q man may have a
weak spot and at the same time know