Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-20
s p o r T S
Local and National
Who Is Champion
Jeffries or ''Daddy?"

Los Angeles, Aug. 3.--Is Jim JEFF
fries still the heavyweight champ
ion of the world?
The big fellow sent a shock of
surprise and lncredulity throughout
the Queensbury realm. when upon
the occasion of his depositing a s5,-
GOO forfeit last Wednesday in New
York to bind the match with John
son, he made the following state
ment:
Il am still the heavyweight cham
pion despite my retirement. 1t will
be James J. Jefferies, and not John
son. who will defend this title"
This startling announcement as
was to have been expected, has
started a riot of opinions all over
the country wherever boxing is dis
cussed
In the writer's opinion. Jim JEFF
ries has no more right to call him
self the present worlds champion
than he has to proclaim himself the
Car of Russia.
In answer to n telegram to many
sporting authorities and celebrities
throughout the United States asking
personal opinions on JefYries' claim,
many replies have been received, in
GUIDING:
Billy Delaney-By crawling out
of his match with Squires, Jefferies
paved the way for johnson to be-
come champion. Jefferies is the
champion -four fusher" of the
world. Johnson is champion puglist
of the world, and II he waits for
Jefferies to fight him he will take
the title to the grave with him.
w. w. Observation-Disclosures con-
tention that he is the bona fide
champion Is simply ridiculous. He
IL no more champion of the world at
the present time than Theodore
Roosevelt is President Of the United
States. He laid down his laurels
years ago. and after much shuttle
cooking and battle doring, the
wreath settled on the dusky brow of
one Jack Johnson. where II reposes
at present. II is for Jefferies to
knock II Off. As the case stands,
the boilermaker has simply an
nounced his candidacy for a second
term.
Tom S. Andrews (Milwaukee)--I
cannot agree that Jefferies is still
the champion of the world. JEFF
publicly announced his retirement
In 1905, at Reno, New. when he
said he would turn over the title to
the winner of the Root-Hart bout
! consider Johnson the rightful
holder at present.
Charles u. Eyton-Jefferieu has
as much right to claim that he Is
still the champion as johnson has
to claim the title. We could scarce
ly have accepted Tommy Burns as
the champion had Jefferies got back
into the game at any time during
Tommy's reign.
Tom Sharkey-There is only one
heavyweight champion. and that is
Jim Jeffries. As a matter of fact,
neither Burns or Johnson ever
fought any of the real aspirants for
championship honors in the heavy
weight class, and the onl yexcuse for
the claim OF Johnson was the sup
posed retirement OF Jefferies.
Il. W. Dickerson sporting Editor
Denver News-Inasmuch as johnson
was willing to fight Jeffries before
he retired, and defeated a claimant
to the heavyweight championship
whose right to the title was not dis
puted by Jefferies, johnson is my
opinion, should be recognized as the
present heavyweight champion.
Professor Harry Gilmore-Jeffer-
les. by his retirement, allowed
Burns to defcnt the heavyweight
championship title against Squires
and NOR, and then to lose IL to
Johnson. In my mind johnson is
the present champion.
Ad Wolcast and Tom Jones'
James Jefferies is undoubtedly the
heavyweight champion.
Billy Papke-Jefferies is still the
champion. Johnson is the chaI-
lenger.
Joe Woodman manager of Sam
Observation-Disclosures is. in my opin-
ion, still the champion, notwith-
standing hi sretirement. Titles can
not be given away, and must be
fought for. Johnson is a -four
fusher" and is no more entitled to
the championship than Sam Lang.
ford, with whom Johnson failed to
keep his agreement to fight before
the National Sporting Club in Lon.
don.
Irate Parent-"Thera's M uca toIk