Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-04
CHAMPIONS ARE
. BECOMING SCARCE
BIG jim IS ONLY LEGITIMATE
ONE LEFT
Battlers VIII Have to Hold Tournas
ment and Fight All Hands
Around to Settle Numer-
GUS Claims

Never before In the history OF
flstlana were titles and championships
in such befuddled condition. Today
the world knows no legitimate heavy
weight as champion. no lightweight
champion, no light heavyweight cham
pion, no middleweight champion, no
welterweight champion, no lightweight
champion, no bantamweight champion
nor no featherweight champion.
| This subject is discussed at length by
the eastern press as justifying the as
sertion that never In the history of the
game was there such an opening for
classy youngsters to get to the top.
| Jim Jeffries, the undefeated, is the
only lifesize champion in existence, and
he has retired and volunteers the in
formation that he will never fight
agan-unless Marvin Hart shows up
in his vicinity with reiterations of his
scurrllous attacks upon him, upon
which event JEFF may tweak his nose
or slap his face.
Bob Fitzsimmons boots the idea of
Marvin Hart being lifesize champion,
asserting that Jeffries won the title by
defeating him, the lanky sun-crowned
| Cornishman, and when Jeff retired II
left the field open for all aspirants. with
the necessity of the lucky one gaining
the title from him, Bob.
Jack O'Brien, Tommy Ryan and Jack
Twin" Sullivan are claiming the mid
dleweight championship and 1t is to
fight between them to settle the owner
ship.
Joe Walcott has held onto the welter-
weight honors without defending them
for many day, and it is generally con-
ceded that the title must be defended
or lapse.
Joe Cans, Battling Nelson and a host
/ Of others are claiming the lightweight
title, with the technical honor smuggling
upon Joe Cans shoulders. A battle be-
tween Cans and Nelson would settla
this affair for all time to come, as the
negro would be easy picking for the
Battler.
Abe Attell claims the featherweight
championship and every time he does
so Tommy Sullivan Of ST. Louis be-
comes black in the face with anger,
referring to the memorable night when
he put Able to sleep at st. Louis in five
rounds.
To settle this affair, Attell should go
down the line with Sullivan and all the
other yawpers and clinch his right to
the honor or cease his claims.
| Jem Bowker, holder of the English
bantamweight title and claimant of the
worlds title by reason Of his defeat OF
the American champion, frankie Neil,
has grown too heavy for the division
and relinquished all claims upon the
honor.
A four-cornered fight between frankie
Neil and Jimmy Walsh Of America and
Digger Stanley and owen Moran OF
England, all of whom are claiming the
honors relinquished by Bowker, would
settle the question.
Should Stanley and Moran fight 1t out
between them the winner to come to
America and fight the winner of the
Walsh-Neil battle, it would be but
few months until real live bantam
champion of the world would be found.
Until Jim Jeffries dies or is Oslerized,
he will be recognized as the champion
of champions, and the yawpings OF
Marvellous Hart, Jack OBrien and
Grandpa Fitzsimmons merely break the
monotony by giving cause for risibil-
lities.