Evening journal., 1914-09-01
MANY NOW AFTER
KETCHELL'S title
Jeff Smith Is Latest Middle
weight to Declare Him
self Champion
KID WILLIAMS READY
FOR FALL CAMPAIGN

who can scale from $50 TO 100 pounds
has it nicely figured out now he won
the worlds championship Of that
division. Also how all other claims
are spurious, baseless and generally
No matter IL a majority of his bouts
have been OF the no-declsion brand,
the boxer puts them on the credit side
OF the page and cracks superior
smile.
The latest to throw his claim into
the ring is JEFF Smith Of Bayonne.
n. j., who has just reached California
after a long stay in Australia.
His manager, Al Lippe. informed
the Californians that JEFF was the
only simon pure champion of the
middle-weight division and that all
others were counterfeits.
Singularly enough. the Californians.
who have seen considerable boxing in
their day, swallowed the Lippe state
ment and are inclined to hail the Jer-
seyman as the title holder. Here is
the argument advanced by Lippe in
support OF his claim.
JEFF has defeated every prominent
middleweight now before the public.
In his three bouts in Australia. Smith
won decisively from McGorty, Pat
Pradley and Clabby. There was only
one writer who disputed the victory
over Clabhy: the Others we're unani-
nous that Jeff won. In France Smith
was presented with a gold belt, valued
- LrrN NTfrwn.a aF Tho Mon
derland Club. which is cmblematic of
the championship of France.
Smith Beat Chip.
Before departing on the trip
around the world Smith won a fif-
tcen-round decision over Chip al
Providence r. l. He defeated Clab-
by and Mike Gibbons in ten-round no
decision bouts in Now York We
have the clippings and records &c
prove our claims, and we cannot SEE
how they can be disputed.
Smith is a legitimate middleweigh
He can make $50 pounds If required
Jen IS only % years OF age, ana ha'
only been boxing three years. It wa
a case. however. OF leaving ones owl
| home to earn recognition"
/ II is true that Smith received tn
decision over Clabby IN a bout II
| Australia, and the fact that tn
! referees ruling was hooted for twen
ty minutes does not change the re
suit The bout goes into the recOrl
as a victory for Smith.
/ French Championship" Belts.
As to the championship" belt re
ceived in France, it cuts no figure
for nearly every American who eve
fought in France has been presente
with a belt. Billy Papke, Franl
| Klaus and others we're the recipient
OF belts. In fact every time a ma
wins a fight in France he is at ono
the recipient OF championship
belt from the delighted Frenchmen.
However. II does not appear ths
Smith earned a belt. for the record
show that the Jerseyman was dc
feated by Carpenter in twenty round
October II. 1913. previous to Smith
Australian jaunt
Carpenter was the middleweigt
champion Of France at the time, an
It can readily be seen that Smith wa
not so deserving Of a belt as Papk
and Klaus, both OF whom stoppe
Carpenter
Incidentally. while in Paris Smit
met an American boxer named Fran
Mantell. and the best the Bayonn
man could get was a draw In twent
rounds.
A. TO Linpe's claims that Smit
beat Mike Gibbons and Jimmy Clabt
in no-decision bouts in this city,
Is to laugh. Gibbons made Smii
look like the veriest novice. and n
doubt could repeat the trick at ono
However. as Il was 4 no-decisio
bout. It cannot be chalked up againl
the Jerseyman.
So far as the Smith McGoorty boz
is concerned. IL must 90 in the r.
cords as q defeat for Smith. for N
referee declared McGoorty the WHINE
at the end of the twentieth rounl
The referees decision must stan
despite the attempt Of the club mar
agement to reverse Il.
The one bright spot in Smiths r,
cord is a fifteen-round decision ovC
George Chip. gained at Providence
1912. This was previous to Chip
two knockouts Of Frank Klaus, an
has little bearing on the champion
ship.
CIabhy Superior 20 Smith.
Jimmy Clabby. who IS on the wa
to this dear America after an IN
teresting tour OF Australia. ais
claims the title. and is willing I
meet all challengers Clabby's 7,
cord is much better than that
Smith. for the Hoosier has a referee
decision over Gibbons and also owe
McGoorty.
Al the same time Il must not \
forgotten that Klaus had earned On
title Of middleweight champion whe
Clabby and Gibbons were posing a
welters and before Smith was out {
The preliminary class.
Klaus knocked out Panke. who ha
previously stopped Sullivan. chan
rion, Of England. and Carpentie
champion Of France.
Klaus had also whipped nearl
every middleweight Of nrominence
America. including the formidabl
Jsck Dillon. Klaus and McGoort
met in several no-decision bouts. 7
which neither had a pronounced al
vantage. both claiming 10 have won
Klans was twice put 10 sleep b
Chip, who became the champion. an
Chin was knocked out hy Al McCo'
who although the poorest man VIII
ever held the title. is unuuestionabl
the champion. and must he beaten I
the ring before he can be deprive
OK his honors-