Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-28
GEORGIAN SPORTS 0OWERED%EXPERTS
BOXING
News of the Ring Game

Funny. with more boxing than has ever
been seen before In the United States,
Australia, France and England there are
very few champions, whose right TO the
titles they claim IS beyond criticism.
Couion claims the bantamweight cham
piouship, by virtue Of having voluntarily
annexed IL years ago: LedouN, Of France.
claims IL because he knocked out Digger
Stanley, who had beaten Jem BOwker.
who knocked out frankie Neil. Klaus.
MScG07orty and Moha are claiming the
middlcweight title
Willie Richie says he is lightweight
champion Of the world, but now Freddie
Welsh is disputing his claim Freddie
SAYS Richie Is only champion Of America
and must defeat him for The worlds til
tie. The welterweight division is all mud
died up, as IS the heavyweight class
This leaves Johnny Kflhane the only I'M
disputed tiueholder.
Rumor says ''Roodie" Unholz and
Battling Nelson may fight in kenosha.
No doubt we may expect graceful affair
The Dane and the German are in love
with each other, having been ever since
Bat claimed he murdered Unholz and Ru-
dy asserted be made Bat quit out IN Los
Angeles in 1908.
"Jim Jeffries. 30 years Old, weighing
2s5 pounds. would Ike TO meet any one
At his weight. Address Los Angeles, Cal
fries has started training are not taken
seriously by the sporting fans.
Eddie Nearing and Morris Bloom. two
sterling weiterWei gifts, fought ten rounds
TO draw near Chicago the other night.
The bout was held in private
Joe Rivers reigns but a slight favorite
a. 10 10 over Leach Cross, for their
April 8. Thousands OF dollars are being
-Wagered on the above odds
Two matches are scheduled for decisions
tonight Freddie Daniels and Bobby
Waugh are billed to meet i'm a fifteen
round affair at St. Joseph, Mo. while
Tommy Mcfarland and Red Watson are
to clash In twenty-round setto at San
Francisco,
Terrell Ross is on the warpath Ross
says ne is after the scalp of Kid Brown
the local bantamweight, and is willing to
meet the f latter ,da IN winner all
over any distance, and will sign up for
the match al once chirps Ross.
It's getting to be the rage First
Mrs. oscar Matthew Battling Nelson
sued her hubby for a divorce. Now Mrs
Robert Fit2simmons is in Reno asking the
courts TO count her husband out Of the
market At that il must he
great to be the wife Of some box fighters
Unless Willie Ritchie changes his tac-
ties soon, he may become one Of the most
unpopular champions. The public wants
and insists upon fighters on the Bat Mel
son, Ad WolBast, Joe Cans, Young Cor
bett and Terry McGovern type-buys who
viii night every week If suitable opponents
are To be found.
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Pittsburg is said to have offered - O0e
to Luther MCCarty to box Jim Martin in
the smoky city. II Is certainly surpris-
ing the good money some people pay TO
see bouts these days
Among the star pugilists Of the past dec
ade. who won fame and fortune by dint
Of incessant smuggling, Jim Jeffries and
Tom Sharkey probably are the best fixed
financially Of the entire aggregation.
kid Mccoy made and gambled for
tune after his best days as q fighter we're
over. Bob Fit2simmons is I'm about the
same boat