Evening journal., 1915-06-21
QUITE A TASK FOR
SULLIVAN s FRIENDS.
Would Have Hard Time
Proving John L. Champion
Under London Rules
WHITE GETS AMONG
THE SHARPSHO0TERS

The proposition has been recently
announced that as John =. Sullivan
never was beaten under Lonuon rules
he still is the champion of that style
of milling lt is held that the only
title that Sullivan lost in the ring
was the heavyweight championship
under Queensberry rules. and that the
"Boston Boy is entitled to all honor
for having retained the title under
the London rules. II is conceded that
Sullivan was the last heavyweight
champion of American under the bare
knuckle rules. and whatever honor at
taches TO il belongs TO him. But II the
admirers of Sullivan insist that the
heavyweight championship can be di-
vided into two parts, one under Lon
don rules and the other under Queens
berry regulations, then they Will have
considerable trouble showing when
whore and how Sullivan won the
Queensherry honors which were taken
from him by Corbett
Sullivan won the heavyweight
Championship OF America from Paddy
Ryan in 1882 and seven years later
successfully defended the honors
against Jake Kilrain Two years
later sullivan had his first champion
shin battle with gloves. Corbett be-
ing his opponent All the battles
that Sullivan engaged in between his
victory over RYAN and his conquest
OF kilrain (barring the draw with
Mitchell in 1SSSl were short bouts
with bare hands or small gloves. and
had no bearing on the title. Thus. on
tho face of the returns, Sullivan was
not the glove champion when he faced
lorbett In New Orleans In 1892
Iechnicalities are Barred.
This claim by the Sullivan adher-
enis is a cusiomarily absurd one, and
puts the Boston hoy i'm a ridiculous
position. AS a matter of fact there
is M such thing as dividing titles ac-
cordlng TO change Of rules Jack
Dempsey won his title under London
rules and he and his friends made
no claim of still retaining the Lon
don rules championship when thu
Nonpareil was knocked out hy Fitz-
simmons in a glove contest
classs champion is the title hold
er, no matter whether he wins with
bare fists or with gloves on his hands.
Therefore when Sullivan was beaten
by Corbett Il was the championship
tEat sullivan won from RYAN that
was gained by the victor
u was only the disinclination OF
Sullivan 10 meet men like Peter
Jackson. Joe Goddard. Frank Slavin
and Bob Fiizsimmons that enabled
the Bostonian 10 retain his title tin
the bout with Corbett took place
Il besdns to look as though Charley
Whitel the Chicago lightweight. has
developed into one of the most effec-
tive punchers in the history OF the
ring. His punching i'm recent bouts
reminds ring goers strongly Of the
hitting of Joe Cans In the days when
that champion was at his best White
Is not a swinger and does not trust TO
luck
He Is a sharpshooter of the Cans
tyne, and when he reaches the mark
me victim Is usually carried out of
TIE ring The calihre OF his recent
victims indicates that White is no,
winning with luck punches Robi-
oeau, who was put away in one round.
tne same as Young Brown, is q good
uefensiNe boxer Young Brown r.
one of the ruggedest fighters in the
game and has weathered bouts with
me cleVerest boxers and hardest hit
'ers in the class.
Judeed hv the fact that Lew Ed
wards. the new featherweight cham.
pion of ENGLAND had all kinds of
trouble heating the antedluvian owen
Moran. and that the verdict was an al
ieeed foul. the new title holder is not
worthy successor to linn Driscon
Pnd Joe Bowker. Rirgside reports
f 81 the battle are 10 rhe effect that
the blow declared a foul bv the ref
s cree was not below the belt.
Kid Lewis is disgruntled over the
fact that Jerry Delaney got I'm ahead
Of him with a challenge 10 Welsh.
Lewis appears 10 have held the opin-
Jon that he was the only Enclish
POKER whose challenge should have
peen considered. The National Sport
lne Club. which controls champion
shin contests IN that country. .stnought
ainerently. and so Il win come 10 pass
that Delaney will he Welsh's next on
ponent for the Lansdale belt.
Jess Willard is proving himself 10
oe fascinating writer on pugilism
tHoueh somewhat given 10 ignoring
facts Of ring history For example.
3ess enrolls Tommy Ryan among the
eand OF boxers Of Jewish origin. ana
3oes not seem to take into considera-
canadian 'eii0H-
Mike Gibbons demanded eosoo
guarantee 10 box Fred Cumoro s-'ooo
pf the veteran Harry Gilmore ana
nc Grand Rapids promoters who
were trying for the match arc of tho
opinion that Mike fears Gilmore or
else thinks they are members OF the
Fcome on" colony
q MATCH QUOIT GAME.
A series Of fifteen games Of ouoits /,
70 be played between picked teams
from the Methodist Ouoit ~, go, -. !