The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
Johnnie Williams Struck
Knockout Blow I'm Third.
New Bantam Weight Champion
of the World.
FORMER TITLE HOLDER CRIED
Chicago Boy Admits He Didn't
Have q Chance.
Was Weakened by Illness and
Idleness of q Year.

ldleneSS OF q Year.
| Los Angeles. Cal. June 1O.-The old
fellows can't come back"
1t was more like a funeral than. q
championship fight-a few bouquets
and a parson were all that were lack
| ing.
! Johnnie Williams, the Baltimore
4 wolf boy" is now the worlds ban
tamweight champion.
| Johnnie Coulon surrendered rather
| than lost the 116 pound title, gave up
his honors after one of the tamest e1-
| hibitions ever seen in the historic Yer
| non battle shed.
| Williams scored a clean knockout In
the third round. A ripping left to the
body and a twin right hand clip to the
chin sent Coulon sprawling to the
| floor.
The beaten champion lay on his
! face with his little arms wound ABOUT
his bald head. that bald head that
the cartoonists have had so much
profit from, while Referee Charley
Eyton counted the seconds of and the
coast referee meyer counted slower IN
his life. o.,
prop himself up but fell back again
as Eyton shouted "Out. l
Stumbled to His Corner.
The Chicago boy was crying, tears
|trickled down both cheeks as ne was
lifted to his feet. He stumbled ratneI
than walked towards his chair and sat
ute before ne controlled himself SUI
ficiently to walk across the ring TO
the victor. And there
Couion had to stand for a full half
minute before the joy wild supporters
Of the new champion could be wedged
awav to make room for the two boys
to meet in a hand clasp.
Instead Of a sensational struggle Ior
the title it was pttiable sPectacie OF
a little old man, almost palsied IN MS
tottering about the canvas whipped
man from the very first spit OF the
gong.
The bell saved Coulon in the sec
ond round. Crowding the wrtnkled
champion into a neutral corner. Will
liams swung his deadly left. and his
glove settled high on Coulon's jaw.
The Logan Square lad dropped like
a sack Of meal He rolled to sitting
position and rubbed both gtoved hands
against his face and shook his head
to clear his brain. He was slowly
getting up on the count OF eight
when the gong changed ana ne ,woo-
bled into his corner. F.
During the minutes rest the vet
eran, George Siddons. bent over the
beaten boy shouting words OF encour-
agement, but Coulon was looking with
blank eyes over the gallery rail. In
his heart the little champion knew
then that he was whipped. knew that
he had heard the last sound of bat
tie. Across the ring the sturdy Will
Hams leaned far over for look at
his victim. But one more call of the
bell, one solid blow stood between the
Baltimore boy and the worlds cham
pionship.
Had Condemned Look.
They came out of their corners for
the third, Coulon slowly. with the look
of a condemned man on his face; Will
liams with the leap of a leopard, and
long before Coulon had reached the
center of the ring Williams was upon
him.
Around the ring Williams trailed
his man. Coulon might have been a
shade for all the opposition he made.
When close to the ropes in Williams
own corner the challenger swung his
left to the body. Coulon bent back
from the blow and quicker than the
strike of snake went Williams right
to the jaw. Prone to the floor fell
Coulon where he was counted out
Even as the boys entered the ring
and walked to the scales Coulon had
nervous and worried look. His lips
were dry, he kept moistening them con-
tinually and he would fold his arms
about him and unfold them after the
fashion of a man completely at sea.
Gone was the picture of the former
champion. 1t was but shell of the
Coulon Of old that crept between the
ropes And it was a broken hearted
''old man. of the ring that was carried
from the arena.
Coulon entered the ring at 9:20 and
Williams followed a few seconds later.
Both boys weighed in without swaying
the beam. Every seat in the arena
was occupied. Promoter McCarey
handed Coulon a check for $1,000