New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-05
CHAMPION HERE
Charles Ledoux Seeking New
Fields to Conquer.
AFTER BOUT WITH C0UlON
Onetime Under Chef Looks Like
a Boxer Who Must Be
Respected.

Charles I,edoux, Of France, the bantam
weight champion OF the world BY righ'
Of conquest, arrived in this country yes
terday seeking bouts with the best men
Of his class. He stands ready to meet
all corners at the bantamweight limit OF
ll6 pounds.
lie made the journey expressly to meet
Johnny Coulon, who has called himself
the bantamweight champion OF the world
and to settle the question once and Tor
all. II Coulon Is chary of entering the
ring, kid" Williams, or any good ban
tamweight, will be met in turn, first come
first served
Those who have seen the champion In
action declare that he is a second Terry
McGovern, when the Brooklyn terror was
at his best An aggressive, savage
fighter, with a punch In both hands the
fiery little Norman forces the fight all
the time. and in all his battles has yet
to break ground before the attack OF
any opponent.
In France Ledoux Is known as lie
Petit Sam Langford" and he bellies his
nickname I'm no particular There are
few little men In the athletic world VINO
have the wonderful physique OF the
French boy. Less than FIVE feet tai IN
his fighting shoes, he is a little giant.
He has broad. sloplng shoulders, covered
with long, sinuous muscles, that writhe
and play under the skin at every move;
he has n deep chest, heavy legs, sturdy
loins and muscular. powerful arms.
LedouX has been boxing for about four
years, but during the first twelyemonth
he took little real interest in the sport
and stuck close to his work. An under
chef in one OF the Partisan hotels, he
worked from early morning until or .
o'clock at night, and then, leaving the
kitchen. would hurry into the ring. From
the first his efforts met with success, and.
as his manager dramatically expressed II,
Every fight II ces end in lie Knockout. He
ees meet everybody, but he ecs win them
all" Ills success encouraged the little
fellow, and soon he forsook the pans and
watts Of the kitchen TO become champion
Of all France first, and then champion Of
the world
His title H. clear. Jem Bowker, who
won the championship from frankie Nell
when the little Californian was champion
was defeated by digger" Stanley, and
the latter I'm turn went down before the
savage, relentless charges and terrific
punches OF Ledoux in the seventh round
Of what was to have been a twenty-round
battle at Dieppe, France, few 'months
ago
Iedoux is a pleasing, modest little fei-
low out OF the arena, and said he pre-
ferred 20 talk anything but boxing. lie
is an ardent Roosevelt man. and hopes
that the Bull Moose will lmpale and toss
all opposition at the polls to-day. HE
ees one great man, and we hope he
wins" said the little fellow.
Jim Buckley declares that in "Gunboat
Smith he has the greatest white heavy
weight before the American public. but
that he is the victim Of a plot "Nawn
o. thin felers Will fight tn Gunboat,'
and fur IN best reason in the wurrld''
declares James In clear Limerick.
THEY'VE awl afraid OF him, frum Jean
nette down the line Now, l brought
Smith awl tn way frum tn Coast TO this
city 10 meet Palzer, but III managers
match a British champion Wild him and
the champion gifts knocked out Thin
what do they do? They give the baten
man n feed and another fight Wurra.
but It's a funny place, and rale tighter
waitln' fur a chanst.'
knockout" Brown. the East Side light
weight. is IN with a heavy cold, and his
bout With sammy Trott in Cleveland on
Thursday night has been postponed. Dan
ny Morgan, however, is letting no grass
grow under his feet, and is signing Brown
IN for several more contests.