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THE lightweight title has changed
hands again, and this time IL
rests on the other side OF the
big water. England certainly has the
habit. and the mythical crown en-
blematic of pugilistic sovereignty will
look we'll on the shelf alongside Of the
polo trophy and relay championship
cup. II John Bull can land the Davis
cup and the Americas cup he will
have quite collection of silverware.
One interesting feature of yester.
days championship fight between
Freddie Welsh and Willie Richie Is
the fact that the title changed hands
at 1876 pounds, the English lightweight
| limit, but two pounds over the Ameri.
can standard Whether Richie will
try to prove an abb on this ground
remains to he seen, but IL is hardly
likely that any such argument would
be taken seriously. as il was well I'M
derstood before the fight that II was
championship affair.
| Richie will have another chance at
his conqueror without the usual
bounding that a defeated champion
has to do before securing a return
match. Several days ago articles were
signed for second fight, to take
place in London. between November
and H.. so Richie is well fixed as
| to the future From brief cable &C
counts, the battle yesterday must have
been the real thing. and quite even
enough to create a lot Of interest and
speculation in the next meeting.
Welsh has the unique distinction of
being the cause of both Ritchie's fame
and his downfall On November 30,
1871. Richie was substituted at the
eleventh hour for AID Wolgast. who
had been taken seriously i'll, and went
i'm against Freddie Welsh in a 20
round mill at Los Angeles. To the
surprise of everyone. the San Fran
cisco lad stayed the full time with
Welsh and made a splendid showing.
although he lost the decision Oh
points.
Z OREIGN comment on the showing
/ made by the American golfers en-
tered in the recent English anna.
teur championship is unusually fair
the American field was entered and
did not survive the fourth round II Is
generally conceded abroad that these
players took their responsibilities too
heavily and were doomed to defeat
from the start. One English writer
I'm reviewing the tournament stated:
When young men can come over
and play around Just as though they
we're cut for a country walk, and play.
not with any idea of winning. but
simply to while away a summer holi-
day, they will probably win. You
handicap them too heavily before they
start Too much publicity Is bad for
cne's nerves. Nobody knew Tubbs
who defeated Francis Ouimet. for ex-
ample, had even entered the tourna.
ment He won simply because he
was an unknown and out for a little
golfing holiday and was therefore
playing his normal game. 1t was
quite good golf.
r HE fact that Jack Johnson had
] reached the age of 80 years IS
days when he risked his title
against Frank Moran In Paris last
Saturday has led to some interesting
discussion regarding the ages at which
previous heavyweight champions lost
their ring laurels. John L. Sullivan
was 81 years old when defeated by
James J. Corbett at New Orleans in
1892. He held the title for ten years.
but Corbett was less fortunate. for he
retained the championship but five
years. being 81 years old when Bob
Fitzsimmons won at Carson City In
1897.
Fitzsimmons' tenure of champion.
ship was even less for at the age OF
81 he was knocked out by Jim JEFF
fries at Coney Island in 1899. after
holding the title for two years and
three months. Jeffries. who met de-
feat at the hands of Johnson at Reno
July 4, 1910, was 80 years old when
the negro wrested the ring honors
from him. He held the championship
for II years.