El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-24

EILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct Eft
M is evident that the promoters
= = OF the Pacific coast and middle
west together with the boxers and
managers, hit upon the same date for
a clashing Of the champions. Jimmy
Clabby and George Chip are billed for
a championship match at san Fran
cisco November g, although Jimmy
Coffroth would like to have it take
place Nvember instead. Freddy
Welsh, the worlds champion light
weight, is booked 10 meet Charlie
White. Of Chicago. in Milwaukee No
vember g. so that two very important
contests will be decided the same eve
ming.
There has been so much discussion
regarding the middleWelght title tnaI
il is hoped the promoters and crlJlcs
throughout the country Will accept the
winner Of the Clabby-Chip match as
the champion and let him defend the
title against all legitimate challengefs
Clabby has been a legitimate middle
weight. according to the American
ScaliuE-I5S pounds at ringside-and
he has been recognized by many as
the best entitled to the honor at Ihal
weight. Jeff Smith has shared that
honor in view OF his point decision
over CIabby in Australia, a decision
which caused considerable argument at
the time. many claiming that Jimmy
deserved the verdict, or at least
Gibbons Nest show Speed.
CIabby. however. came back and de-
feated Eddie McGOoruy. another legltl-
mate contender. and strengthened ms
claim Mike Gibbons has been claim
ing the same, but Mike viii have TO
show his speed over the marathon
route before he will be accepted as q
champion for that class There should
be a successor TO the late STANLEY
adopted the proper course when he
claimed the title and offered 10 DEFEND
it against all Corners. with side Wagers
TO go with the purse If called on Ior
fered to put Up a belt as emblematic
OF the championship and as Chip mas
proved himself TO be a real contender
the plan looks good
FavOrs Uniform Scale Of Weights.
There. must be start and it might
as wei be with Chip and Clabby. Jett
smith. Nike Gibbons. Eddie McGOorIy
and Jack Dillon can then challenge
for the same over the marathon route
There should be a stipulation in giving
the belt that the winner must defend
L at all times against legitimate chal-
lengers within four TO six months atteF
each title battle. That would do away
with the methods pursued by some OF
is also hoped that the boxing authOri-
ties Of the country viii get together
before long and adopt a uniform scale
OF weights scale TO conform with
other countries-and do away with
ringside weighing We have had the
middleweight limit at 15S ringside for
the past % years or more. while Eng
land. France and Australia have kept
the limit at 100 pounds at 8 o'clock
Looking back over the middleweight
list and all things considered. II is
evident that the 100 pound limit is bet
ter suited TO that class than our own
at 15S ringside. A pound or two one
way or the other between men Of that
class makes very little difference and
there should be no such arguments
about the weight as we have had for
years Take such good fighters as
Jack Dillon, Eddie McGOOrty. Leo
Houck and it is almost impossible for
them TO make 158 ringside. but they
can do 1t for a big match at 3 o'clock
weighing. and $50 pounds would be