The Detroit times., 1913-05-29
willie Richie and Johnny C0ulon
A Look Like "Realest" Of the
a Title Holders
PRESENT TOPNOTCHERS
4 CAN'T COMPARE TO VETS
OF An the Cheeses, the Holder of
the Heavyweight Crown is
Lmburger
BY HAL SHERIDAN.

NEW YORK, May ?s.-When Bat
ting Nelson coined TIE term Cheese
champion" and hung 1t on AID VOL
kgast, he said mouthful anu one
that is enduring. In fact, quite lot
22of our present champions are raining
AL over themselves In their EFFORTS
10 grab a similar title and TO those
not necessarily hypercritical quite
Few hunks of Herkimer are paradins
eround the country calling them
Ielves "Champeen.'
Starting at the top We nrst nnd
Hess willard, Arthur Pelkey and Gun
Eat Smith. Willard and Smith are
eriously trying to convince the pub
AZ that they are champions In the
HEAVYWEIGHT class, but who would
Ave the nerve to compare either or
them with Sullivan. Corbett. Fttzsim-
mons or even Joe Choynski. AS for
Pelkey, he is nothing more than a
I third rater. With all respect to the
hte Luther McCarty. 1t can only be
said that he had absolutely no claim
as q champion. He could not hit and
was not a clever boxer. His only
claim to recognition was in the beat.
ing of Jim Flynn, and Sam Langford
turned that trick 10 seconds after he
and Flynn were sent away. while II
took McCarty Is rounds. Pelkey 10
4 mere accident Flynn beat Jim
Corey. the dublin giant" who has
K been appearing around New York,
Cofrey Knocked out Pelkey in single
round. and then McCarty died III
his fight with Pelkey.
We next have before US the mid
ileweight class-Klaus, Papke. NC
0oorty, Gibbons. 1t il almost Grim
inal libel to mention them In the
same columns with Jack Dempsey
Tommy Ryan, Kid Mccoy and the
treat Stanley Ketchel. Papke has
chicken heart, and the rest OF the
rang never did and never VIII De
long. a.,
OF the welterweights the least said
the halter. As q matter OF fact. the
Gather OF the present day l42-pound-
A. = 40 poor that one seldom hears
a. 4 bout between boys OF that
veirht. Joe Walcott at his best could
have whippedA whole roomful at one
sitting. mimi.
4 In the lightweight division, Wine
Ritchie seems to be the best OF the
present title holders. He Is cream,
clever boxer, has punch anu
zane n the core, but he Ii not
Cans or Lavigne or a McAuline. ne
q Young and may some day become
e treat az his predecessors, out
tsc.ssuds Of Aght fans are from MIS-
souri,. .,,. ne.r.
er. the leader In the featner"elsh.
class 10 the nearest approach 70
Mace of cheese. He won oouo.
title from Abe Attel when the iat.e.
Wa all In and has not done anytn'ns
, slnce Some fool critics have oeen
ruttv enough to refer to him as the
"rreatest featherw eight OF all time,
but they probably never neard vi
Saeorre Dixon and Terry McGovern.
KiIhsne Il merely q tricky taper ana
that lets him out.
Johuy Coulon. the bantam cham'
n,ou. ranks right up with Ritchie III
noint Of merit AZ champion, out ne
- never been within sight or the
nopuIarity or greatness OF the peer
80 and undefeated Jimmy Barry
The "Pocket Hercules" Barry never
lodged a fiEht IN his entire career
And even sought matches with MS
r,ost dangerous rivals instead Oh
picking the soft ones. as Coulon Is
doing. ,,h
Take these two lists home WIN
you and compare them; Sullivan'Wr
lard and Smith: Dempsey Klaus: Joe
Walcott.take-your-pick; Joe Cans
Willie Richie; Terry Mctiovern'
Johnny Kilbane; Jimy Barry'Johnny
COulon.