The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-11
EONCE BOXERS ARE
 APT TO FOOL CHAMPS
By T. s. Andrews.) )

It seems peculiar. put nevertheless fact, that a mere novice will make Q champion look anything but a title holder at times Bob Moha. the Mill waukee middle weight, is hard to box, that is for some, because he is so short and hard to get at. It is the same with George CGreek) Brown of Chicago. When he fought Jimmy C1abby the latter easily. outpointed him, but made a niser able showing doing so Last week Kid Williams, the Baltimore star and claimant of th ( bantam title, fought Dick Loadman Of Pittsburgh, who is a novice at the same com pared to the kid, but despite this the novice made Williams look anything but champion. The Kid outfcught the boy and had him nearly out. but ne could not stop him The Kid boxed badly and his jud nent of distance was bad, due no douot to the continual shifting of the boy and hug ging when he clinched. Williams would never be a match for Johnny tCoulton with such tactics, but in justice to the Baltimore lad it must be said that he did not show anywhere near the class he is capabI of It does show, how ever, that even a clever boxer will get mixed at times.
 The discussion in these columns, couple Of weeks ego, regarding an interna tional scale of weights and laws covering championships, was timely, for about the same time the matter was being discussed by the 1nterna- tional Boxing Union of Europe, the meeting having been held in Paris. The result of their deliberations were amour nced and will provide ample copy for boxing writers. Some of the Lon don daily papers came out with huge hea dimes Johnson Dethroncd, Downfall of the Negro Champion etc, items that probably will satisfy their none too curious readers, but, of course, Johnson is still heavy weight champion of the world, despite the unions pronouncenent, and he will re- main so until he eithe., elects to retire or is beaten in open competition. The union declares the position of worlds champion vacant on the grounds that John son has been repeatedly chal- Ienged by Sam Langford and Joe Jeannette but somewhat 1logica1ly they declare Willie Ritehie worlds light weight champion. Ritchie cannot be considered aworld's a champion until he has defeated the British title hold er
 Johnny Coulon has been allotted pride of place in the bantam weight class but his claim to the title is by no means clear and will doubt be strenuoutsly contested by Kid Williams and others. By the law of succession Williams has a better claim than any of the others, should CouIon fail to de- fend his title, by reason of his victory over Charles Ledoux, the European Champion. The Frenchman beat Dig ger Stanley. who previously won the title from Joe BowRer, the latter hav- ing fought and won an interna tiona1 bantam weight title battle against Frankie Neil, his contest being @recog- nized on both sides of the Atlantic as a worlds title contest.
 
 worlds honor, bat he is American champion. The unions recognition of Bill LsAlbury of London as fly weight champion will probably not be disput- ed here in America, as few of the boys of class can box at such low weight as 112 pounds. According to the union the weIter weight title is still in dis pute, decision one will quarrel about, but the elevation of Frank Klaus to the position of middle weight