The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-18
MANY GOOD BOXERS LEFT
 IN MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION
Corbett Says Ritchie's Defeat Gives Abe Attell Chance To Try
 Come Back

signs on the niddie-weights title. If he makes his terms to box Chip pro- hibitive--w htch is tantamount to turning the proposition down. cold we will have come to the conclusion that the St. Paul man has no storn- ach for real dghttng-that he is sim ply a limited round no-dectsion box err and not worthy of consideration as a legitimate aspirant for ttular hon ors.-
 mind that Mike is the class of the en- tire division. However, if he lacks confidence in his ability to clean up his hl1skier looking rivals there isa slight chance Of his ever making good. Confidence begets success.
 I observe that Johnny Kilbane. feather-weight champion has chal- lenged Freddy Welsh for the light weight title. There is about as much chance of Freddy agreeing to box Johnny Rs7 there is of Johnson and Kid Williams signing up. Likely. if Johnny gets too obstreperous with his challenges the worlds lightweight champ will tell him Ego get reputa- ti0n by licking Willie Ritchie.'' And that will end the whole thing right there Anyway Johnny is probably only seeking little free advertising- he knows there is not the ghost of a chance of landing Welsh, even if sim 'cere about meeting the champion.
 At that Freddy can pick softer guys than Johnny K1lbane
 If Ki1bane wants to do some fight ing that may task all his champion- ship qualities he might consider the challenge of Kid Williams recent con4 Queror of Johnny Coulon. I under stand the new bantam champ wants a bout with the featherweigh title holder at 122 pounds. If Johnny can make this weight-as he claims he can tnis would make an interesting encounter, and one that would attract much attention from the fans. Hs As to Williams chances with E1iI-l bane. that is a matter of opinion. There is no denying that the Kid is finding it difficult to keep within the bantan1-weight borders and that 1lS would suit him better than 116 ring side. If Kilbane agrees. to make Il % ringside for Williams ft ought to make an interesting scrap-for a few rounds anyway.
 There is no doubt that Williams be- sides getting too heavy for them also outcIasses his fellows in the bantam division HIbane likewise looks to outcIass the legitimate feathers Out side of, Johnny Dundee, and the New Yorker can hardly do 1z2s there is no to give the champion a serious argu- ment. At 4z2 ringside weight Kid Williams wouIa not be so badly ham dicapped in poundage. There would not be more than three or four pounds difference in ali. and Williams, who is of sturdy frame, might build right up to the featherweight notch without in5uring or slowing himself any.
 Anyway the Kid is anxious for the match. and if KIlbane really wants fight here is his chance.
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 Willie Ritchie has more to answer for than the marginal defeat on points by Freddy Welsh. When he lost the worlds title to the clever Welshman he opened up things for a lot of feI- lows we thought had long ago retired from the game for good and all. Here we have Abe AtteIl, one time feather weight champion. and more recently a mark for second rate boys in his own class, hot on the trail of the worlds lightweight titIe-hoIder
 Abe sailed for England a week ago just aS soon as he could arrange passage after hearing the news about F2itchie losing the title. Abe hasn't fought in some little tine for which those who have always admired his been duly grateful, but now he threat ems to spoil it all by going after Welsh Several years ago Freddy and Abe boxed fifteen rounds to a de- clsaon, which Referee Jim JeGries awarded to the Welsh boxer. At that time Abe could go some. To- day he would. be soft pickings for the cha mpion lightweight.
 Abe may need the money. don't doubt that. But it would be much better to arrange a benefit or get up a popular subscription for him than to allow him to be slaughtered for the sake of a few dollars. Tn the first place the match wouldn't draw flies and in the second, welsh would, have the promoters tied up so that he would get every nickel that did come in.
 As a real contest the match would be a joke.