The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-01-26

istic annals, but from now on ne viii
have to be considered. About three
months ago he surprised everybody by
knocking out Frank Klaus. generally
spoken of as the Tittsburg Bearcat.
Klaus explained that he was leading
by a wide margin. and becoming care
less through oycrconfidence left an
opening which CHIP turned to his ad-
vantage. owing to the prominent po-
sltiou Klaus has held in the middle
weight division since the tragic death
OF Stanley kctchel. the public was
content to withhold Judgment and let
the future tell tho story.
Klaus professed his anxiety TO meet
Chip again and prove to the satisfac-
ton of all that he was not slipping.
The second battle took place few
days ago and this time Chip knocked
out Klaus in five rounds.
1t is possible. of course, that Klaus
may spring an allhi he did in the
first case. but the two clean knockouts
inside of three months will be ac-
cepted by the sporting world in gen.
eral as evidence of the coming of a
new contender for the middleweight
Grafton of Klaus.
1t should be remembered that
Klaus has been nehting with more
than ordinary success since 1904. In
1910 he met Ketchel in siX-round,
no-decision bout at Pittsburg. Ketchel
told me that he did his best in that
bout. despite criticism to the contrary,
and was tickled to death when it was
over.
Il will never meet Klaus again." he
remarked, unless l have carefully pre-
pared and am in the best possible
condition"
In 1911 klaus fought on the average
once a month and was not beaten
Among the men he whipped We're Leo
Houck, Montana Dan sullivan. Tommy
Sullivan and Willie Lewis.
Klaus gained further prominence in
1912 by winning from Jack Dillon in
twenty rounds, and George Carpenter
the present idol of France, who re-
Gently beat Bombardier Wells in a
punch.
With such a record it naturally fol-
lows that two knockouts at the hands
of George Chip topples Klaus from
the pedestal and elevates Chip.
After Chip first defeated Klaus he
went to Racine, Wis, and fought Tim
oNein, a Chicago middleweight, win
ming rather easily in ten rounds.
Sport writer's at that time were not
deeply impressed with Chip They de-
scribed him as hardy youth, willing
and eager to exchange wallops. 1t
was plainly stated that he would have
to show much better form to get in
the same class with Jack Dillon, Ed
die McGoorty and Jimmy Clabby. OPP
posed to this was the statement of
Jimmy Dime that Chip was headed
straight for the middleweight cham
pionship. As Dime is Chips manager,
his claim was entitled to a liberal dis
count.
Chip halls from Newcastle, Pa, and
it is literally true that he had no
reputation outside his own state be
fore he knocked out Klaus.
From Paris comes the story that
Sammy Strang, former official pinch
hitter of the New York Giants is
ready to break into opera, yes, even
grand opera. They told US that RUDE
Marquard was ready to break into
vaudeville.
Battling Levinsky, who has been
cleaning up the third-raters in the
East during the past six or eight
months, is a Hebrew. In reply to sew
eral inquiries it may be said that &C
cording to different stories printed in
Eastern papers LeVinsky is his right
name. When he entered the boxing
game he took the name of Barney
Williams. Danny Morgan, who is now
his manager persuaded him to switch
back to his right moniker.
Even the Cincinnati Enquirer says
candidly that the opinion of fans not
only in Cincinnati, but all over the
three states from which the Reds draw
their patronage, is one of unanimous
disapproval of the way the affairs of
the club have been administered by
the directors.
The present company has owned and
operated the Cincinnati club for the
past twelve years. The club was pur-
chased from John T. Brush in the
summer of 1902, when Mr.. Brush went
to New York to assume charge of the
Giants The widely differing results
secured from the policies of Mr.. Brush
in New York and of the management
of the Cincinnati club by a board of
directors since that date furnish a
most enligltening. study. In 1901, the
year before the transfer of these two
clubs was made, New York finished
in seventh place and Cincinnati eighth
in the National league race. with a
difference of only points between the
two clubs In 1902 the Reds finished
fourth and the Giants absolutely last.
showing that -eW York had nothing
on Cincinnati when the change in own
ership of the clubs was made The
Giants We're a wretched tail-ender, and
finished in the first division since
1897, and had not been a serious con-
tender in any league race since 1889.
For thirteen years the Giants had been
a football for the other clubs of the
old league. When Mr. Brush took
hold of the New York club he found
a disorganized outfit, in eighth place,
very few first-class players. He at
once made deal with the Baltimore
club, of the American league, by
which he secured John McGraw as
manager and several good players
along with him. McGraw Immediately
showed his ability by lifting the tail
end Giants of 1902 to second place
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