The evening world., 1914-03-03
-Four Claimants to Middleweight
Title Should Get Together and
Settle the Question Of Super.
, iority In the Ring.


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EDDfE M'GoORTY sends word
81 from Australia that a. unde.
y feated middieweisht champion
Of the world he'll defend his title
against all corners a. soon ~ he gets
home.
George Chip 10 calling himself mid
diswsight champion because he
kneoksd out Frank Klaus. who was
"s1vso" the title when he defeated
Carrsntier and Papke in France.
Jimmy Ciabby II recognised a.
middlsweight Champion out In Cali
fosaia. whore he hd6 done most Of
HE good aghtins.
1ike gibbons wants TO be known
~ champion middlsweisht. having
dropped all prstsnsions to the wsiter-
~ sAt title since the public learned
that ~ Isn't . weltcrwcight and
hasn't been . welterwcight for years.
Apparently the best way to settle
ths matter 10 to let Mc0oorty. Chip.
Cisbby and Gibbons light II out.
There's some question a. to whether
Mc0oorty's claim or Chips claim 10
best. Mc0oorty knocked out the
champions Of England and Australia
In . round each, ana. going to Aus.
traiia. knocked out Dave Smith q
.psoond time IN the nrst round. :
Frank Klaus beat both Carpenter
anA Papks IN France. Papks at that
time was recognised ~ worlds cham.
psea owiag 70 The fact that he once
bsad the title and lost II TO stanley
xetchsl. who disd undsfsatsd. China
.s1ght 70 take on any title klaus mleht
have he1A y unbeatable, q he knocked
KLAUS out twice.
e the four men named above ever
81 toeether and untangis tho mid.
dloWoight championship situation.
there's one othor middleweight who,
although he wastes no time claiming
Title. deserves . chance. This 10
I'D Mona. who has fought and
beaten . lot Of good men, ana 70 as
hasd nut to crack - any ef them.
~6HoUr Baker come Acre ,cttA
fAs bjIssord N Ats Woke. Wonder u
s"Ssescy" brought u!
cUBeEQUENT events have shown
- that Packey McFariand's excuse
for calling on his match with
t1iks Gibbons was absolutely gsnu.
Inc. Packsy said that he would NOT
night any one because the father Of
The young lady to whom he 70 engaged
vas dangsrotsly III. and he didn',
think II exactly the proper thing fol
him TO BE- dgAting under the circum.
stances. He wanted to be homo II
Chicago. The illness resulted fatally
II 10 likely that instead d waiting
q while aad thsn nshting. Ncraslant
nay take this time 20 retire from tn,
SiAg - ~ has long intended.
D any cass. hs Gays hs viii not *
- Australia.
u way thst's . pity. Australian,
have $500 . number OF our sscons
String lightweights. and. think then
9roo6ers. A Mcfarland would b
such Q marvel In Australia that h,
Gould earn Q fortune In q short time
sXheo Harry Stone. who Wa only
yAiSly good second string man herr
HAA ct Thousands Of dollars for eacl
nght IN tie Antipodes. what woui
. AeyarlanA draw DOWN. Makes U
eissy to ~ g calculate II.
TvHIS BILLY Murray Of caltforni
must bs . wonder. Psrhav
hem have something 70 q
about that middiswsisht title. H,
.AnealEng out OF Leo Houck last wss
IN fourteen rounds. In his nrut mate
ionGo1 than four rounds. was o gres
1sat. Hotick u really q very goc
naid0lewelght. quite able TO make ii
fboot OF them step around. He 10 "a
Aud clever and ~ strong ~ an O.
he has often shown ability to tai
heavy baovs without weakening. Nu
ray Euet have . genuine "p0lthogue
IL y said he boxes much like the 10
stanley Kstchel. shlfttng easily n
us,n9 left or rtcht a. he nnds b
lss: :s;..s'' and With . Kick In eth
tnHoNOTER Tom AcCarsy OF L
~ Angeles has besn trying hard
give somebody Johnny Coulos
bantam title. Several times AcCar
hAs matched others for the char
n1onship." and has declared KID WI
iyaans the riShtful holder because
deets won ~ Williams In Accars
elub.
However, ali the declaring IN I
6oei1 by any individual isn't soi
20 acct the ownership Of I'll
,Couion has been III for some tiE
and hasn't bseu able 70 nght.
3 bollsveo that 10 has recovered.
= NV negotiating With AoCarsy q
a has presented hie tsrms Tor . cha
Z. iploaShip match with Williams.
e this comes OF u will be . al
worth while. williams has the I
!. tsatAss of bsjn6 younger than c.
lon as1 o. having fought frequent
while yehany has been out OF
slN9 because Of III herith. But
y sCoGlna y himeeif again he'll rive
Dn1t1Mees entry all the AGhtin9
W0n1s y twsaty rounds. Couion
- ~ Was 3 epaea1iA little cha
- ~ II