Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-22
NEMESIS FOLLOWS ALL PUGS
Every Fighter that Ever Stepped in
the Ring Finally Gets His"
FITzsIMMoNs THE BRAVE
Famous COrnishman Knew No Fear
for Either Man or Beast, and Did
Not Even Know when He
Was Licked -.-.

NEW YORK, Nov. A-Few are the
pugilistic champions who have not. been
pursued by Nemesis. No matter how
great the prowess OF a title-holder, some
fighter has almost invariably sprung up
TO harass, annoy and finally tOpple over
the holder of the pugilistic scepter. I'm
easy lies the head that wears boxing
crown, especially when a rival appears
whose ability in the roped square indi-
Gates that he has at least an even chance
to win the title
Were IL not for this annoying feature
the championship lane would be a path OF
! roses
This disagreeable feature OF a cham
pion's life has recently been accentuated
by the efforts of George CLANCY. a SEN
sational knocker-out of Baltimore, to get
a match with Johnny l<ilbane, champion
| OF the featherweight division. CLANCY has
exhausted his resources In the way OF
! challenges. for Kilbane has paid no at
! tentlon whatever to them.
! Yet the Cleveland boxer recently placed
himself in an awkward position. due to
/ the pertlnacity of CLANCY. A fellow
townsman Of Kilbane named Delaney had
been clamoring for a match with the
! champion. and in order to quiet him XII
bane consented 20 a meeting provided
/ Delaney beat CLANCY. Delaney, being a
courageous young person, at once ar
ranged a match with CLANCY and was
most thoroughly drubbed. That. OF course,
released Kllbane from meeting Delaney,
, but CLANCY insisted In a Loud tone of
voice that Kilbane should in simple fair
ness meet the winner To this proposition
/ ha.. altitude az
frigid silence.
viii Try LiEhtweights.
In order TO rid himself of the annoying
attentions OF CLANCY. the champion has
announced that as soon as he RECEIVERS
from the effects OF a sore thumb he will
vault into the lightweight class and trs
and win the title OF that division. There
upon CLANCY announces that he will seek
match with every lightweight that xii
bane boxes and try 10 prove that he Is q
better lightweight than Kilbane.
In fact, CLANCY has started a campaign
Of offensive warfare that Is calculated u
get Kilbane's goat at the very least
other notable cases Of a similar natur,
include the pursuit OF John L. Sullivan
by Jim Carbett The Californian chase
Sullivan about for years. before he go
the coveted match and the chance TO VIII
the title. ~
Corbett in turn was pursued by the
freckled, sandy-haired Bob Fitzsimmoni
for several years previous 10 the Carson
affair. corbett did all possible to side
track the Cornishman. naming severa
opponents for Fritz to beat and trying Il
discourage his challenger in all sorts o
ways.
But the Cornish blacksmith was not 4
be shaken off and finally got the chanc,
10 beat Gentleman Jim. There is M
doubt Corbett feared Fitz, and only tina
he was fol ced by public opinion TO NEE
him in the ring would never have risket
his title in a match with the solar plexul
artist.
"Fitz" Afraid of Nothing.
FitzsimmOns had no Nemesis. for the
reason that Old Freclses was not afraiS
OF man or beast. and had the utmost con