Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
GIVE DEFEATED
CHAMPS A SHOW
SAYS JEFFR|ES
woIgast Eager for "Chance" He
SteadfastIy Denied to Bat
Ting Nelson.
Bv n. M. Walker.
nc ANGELES, Feb. "A cham

Os ANGELES, Feb. IA cham
,ion-be he a veteran with a
II long ring record rolled up to
~, credit or a pink skinned youth
,bo has gained the title at the finish
NJ three or four well-made matches
,s = difficult proposition TO handle and
more difficult to understand.
II was upon one of those rare occa-
SONS when Jim Jeffries drops his
ward and talks fight with newspaper
men that he gave voice to the follow
ing; ~ :,
vays he given A return date with the
man who has beaten him. The fact
that boxer has held title for a
/ number Of weeks or years, as the case
NAV be. is recommendation enough.
IT can be taken for granted that he
was A high-class man or he wouldn't
have held the championship. And
that he is finally defeated is no reason
whv he should be counted out. If he
wants a chance to redeem himself he
should get Il, and the new champ
must be a bunk champ, indeed, If he
refuses It,"
left is well fortified to make this
talk. considering that he boxed F'itz-
simmons. Corbett. Sharkey and Rub
I'm twice. but how many of the more
recent champions could stand the
Light in this connection?
No champion ever tried harder for
Y "a return match with his. con-
uaror than did Al Wolgast after los
ns ON foul TO Richie.
frd Wolgast had every ground for
js demand He held the lightweight
',ampionshin from February %, 1910.
10 November IS, 1912, during which
lime he met every dangerous con-
onder that the game could produce,
IN the end lost on a technicality.
on the other hand Ad had stead
i silly refused 70 give Battling Nelson
4 return date after he had conquered
ne Dane in 40 terrible rounds all
Point Richmond, and Nelson by rea-
,or o. bis org and most honorable
Il record vas entitled to the chance to
Il regain his title
Wolgast's zeal reason for refusing
70 consider Nelson was that in the
Point Richmond arrangements he
ADJ had been obliged to take the
short end" in every detail and Mel
son had continually tainted and in
suited him It was a poor excuse
from purely ringside view, but VOL
CAST made II stick and sent the Bat
tier TO the trash heap.
p lTCHIE held as his reason for
avoiding Wolgast that AID, In
osing decisions to Harlem" Tommy
Murphy and young Joe Azevedo, had
automatically disqualified himself
RON the championship line and was
no longer g card"
Wolsast IN defeating Richie, how
ever has again placed himself in line
Tor chance at the title
The writer believes that Promoter
D. W. Cofroth would make no mis-
axe were he to cancel the Ritchie-
Murphy bout and substitute Wolgast
against the champion.
A Bic ATTELL lost the feather
49,. weight championship to Johnnie
N.oane at Vernon on February %,
VIZ, without so much as being
Knocked down.
IiS was boxing contest nure and
simple. kilbane outiabbed Able and
-srned the twenty-round decision.
ou, the Cleveland boy fed back East
ano refused Attell return battle.
IotW!tnstanding the fact that there
ASH another 1872 FOUNDER in the
Uurtrv who could qualify as cham
'ohship contender.
recently Kilbane has had a change
. Hlnd, and agreed to box Attell
IN n, The cenarkable feature of the
SS ;, is that neither Promoter
,aglarev nor Coftroth appears anx-
gqs % stage this bout. Certainly
.ts ta't does not speak well for XII
cI a.e powers as drawing card. A
uSn pionship match going to seed for
Nv, r OF interest on the part OF the
''lno'ers IS. indeed a novelty.