The evening world., 1913-03-11

YBrrRrES will be thirty-eiEht yean
Of age on the 18th of April. That
shouldn't be a handicap to a heavy.
weight who has taken good care OF
hnself. and has lived the open air life
Of Q hunter and q fisherman. as Jeffries
has.
present age he knocked out Jim DAILY
In one round. Ed Dunkhorst IN two.
Que Rubin In six. and Tom sharkey
In two.
According 10 this dope" Jefrs case
ahould not seem hopeless. The fact
shre he has been out Of the ring more
tAaa TttsAmmons has should be In his
Aawor. - - has expended 30 much iess
vaeaaaty In s.auing and being mauied.
Bob FitHn1muns fought his last ring
hattie At the sss Of forty-seven. being
beaten by Bin LANCE In Australia In
twavs rounds. .eifries. as thirty-eigh
should have nsa2i less trouble with
MoCarty Palzer, and all OF the lot o!
prssent-day white heavywe,shts. The
Cd JeR could have taken them and
Knocked them all out In one ring, on
the same night. In . few rounds each.
A MOTHER wire:
~ NEENA1I. Wis, March H.
. jim Hail, . former weli-known
pusilist. was found dying Of tubercu.
loas to-day In . hovel. He Ia penniiesa
and his oncs great physique has wasted
away until he is hardly recogn,z Fable.
The State Antl-Tuber cuiosis Society u
now caring for him.
THATs a sad ending for the once
famous Jim Hall. In his time
Hall was remarkably clever
heavyweight boxer. He was one Of the
handsomcst men and the most sym.
metricaily formed tina, ever appeared
In . ring. In Australia Jim Hall one.
beat Fitsstmmons In four rounds. This
was the only defeat registered aSnins
the great Cornishman until he f,nall,
lost his worlds championship to JEFF
fries. Just twenty years ago. In 1879
fftzsimons knocked Hall out IN fou
rounds. In New Orleans. for q purse o
so, ooo. winner take all. IT'S true Bul
was buncoed out OF his purse In som,
way. but 1t was $4,000 they Tough, for
And now poor Hall Is dying. pennies
and without friends How many old
Many more than die In luxury-that'
sure.
YYARRY POLLOK sends a circula
notice that he Is bringing to tn,
country one Freddy Welsh
worlds champion lightweight"
Now. Harry. that isn't at all patriot,
Would you rob America Of the homo
m ha
the rightful holder. having won II fror
the former champion. Al wolEsst. VIII
had It In direct line OF descent from Ne
son. Cans. Erne ana Lavigne.
Welsh has no claim on the title unle,
he broke into this line somewhere
which he didn't.
Pollok excuses his attempt to NAL
. champion OF Welsh by explaaniu
that Welsh won a decison ov,
Richie. making his claim better thu
Wille's."
Sure. Welsh won q decision ov,
Richie. a year before Richie defssts
Wolgast In . championship battle.
~ AN MORGAN says he never cha
lenged Mcfarland to bet. AZ
that he didn't try TO z
Packey's goat" However that ma
be. nobody can say that Daniel
nerve 10 deserving him. Yesterday 4
began distributing his latest-a post
card printed In colors. There are "
pictures Of Britton and one of Morga
Under the Britton pictures are the line
Jack Brtton, Americas standa
bsarer-known a. the Fighting Tip al
rated the most scientific boxer in Il
world"
The real nerve 10 displayed IN the III
running across the top:
JACK BRITTON. CONQUEROR @
PACKEY MFARLAND."
Accompanying each postal card 10
clipping from the only paper In Ne
York that called Britton winner.
And suppose that In some OF the on
lying districts, where they haven't heal
OF the trimming Fackey gave Brltto
Oaniel will set away with II