The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-07
Additional Sports
HAYES WANTS A !.
CHANCE At C0UL0N
Has First Beaten M. Attell
And Thinks the Bantam
weight Should Fight

Indianapolis. Ind. Feb. Little
Johnny Coulon will lind a new stumb-
n block In the way of his triumphal
march to the bantamweight cham
pionship when he is asked to defend
the title against Chick Hayes of In
annapolis. who has just gained the
peter OF a ten-round argument with
Monte Attell by a shade. The Hoosier
!oungster adds another complication
to the Coulon-Attcll w~arngie over
who's who" in the bantamweighl
class
Attell still claims that the bantam-
weight title belongs to him. and as
setrs that Coulon is not rightfully its
possessor. either in reputation or rec
ord. But Hayes seems to be the one
way of solving the question. If Cou-
ION demonstrated in his short work
OF Harry Forbes that he is of cham
pionship calibcr. Hayes certainly
demonstrated that he is willing to
battle his way to the title by taking
on Coulon's rival under conditions
which Attell says Coulon himself
would not accept.
Monte says Coulon can have q
meeting with him at any time il the
conditions stipulate JIG pounds six
hours before tho bout, but adds that
Coulon will have none of it. unless the
weight clause reads 116 pounds ring
side. Hayes took Attell at the early
Weighing condition. and, although the
ifoosler did not win decisivcly, he
had the better of the argument, ac-
cording to the experts who saw the
mill.
Hayes is under the management of
Kay Bronson, claimant of the welter-
weight championship. who SAYS the
llttlc fellow will be put on through
until he has wrcsted the bantam lau-
rcls from all Corners Coulon includ-
ed. He believes Hayes to be The fast
est boxer in the business today. At
tell admitted after the bout that he
met the greatest surprise Of his nine
years career. and never faced a boy
who worked faster from gong to gong
than did the Indiana Chicken.
Attell and Hayes are matched to
meet again. at indianapolis, on Feb
ruarN Z, when h youngstcr will try
to demonstrate more completely his
superiority. .Attell is older in years
and experience. and seems to have a
little stronger punch than Hayes. but
he lightning speed of the boy dazZled
Monte SO that he was unable TO land
effectively at any time.
Bronson Wants Wcltcr Title.
Bronson is after the welter title
himself. and has offered to wager
$1,000 that he can make good the de-
Tense of his claim to the top notch in
Packey Mcfarland, whom he regards
as his only rival. Bronson offers al
most any kind of a bout which Nc
Farland would choose, but would pre-
fer one in which the question of su-
premacy could be decided without
doubt.
Since both Mcfarland and myself
have decided to quit the lightweight
class and fight as welterweights in the
uture.' SaNS Bronson. lit seems to
he up to both of us TO prove just
where the title belongs. For my part.
l claim it, and am willing to meet II
OF them at any time at 142 pounds.
j prefer Mcfarland at this time. he
cause he Gems TO me to be in the
class of the Americans who would
hold the title. l am willing to sign
articles to meet him before the club
Offering the best proposition. and to
go any number of rounds he may
elect. In addition, j want to post IL
side bet Of $1,000 that l can beat
him.
When Mcfarland and / met as
lightweights at New Orleans in 1909,
we went twenty rounds to q draw. SO
j elie that it would take a bout
of at least twenty rounds to give sat
~isfActory results. If Mcfarland and
myself are matched it will mean that
the title claim will he established and
the weltcrweight class revived suffi-
GENTLY 50 that it would bring on a
new crop OF aspirants for the cham
pionship in the class. If Mcfarland
wants to accept my proposition. l
would like to sec the so arranged for
late in February or early in March.
and twill sign at any time"