The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-27
FRANK KLAUS SEEKING
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE

Uneasy lies the head that wears a
crown may we'll be applied TO certain
so-called kings in the hstic world just
now. The truth of the old adagee that
the life of monarch is one filed with
anxiety was never better demonstrated
than by the present situation in the mid
ranks, for in all the glory of the top
notch circle King Ketchell, as we'll
Sam Langford Billy Papke and the
others who aspire TO succeed him on the
approaching danger; Danger that
threatens 10 sweep the whole bunch into
the secoDd-rate class and rule the middle
weight division unrivaled for years To
come.
The dark and ominous cloud in the
otherwise bright skies of the real title
holders and the pretenders to the throne
is Frank Klaus, the Pittsburg 'bear-cat."
a born fighter, who has. In an amazingly
short space of time battled his way from
obscurity TO position on the nstic scale
that stamps him as one OF the glove Won
ders OF the age.
II Is not to any accjdentai knockout
Of one good man. any streak Of luck or
any undescrved boosting by clever press
advance In his chosen profession Under
the clever and clean management OF
George Engel, himself a glovemau OF
note In his day. Klaus has won his laurels
by hard work and the gradual develop
ment OF native fighting ability that SIM
ply could not be kept down.
Step after step up the ladder went the
husky Pittsburger and victory AFTER VIC
tory over the best men In the east car
ried him. In six months, TO the very bor-
ders OF the championship class. Klaus
did not stop there for, II anything, his
triumphs since he invaded the sacred cir
Gle of the top notchers have been even
more sensational than those previously
placed to his credit
Klaus is q real mddleweight. one Of
the few claiming TO represent. that d.
vision who can really make the weight.
Never when he is in the ring does Klaus
weigh more than l5i or l55 pounds, 30
that when he consents TO let an opponents
weigh In at 15i pounds at o'clock or
6 o'clock In the afternoon he Is really
giving the other fellow the advantage OF
Outside the ring. as we'll as In It. Klaus
is the ideal fighter and a credit TO the
profession, clean liver from birth
Klaus does not touch intoNicants or show
any of the failings or habits that have
dragged many fighters down 10 defeat,
II looks like a safe prediction that ths
day is coming when Klaus Will be al the
mead OF the mlddleweight class and talked
about even moro than he is at present
He will rest this summer. according to
.he present plans OF Manager Engel. but
along toward the fall he will head to-
words the Pacific coast and there Ketchel
and the rest will be forced TO hight or
the tide. Manager Engel will
waste no time In idle talk. but will post
a forfeit Of $1,000, or larger sum IL de-
sired. TO back challenge from Klaus to
the world and to stand as side bet
after the match is made. The only stip
iation Will he that the weight must be
At the class limit. 15i pounds at least four
hours before fghtng time. a demand
hat no mlddleweight can reruse grant
admitting that he is not mid
lleHelght at all.
Klaus cannot be lodged or sdetracked.
He is out for the championship and un-
css some OF the best fistic Judges In the
country are sadly off In their calculations
lc Is going TO land II.