Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-10
LOOKS GOOD FOR COULON
Daughty Little Bantamweight in
Line for the Highest Honors in
His Glass of Fighters.
COMING BACK INTO HIS OWN
Nv RINGsIDE.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9-Johnny Goulon
is coming back. The little gentleman OF
the ring has been retired since Kid
Williams knocked him out Of the ban
tamweight championship last year, and
it il in the hope OF regaining his lost
laurels that the Chicago ex-champion is
coming back TO the scene Of his former
triumphs
And e Is quite PROBABLE that Coulon
will get back his title without having 20
go through the formaiity OF defeating
the present champion. Williams 10 TAX
ing weight on so rapidly that It lie only
a question OF a few more months before
he will be a fuil-gr0wn featherweight.
with williams out OF the bantamweight
ranks the title according 10 ring tradi-
tion. will revert back 10 the former
holder should the said erstwhile cham
pion caro- to defend It against all corners.
Coulon. stlll retaining the keen percep-
ton that enabled him 70 fight his way
to the top. has II all figured out that II
Williams absconds from tho bantam
weight division he tCouion) Will have
no difficulty in vanquishing the other
claimants OF the bauble. Thus no would
entronch himself in the popular position
he has always occupied IN the hearts OF
the fans.
Each Has Hts Nemesis.
We are told that Caesar had his
Brutus Napoleon his Wellington, and
McCiraw his Stsllings. Well, Johnny
CouIon had his KID Williams. Tho COM
pact little Dane has been a nemesis TO
Coulon from the very first time he set
eyes upon the Baltimore fighting ma
chine.
The case OF Johnny Couion IL. indeed,
an interesting one He has just passed
his twenty-flfth milestone in life; yet he
is looked upon as a veteran OF the ring.
coulon, as a matter OF fact, Is pre-
maturely old man. years OF conscientious
training and as conscientious fighting
having made their Inroads into the frame
and contour Of the diminutive Chicngoen.
lie was one of the few ever popular
champions, and II he can be restored 20
his former rank In the pugilistic realm
we can think OF no ono person who
would begrudEe him the laurels 30 de-
servedly won.
KID williams anticipated plunge into
the featherweight division will command
tho attention OF Johnny Kilbane. who
uauS contemplating residing In the light
weight alley hereafter. Kilbane realizes
that no was not such bowling success
as a lightweight when his engaged Joe
Mandot IN combat several weeks ago.
Indeed Johnny was lucky 10 get draw.
Kilbane has declared his intention Of
fighting Kid Williams II he becomes too
persistent Johnny still believes that he
can make the featherweight limit with
out resorting to artificial means OF re-
ducins. Besides he bears personal
aninioslty for the bantamweight cham
pion, and this would be one way OF
sauaring the debt.
Adieu, Battling Nelson.
Poor old Battling Neisonl The old-timC
durable Dane made a pitiabie attempt
the other day to beat an inexperienced
fighter, and his actions were so iudicroul
that the spectators laughed continually
during the four rounds. II is we'll Bigl
time for the former lightweight cham
pion 20 quit the ring game for all time
His last display Of his former dash ant
vim was I'm his fight with Leach Cross II
this city on Thanksgiving afternoon TIVE
years ago.
Adiou, Battling Nelson. You were I
marvellous champion in your time an'
dld your part well.
while on the subject Of former llght
.. weight champions wo must not overlool
|. |. one Willie Ritchie who Is laundering 10
action. Richie has a snug sum o
money cached, but despite this fact Their
is one thinking ranking In his mlnd-h
wants 70 best Freddie Walsh.
II is not so much the lightweight It'll
that Ritchle wants: he says he is willin
= 10 fight Welsh even after the Briton lose
the crown. Ritchie IL firm In his con
: viction that he IL Weish's master. and
|, willing TO prove It without receiving on
cent for his services.
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