Evening journal., 1915-08-03

tdihn rNdit duoNt loo lVuhaHs III All
countries. except America. the light
weight limit is officially 1876 podnds.
weigh at p. m. and that is the limit
that should become universal for the
class II is high time that the sol
emn-faced. oraculor gentlemen who
have insisted that ls2 pounds ring
side is the legal limit of the light
weight class in America when, as a
matter of fact. the poundage has been
honored for the most part in the
breach, should recede from their un-
tenable position. They might as well
admit that a boxer may be bona
hde lightweight and still weigh 1876
pounds.
World Beaters in Private.
Whipping champions in training
quarters and exhibition bouts is a
very popular pastime. and il is not
surprising that several gentlemen who
have made Willard look like a count
erfeit should bob up. One OF them is
Joe Cox, who claims that he made
Willard quit in five rounds two years
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The other is Fred Fulton. who as
severates. and has affidavits of promI-
nent citizens in support of his state
ment, that he smote Willard on the
jaw during a practice bout recently
and that six feet six inches OF Kansas
cowboy was stretched on the floor
Messrs. Cox and Fulton may be cor
rect in their statements, but il is
doubtful if any one would wager stage
greenbacks on them if they we're to
get into the ring with the champion
for a bout of ten or twenty rounds.
Cox and Fulton are merely imitat-
ors of a long list Of other impromptu
champions. Steve ODonneil could out
point Jim Corbett in the gymnasium
but Stephen was a pugilistic nine
SPOT in the ring. as was demonstrat-
ed by Peter Maher on several notable
occasions.
Jack Munroe once claimed TO have
foored Jeffries in an exhibition bout.
but when Runroe and Jeffries got
into the ring for a real contest the
miner took the full count in the sec
ond session.
Many a pugilistic daisy who has
blossomed luxuriantly in the gym
nasium has withered when trans
planted to the ring.
As TO Omen Air Bouts.
In granting permission for the
holding Of open air boxing shows, the
Minnesota Boxing Commission made
public the opinion of the attorney
general of the State to the effect
that. while the law specified that
boxing bouts must be held IN an in
closure, il was not a requirement that
the inclosure be rooted. Therefore the
Minnesotans will be able TO see roof
less boxing the same as New York
ers.
In view of the fact that the Mime
sofa boxing law was patterned on
the New York statute. IL is apparent
that the legal luminaries Of the two
States do. not agree on the techni-
calities. In denying the application
of the New York clubs to hold open
air bouts the New YorK commission
quotes the opinion Of the attorney
general TO the effect that the in
closure must be rooted The differ
ence is that the New York patrons Of
boxing are enjoying roofless bouts
despite an adverse ruling and The
bfinnesotans are legally entitled to
the roofless brand of boxing
After having boen slaughtered by
ruthless correspondents. who left him
for dead on the field Of battle several
times. all the reported fatalities being
; much exaggerated, Charley Ledoux
the bantam champion of Europe. has
really been wounded He was at the
front with the French forces and
while doing duty in the trenches was
hit by a bursting she'll. He was senl
10 a hospital and now is undergoing
treatment. II is reported that while
his wounds are painful they are not
S, necessarily dangerous