Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-13

| can BIO seen there Is room for a split
| featherweight championship. as II pounds
| is the difference between the maximum
| and minimum weights. This TX a greater
difference than In any other class.
AS matter OF fact, Dixon Won the
| featherwcight title from Cal Mccarthy
| while scaling l03 pounds, When Mccoy.
crn conquered Dixon both boys weighed
| ll6is pounds. so you see nowadays We
| are fighting much heavier.
But back TO little Attell. ! have just
| read his IDEAS about various fighters and
| there Is some truth In what he says He
backs UP his plea for split champion
| ship by making these comments on my
self and others:
Young Corbett-Fought Hughey Murphy
at iS pounds at o'clock In Boston q
| short time ago. Next appearance, 123
pounds. with Eddie Hanlon, tight said 10
be for the. featherweight championship.
Benny Yanger-Last fight, defeat with
| Eddie Hanlon, his weight at that time be.
| ing 80 pounds at the ringslde. Best
| weight at the present time, Us pounds at
O'Clock,
Eddie Hanlon-Fought Young Corbett
for the featherweight championship!
weight l2s pounds.
Terry McGovern-Last battle with jim
my Briggs, In Boston,. l26 pounds at .
O'Clock. Had trouble doing the weight
and was weak
Tim Callahan-Never willing TO make
weight IL terms are agreeable he Will
fight llghtweights, because he Is one HIM
self. Nobody knows about him. Put the
big "f' behind his name
IIughey Mcpadden-A legitimate 12t-
pound man and a tough one to get away
with, He made this weight for Tommy
Sullivan and knocked him out In seven
rounds.
Hugh Murphy-IIe fought Young Cor.
hatt a HIGH weight ifD Mounds and xDa
knocked out In eleven rounds. Evidently
tough man, but cannot do better than
Us and be strong for hard fight,
Aurelia Herrera-A full-fedged light
weight, Ask Eddie Santry about this
fellow. He has been kidding feather
out McGovern In a hurry when he was
about 10 pounds over Terrys weight.
Tommy Sullvan--He is honest and says
that he cannot do better than l& pounds
az 3 o'clock TO save his life, Would not
do II to save less than that.
The legitimate featherweights, as Attell
calls them, are these.
Abe Attell-Fought everybody and any.
body within ten pounds OF his weight
His record stands as greatest little man
despite a few defeats at hands of bigger
men,
Frankie Neil-Has made a wonderful
record with everybody he has fought He
can beat almost anybody,
Harry Forbes-A legitimate feather
weight. Has fought for years In the
bantam class, but now says he cannot
make ZIG pounds any more,
Tommy Feltz-A tough youngster
whose best weight Is l22 pounds. A tough
nut for any Of them,
Johnny Reagan--0ne Of the hardest
men. In the business, Look what he did
to Frankie Nell. He Is one OF the clever
pqt mon that aver mt nm "A glove pgnpQ-
tally In a long fight.
Kid Hermann-Can make lg2 pounds
and Is willing to do II. He Is lively one,
and car 0atisfy anybody at Il route from
six 10 twenty pounds.
The question of establishing just what
are the limits OF the various classes In
pugllism has not been left to any man or
set Of men In the past, but as q matter
of fact | think II should be II we are to
have definite titles. The amateurs have
their set scale of weights ana why can't
We have ours2 l have quoted the English
scale and with few changes they may
Well suit us There Is no organization
governing our bouts and ] am ready to
confess l do not believe such thing
practicable Just now.
However, | have suggestion which
may or may not work. HOW would II do
to leave 1t 10 the sporting editors OF daily
and sporting papers? Why not let the
editors Of papers In New iork, Chicago,
Philadelphia Boston, st. Louis Denver,
San Francisco. Cincinnati, New Orleans,
and other sporting centers suggest
weights for the various championships?
Select the weights that majority favor
and let these weights be established IL
cannot be official or part OF the laws Ut
the land, but the weights can be the uil"
written law OF the ring,
You know 1t IL really the press which
settles most Of the controversies or the
ring, and II the sporting editors agree
that 1922 pounds represents the light-teath-
erweight championship limit ! think that
will be accepted by hackers and the pub
lc
Attel's suggestions come at the right
time, and IL may be that his statement
will lead TO something definite In the way
OF weight. 1 won the featherweignt
championship and have successfully lie.
Tended N. 1 always make the weight
agree to make, but l'know mat ~ POUNDS
Is out OF the question for me what is
the use Of having 80 much quiDbling over
weight? The public, which makes II pos
sIble FOR boxing 10 be profitable as pro-
fession, takes little STOCK IN champions
who are made by mere technicalitles.
BY this 1 mean that If n lad weighing
l22 pounds should claim the fratherwelgnt
championship because | couldn 40 thut
weight ! do not believe the public would
recognize him rs the champion but u
i22 pounds represented the light-feather-
weight championship he coula md many
lads able TO box al that weight, and if
they wouldn't night him then he could
claim that title II Is the same way IN
other classes.
Split the championships, or else make a
definite scale of weights which VIII do
away with the Oft recurring controversies
OF the ring, /, myself am ready to DO
anything tnat Is fair to one and FAR 10
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