Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-18

4 San Francisco, Jan. 1S.-When
N,nley Ketchel, the Michigan mid
&svslght steps into the ring on
Y brua'y % 10 do battle with Mike
8vIn) Sullivan Il probably will be
last appearance as middle
n sht so rapidly has the youngster
|Ovn since he made HIS initial
.innce In a California ring. And,
lngely enough, his opponent on
u occasion 4 In the same fix. Less
an a year ago Joe Thomas and
|ithel we're fighting in the welter-
Ight ranks, and when they met at
|arsyllle, CAL. on the afternoon Of
tb 4, last, they fought for the
.bids welterweight championship.
Fo months later they fought for
2 sane title, but in reality they
fe mlddleweights. In their third
|nle both were heavier than when
~ had their -econd meeting. Now
Fomas is hghting In the hoavv-
eight division while Ketchel is
hing on flesh al an alarming rate,
] before another six months he
have Joined the big fellows. IL
even doubtful that he will be able
make the weight (154 pounds four
gr before the fghD for this en-
cement with Sullivan.
Coast fight promoters have taken
10 earnest the campaign against
beside weighing. The agitation
oni the practice. which Is one OF
biggest nuisances in the boxing
|me, was started by none other
|anihe redoubtable Billy Nolan, for
p manager for Battling Nelson.
Al Is, Nolan caused the agitation to
started when he forced Joe Cans
gt down 10 an impossible weight
NE n,gro's memorable battle with
'on az Go'dheld. No'an's tactics
used such disgust among fight fol-
Sefs and promoters that a demand
: immediately made for a diecon-
aahee OF rlngslde weighing. Now
mes James Cohroth, the greatest
TIE hght promoters. with the ul-
|-alam mat never again will he
|d'e a fight calling for ringside
|sA'hg. whether or not IL Is
AaplonshiD affair. and, 10 make
uuma'nm good, he refused TO
Ae an ofer for a return battle be-
owen Moran and Abe Attell,
- u Is agreed between the BOYS
'hey weigh in not less than two
: before the fight.
'a mis- connection, the stand taken
Abe Auell in the matter OF
shi Tor a second fight with Nor
y d curious one, 20 say the least.
~ feIuse' 20 me Z Moran for the
,lp'onshlp unless The Englishman
.Av lz2 pounds. ringside. but
- 70 fight Moran az catch
'sal' without the title as one OF
considerations. Atteu insists
,ae iea,herweight limit is 122
-lss rngs.da. aud that a battle for
'Aa pionshiD must be fought at
!, aelshI He is right, according
~ ~ rules framed by the Marquis
'VS.l,sensoerry many years ago, but
1,'snee has shown that ringside
s.lls has been the cause of more
satisfactory fights than any other
down In the Qaeensberry
j. Al'-lis peculiar attitude has
~ II, many ring fans 10 believe that
~. JUST a biz afraid OF the Eng
/, ,au' an ana that he did not relish
i. !, 'le mite fellow from across the
~ ~ s save him in their recent 25-
/ ~ lhiqni'ous ring practice
., -as seen its day, If latter day
\ are 10 be taken at their
~. y I me Trick worked to good ad-
, - OF Terry McGOvern in more
I'm, one OF his fights. The trick
Ii.,sgl 80 OF picking uD a fighter i'm
gi,..s ae had knocked him down,
n.''us him an opportunity of TAX
,-t re- fest allowed by the rules. and
~, shocking him down again.
.t.ss 80 say that when a boxer
- -, ms man down ne must at
/. 'S,lsai '-... 70 his corner and remain
go" s"l MS adversary Is again on
! - Tine and again McGov-
!, sueuse was overlooked, and
,beeAsfs prohting by the leni-
sr,s = NcGoyern, have played
IN !. .1'SA, which is as deliberate
,,,i,s a nghter could commit.
Is Nelson's claim. based ON