The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-05
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
now CHAMPION PUGILISTS FIX
THEIR Own WEIGHTS.
Ne ha.e. m Exss;sace e 8sygFs ThAa lni-
partant Question lnVolVlns the Varioas
Classes- PSundAge % the Title Held"
a. stake Horses IN sellinE Races.


CIases- PUndage of the Tiils Hold
a&-stake HoFses IN selling Races.
Mach Of the hickcTinR bet ueen boxers
has hsan due 10 the question oi weight.
4 match well made "a half won "a IN
axlqn rl6sely followed by manaGer oi pugi-
lists. and az a result they usually exert
ihsaIaelves 10 secure am advantaEe IN the
nader IL weight N boxer can b.
bronShs INTO tho rins a. weight which
prevents him IRON hahting &C hia best
h amounts 70 a heavy hAhhican. 10 that
has been tho aim of many managers 10
arrange a match with a view Of weakening
opponents
The strongest exempiihcaiion OF these
tactics was 10 the bouts between Toe Cam
and Battling Nelson Although Cans was
he bght eight rhampion he vas 20 eaReT
FOR Ne financial retnrns assured BY a nEht
vUh The Dane that he permitted Nelson
20 n-iate iJl nennslss Ftngatle the men
20 Vear trunks and shoes on The scales
Tha brought Gans into the ring a. isi
pounds. a weight ~ which the Baltimore
neggp was unable 70 show hia best form.
andiit 10 Questionable " Gans's M health
a. ne present time vas not due directly
70 ths wesksninE cfeyts Of bis preparation
FOR both scraps with the Baitler.
il comparatively easy for BOXERS
ans, Their manageFs 70 haREis over ths
NsIrh, question, for the reason that no
sutiDritativs rules on the subject exist
and the only gsidance u precedent Suf
even pre-edent y frequently ignored by
'hleholders. Who hN The weight Al a figure
fasonabln 70 themselves Ia several IN
s,ances when champions have utgrONn
= clsss they have set The weight notch
NlSss no ~ the limit ~ the class ahoVe
Terry McG1veTn did this In the feather
vptRht division when no fought Young
Curbeu ~ - posnda and after the mlli
aeiting ~ Tho claim that he had not Lost
his feaiheru eight ii'lr a. The weight va-
abqee -, pounds. The arrepied limit In this
cotniTy NcGoyeTn. ~ The Nay. Was a
viriim Of -havp practice when hs met the
late George DIXON. from whom he won
he featherv eight championship Tom
n Rrurke, niXons manager. thinking that
McGoyeTn would he very strong ~ 80
pounds. 80 The weigh, a. rs pounds ring
eide But McGovern happened 10 he strong
enough a. thai weighi 70 heat the little
Colered hEhier in;o state NJ submission
Tfeddie Welsh. the English hghtWeight
champion, after he had won that title ~ ils
Fefused 70 meet Packey Mcfarland unless
ths latter agreed - scsle at ia pounds.
Ar Atsll. The present American feather
veSsht champion. was nssdy 10 met Jem
Drpcon 81 rs pounds rinEside In the nght
that Naa recently declared od. ~ DriscOll
poetiveiy declined 10 make a match NJ y.
DOgnds Johnny Coulon. Nho says he u
tha American bantam champion, contrary
~ precedent has nyed th- limit Of this class
II liS pounds r'nRside. thereby shutting
oug Jimmy Walsh and other good bOys. who
cannot get under ina, the recognized bantam
nnflt on this sde n The Atlantic IN view
~ ne fast that precedent y the only factor
IN nxing the weights the poundAEe AZ
which the champions In the various classes
haVe Nefended their tiile- W@ prove IN
ieresting to students 81 pugilistic form
They are a. follow
bantam Cias. Jimmy Barry ~ ioi 20 rs
pounds Terry McGovern. lt6 Harry fOrhes
ne, frankie Nell. iis, Jimmy Walsh. no.
Johnny Coulnn. ils
Jnternational Bouts McGovern- Palmer.
rsn- BOwker. Lvans- BowEer aud Walsh
slsuley. I'll &C IA Ooalons claim without
aila and precedent overv helning In favor
iftie
sfssiherweisht class Cal mccarthy. rs
W 20 ~ Attell, - 70 rs Majority Of
Lighi~eiTht Class Jack McAuliae. ial
" rs Nd lNyyigne: r.. 20 lsi stsP ". a.
Toe ,'ans wop ihs ttle AZ ~ and lost { 70
Nelsom a. ISL Nelson ~ q 20 t1l rinaside
loslng his title 20 Al Woigast al the latter
hrnre Precedent favor- ia
Nelterweighi Jlass Tommy Ryan Itg
% l4S. Mysterious Billy smith. itS, Maty
MMfhevg. It4. Ruhe ferus. lt5 Toe Wal
cot. ltS. Divis KID present champion
claned lille but Dixie Kid beat Walco,t
gnJthe Coast In lgoi, prior 10 the atter's
defeat by Melody
Bob fitzsimmons 81 70 ibs Tommy Ryan
IaN. stanley ke,chel, i5s Precedent favors
asa sam IangfOrd considered the best
man IN this class and ready 20 FIGHT ketchel
fcr the title
me Governor 81 California quoted
opinion that the Ieffries-Johnson aRht
Is = framep, the negro having already
"a undoubtsdy injured the biz mill aud
VII b. the means II keeping many persons
sway from San Francisco. The Governors
ineTyieN Was simply ,repetition Of a story
ihai has been IN circulation ever since ne
arrIcles ~ agreement were Eigned To- uO-
boAen last December. Rickard Jeffries
and Johnson have entered vigorous de-
NM u the charge that the fight is a frame
iatnson intimates that he vas recently
srbFoached. bnt says he would rather loss
~ share n the money than suffer a defeat
N the impression gains strength that the
daht Il not on the square nobody will be-
"a blame except the promoters and the
dNhfers, who hsve shown little regard TO-
public opinion aDd thorough lack u diplO-
ne selection Of Rickard a. referee is
hs5lsved 70 have besn q serious mistake,
u0f because 81 any reject nm upon HickArd
honesty but for the reason that an ehrirely
s sss sR or ,e'SsnsS so wy
Mould have assured the sporting puhlio
e ~ q square deal The way the march vas
Inede. including the memorable secret con-
fensnce behind locked door In HOboken.
the acceptance n the kickard -Gle son
btd. the mystery a. 10 the persons who
provided the forfeits and purse money. and
ai.en w. ~ ,,s,,,'s, ~ Nata a9d
haatie. have created n general feeling of
difirmi Sporting men IN this city have
assisted that better business methods could
have besR employed IN arranging the nght
and hat the Conhdence u the publir could
have been made much stronger
These TumOra Of fake come out at . time
when many persons IN he La=l are in doubt
a. 70 whether 20 make the long journey
20 the Coast or not but 10 h believed that
h will not materially Anest the attendance
a. the uinRside There u ~ much interest
y ths hght 10 California that an immense
Ihrong y ~ Day foe seats trusting that the
dHht VII BE- decided on its merits N there
Il anything wrong shout the min Il doubt
iesa gill b. delected. for an army II expert
enced ring followers viii M on hand ready
% denounre the whole Hfair a. q swindIe
for yuet cause
TIE death ~ Jockey lanRan al Gravessnd
% THURSDAY further illustrated the Fact
that nib tFacks are out ~ late large
helfs AMI abrupt turns a1ord many rhan0sz
Tor fatal ar"idenis. There have hean no
lataltias u Sheel@heat Bay ami belmont
faFk. where there j. plenty of track room