Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-03
sCHIEBERL LAYS
CLAIM To TITLE
Manager Issues Statement in
Which He Says Peanuts"
IsBest Featherweight.
XII BANE is NOW TOO HEAVY
p,...rt Champion Cannot Make
f22 Pounds Which Is Limit
Local Boy 5ested Mars

m. letter 70 the sporting editor
The Argus today. E. W Schieberl,
,.narer of the we'll known feather
..,ght scrapper, Peanuts" Clifford
sehieberl Of this city, claims the
xorid's championship for his protege
AID states that he is ready to defend
e against all corners.
Following is the letter in which the
-,,aeer gives Peanuts qualiica-
lions in claiming the title:
Rock Island. !ii..-SportinE Editor
Arms. In behalf of Peanuts Schie-
bsri I wish to inform you that he is
,ox LAYING claim 10 the featherweight
,hampionship OF the world The fol-
living will show that his claim is just.
In the first place. ] am quite sure
that Champion Johnny Kilhane cannot
make 100 pounds ringside, the feather
rsieht limit. therefore We have a
right 10 claim his title. Secondly, the
snorting dope figures that Peanuts
hss better claim than X. o. Mars.
VIM II is said intends TO claim Kill
bane's title. Recently Kilbane made
a statement through the press that he
could no longer make l22 ringside,
therefore,, would box as lightweight
and al the same time stated that he
would turn his honors over to his
spsrring partner. Cal Delaney. whom
hs considered the next best feather
weight in the world
ToUted BY Writer.
The Dec. II. 1913. issue of the Chi
rzzo American. an article written by
I'd ". Smith. sport critic, stated that
the best featherweights aside from
Kflbane we're Peanuts Schieberl of
Rock Island. Knockout Mars of Gin
riunati and Harry Tracey. the young
New Yorker. who recently gave Char
lsy White the toughest kind of bat
tie.
20. Mars defeated frankie COnley,
Patsy Branigsn. Bonnie NIcGOvern.
Johnny Greeley. Harry Tracey. Cal
Delaney and beat Kilbane himself for
seven rounds. up TO the time when
the champion slipped over tine sleep
ing punch on Mars jaw Mars argU-
nenf for the claim is that he weighed !
~ ringside for Kilbane. while Xii |
tsne weighed probably 12s pounds. He |
claims that at 122 pounds he can beat I
KIbane.
understand that Mars and Kilbane !
vii soon battle again. If Mars !
should beat the champion, Peanuts (
vill probably be the next champion as |
be has the best claim for a return 1
match with Mars whom he can defeat |
ria the knockout route in Is or 20 /
round battle. In his 10 round battle
nth Mars he WIS much stronger than
The Ohio lad at the finish. In fact his
most deadly work had just begun.
Shows Sincerity.
To make Peanuts claim more force
NJ. will in my official challenge. for
battle with Champion KiIbane offer
nin tKilbane) one-third of Peanuts
proceeds received in his battle with
ne champion, providing he CKiIbane) |
vi do 122 pounds at the ringside
and show the world that he is a legiti-
nate featherweight. Kilbane has
been engaging in nothing but 10 round
10 decision bouts with men six to
Agnt pounds lighter than himself.
IL Is expected that six or eight OF
ne best featherweights will soon put
Z claim for Kilbane's title. In or
Ter 10 be logical contender for Kill
'Nhes crown Peanuts said he would