The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-15
INTEREST IN PRIZE FIGHTING
 BOOMING ALL OVER COUNTRY

After an absence of good many years. the squared circle sport is boom ing all over the country. it was killed few years ago by the "reformers' who claimed that 1t was brutal Just how prize-nghtihg is as brutal as foot ball we can't figure out. At certain years ago, the writer saw some. of the players on one of the teams deliber- stely lay for q star player on the op- posing team until finally they sue sion. andehe had to be carried .off the Held. If you have ever watched a shovel full of pop corn get busy you can form an idea of the rapidity with
 New Orleans. Little Rock and Hot Springs down here, and New York and lots of places up East, are having ashts IS nsary ass svsfy Of y6s g5 bs s have. been pulled off. Not since that 7th day ofSSeptember. 1892. when Cor bett put old man John L. Sullivan out % of the in @ as t%sny rhs fSuna this section of the country. The little fellows are getting. together right eicng now. and good fights are pulled
 The main interest now of course centers in the question of whether Jefferies will fight the negro Johnson, who beat Burns a few nights ago. The manager swearing that the big boiler maker would never go in the ring again. By dint of astute press agent work. the point has been reached when ."probably" fight Johnson. the big siuices of money that several clubs have offered being excuse"
 Jeffries's last light was in August, out in two, rounds at San Francisco. The .negro's last light was when he knocked out Ben Taylor at Plymouth last year In eight rounds. The heavy weight battles up to the present time
 iss1-Bob Fitxslmnaons defeated Jack Dempsey for the middleweight cham % NeM Sl ns wGrG yanGarR t9Tteen
 lss1-Jamea J. Corbett and Peter Jackson fought their memorable draw, sixty-ope rounds. San Francisco Cal, Nay 21. Declared no contest by ref
 1ss2-James J. Corbett beat John L. Sullivan. champion of America, twenty one rounds. New Orleans, La. septem- issi-James J. corbet. beat Charles Mitchell of England. three rounds; Jacksonville, Fla, January 25.
 1S96-Robert Fitzsimmons beat Pe- and thlrty-fve seconds. in Mexico. op- posite Langtry, Tex, February zi.
 1S97-Robert Fitzsimmons won the undisputed title from James J. Corbett at Carson City, New, in fourteen rounds
 i8ss-James J. Jeftries won title from Robert F'itzsimmOns at! cOney Is-
 lSSs-James J. Jsnries defeated Thomas J: sharkey. challenger for the title. at Coney Island. N. r.. twenty i've rounds .(decislopl. November 8. Robert Fitzsimmons challenger for tn e title, at San Francisco. Cal. eight
 1sO3-James J. .Jeffries knocked cut James J. Corbett. challenger for the title. at San Francisco. Cal. in ten
 I904-James J. Jefrries knocked out Jack Monroe, challenger for the title, at San Francisco. in two rounds. Au. gust 26.
 IsO5--Jsmes J. Jeffries retired.
 Marvin Hart knocked out Jack Root in twelve rounds at Reno. Ney.. July 3: presented the winner with -his title, to defnd against all corners.
 1905-Jack O'Brien knocked out Bob Fitzsimmons. December 20, San Fran cisco. thirteen rounds.
 1906-Tommy Burns defeated Marvin Hart. who claimed the title, Los An geles February 23 twenty rounds (de-
 iso7ZTommy Burns defeated Jack O'Brien, twenty rounds. May '. Los
 I9O7--Tommy Burns knocked out Bill Squires, one round. July {. Colma. Cal Gunner Moir. ten rounds December 2,
 Jack Johnson knocked out Tommy Burns.