Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
GIVE DEFEATED
CHAMPS 4 SHOW
SAYS JEFFR|ES
woIgast Eager for "Chance" He
SteadfastIy Denied to Bat
ting Nelson.
Rv n. NJ. w alker.

rs ANGELES, Feb. "A cnam-
rjon-he he veteran with
II long ring record rolled up 10
-. crsdit or pink skinned youth
uho has gained the title at the finish
:, .,roe or four we'll made matches
,s difficult proposition to handle and
more difficult to understand
II was upon one of those rare occa-
mons when Jim Jeffries drops his
gnsrd and talks fight with newspaper
men that he gave voice to the follow
ing; s :,
usys be given return date with the
man who has beaten him. The fact
thai a boxer has held a title for a
nunther OF weeks or years, as the case
NAV be- is recommendation enough.
IT can be taken for granted that he
VAS high-class man or he wouldn't
have held the championship. And
that he js finally defeated is no reason
why he should be counted out. If he
wants chance to redeem himself he
should get II. and the new champ
must be bunk champ, indeed, II he
refuses If"
left is well fortified to make this
talk considering that he boxed Fitz-
simmons. Corbett. Sharkey and Rub
IN twice. but how many of the more
recent champions could stand the
light in this connection?
Inc champion ever tried harder for
" return match with his con
ouero~ han did Al Wolgast after los
ne en- foul to Richie.
All Wolgast had every ground for
demand He held the lightweight
Sampionshio from February %. 1919.
November IS 1912. during which
ine be met every dangerous con-
onder that the game could produce,
rr' ia 'Ae END LOST on 2 technicalitY.
o~ The other hand. Ad had stead
~s'. refused 10 give Battling Nelson
mrn date after he had conquered
Zane I'M 40 terrible rounds al
r nj Richmond and Nelson by rea
Tlr "' his }oTg and most honorable
H record was entitled to the chance to
regain his title.
Wogast's real reason for refusing
10 consider Nelson was that in the
Point Richmond arrangements he
ADJ had been obliged to take the
Short end" in every detail and Mel
son had continually tainted and in
suited him. It was a poor excuse
from purely ringside view, but VOL
CAST made II stick and sent the Bat
Ter to the trash heap.
p ITCHIE held as his reason for
= t..
os'ng decisions to Harlem" Tommy
Murphy and young Joe AZevedo, had
automatically disqualified himself
from the championship line and was
no longer card"
Wolgast in defeating Richie, how
ever has again placed himself in line
Tor chance at the title.
The writer believes that Promoter
j w Coffroth would make no mis-
take were he to cancel the Richie
Murphy bout and substitute Wolgast
against the champion.
ABE ATTELL lost the feather
weight championship to Johnnie
hiloane al Vernon on February %,
~ without so much as being
shocked down.
ms was boxing contest oure and
simple. Kilbane out1abbed Able and
rarhed the twenty round decision
hui me Cleveland boy fed back East
ana refused Attell a return battle,
Notwithstanding the fact that there
Aasn another 122-pounder IN the
. s9Iunryy who could qualify as a cham
hionship contender.
=, recently Kilbane has had a change
y, mlno and agreed to box Attell
s s!.. FAe charitable feature Of the
S, +IFlo iS that neither Promoter
~, .srer nor Coffroth appears anx-
,t HS stage this bout. Certainly
W. 5a'f does not speak well for Kill
c ,s.s $ nowers as drawing card. A
l.c,! Ilp,onshio match going to seed for
-. vi interest on the part of the
'o'ers g indeed, A. novelty.