Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-09-29
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The many statements emanating,
or purporting to emanate from James
Edward Britt after his defeat at the
hands of Battling Nelson at Colma,
Cal the other day relative to anoth-
er meeting with the new champion,
has only called to attention again
the old, old story that a champion,
once beaten, never regains the cham
pionship.
1t is. rather peculiar that a cham
piOn has never been able to win back
lost laurels. Dozens of fighters have
been knocked out or have lost decis-
ions to one certain opponent, and have
later revenged themselves at the ex-
pense of their former victor, but it
seems when man on the pinnacle
gets depOsed, he can never find his
way back again.
John L. Sullivan, the greatest of
them all, held undisputed sway in the
prize ring for 10 years and half, un-
til Jim Corbett's persistent jabbing
put him down and out, and practically
ended his career as fighter. He
never entered the ring but once there
after and then made a sorry showing.
Corbett was king four years and a
half and after being knocked out by
Fitz, made two futile efforts to regain
the title, but Jeffries whipped him
both times. The same is true of F'itz-
simmons, whose second battle with
Jeffries was even more disastrous than
his first.
| 1t is true in other weight divisions
as we'll. Young Corbett, after defeat
ing Terry McGovern in the second
round of that astonishing fight at
Hartford, Conn.,, sailed through sea
of glory for more than two years,
beating the best men of the country.
Corbett had been an in and out fight
er before winning the light weight
laurels, and it appeared that his de-
feat at the hands of Jimmy Britt,
however just may have been the ref
eree's decision. took all the confidence
out of him. Young Corbett was new
er the same battler after that 25th Of
March, 1904, in San Francisco
Kid Lavigne, once the cleverest
| lightweight the country ever produc-
ed, once defeated, never regained his
| old championship form McGovern's
| decisive defeat of Erne killed that
great little fighters stamina. and the
terrible Terry never terrorized any.
body else after young Corbett found
his vulnerable point in their second
meeting at San Francisco.
Titles to championships in the 9TH
er weight divisions have not been so
distinctly won and recognized all ov-
er the country as in the heavy and
lightweight classes. But it is almost
always true that knock an old fight
err out. and he never comes back the
same man."
The breaking into the professional
ring of AL Kaufman, the crack San
Francisco amateur, is made all the
more suspicious by the fact that Billy
Delaney, Jim Jeffries' famous manag-
er, will direct his career. This Olym-
| pic club star has made phenomenal
record in the past year and has man.
aged to defeat inside of one round
every man who has opposed him.
Delaney appears to be confident that
he has another prize package in Kauf-
man. but says that the chief reason
| he takes the youngster under his con-
troll is due to his friendship for Kauf-
mans father.
| Eddie Hanlon has not yet signed the
articles for the fight proposed to take
place in Los Angeles Oct. II with Au-
relic Herrera and the managers are
in doubt as to what the cute ones in
| tentions are. The Mexican has &C.
| cepted the terms. but declares unless
| comes through at once. he will leave
| the west for Boston. where he has a
chance to box Young Corbett this
month. Sol Lewison. who is now man.
aging the greaser. hopes to bring Mel
son or Britt to terms. and says:
II think Herrera has the best chance
! of beating Nelson of any man in the
ring, and I will give you my reason.
man to beat Nelson must have
punch and you will grant that Her
rera can hit hard. Nelson is not hard
to reach, so why hasn't Herrera a
chance?"
1t is barely possible that Frank
Gotch, the champion wrestler may
develop into great ring fighter after
all. He has as much strength as Jim
Jeffries ever had, and is game all the
| way through. He is also comparative
ly young and on the mat at least
has wonderful speed. But has he a
punch? That's the question. II he
has. or can develop it. he will be a
very dangerous man for any of the
prospective heavy weight champions
to go into the ring with. So far. Gotch
has had just two ring battles, and
speaking of them at Spokane few
| dave apn he said.
There's lot of rumors that have
been floating around here lately about
my having fight with Frank Slavin
up in the Klondfke and throwing him
out of the ring with hiplock and a
half Nelson. NV fight with Frank
Slavin in Dawson CITY four years ago
was stopped in the fifth round by the
police because they thought We were
roughing it too much. We were us.
ing our heads and hitting in clinches,
although We had agreed to fight clean
break. and the police stopped 1t. Slav.
in being declared the winner because
he OntnOintod me-