The age-herald., 1899-12-17
Champions of the Ring

the championship of the world. The origi- nal champion was first recorded in l19, and from that time to the present day there has been a claimant for the honors. The first championship belt offered was in 1857, and was won by Tom Savers. After the long career of Jem Mace, John l.. Sullivan became prominent and practically held pos session of the belt from 1882, when he de- feated Paddy Ryan, until September 7 1892. During a year of the time the belt was held by Jake Kilrain on a forfeiture of Sullivan, who went on a sparring tour of Europe. The list of champions of two countries fol- low:
 1719-Flgg, who conducted boxing, sword and single-stick contests at his theater In ONford road.
 173O-Pipes, who was succeeded by Greet ing.
 i784-George Taylor, champion of Eng land.
 17io-Jacl Broughton beat G. Taylor. 1750-Jack Slack beat Broughton in Figg's theater
 17G0-W. Stevens won from Slack, London. 1761-G. Meggs beat Stevens, London. 17G4-W. Darts beat Meggs, shepton Nal let, England.
 1769-Yyons beat Dart; retired afterward 1771-Peter Corcoran beat w. Darts, championship at Epson race course
 1776-Harry Sellers beat P. Corcoran thirty-eight rounds
 1791-Ben Bryan beat Johnson; retired afterWard.
 1792-pan Mendoza beat w. Warr, 300 guineas, twenty three rounds.
 1795-John Jackson beat Mendoza; gave up title in 1903, and Jim Belcher succeeded him.
 1SO5-Pearce beat Belcher, 800 guineas, eighteen rounds.
 1S0o-Tom Cribb beat J. Bel her, thirty 6vA ba1 tft1a fftapO
 1s2i-Tom Spring beat John Langan; af- terWard retired.
 1S25-Jim Ward beat T. Cannon, 5000, ten rounds
 1S98-Deaf Burke claimed the title upon Wards retirement
 1s89-W. Thompson Bendigo) beat Burke 1S41-Ben Caunt beat Nick Ward, thirty five rounds.
 1Si5-"Bendiga" beat Caunt for champion ship, ninety-three rounds.
 1S49-Tass Parker beat Con Parker $s0e a side.
 1S50-Perry (Tipton Slasher) claimed the championship.
 1S51-Harry Broome beat Perry.
 1S53-Perry again claimed the title.
 1S57-Tom Savers beat Perry for cham piOnship belt; retired 1860.
 1S60-Sam Hurst beat Paddock. Both claimed championship.
 1S61-Jem Mace beat Hurst eight rounds 1S62-Mace beat Tom King for champion ship and belt
 1S63-King beat Mace but afterwards con- ceded Mace's superiority.
 1S65-Joe Wormald beat Marsden flor championship. Mace again claimed cham pionship belt
 1S66-Jem Mace fought to a draw with Joe Goss.
 1S67-Joe Wormald claimed championship belt on forfeit from E. Baldwin, who failed to appear at the ring
 1S67-Jem Mace fought to a draw with E. Baldwin. and the championship belt was held in abeyance.
 1S6S-Joe Wormald battled for the cham- pionship to a draw with E. Baldwin in America.
 1S70-Jem Mace beat T. Allen In America for the title.
 1S72-Jem Mace fought to draw with J. Coburn for the championship.
 1SS2-John l. Sullivan beat Paddy Ryan in nine rounds at Mississippi City, Miss, for championship of America.
 1SS5-Jem Smith defeated Jack Davis for championship of England.
 1SS[Jake Kinrain fought Jem Smith to a draw for the championship of the world belt offered by the Police Gazette and $1O,- GOO.
 1SS9-John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kill rain for the belt and $100O0 a side at Rich burg, Miss, July 8, in notable contest. 1SS9-Jem Smith battled with Frank P. Slavin for the championship of England, December 13, at Bruges, Belgium.
 1S9l-Robert Fitzsimmons beat Jack Dempsey for the middleweight champion- ship of the world al New Orleans, January IA. The contest lasted thirteen rounds. 1S91-James J. Corbett fought Peter Jack son to a draw in a remarkable battle of siXty-one rounds at San Francisco. May 21. "No contest" was the decision of the re- fierce.
 1S92-James J. Corhett defeated John l.. Sullivan for the championship of America in twenty-one rounds at New Orleans, Sep tember T. The purse was $25,00O and the stake $20,000 being a total of $45000, the largest amount ever fought for.
 1S94-James J. Corbett yeat Charley Mitchell of England in three rounds at Jacksonville, Fla, January G6.
 1S97-Robert Fitzsimmons beat James J. Corbett for the championship of the world in fourteen rounds at Carson City, New, March IT.
 1S99-James J. Jeffries beat Robert Fitz- simmons for the championship of the wolrd in eleven rounds at New York City. 1S99-James J. Jeffries given a decision against Thomas Sharkey in a twenty-five round contest, New York City, November 3. s.