The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-27
NEW BRITISH CHAMP
COMING TO AMERICA
Bill Beynon, Bantamweight
Title Holder, Will Soon Be
Looking for Matches.

Another British ring title holder Il
about to visit the United States il
quest of battle The prospective in
vader is Bill Beynon, the bantam
weight champion of the tight little
isle, and according to present plan:
the wee fellow will arrive in thi.
country about the middle of August
HIS challenge for combat already ha.
| been received. Johnny Coulon, KID
Williams and Eddie Campi are the es
peclal objects of his recent sweeping
| defiance
Until June 2, last, Beynon was ar
unknown member of that horde OF
British boxers who earn a precarious
| living by boxing for few shillings in
the numerous clubs that are to be found
IN every English city of any size
Fame and fortune touched him with
magic wand on June 2, however, and
today Beynon is an international cele.
brity. His rise developed thusly:
Digger Stanley. bantam boss Of Eng
land, and Eddie Morgan, his greatest
rival, were slated to box twenty rounds
on june 2 for the championship of
Great Britain. Three days before the
time set for the contest, though, Nor
gan became i'll and was forced TO cam
eel the match.
The National Sporting club, Hing
land S most arlstocratic boxing organi-
cation, was in a pretty pickle thereat,
my word, the match had been widely
advertised. and the swells, as we'll as
the canaille, who were fortunate
enough to have the price, were eager
to see Stanley in action, as the cham
pion had not appeared in defense of
his title for many months. Then too
the sale of tickets had returned a
pretty penny, and the naughty n. s..
G. has as fond regard for the filthy
lucre as the veriest plebeian promoter.
There was bustling to and fro then
when Morgan sent his tragic message.
Right at this iuncture Mr.. Bill Bey-
non enters the spotlight.
Hearing that the club was anxious
to secure substitute for Morgan, Bey-
non sought an audience with the off.
eials. He volunteered to go on and
box simply for his expenses, and he
even said that if he failed to put up
satisfactory fight against the champion
he would not ask cent of reimburse
ment. Beynon s plea was SO earnest
the club decided to give him chance:
It was then that the fickle GODDESS OF
fame signalled him out for distinction.
Three nights later the silent and
modest lad from Wales sat in his
corner of the n. S. G.. arena and heard
without emotion the thunderous ap.
plause that greeted the entry of Dig
ger Stanley, reigning champion. No
plaudits greeted Beynon when he step
ped through the ropes. but he had not
expected welcome so there was no
keen disappointment on his part.
Two hours later, however, it was
Beynon who was receiving the ap-
plause and praise Of the multitude.
After twenty rounds of spirited bat.
thing champion was dethroned and
another had been hoisted to the va
Gated pedestal. The modest Welshman
had at last arrived.
If one is to believe the English |
journals devoted to boxing the new
champion has all the attributes that go
clean hitter, fast as flash on his feet, i
his punches are fairly hefty. and he |
appears cool and cautious when fierce
y pressed.